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Reply to Ten reasons we think Ashes is pretty special in Ashes of the Singularity Founders AshesoftheSingularity Forums

I'd forgotten the details about the AI in PA. The young guy behind it, who modded new AI for supcom has a real talent for it. Big into his neural networks, so it really is like a learning computer, very cool. By the way the image at the top is very cool. One day I hope we get the chance to play with the units looking that good, with that much detail, in game. If all the units had that much detail I might have to find a mod to make everything look a little bigger to

Reply to Ten reasons we think Ashes is pretty special in Ashes of the Singularity Founders AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="2" id="3619582"] No it doesn't. Are you seriously trolling? PA is a fine, 32bit, DirectX 9 era game (OpenGL 3.2 in its case). Let's walk through this: 1. PA is on spherical worlds. Its active player base is 350 people online at once. 2. PA does have decnet modding (Legion expansion for instance). 3. Campaign: Does PA have a story driven campaign now?<

Reply to Ten reasons we think Ashes is pretty special in Ashes of the Singularity Founders AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Mered4" reply="1" id="3619579"] I hate to break up the circlejerk [/quote] That is a weird thing to say when you are the first poster. It takes more than 1 person to...erm, yeah... Anyways! [quote]B ut I hope we can revisit this article in a year and see where we’re at then."[/quote] That is actually the key sentence to judge this on. Many things mentioned are not yet in our hands and some won't be till t

Reply to Cannot select or move anything from game start in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

I've had this too, a lot, as have others. Had hoped would be fixed with latest patch. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=612117136

Reply to I am compiling a list of excellent players - beyond exceptional for those seeking a challenge. in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Moomo" reply="11" id="3619556"] If it runs off the server then they won't be cheating, so there is no need to crash or brand people. Some people might use mods for single player and forget to turn them off. [/quote] They have said it is not synced/run from any server at the moment so it is in fact easy to cheat if you want to and know how. However there is no reason to think people are yet and all the ranked stuff will be reset around release when they have t

Reply to Fans vs. Devs Friday Events! Come Play with the Stardock Team! in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Might want to add the time zone to that, cheers.

Reply to Starting positions in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Aye, I think the starting positions will be selectable soon, hopefully with the Beta 2 update coming towards the end of the month.

Reply to Stardock Releases Beta 1 of its Massive-Scale Real-Time Strategy Game, Ashes of the Singularity in Press Releases (Ashes of the Singularity) AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Tried shift+middle mouse button? Though you can't hold the view there and play in it I believe as it reverts back to the default view.

Reply to Factions, visuals and ideas in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

A fair few of them will be "yes" but for post-release, in some cases perhaps years post release. I wouldn't expect space/orbital battles though.

Reply to Full Strategic Zoom NOW in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="123" id="3618886"] My favorite game of all time is Total Annihilation. But I wouldn't want to play a new game that was simply that with new graphics. [/quote] I wouldn't mind :)

Reply to Map Selection in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Screaminole" reply="3" id="3618728"] Yeah, but most of my other issues have been posted about lol Love the game as is though [/quote] So have these actually, by me :p So yeah, I am in agreement :)

Reply to Need to change Drone Drop Down for substrate. in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

They are very powerful and rip through PHC. Only unit PHC has against them is the Apollo which in the Steam forums Brad has says he is nerfing. AA/AD kinda sucks for the PHC. AA guns cost 500 metal so kill your economy at the beginning. It takes time and a lot of resources to get the Apollo so you are left with getting fighters which are also expensive and take a lot more micro to use than an Apollo. Against Drone drop, T2 drone carriers (not to mention the T3 one!) and the incredibly effecti

Reply to Multyplayer cheaters - Already :( in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

You might want to go on youtube and do a search for this game. Not uncommon to see new videos telling you how to download/torrent the game. I don't open them to see if they are provide working links as I don't want to give them the views but it might be worth reporting them. When you offer DRM free games I guess you know this will happen off the bat but reducing the visibility might help a touch.

