Spring RTS Engine

I just thought of a way we could have this and not change the actual map formats in any serious way.

Have reclaimable features spawn at a frequency based on the metal quantities.

Simple right?




... right?

make the patch = win

This is borderline MTR but you're adding somethig new to the discussion. A potential problem I see is that metal maps weren't designed for this and might end up spawning features where they block movement or construction. On the other hand not every map works for everything anyway so that shouldn't be a concern. It's also a neat way of discouraging Speed Metal and its ilk for a mod since the map would be impossible to traverse.

KDR_11k wrote:This is borderline MTR but you're adding somethig new to the discussion. A potential problem I see is that metal maps weren't designed for this and might end up spawning features where they block movement or construction. On the other hand not every map works for everything anyway so that shouldn't be a concern. It's also a neat way of discouraging Speed Metal and its ilk for a mod since the map would be impossible to traverse.

I try not to design my ideas around stupid maps and the like.

NOiZE wrote:make the patch = win

Help me compile and I'll do my darndest!

Das Bruce wrote:

NOiZE wrote:make the patch = win

Help me compile and I'll do my darndest!

send patch to me and i'll compile

NOiZE wrote:

Das Bruce wrote:

NOiZE wrote:make the patch = win

Help me compile and I'll do my darndest!

send patch to me and i'll compile

Fat chance of it working, I've done absolutely no tinkering so I have very little idea how spring works.

I really need to tinker...

Hmm, this idea owns. I think it would be good. Hahah, that would kill maps like Speedmetal XD

I think this is the first good method anyone has come up with for implementing harvestable resources. Clearly win.

Spice Blooms?

HAHA...

Giant worms FTW!

An optional idea like this would kick ass.

So is anyone going to help me compile?

you know the trunk is currently broken? you can only compile up to 2140

EDIT:

it's fixed

I haven't been able to compile since 0.40.

Who voted fail and why?

Because you touch yourself at night.

What does that have to do with my ideas?

Hmm. That's interesting.

To really make this work, Features need to be subject to script operations. Then we could do some very interesting things.

Argh wrote:Hmm. That's interesting.

To really make this work, Features need to be subject to script operations. Then we could do some very interesting things.

That sounds an aweful lot like volunteering to me!

Script operations? All it needs is a pass that, for every "block" of the map, reads the metal amount and uses that as the probability for spawning a feature that gives a certain amount of ressources (map-definable with a sensible default, same should go for what value means 100%)

scripts for features would kick ass though!