Final Frontier 1.18 (Website and first FF-map released)

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 27 Nov 2005, 20:34

OP (optomis prime) could you please fix the CORE anti capitol ship gun...the Slasher i think its called. It should use a beamlaser, but insted it fires something that LOOKS like a beamlaser, but isent. Its more like a really rappid fire laser, fired in a straight line.

Oh and Fang kicked my but in FF, so i guss i have a lot to learn. The light show was very impressive.

that will be changed.. Fang showed me a cool weaponeefect.. its a beamweapon u will love

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 27 Nov 2005, 20:45

I'd also like to complement you for the awsome laserlight show that the battles in FF turn into. hehehehe Beamlasers ROCK!

Mugslugs · Post by **Mugslugs** » 27 Nov 2005, 20:53

Optimus i have mirrored it (phew damn crappy public servers) and packed it into a sd7
please update mirror list
here it is thebooglinator.tauniverse.com/Final_Fro ... l_1.01.rar

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 27 Nov 2005, 21:13

done. Thx for ur mirror :)

Mugslugs · Post by **Mugslugs** » 27 Nov 2005, 21:21

Optimus the link should just be
http://thebooglinator.tauniverse.com/Fi ... l_1.01.rar

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 28 Nov 2005, 03:11

eh Mugslugs i need to remove ur Link from the List. People who have different types of the mod (sdz, sd7) are unsyncron if they want to play together. You need to make the same ending like me or i ll change the ending to yours but not before the next version is out. Sorry

IMSabbel · Post by **IMSabbel** » 28 Nov 2005, 15:19

Would it be possible to make battlestations rotatble? Or at least some hack?
Because anisotropic weapon arcs suck when you have a tower thats great for defending to the north and the enemy it to the west...

Sean Mirrsen · Post by **Sean Mirrsen** » 28 Nov 2005, 18:39

In theory, you could make it have a weapon that can only target a specific, yet non-existant, unit category, set it as a primary weapon, and then you could order it to fire on the ground to force it to turn there. As the only unit category it's supposed to shoot doesn't exist, it shouldn't turn on its own accord.

Mugslugs · Post by **Mugslugs** » 28 Nov 2005, 20:17

Optimus i fixed it now
http://thebooglinator.tauniverse.com/Fi ... l_1.01.rar

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 28 Nov 2005, 21:17

eh.. is it me or is it a deadlink?

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 06 Dec 2005, 14:51

because Fang didnt messaged me since friday i decided to upload a new version with major part in balancechanges. I hope that Fang will message me in the next days, so we can upload the improved FF version with better textures and more weapons.

Final Frontier 1.02
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- Balance: Commander now produces 5 Metal (2.5) to make the start easier
- Balance: Heretic (Cor lvl2 Frigate) is a bit more expensive now (+200)
- Balance: Flakcannon 10% less damage
- Balance: Solarpannels now produce only 100 Energy (120) and Resource Centre is a bit cheaper
- Balance: Scouts stronger (more firepower)
- Balance: Piledriver costs now more 51k (47k)
- Balance: Deathhands primeweapon reloadtime now 1.5 (2.0)
- Balance: Warhawk now costs less and has more HP 1100 (900)
- Balance: Lvl 1 Antifrigates, Corvettes- turrets more expensive now 1400 (1000)
- Performance: removed all unused movementclasses, so that the map will be loaded much faster (instead of calculating 33 pathcosts only 3 are calculated now)
- Changed: Weaponbeameffect of the Acceleratorweapons (see the image)

GrOuNd_ZeRo · Post by **GrOuNd_ZeRo** » 06 Dec 2005, 16:25

Please don't change too much stuff, no problems with ballancing, but just don't add too much.

Any chance any 3rd party FF units will be added like the Kirov and such?

Sean Mirrsen · Post by **Sean Mirrsen** » 06 Dec 2005, 16:38

I like that new effect. Looks cool, and very suiting.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 06 Dec 2005, 16:43

Optimus Prime wrote:- Performance: removed all unused movementclasses, so that the map will be loaded much faster (instead of calculating 33 pathcosts only 3 are calculated now)

Hail OP! The particle accelerator effect looks pretty nifty too.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 06 Dec 2005, 16:46

GrOuNd_ZeRo wrote:Please don't change too much stuff, no problems with ballancing, but just don't add too much.

I only changed one weaponeffect because it was just a placeholder untill i have found a new better looking effect.
But u must know, that if fang comes back, we will change a lot, but most is only grafic improvement. For example we retextured all units /the textures are at the moment not correct on their places if u have a look at them) and we add some turrets to some big ships. But first fang needs to come back and i dont know when this will be.

Any chance any 3rd party FF units will be added like the Kirov and such?

Fang added all extra FF units from the OTA FF, but we are unsure if we add them in the next version. There is 1 BIG ODSs and 1 medium Ship for every side.

Fanger · Post by **Fanger** » 06 Dec 2005, 17:08

Sorry I have been working from 7am-3pm most days recently, and thus have not really had time to communicate with optimus due to the 6 hour time difference..

yes we are changing stuff, but it is for the better, for one I have now decided to rescript/redo all turrets and weapon models on all the ships in the game for the most pare excluding a few, also all ships and buildings have been retextured to make them look nicer or differentiate them from OTA units. This has not been included into FF yet though. I need to finish the Core ( the Arm is currently done) and then I will get it to optimus so he can implement the balance changes.. I really need to talk with him though. For now I will simply leave a few screenshots of new unit stuff...

Warspite Heavy Cruiser with New Core Turrets, and New Texture..

Broadside Dreadnought with New Arm Turrets, and New Texture...

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 06 Dec 2005, 17:25

t3h h4wtn3ss...

take your time and do a good job! I can wait for something like that.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 06 Dec 2005, 18:23

Fang but next time please answer my PMs i send to you, else our communication is near to zero and thats bad for the evolution of the mod.
I have at the moment only a few time and therefore i m not able to join the lobby for hours only to wait for you

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But the pics look good!
Hope we can fix the turrets, so that they only can fire to one side and not through the shiphull... or do you know now how that functions?

Sean Mirrsen · Post by **Sean Mirrsen** » 06 Dec 2005, 18:31

Actually, I've been successful in making that work... on the EDF infantry. It seems the following is what is happening:
If weaponmaindir<1> and maxangledif<1> are set, weapon 1 fires in an arc starting with weaponmaindir and going to maxangledif. This makes for good side turrets that generally face forward.
If, however, weaponmaindir1 and maxangledif1 are set, weapon 1 fires in an arc with weaponmaindir as the center - which is the way it was said to work in the first place.
I can only wonder if the maxangledif<x> can be set to negative too...

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 06 Dec 2005, 18:53

cool :) thx

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Final Frontier 1.18 (Website and first FF-map released)