Topic: cosmic events (Read 1075 times)

Pâïñ · « **on:** February 04, 2010, 10:10 pm »

k i got this idea randomly today in art class

whatr if there were some uncontrolable cosmic events like asteroids n black whole gravity pull in space

and meteor showers on land

... just a thought

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:14 pm »

Well yes, random events that affect one's game environment with whatever effects could be coded, but it would be foolish to have them randomly happen in tactical battles..

If anything, these would be events that affect the player temporarily in strategic ways; such as damage to colonies; loss of sensor information, planetary disasters et cetera; adding a random element in.

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:18 pm »

This concept would be interesting, but there's some severe problems.

1. There's no real event randomizer code for that.
2. If they were to get close to a black hole [taking into account Star Wars science has not really talked about this] the ships would probably be pulled into the gravity mass.
3. It would be annoying.

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:21 pm »

Actually, they could probably be randomised like missions in the old EaW GCs were...

But could be potentially rather annoying.

Pâïñ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:24 pm »

i just think it would be another variable that could help or hurt when in game

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:25 pm »

Quote from: Pâïñ on February 04, 2010, 10:24 pm

i just think it would be another variable that could help or hurt when in game

Indeed, but could be quite tricky to code around in terms of forcing temporary effects.

Django (sunfalcon) · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2010, 01:24 am »

I dunno. If anything were to happen randomly I'd like the original EAWs random missions added back. They added a nice additional layer of depth to the game.

Darthme · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2010, 04:05 am »

Couldn't you warp the code for the AI defiler (which i am pretty sure is at random when it sabotages) to make it damage just like that, but not actually have to code the objects in on maps?

I think it would be much less annoying because there is not a weird red man behind it all, it's a force of nature.

Django (sunfalcon) · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:29 pm »

thats a moot point as the entire ZC is getting cut.

Solar · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2010, 09:07 pm »

the ZC is being cut but we are quite happy to use anything they had that can be used in other contexts. Corruption for example can be rebranded and given to all factions as other stuff

Quantum Rain · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2010, 10:03 pm »

Quote from: Django (sunfalcon) on February 05, 2010, 01:24 am

I dunno. If anything were to happen randomly I'd like the original EAWs random missions added back. They added a nice additional layer of depth to the game.

I agree to you there but the point is cosmic events not faction events....
Random black holes, stars exploding, other scientific mumbo jumbo that makes people sound like a genius....but they're not...

And I also agree with Solar, why waste time making something when another already built coding only needs slight modifications to do the same?

Darthme · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2010, 10:07 pm »

So my idea is a go?

Quantum Rain · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2010, 10:11 pm »

I dunno, all I know is that someone is suggesting cosmic events, which sounds good if it is NOT nearly as often as 'corrupt, corruption removed, corrupt, corrupt, corruption removed, corrupt X 5, Corruption removed.' As long as these cosmic events are more rare than common I see no problem. Makes a person think even MORE strategy, they have to find a work a round.

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2010, 10:57 pm »

Even then there might be problems since the game's coding will need to pace out the 'corruption' events a lot longer, which I'm not entirely sure it can handle.

Darthme · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:25 am »

yeah this could go hand-in-hand with some other things too

maybe Kessel cold have a limited fleet cap becasue it is near the maw or something.

Quantum Rain · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:27 am »

That's handicaps....

Kinda relates, but that's constant, we're talking random temporary events...

Peace Trooper · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2010, 11:03 pm »

in terms of natural disasters/events maybe a planet could have an earthquake and a few units or at the very worst a building is destroyed

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #17 on:** February 07, 2010, 11:06 pm »

If this is implementable in code, it is likely to be featured to a small degree within the UEAW gameplay mode but not in the 'classic' mode in V1.1 that we elected to make by poll for those who can't cope with an epic game.

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2010, 02:51 am »

Cant cope with an epic game? Heathens! They shall be strung up by a yardarm!

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2010, 05:55 pm »

I concur xD

M Doyle · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2010, 06:43 pm »

how will these appear? i'm guessing the same was the do in GCII, randomly (can be anything from pirates to limiting travel in the galaxy) and some unique to every time a player invades/captures a planet (hidden devices, rebels (a second battle, the other force with some random low-level units to help wreck extra havoc) or a dangerous one {volcanic events, virus} )

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2010, 08:01 pm »

You'll have to wait and see; it's a tertiary project...

Primary: V1 content and the brand new gameplay
Secondary: Graphics and orbital gameplay features already planned; of which many are still secret (not as in space; orbital in the sense of in relation to the gameplay)
Tertiary: Any new requests.

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