At last! TA3D v0.3.1. officially released!

Babax · Post by **Babax** » 18 Apr 2007, 08:44

14.04.2007.
New version of TA3D released! :)

What is it?
TA3D is an attempt to bring TA into the world of true 3D, it is being developed by those who love to still play TA.

Our main goal is full compatibility with original TA resources and mods. It would be nice to re-play TA campaign in 3D!

Project web-site: here

Windows version:
Download from here TA3D ver. 0.3.1.

Linux version:
Download from here TA3D ver. 0.3.1. Linux.

New In-game video of battle: Watch on YouTube

Just put your favourite map or unit (or full MOD!) from TA in TA3D install folder and play in full 3D.

It`s yet much things to do, but now you can play with stupid AI which spawn different units and send them to attack player.
Any suggestions and help are wellcome! If you find any bug please visit our forum at "ta3d.gpserver1.com". We`ll try to fix it as soon as possible.

Install order:
In Windows:
1. Just run the installer and chose new folder (c:/ta3d/ for example).
2. Insert TA Cd-ROm in your CD-drive and run install.bat (it will copy totala1.hpi and totala2.hpi from CD to your /ta3d/ folder).
3. Run ta3d.exe and play!

Step "2" can be done manually.

For more info for Win and Linux users - check ta3d/doc/ folder after installation.

Some of in-game screenshots (resized 1024x768)

Yes, there are aufull pathfinding (we leave it for 0.3.2.), and no true AI, but it is working version, so if there are anybody who`d like to help us with anything - plz. visit our forum.

Don`t be lazy, post your opinion!

Guessmyname · Post by **Guessmyname** » 18 Apr 2007, 09:18

*me wishes Spring had a similar way of showing LOS*

Umrug · Post by **Umrug** » 18 Apr 2007, 09:35

... may I suspect that you are not aware regarding what "l" and ";" keys in Spring do? (LOS/Radar coverage display mode)

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 18 Apr 2007, 13:30

GMN is talking about the fact that it is dark in the areas not seen by LOS....

Post by **jcnossen** » 18 Apr 2007, 13:58

tried it, but the ai doesnt seem to be working at all. Coms are just standing there.

1v0ry_k1ng · Post by **1v0ry_k1ng** » 18 Apr 2007, 14:03

Guessmyname wrote:*me wishes Spring had a similar way of showing LOS*

press L ?

Babax · Post by **Babax** » 18 Apr 2007, 14:40

Well, not very usefull comments :) It`s a pity, we hoped that this project will heat the things up a little

pintle · Post by **pintle** » 18 Apr 2007, 15:14

The video you posted is not very informative. Can you move the camera beyond verticle zoom?

I for one am pretty interested in this project, my install disk for TA has a fairly large crack in it, so i wont be able to play it (for now at least), but i would, for example, love to see what the talon look like in 3d.

Pxtl · Post by **Pxtl** » 18 Apr 2007, 15:44

I have to say, I'm impressed - it looks much more faithful to OTA than Spring is, both in gameplay/UI and stylistically (like having the old, ugly bitmap explosion)...

That being said, those lasers are butt-ugly.

Babax · Post by **Babax** » 18 Apr 2007, 16:25

Yes, there are many things should be done, i.e. pathfinding, AI, visual improvment, multiplayer support. All this should be done for 0.3.2.

It`s just early stage yet.

To play ta3d you`ll need only totala1.hpi and any map (*.ufo or *.hpi).

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 18 Apr 2007, 20:24

I wish we had a function like that for lasers, a beam that was like both beamweapon and beamlaser...

jackalope · Post by **jackalope** » 18 Apr 2007, 20:54

1v0ry_k1ng wrote:
Guessmyname wrote:*me wishes Spring had a similar way of showing LOS*
press L ?

hahah typical forum-only spring user doesn't even know about the game

Erom · Post by **Erom** » 18 Apr 2007, 21:02

Or maybe he means that (and I aggree with him on this) the "L" in spring is currently a little bit toxic-bright-green, and a mode that shades stuff other than what you can see, like most games, would be nice.

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 18 Apr 2007, 21:34

Exactly.

Okay the pathfinding is indeed horrible. It takes ages to move units around on a hilly map because they stop most of the time. Sometimes they get stuck even.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 18 Apr 2007, 21:37

You can get rid of the green, which is radar, by pressing a button who's name keeps eluding me. It was like...shift L or something. I'll have to check.

So what can this TA 3d do that Spring can't? If it can managed just TA, then to me it seems a little...limited compared to Spring, which seems to be more flexible.

Erom · Post by **Erom** » 18 Apr 2007, 22:05

The button is ";", and it does make it pretty much like the one above.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 18 Apr 2007, 22:18

That was it. Semi-colon. Thanks, that saves me from having to go and find it myself.

Babax · Post by **Babax** » 19 Apr 2007, 08:03

Well, since SupCom is out, I wonder what place will Spring takes if it`s not a remake of TA and not TA2?

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 19 Apr 2007, 08:03

Well I always saw Spring as becoming a large modding platform, more of it's own engine than just a TA off shoot.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 19 Apr 2007, 08:41

Babax wrote:Well, since SupCom is out, I wonder what place will Spring takes if it`s not a remake of TA and not TA2?

No reason to take that stance, but if I may offer a statement spring is MORE then just TA. If that is all you think it is then my groin actually produces milk and I invite you to drink deeply from my crotch

Spring RTS Engine

At last! TA3D v0.3.1. officially released!

At last! TA3D v0.3.1. officially released!