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Mispeled

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Some display ideas
« on: June 29, 2007, 10:54:44 pm »
1. All allies and friendly buildings should show up on radar for both teams. For example, for aliens, a green dot to represent a teammate would let a goon know it's not safe to pounce around the corner and end up TK'ing them.

2. For building defenses, it would be nice to have a translucent 3D representation of the range of defensive buildings included in the blueprint. For example, when you are placing a turret, the edges of a translucent blue sphere is visible around you to show where the edge of its firing range is. This would allow for much more precise and effective building.


I have no idea how hard either of these ideas would be to implement, but they both seem like things that have potential to very much improve gameplay.
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David

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« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2007, 10:58:43 pm »
For the radar there are various patches around.

As for ranges, I would LOVE to see that.
Especially a cone for the trapper.

Maybe it could be a sami-transparent wire frame sphere with solid lines where it intersects stuff.
Would need to be obvious yet non intrusive so would probably need tweaking.
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Re: Some display ideas
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2007, 11:23:24 pm »
Quote from: "Mispeled"
1. All allies and friendly buildings should show up on radar for both teams. For example, for aliens, a green dot to represent a teammate would let a goon know it's not safe to pounce around the corner and end up TK'ing them.

Quote from: "David"
For the radar there are various patches around.

I call features like this cheating.
So, don't get me wrong: Implemented in a new offical realease it would be ok.
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helldretch

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« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2007, 11:33:59 pm »
Although it isn't malicious, he's right. It does give an advantage over players without it.

Then again, by definition, binds could also be considered cheating.
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Re: Some display ideas
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2007, 01:38:18 am »
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Quote from: "Mispeled"
1. All allies and friendly buildings should show up on radar for both teams. For example, for aliens, a green dot to represent a teammate would let a goon know it's not safe to pounce around the corner and end up TK'ing them.

Quote from: "David"
For the radar there are various patches around.

I call features like this cheating.
So, don't get me wrong: Implemented in a new offical realease it would be ok.


It requires cracking of the pure system, and is cheating.
I was just pointing out that the work has already been done.
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2007, 02:10:24 am »
Aliens do need friendlies on there radar.  It sucks thinking my path is clear but a basi runs out into my tramble.  Really sucks if retribution is on.
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2007, 03:02:39 am »
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Aliens do need friendlies on there radar.  It sucks thinking my path is clear but a basi runs out into my tramble.  Really sucks if retribution is on.
it looks like friendly damage is getting removed from trample and pounce.
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2007, 05:47:22 am »
Both of these ideas were submitted by me almost half a year ago.
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Mispeled

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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2007, 02:40:14 pm »
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Both of these ideas were submitted by me almost half a year ago.

Yeah, I stole them from you and tried not to give you any credit, but you foiled me.
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Odin

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« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2007, 09:43:19 pm »
What I meant by that was this: The game was released almost a year and a half ago. These ideas are pretty much done to death now.

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