So, for some reason, the original thread discussing the third race is closed (Too old, perhaps), and now having finished the Genesis Campaign, I'm super curious as to what it could be. Now, we already have a little bit of information about them, which is as follows: Quote from Frogboy: "The PHC and the Substrate are both from Earth. The third race does not come from Earth." With that, we can infer one of t
Given that the code for "vision" already exists, how much harder would it be to add sight range based on a scale of radar range for an upgrade? If that's confusing, what I mean is linking them: Radar (No quanta upgrades, level two building) range: 1 Sight range: 0.6 Radar (No quanta upgrades, level one building) range: 1 Sight range: 0 (Or whatever the default range is) Radar (One quanta upgrade, level two building) range: 1.1 Sight range: 0.66 R
Embarassingly, I just fired up Genesis last night, hoping to quickly beat the first mission before bed. I definitely failed at that task, and couldn't maintain map control... ...On normal. [e digicons]:blush:[/e]
[quote who="GeneralsGentlemen" reply="5" id="3685539"] Upgrading the Radar building seems a little unnecessary when you can upgrade Radar range via Quantum upgrades, which will be reduced in price to 75 Quanta in 2.4 [/quote] I think the difference is with buildings and units that can't fire at radar contacts (Which is a lot of them), having some kind of upgrade to allow more utility out of radar towers is handy. Not to constantly bring up Supreme Commander, but the
Yes, I agree fully here. Depending on how hard it is to change the radar and gameplay systems, I'd even accept: Upgrade: Provides sight range equal to radar range. (Should be quite expensive, given how much utility this would give it) Because you're both right, at the moment, the radar tower is incredibly niche in usage - unless you have units or towers that can fire at radar blob, there's no point in using it. But if it could provide sight range, suddenly any u
Is Vulkan still in the running? I had thought it was going to be coming out this update, but it's not on the list. But now it's also not on the list of planned stuff. Really hoping it hasn't been dropped, as I've no intention of moving to Windows 10, but would like to use both my cards.
[quote who="GeneralsGentlemen" reply="12" id="3684793"] I've experimented with modifying height values for planes. I tripled the height of the Fury, and the Sky Cleanser seemed completely incapable of hitting it. This no doubt effects performance of anti-air weaponry. [/quote] So does the air height effectively work like a reduction to range (I'm imagining a dome for the range of the turrets)? If so, that could be an awesome tool to balance things. Mak
[quote who="Island Dog" reply="10" id="3684695"] The next dev diary should be out Tuesday. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] I have a doctor's note that says I need it earlier than that. [e digicons]O:)[/e]
Sounds awesome! I mean, I'm a turtle player for the most part, but these are all changes the base game should be using. Especially the Substrate one.
[quote who="GeneralsGentlemen" reply="5" id="3683337"]Oh yeah, our modding and map making guide isn't too good at the moment and could certainly do with some love. Ultimately since our modding capabilities and tools (or lack thereof) is still very much a work in progress, we haven't yet been too focused on getting all the documentation up for it. It's something I can write up when I get a chance. [/quote] Oh, that'd be fantastic, yes please!
[quote who="GeneralsGentlemen" reply="3" id="3683108"] You can make new units pretty easily using existing models -snip [/quote] I tried looking through the forums, but is there an idiot's guide to this for people like me? I've seen the "modding guide", but it doesn't exactly go over how to assign weapons, or how to put them in the build menu, or stuff like that.
I am curious about this too. Changing stuff is neat and all, but my favourite mods are the ones that add stuff. Though I had read somewhere that someone was trying to make a spider-unit in the vein of the Monkeylord from Supreme Commander.
This is all wonderful news! Make sure that You have an opportunity to make money! I love the free content, as does everyone else, I'm sure. But you gotta keep the lights on! You don't forget about Vulkan! I'd love to make use of both my cards eventually. Keep up the great work!
[quote who="GeneralsGentlemen" reply="6" id="3681387"] The Leonidas is specifically a Dreadnaught Killer; it can solo multiple Dreadnaughts simultaneously and rip them apart very quickly. In particular, the Leonidas will beat the Queen quite convincingly. On the other hand, the Queen is better all round due to less concentrated damage and regeneration. The nest is also vulnerable to having the Frigates wiped by heavy AOE weapons like Hades, Strategic Bomber and Artillery. They
So, the Nest of the Queen is absolutely awesome, and feel like she warrants her excessive cost. I love the fact she heals herself, I like the method in which she attacks, I like her aesthetics, and she can go toe-to-toe with basically anything and expect to win. But Leonidas feels pretty lackluster in comparison. It can usually go toe-to-toe with an enemy, but where the Nest will absolutely walk all over the enemy and keep going, Leonidas will take heavy damage, los
You guys are awesome! Make sure to make some money for all this work though, eh?
Neat! Most excited for the co-op maps, might have to pick up a copy for the younger brother now. [e digicons]|-)[/e]
1) Awesome to see another fan of Total Annihilation here. Seems to get forgotten a lot in the face of Supreme Commander. 2) While it's a little disheartening to know Ashes won't be getting those awesome updates done in the next little bit, I understand. 3) Off-topic-ish, but very stoked for Crusade as well. Looks like a cool expansion.
This is splendid news. I am thrilled that Escalation was made the heir to Ashes' future. Now, bring on the big units, boats and Vulkan!
Question: Will we have a "New" and "Old" version of each map? I ask because Seton's Clutch is my favourite map of all time because of the singular choke point it creates. As such, seeing all of the choke points get eliminated is great for the competitive multiplayer guy, but a complete let down to me.
[quote who="Timmaigh" reply="34" id="3666778"] Quoting RomeoReject, reply 33 What resolution are you running? Because I have an FX-4170 @ 5.0GHz (Way weaker CPU), also 16GB of RAM @ 2,400MHz (Same) and a pair of <span style="t
[quote who="Jungleelf" reply="32" id="3666653"] As I stated elsewhere, Escalation is much more refined, fluid and joy to play. There should be no question about it. Escalation is the way to go. The free keys should make it apparent that nearly everybody prefers Escalation. The key giveaway action is honorable I would like to point out. You noticed that your decision p###ed off a lot of people so you did something about it. Great job. By the way I don't agree that Ashes can
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="24" id="3666570"]I see people assuming that the bulk of the early access players would have preferred Escalation. But I don't see a lot of evidence for that. Otherwise, they would have mostly upgraded to it already. The only way to really tell will be to give early access players copies of Escalation and see which game, in the long-run, has a bigger player base. [/quote] Not to sound like a jerk, but for quite a
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="21" id="3666558"] I certainly think the majority of forum users prefer Escalation. What isn't obvious is whether people would prefer a $20 Ashes base game vs. a $40 Escalation game. As others have pointed out, in the long-run, there can only be one if for no other reason is that you can't have the player bases split. Thus, we can either continue to argue it endlessly on forums, or we can make sure people who were in ear
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="4" id="3666070"] We are. But we're going to release them 1 per side at a time. [/quote] Awesome! Little sad that Vulkan got delayed, but still, this was a great update.