Tug of War - Progress Thread

Ragnarok · #1 March 25th, 2003, 06:23 AM

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Originally posted by Gandalph:

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Also, if/when the tug is destroyed, do you place it back at the center, or where it was lost?

The ship can no longer be retro'd as it is racial specific. I have not yet decided on whether the ship would be placed at it's lost location or back in the center, so this is open for debate. I am leaning to back in the center as a sort of penalty for not being able to get it home.

I would recommend sending it back to the center as well. As you said a penalty for letting it be destroyed or some such. Just an opinion.

tesco samoa · #2 March 25th, 2003, 06:57 AM

Gandalph... Sorry I think we lost our emails on this one. I will be the tug... Mod the tech tree to include the unique Trait TUG... With cloak level 5 or 6... so a cloaked ship can watch the tug... and make sure the game ends properly...

The tug race would have unique engines , cc and a unique QT Reactor... zero maintence and no damage...

I can make the map if you want to play ....

Katchoo · #3 March 25th, 2003, 07:02 AM

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Originally posted by Gandalph:
The ship can no longer be retro'd as it is racial specific. I have not yet decided on whether the ship would be placed at it's lost location or back in the center, so this is open for debate. I am leaning to back in the center as a sort of penalty for not being able to get it home.

I agree with sending the Tug back to the center. Otherwise the Tug could spend an unwanted amount of time in one corner of the Map. This way a player who looses the tug has to scramble to get it back again.

Gandalph · #4 March 25th, 2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Katchoo:
I agree with sending the Tug back to the center. Otherwise the Tug could spend an unwanted amount of time in one corner of the Map. This way a player who looses the tug has to scramble to get it back again.

Well, there is no "corner" on this map

, but I know what you mean.

MegaTrain · #5 March 26th, 2003, 12:22 AM

COME ON, EVERYONE! Join up!! (4 more players needed)

I noticed something odd about the MAP file included with the MOD. Not all systems have the standard 12 planets. 3 of the "spokes" of the web have one or more empty systems. I would imagine you intended it to be symetrical.

North branch: Inner system empty (Ibsunk)
Northwest: Inner system empty (Dussullet)
SouthEast: TWO inner systems empty (Mentocka and Neckron)

The SouthEast player would be especially at a disadvantage, it seems to me. If the one I'm looking at isn't the final MAP file you've used, please disregard.

Gandalph · #6 March 26th, 2003, 04:20 AM

You are sort of correct, I found 4 systems without planets. That has now been corrected and thanks for catching it.

I will be posting what I hope to be the final Version of the mod this evening. I am going too add the ability of the Game Master to monitor Tug progress with a cloaked, unlimited supply ship as Tesco suggested, so if you have already downloaded the Mod, you will need to do so again.

Gandalph · #7 March 27th, 2003, 07:14 PM

Well, we now have 5 players, just 3 more needed to get this (hopefully) great game started.