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EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Sun, 14. Mar 10, 21:18

Looks like I'll just have to build another Quantum computer then...

As long as you're all funding me, I mean they break after one use...

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 15:42

I should be able to run this but I've gonna have to enable that thing that allows more than 2GB ram usage.

EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 17:49

Then we really need to make a final set of rules then!

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 18:15

Can we make it 250 million at first? Just to be on the safe side. I'm also going to have to find a decent recording software. Is FRAPS any good?

EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 18:19

250M?

Balancing things out, that's an M1 loaded with fighters, an M2, and either M6/M8 or an M7 or 2.

Sounds good. No idea how good FRAPS is, aske Metal_venom what he used for his vids.

Volatar · Post by **Volatar** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 18:37

FRAPS is good, but you will need to buy it.

If your looking for a free alternative, XFire's video recording function may work.

For an alternate idea: Livestreaming the video to us live may be fun. We can chat with you as it goes on, and Livestream automatically saves the video for anyone to watch later.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 19:06

I don't think anyone will be using M8s or M7Ms as AI is, for missile boats, to put it bluntly, crap.

Livestreaming looks interesting but would I have to hook up a camera and point it at my screen or it capture what's going on on the screen without a camera?

EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 19:15

Missle ai isn'y that bad.

Just set 'Attack all enemies' turrets on 'attack all enemies' missile fire 100%

I reckon a few M8s could help big time, take out some of the big guys from a way off.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 19:17

If the AI decides to pick an M5 to lob Tomahawks at, it's going to fire all of it's stores before the first missile comes to within 20k of the M5. Not to mention that I (or whoever is doing it) won't be controlling the ships. They'll just be scripted in as Argon and Paranid for example.

Also, if your M7M, which is near your fighter wing, decides to launch a bunch of hammers at a M4 that got through the flak screen..... need I say more?

Paladin-Solo · Post by **Paladin-Solo** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 19:23

Technojerk36 wrote:If the AI decides to pick an M5 to lob Tomahawks at, it's going to fire all of it's stores before the first missile comes to within 20k of the M5. Not to mention that I (or whoever is doing it) won't be controlling the ships. They'll just be scripted in as Argon and Paranid for example.

Also, if your M7M, which is near your fighter wing, decides to launch a bunch of hammers at a M4 that got through the flak screen..... need I say more?

Well obviously you'd set your missile boats to attack capitals only.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 19:25

M6s are treated as capitals aren't they?

And like I already said, the person who's running this won't be able to set specific orders for the ships.

Master of the Blade · Post by **Master of the Blade** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:09

I've just thought up a rather worrying problem: Doesn't GoD assign its own jobs to any newly-spawned, non-player ship? So what will happen? Will the two fleets just float away, under the command of whatever random orders the game engine gives them? If so, is there any way to stop that?

Wow. Lots of question marks in that passage...

EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:13

No, you just use 'Set race logic to 0' or something.

Volatar · Post by **Volatar** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:30

Technojerk36 wrote:Livestreaming looks interesting but would I have to hook up a camera and point it at my screen or it capture what's going on on the screen without a camera?

If you had to hook up a camera and point it at your screen I would not have suggested it. That would be utterly r*******. Livestream can stream right from your screen.

Go ahead and test it out right now, its free. See how your connection holds up, how your FPS fares, and sort out the bugs long before the competition starts.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:31

EmperorJon wrote:No, you just use 'Set race logic to 0' or something.

Or spawn one fleet under the Xenon flag and the other under the Argon flag

Volatar wrote:
Technojerk36 wrote:Livestreaming looks interesting but would I have to hook up a camera and point it at my screen or it capture what's going on on the screen without a camera?
If you had to hook up a camera and point it at your screen I would not have suggested it. That would be utterly r*******. Livestream can stream right from your screen.

Go ahead and test it out right now, its free. See how your connection holds up, how your FPS fares, and sort out the bugs long before the competition starts.

I get a 128kb/s connection. I doubt I'll be able to stream it well but I'll try it out tomorrow.

Mutiny · Post by **Mutiny** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:32

from what has been previously said i was wondering whether to stick with a financial budget or to use a points system in which 1 m5 costs 1 point etc

What do you think?

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:35

You would have a hard time with weapons and such. Also as pointed out, if 1 M5 = 1 point and 1 M1 = 100 points does 100 M5s = 1 M2? I don't think so. The only way of balancing the points system is to make is somewhat equal to the credit value but it would be just simpler to use credits then.

Flozem · Post by **Flozem** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:36

Money sounds like a more reasonable and easier-to-use limitation. Gives us enough room to come with different fleet setups. Though I bet a fleet of springblossoms kick S...

Mutiny · Post by **Mutiny** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 20:46

Ok if we are going 2 go with credits then what should the prices be on weapons and missles, average sell price?

Gazz · Post by **Gazz** » Mon, 15. Mar 10, 21:04

Technojerk36 wrote:If the AI decides to pick an M5 to lob Tomahawks at, it's going to fire all of it's stores before the first missile comes to within 20k of the M5.

That does not matter.
All missile boat missiles automatically retarget so as long as they do fire all their missiles, a swarm of missiles will be heading in the general direction of the enemy fleet and keep on killing.
That's the only saving grace of the missile boat... "AI".

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