Reply to Multyplayer cheaters - Already :( in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

This is not the first time a player has thought it was someone cheating. They need to put non-cheating AI in if they are going to force people to play AI in ranked, or make it clearer it is AI. Otherwise people see this kind of thing, get put off and stop playing.

Reply to Feedback, Dreadnoughts and Defenses in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Actually a lot of the defence buildings are about right. If you have a bunch together and well placed then T1 can't really take them down. T2 is on a par with them and then T3 defeats them (with an army alongside) unless there really is a lot or they are backed up by troops too. Early game I find Smarties so hard to take down with T1, you'll be dead by the time you kill one of them. Brutes rate of damage is so bad now, take ages even killing one scout. Anyway, the problem I ha

Reply to graphics bug? in Ashes Support AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="MegasAlexander" reply="3" id="3618391"] It also happens on a monitor with 1680*1050 which is a higher resolution than required. See attached screenshot. This should be addressed soon. [/quote] Did you try altering the size of the UI in the game settings?

Reply to Can we please get a hotfix for the exploding buildings. in Ashes Bugs and Ideas AshesoftheSingularity Forums

I have had this now too. I thought it was the bug that gave the exploding building graphics when construction was complete but didn't actually destroy the building. But now I have had this 2nd bug where the building really does randomly go boom and it's gone. Happened to me with PHC on the 4 player new snow map.

Reply to Can we turn off the AI in ranked match? in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Yes, it is a waste of time. Let us wait. And then have a beep or noise go off when it finds someone so while we are waiting we can alt-tab and browse the internet or what have you.

Reply to Cheat/Hack already? in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Umminakillu" reply="8" id="3618175"] here is only one guy in custom match and it wont connect us for some reason and in auto match ranked game I just keep getting this Asad guy over and over again, just about ready to give up [/quote] That is a bug, it happens every now and then. Once you can't join it and realise it is one of "those" you just have to ignore it. I did get a couple of games through the custom MP tonight though.

Reply to Cheat/Hack already? in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Umminakillu" reply="6" id="3618173"] lol... thought I would try and play again but I keep getting the same guy in ranked match. It's stuff like this that destroys the launch of a game... I honestly don't even want to play anymore. 1 minute into game he had military economic might of over 1000 had taken over 3 neutral defender zones built or started with at least 2 factories I saw maybe more because I couldn't scan the 3rd area he had already conquered from the neu

Reply to Cheat/Hack already? in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Yes, I looked at the rankings. Some people have put in a LOT of matches against useless level AI over the last week. If they didn't twig that it was AI then they must think they are the bees knees at the game at this point :) I didn't know ASAD in Steam was you, doh! Miss that extra D and F :). We should have a game sometime, or play test some new maps. If it doesn't crash :(...two more crashed on me tonight. Some odd stuttering every now and then for a few minutes

Reply to First thoughts about Ashes in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="tatsujb" reply="25" id="3618120"] stop assuming your vision is an absolute vision. [/quote] What an interesting thing to say! Perhaps everyone on these forums should keep that in mind :p ;)

Reply to Ashes of the Singularity v.81 Changelog in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Mellified_Man" reply="3" id="3618125"] Quoting Ticktoc, reply 2 "Failed to start matchmaking" is what I get if I try and do ranked play. After I hit the "Enter Queue" button. Substrate or PHC? <p class=

Reply to Ashes of the Singularity v.81 Changelog in Ashes of the Singularity AshesoftheSingularity Forums

"Failed to start matchmaking" is what I get if I try and do ranked play. After I hit the "Enter Queue" button.

Reply to Ashes of the Singularity Player Created Video Thread in Ashes Screenshots and Videos AshesoftheSingularity Forums

[quote who="Screaminole" reply="19" id="3618088"] A shorter tips video on early game-play. Do you think it will be helpful for people? [/quote] I liked that video, not seen someone do a side by side like that yet for this game. Must have taken a while to do so props to you. It would be interesting if you did a similar video vs someone or an AI which really pushes you. See if the rapid expanse or the slow but steady approach can be used for better results