[ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle 1.11 dev 5
- From: Austen Perry <austentheaxewielder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:25:49 -0600
rofl be nice to have a no terrain instead of terrain limit, as the
only terrain i don't want other units on is space rofl.
On 12/30/12, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Would this be the one map, or diffrent maps your talking about, where the
> encounters take place?
>
> If you are worried aobut ground units, why not leave them as having a
> terrain limitation and let everything else out in "space" walk about
> normally, just call it space without any impassableness. The tunnel would
> then be normal tiles for spacecraft.
> Does that work, or am I missing the point? I mean, that is what I would
> try anyway, grin.
>
> al
> "The truth will set you free"
> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Austen Perry
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 9:53 PM
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle 1.11 dev 5
>
>
> hi,
> i am going to make a moon battle for my space fleet, where the moon
> has passages big enough for some ships and will be interesting.
> the problem is space tiles are impassable, so therefore ships have
> flying as a flag. because of this as well, making a map with
> confinements is impossible, and the reason space is impassable is so
> that ground units dont just get up and start walking in space.
> i want one of 2 things as a feature,
> 1 make a flag on terrain that impeeds movement from both normal moves
> and flying. this would be like a superimpassable lol as i need
> something to stop flying units.
> 2 make it to where you can remove a flag from a unit on a map in the
> map file, wich you currently cant do unless -flying will take the flag
> flying away from the ships.
> i am also glad i ran in to this as some flying units wouldn't be able
> to go over some high structures and makes since.
> i would also think about having structures be unflyoverable as a tall
> building and with a ferry trying to fly over it would be better if the
> ferry couldn't but could go over a short building.
> just an idea and this problem pretty much stops me from making my map
> wich i just suddenly got an inspiration to make from reading the
> outlander series of graphic audio books lol.
> if you dont know what that is check it out at
> graphicaudio.net but its givven me a lot of ideas and vaddas war and
> the sarano legacy can also be found there.
> please let me know what might be done about an inside area where walls
> are impassable to even flying units.
>
> austen
>
>
>
> On 12/30/12, Ian Reed <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey Austen,
> >
> > Wow, lots of ideas. Great stuff for my list.
> >
> > The binocluar skill is a good one. I've seen this done as a "far
> > seeing" skill in other games.
> > Additionally we should get a sight_range_modifier= flag at some point
> so
> > being on certain terrain could improve a unit's sight range or decrease
> it.
> > A boggy swamp or forest might be hard to see through while a hill might
> > give you extra visibility.
> >
> > The fog is really only for the player. The AI works quite differently
> > and out of necessity needs to see the whole map.
> > Getting a feature for AI to ignore you could be done through
> > invisibility or as you've mentioned before a flag that makes the AI
> wait
> > until you are in their sight range which is still on my list.
> > The sight range modifier flag would solve the scanner scenario as the
> > normal sight could be 0 or 1 and the scanner skill could apply an
> effect
> > that grants more sight for a duration.
> >
> > Regarding filling in fog. I think I'd do this with a visible flag on
> > either terrain or regions.
> > Then wherever the terrain or regions with that flag are placed would
> > always be visible to the player.
> >
> > The fog should currently work as a unit hider.
> > Basically there are unseen and unexplored.
> > Once a tile has been seen it becomes explored and the player always
> > knows the terrain that is there afterward.
> > But once you move units so the tile is not in their sight range it
> > becomes unseen.
> > An unseen tile does not show you which enemy units are on it, but you
> > still know the terrain.
> >
> > Another thought is that I could add an explored flag to terrain or
> > regions so that they would already be explored when the player starts
> > the map, but still unseen.
> >
> > Ian Reed
> >
> >
> >
>
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