Spring RTS Engine

Wow, so like I have all these old models from when grts was a beta... I have like 100 models in this huge file, I think I am going to use them for features later. This is pretty cool.

I have a few more generic buildings, pipes to do and a few more props then I can start the uv for all of this. I am going to put all these buildings on 1 1024X1024.

Its a missiles silo, which will behave like a factory. It can construct a range of missiles, moving the factory pad between the 4 spots, so it can hold up to 4. Missiles will be static, 1-shot buildings. A way to combine EMP and tacnuke for 1faction. It will also feature other missiles, such as anti-terraform Siesmic missiles, Napalm missiles, probably stockable anti-nuke missiles (replacing anti) and possibly things like recon satellites (replacing owl) etc.

At least thats the plan, as long as there are no complications (like players bandboxing the factory and just telling all missiles to fire at one target, i want this to be easy to use).

smoth wrote:Wow, so like I have all these old models from when grts was a beta... I have like 100 models in this huge file, I think I am going to use them for features later. This is pretty cool.

I have a few more generic buildings, pipes to do and a few more props then I can start the uv for all of this. I am going to put all these buildings on 1 1024X1024.

Going to release then under a non-restrictive licences, smoth? :)

Of course anything that isn't bandai's property will be pd

Ingame.

sak thats actually an awesome idea.

sweet model

You seem to be planning more missile than you have holes though

d_b wrote:sak thats actually an awesome idea.

It is pretty cool. Yep.

wilbefast wrote:sweet model

You seem to be planning more missile than you have holes though

Its like a factory that builds immobile units. It could possibly build anything- antinukes, siesmic missiles, MIRV's, ion satellites, etc. It can hold 4 missiles at a time, of any type.

If you get your mits on the 1faction SVN you can see what i mean (though its buggy).

The major problem i'd say though, is how to select and fire the missiles in a way that is intuitive and easy. Might have been easier if the missiles were lined up rather than being stacked 2x2, or if there was 1 missile per silo (though this would sort of ruin any efforts to stockpile). Probably some kind of lua solution, like the factory buildmenu having current stockpile numbers and a fire button for each missile, or something.

man I am sleepy, had a busy day so I have barely gotten anything done so here is where I am...

smoth wrote:man I am sleepy, had a busy day so I have barely gotten anything done so here is where I am...

hrmmmmm shipyard?

What might have given you that idea?

Saktoth wrote:

wilbefast wrote:sweet model

You seem to be planning more missile than you have holes though

Its like a factory that builds immobile units. It could possibly build anything- antinukes, siesmic missiles, MIRV's, ion satellites, etc. It can hold 4 missiles at a time, of any type.

If you get your mits on the 1faction SVN you can see what i mean (though its buggy).

The major problem i'd say though, is how to select and fire the missiles in a way that is intuitive and easy. Might have been easier if the missiles were lined up rather than being stacked 2x2, or if there was 1 missile per silo (though this would sort of ruin any efforts to stockpile). Probably some kind of lua solution, like the factory buildmenu having current stockpile numbers and a fire button for each missile, or something.

I see... my first thought was "easy!" but now that I've put my head to it I reckon it might be rather tricking to present all that in an intuitive manner (4 stockpiles, 4 fire buttons...)
Maybe you just have a bunch of "build missile X" (1 for each missile type) buttons which get swapped for "fire missile X" buttons when missile X is ready. And when you had 4 missiles in total the other build buttons would be greyed out ("silo full")... I dunno. Happy hunting

My horsey is in game and I've animated a breath cycle: I wish I knew how to make videos - looks groovy

I love the "multifunction-missile-launcher" thing Sak.

I want one to deploy units. You know, launch it to spawn a Jack or a Decomm at the target.

Probably some kind of lua solution, like the factory buildmenu having current stockpile numbers and a fire button for each missile, or something.

S44 aircraft work like this, you build stockpile units in the normal way and then there is an additional icon which has the stockpile text over it which acts like a command button which you then place on the map, and the aircraft spawns in and attacks that position.

I was thinking just have the building place immobile missile-units in random unoccupied locations surrounding the "factory". Missile units have an "attack" command that makes the unit suicide and launch the missile-weapon.

Pxtl wrote:I was thinking just have the building place immobile missile-units in random unoccupied locations surrounding the "factory". Missile units have an "attack" command that makes the unit suicide and launch the missile-weapon.

Replace 'random' with 'specific' and 'sorrounding' with 'inside' and thats exactly how it works currently. Its just hard to select the missile you want, because they're rather closely packed.

FLOZi wrote:

Probably some kind of lua solution, like the factory buildmenu having current stockpile numbers and a fire button for each missile, or something.

S44 aircraft work like this, you build stockpile units in the normal way and then there is an additional icon which has the stockpile text over it which acts like a command button which you then place on the map, and the aircraft spawns in and attacks that position.

WAIT, NO MORE AWESOME LANDING AND TAKEOFFS?

Since sak wanted to see as I did crapola..

I have added a tent radar dish and all the brown stuff is actually uv mapped.

Maps are too small for that, Trib. Lo siento.

I did something small.