[Unknown Target]

I'm just making a suggestion here....I REALLY think, during missions, you should make it seem as if you're being ordered around (i.e. continuosley changing orders, you scouting a long ways away, alone, etc.)
Just my 2 cents!

[USS Alexander]

Don't worry wil make it like homeworld as close as the engine can handle, and what's homeworld without constanatly changing orders

[Thorn]

We'll see....  

[vadar_1]

changing orders constantly would just be stupid. It takes a long time to constantly build those commands in, and if your doing voice acting its just a hella lot of work. And who wants to do a lot of constant reading anyways? it should be a couple clear cut directives that you can perform yourself. This isn't the same as homeworld where the strike craft dont know when to run away from the missile destroyer...

[Setekh]

I'm definitely interested as to how the gameplay in TAP will come out...  

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by vadar_1:
changing orders constantly would just be stupid. It takes a long time to constantly build those commands in, and if your doing voice acting its just a hella lot of work. And who wants to do a lot of constant reading anyways? it should be a couple clear cut directives that you can perform yourself. This isn't the same as homeworld where the strike craft dont know when to run away from the missile destroyer...

This as to be done well, of course. Changing goals before you've complete the first obj is dumb, for sure, but lot of different goals in a single mission si'nt a bad idea.

[USS Alexander]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:
This as to be done well, of course. Changing goals before you've complete the first obj is dumb, for sure, but lot of different goals in a single mission si'nt a bad idea.

Yeah, i think that's what UNKNOWN ment of directives in the mission but you first have to finish the other's.

[Unknown Target]

So....how are you going to make the ships do the backwards barrel roals like in the real game....hmmmmm?
(shameless p1mp )

[Farsight]

backward barrel roles hmmm can that be done?

[This message has been edited by Farsight (edited 01-22-2002).]

[Unknown Target]

yes  
In fact, I'm the staffer that's doing it for the Robotech MOD  

[This message has been edited by Unkown Target (edited 01-22-2002).]

[Thorn]

Can't be done, unless you can make the ships slide.
And only games like Iwar and Allegiance can do that.

[Unknown Target]

no, no, I can make you go completely backwards, no sliding, if I take your meaing correctly.
Send me a fighter+and I'll do it.

EDIT: I can also make it slide, if you want.
E-mail should be in my profile if you decide to send me a fighter.

[This message has been edited by Unkown Target (edited 01-22-2002).]

[Thorn]

How about you just explain how?
Email me, I want to know how to do this so I can do it with the rest of them..

[Unknown Target]

 

Originally posted by Thorn:
How about you just explain how?
Email me, I want to know how to do this so I can do it with the rest of them..

Trade secret  
No, I'll e-mail you, just wait about a minute, I'm typing it now.
Oh, just a quick question,
Will I get credit (no offense)

[This message has been edited by Unkown Target (edited 01-22-2002).]

[Thorn]

Cool thanks  

[Unknown Target]

Actually, could you at least give me a sample .tbl?
I haven't worked in one in awhile, so I forget what everything says  
EDIT: Just post it here, it's much quicker

[This message has been edited by Unkown Target (edited 01-22-2002).]

[Thorn]

alrighty...

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[USS Alexander]

Species Somtaaw  

[Thorn]

We havent edited anything in the species.tbl file yet, remember?

[USS Alexander]

 

Originally posted by Thorn:
We havent edited anything in the species.tbl file yet, remember?

I have