Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

Work in Progress / *New* Mercenaries in Space shots

Author
Message
David T
Retired Moderator
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: England
Posted: 22nd May 2004 21:56
Link
Hi,

Long time no see for this!

Things added
- Message Alert system
- Rudimentary building
- Some more nice FX, including ships of fire when low on health (2nd shot in particular)







Do not, whatever you do, click this link
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Chaos
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 8th Feb 2003
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 22nd May 2004 22:37
Link
Wow those sots look Beautiful. In Particular the second.

Chaos


[center] New Project announcment coming soon[center]
Back to top
Profile PM
Cyberflame
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 4th Sep 2003
Location: Im not sure....
Posted: 23rd May 2004 00:24
Link
Quote: " Wow those sots look Beautiful. In Particular the second.

Chaos"


Took the words right out of my fingers. +p

DANGIT NEO, YOU CHANGED THE CODE AND NOW THE MATRIX WONT TEXTURE RIGHT.
Back to top
Profile PM Website
The admiral
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 29th Aug 2002
Location:
Posted: 23rd May 2004 00:46
Link
Nice do you get good speed with the particle fire effects??

[href]www.vapourhost.com/~flyer[/href]
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
M00NSHiNE
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 4th Aug 2003
Location: England, UK
Posted: 23rd May 2004 03:07
Link
Aahh, I remember this. Those pics are mint - demo?

Back to top
Profile PM
Jess T
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Sep 2003
Location: Over There... Kablam!
Posted: 23rd May 2004 05:48
Link
Yeah, that looks great...

But, do you get speed loss when using the Particle effects... Although, I'd imagine it'd be like Firewall's particle effects, Not lossing too much speed.

Jess.


Team EOD :: Programmer/Logical Engineer/All-Round Nice Guy
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
ReD_eYe
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 9th Mar 2003
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 23rd May 2004 10:32
Link
They really do look great! Can't wait for a demo

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Dennuz666 v2
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 21st Jan 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posted: 23rd May 2004 11:10
Link
I wanna play!!! Is this a 'space rts' or an action game?

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Jess T
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Sep 2003
Location: Over There... Kablam!
Posted: 23rd May 2004 11:46
Link
It's an RTS I beleive.

Jess.


Team EOD :: Programmer/Logical Engineer/All-Round Nice Guy
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Dennuz666 v2
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 21st Jan 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posted: 23rd May 2004 14:01
Link
Cool! I once had the idea of making a space rts in 3D. I like the shots and hopes it plays well.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
David T
Retired Moderator
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: England
Posted: 23rd May 2004 15:13
Link
Thanks for the comments.

The particles don't give too much of a speed hit. The fire coming from ships is just Pro's built in effects, and the (if I say so myself) beautiful smoke effect in the second is just a few plains.

Once I get level loading in, I'll release a demo with a sample mission
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Jess T
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Sep 2003
Location: Over There... Kablam!
Posted: 23rd May 2004 16:25
Link
Nice... Really nice...

Just curious ( I am also making an RTS in my spare time which is getting less and less ), but do you use a grid method for movement, collision, pathfinding etc?

I am going to impliment A* in my RTS, and am thinking of just sticking to that grid method for the entire movements ( I was originally going to do it all free-moving.

Jess.


Team EOD :: Programmer/Logical Engineer/All-Round Nice Guy
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
David T
Retired Moderator
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: England
Posted: 23rd May 2004 17:20
Link
I don't use a grid method.

The ships can go anywhere on the map, they've just got their zdepth set to off so it appears they fly "over" planets when in reality they might be going straight through them.

You don't notice it though - pretty clever
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Everwhat Studios
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 28th Apr 2004
Location: UK
Posted: 24th May 2004 02:05
Link
Looking great, I love the effects, very nicely drawn/made

The forum user formerly known as Kangaroo2.
If the apocalypse comes, email me
Back to top
Profile PM
Jess T
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Sep 2003
Location: Over There... Kablam!
Posted: 24th May 2004 08:33
Link
Quote: "You don't notice it though - pretty clever"


Haha, yeah... I use that method in my RTS for a 3D selection box. It works extremely good, as the landscape can be any height and you can still see the bounding box

So, If you don't use a grid, I take it that you have your own collision system ( or something like NGDLL ) and you use that to see if units can go certain places, and to see where "buildings" can be placed etc...?

Thanks...

Jess

PS that's my last Q, cos otherwise I'll take over your thread.


Team EOD :: Programmer/Logical Engineer/All-Round Nice Guy
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
David T
Retired Moderator
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: England
Posted: 24th May 2004 21:23
Link
Quote: "So, If you don't use a grid, I take it that you have your own collision system ( or something like NGDLL ) and you use that to see if units can go certain places, and to see where "buildings" can be placed etc...?"


Nope. No collision.

Units appear to "fly over" buildings when they are really hitting them, purely because their zdepth is turned off.

Sometimes I just use simple distance checking to determine whether a laser bullet has hit an enemy.

No pathfinding's needed because ships simply move in straight lines. Because the game is set in space the illusion of something flying over something else works.

Quote: "PS that's my last Q, cos otherwise I'll take over your thread."


No prob, ask away

Two strings walk into a bar. I'll have a pint says the first$%ASLDJ09920D"$"$D. Excuse my friend says the second, he isn't null terminated.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Jess T
Retired Moderator
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Sep 2003
Location: Over There... Kablam!
Posted: 25th May 2004 10:33
Link
Hmm. Yeah, I can see how that would work... Nice.

I guess you made it alot easier for yourself then eh? lol

Again, the graphics, and special effects of the game look really good. It'll be interesting to see how the game plays once you have a beta out.

Oh, and I like your new sig... Classic

Jess.


Team EOD :: Programmer/Logical Engineer/All-Round Nice Guy
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
David T
Retired Moderator
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Aug 2002
Location: England
Posted: 25th May 2004 12:02
Link
Lol, thanks again

Two strings walk into a bar. I'll have a pint says the first$%ASLDJ09920D"$"$D. Excuse my friend says the second, he isn't null terminated.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2024-05-09 19:38:01
Your offset time is: 2024-05-09 19:38:01