Proof-Of-Concept: Stratos

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 14 May 2006, 08:48

This is not a real map, it's just a conceptual design, and something of a limited preview of coming attractions.

The Purpose? To bring the fight between the Arm and the Core somewhere it hasn't gone before. And where would that be? The Upper Stratosphere

I'm not going to be using this as the backdrop for my final map, it was taken at a low-resolution and then enlarged, and I'm not entirely content with the terrain below.

What will the actually immediate field of battle be? still working on it.

here are some images:

You can download it here:
http://www.fileuniverse.com/?p=showitem&ID=3181
Remember when looking at it ingame, the two small platforms (off-screen in the above images) are inconsequential

Archangel of Death · Post by **Archangel of Death** » 14 May 2006, 09:07

low resolution? Looks pretty good to me. The concept is most intriguing.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 14 May 2006, 09:10

okay, "low resolution" means 800x800 to a side blown up to 1024x1024 to a side...
and if anyone hasn't guessed it yet, I didn't use voodoo to get those fighters that high in the air, I used a skybox.

VonGratz · Post by **VonGratz** » 14 May 2006, 09:40

Did the
// Airplane Movement
Cruisealt=160;
for example, must to be changed to something higher than the "normal", or the Spring engine accept it?
My question is because the subs Ive tested to plunge in deep needed modifications in "waterline" to 205 .
Graatz

Mars Keeper · Post by **Mars Keeper** » 14 May 2006, 11:30

This kind of map would also look good for Final frontier kind of battles.

Deathblane · Post by **Deathblane** » 14 May 2006, 12:57

That's a very good point, I always love shots of starships in atmosphere (much like in the Halo 3 trailer). It could make for some interesting games (provided you could get damaged ships to plunge to their doom

)

AF · Post by AF » 14 May 2006, 15:32

If you could do alpha on textures you could make giant features of multiple layers of sky blue, with stars as the top fo the skybox allowing you to go out fo the atmosphere if you zoom out enough, but not be able to see the stars at a lower level...

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 15 May 2006, 03:44

Cool. Now make a larger, bigger, better one. Exactly how, I leave up to you.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 15 May 2006, 06:00

this isn't going to be a space-map, I'm going to make it so much of the map is accessible by ground-movers.

Has anyone here ever played Ogre Battle (don't answer, I already know you have not. Nobody ever does

, it's always that Tactics Ogre nonsense, if even that.)
Well, there are 'secret' levels that take place on floating continents (more like islands), and I'm a bit inspired by that.

The map will definitely be a 'ground' war, but I want to make the combatants rely much more on aircraft than is typical.

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 15 May 2006, 06:55

I'm still not entirely sure what concept we're proving...

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 15 May 2006, 07:01

thing is hight flight heights look great and MAKE AIRCRAFT FEASIBLE!

however, there are weird bugs like sometimes aircraft get stuck flying around in circles.

Targon · Post by **Targon** » 15 May 2006, 07:58

I'm all for this as long as ground based AA can't touch the high flying aircraft

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 15 May 2006, 08:52

umm yeah the aa can nail aircraft when they come in to attack... when aircraft swoop down the aa will shred them... but at least their approach is covered.

Andreask · Post by **Andreask** » 15 May 2006, 09:20

I understand the range of any weapon is represtend by a sphere aournd its center ?

Also, will the camera be able to zoom that far out, so you can conviniently control aircraft and ground units at the same time?

Rayden · Post by **Rayden** » 15 May 2006, 09:56

This picture reminds me of the idea of a high-altitude flying strategic bomber. Which can only be reached by long range missile defense.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 15 May 2006, 09:59

works in my mod. I put the height up to 1000 and it still worked.. but heights over 300 cause the aircraft to do odd things(you can see it in the current beta).

PicassoCT · Post by **PicassoCT** » 19 May 2006, 18:05

That is it... you need to make Castles on a Cloud, i cann see hovers in the Sky - Spaceships or Mountaintops as Buildareas... when can i expect the next map of this kind?

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 19 May 2006, 18:12

After finals I'll begin working on the actual map(s?). I've roughly drawn out the layout of one map, and I've got a theme in mind that should be pretty... original, if not interesting. I'm also going to be trying things I haven't done before, so it quite possibly will take me a while.

PicassoCT · Post by **PicassoCT** » 19 May 2006, 23:53

The Problem with the Void Water Thing are the rough Edges... if there was at least a Fade with it, that things become Transparent...

A Request - Can you make a NightMap in Stratosphere (or at SunRise) - i d love to see Citylights below. in the Dark...

How about - some floating Birds or Plants ? You for shure remember the BioGasBags in the OTA ?

And what are you still doing reading this post... back to work, there are people waiting for it...

Me: Starts getting Furious and starts throwing stolen Cookies on you...

AF · Post by AF » 20 May 2006, 18:02

AF King of Cookies drops a gigantic unavoidable anvil on PicassoCT for trying to steal cookies

Spring RTS Engine

Proof-Of-Concept: Stratos

Proof-Of-Concept: Stratos

Played it -and think its a great Idea