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BTW: Where is my Beta at? lol

[The unProfessional]

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BTW: Where is my Beta at? lol

I'm my brain =]

[the_Watchers_eye]

sure, i got lots of ideas....

[Neil]

Hey, do you think we should up the texture maps to 1024x1024?  This will probably mean some recreating, but in the long run it will better suit more varient textures and battle damage.
Or maybe i'll just make a whole new tank...
I'm bored tonight... haha.  But i'll probably be busy again by tomorrow.
I dunno though, just wondering.  (i will probably make some desert versions or something, but with siggraph creaping up, i'm balancing lots of shit right now)

Did you ever try out the barrel fire sprite i sent ya?

[The unProfessional]

The sprite is VERY well done though, so I'm sure it'll look great

[AnThRaX]

[chilin_dude]

[The unProfessional]

No release date yet... i'll have more spare time soon.  

Chillin: Thanks, i'll keep u posted as soon as I get things re-organized... i'm only coding for this like 2 evenings a week right now (soon to chnage)

[The unProfessional]

Future's always important...

I actually decided to STOP applying in the game development field.  It's far too impacted, and even if I succeeded in getting a job, i'd probably get layed off between projects anyway.  It's a crappy industry, unless you happen to get REALLLY REALLY lucky (you have to be really lucky to get the job in the first place, really really lucky for a good one).

So, i became an entrepreneur... I recommend it to anyone, especially an engineering major.

[Neil]

Prof and myself were talking about controller schemes, and he hasn't gotten around to posting, so I will.
This is one of the setups we've thought up so far:
r-stick = r tread movement
l-stick = l tread movement
r-trigger = primary fire
l-trigger = secondary fire
control pad = turret rotation
other buttons = other shit.

Movement and looking is pretty much the most important right now.

So basically would this setup appeal to others out there?
Leave some feedback.

[The unProfessional]

Yeah, basically your tank would have two schemes of weapons.  At all times, right trigger fires your main gun.  By default, the D-Pad rotates your turret up/down, left/right.

But, B or another button, will allow you to decide whether the dpad controls the main gun, or your secondary weapon.  So, you can always quickly fire your main gun, but you may only aim one weapon at a time.

Y would switch between different available secondary weapons.

Sound good to you Neil?

[Neil]

[Wishi]

"Leave some feedback" sounded aimed to unPro and "Sound good to you Neil?" was definitely aimed at you, so you didn't really ask for feedback.

Anyhow, the only thing I'd think is that the d-pad rotating the turret would it be sensitive enough for tiny movements?

[da_frog]

Can I add some suggestions???


for one have single player and multi-player in single player mode when you first start you should be able to select your type of tank e.g abrams , anti-air  ,minelayer , a jeep, and a apc and each vehicle would have it own stats heres the stats I made


Abrams
Primary gun:tank turret
special gun:Machine gun
speed:Slow
armor:High
Health:High



Anti-air
Primary gun:Flak turrets
special gun:Machine gun
speed:medium
armor:medium
Health:low

mine layer
Primary gun:mines
special gun:rocket Stream
speed:Slow
armor:medium
Health:low

jeep
Primary gun:rocket stream
special gun:Machine gun
speed:Very fast
armor:none
Health:low


Apc
Primary gun:auto gun
special gun:Troops
speed:Slow
armor:Highest
Health:Highest

Troop
Primary gun:Bazooka
special gun:Machine gun
speed:Slow
armor:none
Health:low


And heres a description and stats for each weapon

Machine gun
power:lowest
damage:1
speed:Fast
description:this is the most basic gun in the whole game only use this gun when you HAVE to it doesnt have good range or power


tank turret
power:medium
damage:20
speed:slow
description:slow but powerful this is a massive tank turret

Flak turrets
power:low-medium
damage:10
speed:Fast
description:fast and powerful this is the guns that are on anti-air tanks

land Mines
power:HIGH
damage:30
speed:medium
description:mines are hidden underground so you never know were one at until its to late

Rocket stream
power:medium
damage:5
speed:Fast
description:tap the button once and out comes a stream of 10 missles

auto gun
power:low
damage:5
speed:slow
description:like the machine gun but slower and alittle bit stronger

troops
power:medium
damage:?
speed:slow
description:This drops off a a.i controlled troop

bazooka
power:low
damage:5
speed:medium
description:like the rocket stream only this shoots one rocket

oh and secondary weapons stats and power again

mounted cannon
power:low
damage:25
speed:slow
description:like the flak cannon only shoots bigger flak

turret
power:medium
damage:10
speed:Fast
description:like the tank turret only faster and weaker

gauss
power:VERY HIGH
damage:90
speed:VERY SLOOOOW
description:EXTREMLY powerful but slow as hell

Rail gun
power:medium-high
damage:40
speed:medium
description:shoots out a disc that will go right through anything including vehicles, enemys ,etc

NUKE BOMB
power:HIGH AS HELL
damage:KILLS EVERYTHING 1 SHOT
speed:one time use
description:Detonate and speed the hell out of there the jeep is the only one that is fast enough to get away from the blast

Chain gun
power:low
damage:10
speed:very Fast
description:like the machine gun but faster and way stronger

ok theres the weapons than theres options. for example in multi-player have modes like troop battle were every one is a troop and they fight to the death with one life each, and i saw the level maker thingy on your site combine that in the release so theres custom maps and above all else secrets ,easter eggs ,Cool shit ,etc heres a few i would to see

play as santa claus in sligh: when you play on dec 25th santa claus will be your vehicle roster from now on

zombie soldiers: play on halloween at 12:00 am to get unkillable soldiers in the easter egg menu

easter egg menu: get any easter egg to unlock the easter egg menu on the main menu

turkey shooting practice: play on thanksgiving to get turkey shoot em up mode in the e eggs menu this lets you play in forest with any vehicle (every playable thing unlocked) and you get to shoot turkeys

snowy nights:if you play on dec 24 it will unlock the snowy nights level in it beat santa claus to unlock the preasent secondary weapon

thats all the easter eggs id also like a few of the following vehicles


troop
how unlock:beat the game one single once
usable in:all modes of play
other notes:like the a.i troop only you controll it

bulldozer
how unlock:kill 200 people in multi-player
usable in:all modes of play
other notes:this vehicle has no weapons but the secondary but when it rams into something it does 20 damage per second

helicopter
how unlock:beat single AS troop
usable in:all modes of play
other notes:it doesnt have to fly just hover and it handles just like the jeep but has rocket stream as primary and auto gun as special

missle launcher truck
how unlock:beat single mode 25 times
usable in:single only
other notes:the big nuclear missle trucks the green ones any way it has missle launch for primary and blow up as special

these ar just suggestions and idea i would love to see and i just want to give my support and ideas to make it a better game

[da_frog]

oh yeah one more thing id like to help in anyway possible i can model and im great at making levels