[Arena] Carrier Combat

[Tank-Commander]

Carrier Combat

Information

Carrier Combat is an arena based map designed around construction and use of Carriers . features include:

- My own Turret Mounting System (Released Here)
- On-screen UI for setting up and buying new turrets
- Able to save 5 schematics in-game (does not cross over maps)
- Purchasing turrets
- Multiple chasis
- Multiple arenas
- Intelligent combat system (destroying enemy turrets, sheilds, and more)
- Many modes
- On-the-fly team selection

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Carrier Setup Menu

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Default look

Changing Carriers

Buy Menu default

Buying Turrets

Adding Turrets

Changing Setup

Saving

Loading

The default look is what the carrier setup menu defaults to whenever you press the "new" button on the menu and when you access it for the very first time

Changing carriers is rather simple, first: you select the "configuration" button, and then use the arrow keys next to the image of the blacked out carrier, to change which one you have equiped, available slots and information, will automatically update when you have done this

The buy menu default is how the buy menu looks whenever you enter it for the first time, or if it's the first time you entered it after pressing new without selecting a turret

When you select a turret, the data concerning it appears on the screen, also, if you are currently able to buy the turret, the tick box will brighten, and you will be able to buy it, when you run out of funds or reach the turret limit, it will automatically re-darken and you'll become unable to select it

When you enter or return to the configuration menu for your carrier, the last turret you had selected in the buy menu will automatically be the one you have selected in the configuration, this also works vice-versa, you can then use the + and - buttons to add and remove these turrets from your carrier, if they do not fit or you do not have any in stock (or have none on the carrier in the case of removal) then the respective button blacks out and they cannot be selected anymore

You can equip many of different types of turret, each with their own individual weight and stats they give to your firepower meter (though that is mostly reprisentational, as each weapon has a different manner of attacking) this is one such demo setup

You can save any set up you are currently using into a schematic, you are given 5 slots to save schematics, so try out different styles without worrying about losing your favourite one

upon loading, all the data of a previous schematic (including order of how the turrets were placed onto your carrier) are restored and theycan be used again

Turrets

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Machine Gun

Ripper Sheild

Rock Crusher

Eliminator Missile Launcher

Unexpected tab 6

Smog Spreader

Meatapult

Seeker Missiles

Flame ballista

Air Catcher

Anti-Air Gun

EMP

High Velocity Cannon

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Arenas

Coming Soon

Progress

- Carrier movement system 100%
- Turret system 100%
- Turrets: 12/18
- Carriers: 3
- Save/load 100% (may change some things later though
- Console 100%
- Terrain 0%
- Lobby system 0%
- Game modes 0

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Current situation

- Upgrading Turret System physics for projectiles
- Adding more carriers
- Finalising Turret setups (menu)
- Waiting on terrain (more terrainers for additional arenas appreciated)
- Example carrier screenshots (in-arena)
- Starting work on lobby system
- Adding more information to this post

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Questions/Suggestions and feedback welcome

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[GreeN!X]

This looks awesome!

I really don't have anything useful to say but that compliment. X3

 

[rulerofiron99]

I like!

- You can use the Preload exploit to save/load schematic across games.
- For attacks, will it be "normal" as in once a projectile launches it will hit, or will you be able to dodge? With each turret/component have its own hitbox?
- Are you going to do anything interesting with movement?

 

[Tank-Commander]

The preload exploit would be a bit redundant in this case - as you won't be passing stock of turrets nor unlocking anything, but, I may introduce that at some point, if I change my mind

Some will home-in, others will not, but all missiles will be dodgeable in one way or another, turrets will not have hitboxes, but "critting" will damage a random turret subtracting health and possibly destroying it (this is because some weapons would just be better if you could focus-fire certain turrets off) some turrets more likely to crit than others

interesting in movement, in what way? with projectiles, or with the carriers themselves?

 

[sonofjay]

Well here comes something awesome. Good luck.

 

[FRENGERS]

Huraay!! Tank-Commander has map a map @.@

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

This looks promising. Subscribing.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Thanks for the support guys, progress will pick up the pace once the zephyr contest has finished (doing touch-ups and such) and a few little bits and bobs I have laying around, I'll get some screenshots of how the carriers will look "kitted-up" shortly

 

[Hexcellion]

Awesome. Can't say much though. Subscribed.

 

[MasterTrainer]

Wow a map made by you? This will be legendary!

Not to mention the Setup Menu looks great already!

 

[BandolXD]

Cool ! Waiting for releasing Version lol

 

[Binsu]

Oh my.... a map made by the user who had the highest vote in my Best spellmaker thread. I am really looking forward to this. I love the systems you made in the game such as those custom menus!

Also, neat thread. GJ, +3 REP!

 

[rulerofiron99]

interesting in movement, in what way? with projectiles, or with the carriers themselves?

The carriers.

Make movement more like wheeled/tracked vehicles, using turn rate and acceleration. Maybe even a reverse.

If you're going to give some weapons limited firing arcs, this would make it a very tactical and positional game.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Make movement more like wheeled/tracked vehicles, using turn rate and acceleration. Maybe even a reverse.

Yes I was planning to do this

If you're going to give some weapons limited firing arcs, this would make it a very tactical and positional game.

Yes, I was also planning to do that

 

[rulerofiron99]

Excellent.

I will follow this with interest.

 

[Almia]

AT last ,you have posted this thingeh.

 

[cleavinghammer]

This certainly looks promising. But will there be any actual carriers, as in launching smaller craft that attack independently?

 

[Tank-Commander]

Look at the turret mounting system I gave a link to, that is what is meant by carrier in this case, there won't be smaller craft being launched off them unless I make one of the turrets fire suicide craft at the enemy (which actually, one of them does)

 

[neo_sluf]

Tank Commander has a project?... AWESOME!..

This project reminds me of IllidanX Tank Wars...

Is this project like the IllidanX's Tank Wars?... pls. don't use Arrow Keys movement..

 

[Tank-Commander]

Tank wars? Do you mean Mass Destruction?

It's similar I suppose though works on a different base concept

And why specifically not Arrow key movement?

 

[Almia]

LOL @ Tank Wars XD

 

[neo_sluf]

You can't rotate 120 degrees.. it means it hard to move anyways..

Anyway i have a funny problem with that map mass destruction..

When the game starts.. i move my tank using arrow movement.. then i got stuck up in the edge!.. i can't move anymore.. if the map don't use it maybe i can get unstuck!..

i don't play it after that..

Also... make sure always look for FPS.. even it has a GOOD FEATURES.. but the FPS is very very low..it will be unplayable..

 

[Tank-Commander]

You can't rotate 120 degrees.. it means it hard to move anyways..

Anyway i have a funny problem with that map mass destruction..

When the game starts.. i move my tank using arrow movement.. then i got stuck up in the edge!.. i can't move anymore.. if the map don't use it maybe i can get unstuck!..

i don't play it after that..

Did you try reversing? XD That particular map was very high quality and myself am rather fond of it, I never had such problems XD

Also... make sure always look for FPS.. even it has a GOOD FEATURES.. but the FPS is very very low..it will be unplayable..

I'm well aware, I'll be making a point to make sure that framerate drops aren't an issue - I'll be substituting the target finding (one of the "heavier" elements to the public turret system) for a manual targetting system, to make the game both more controllable, and lower the work on the processors

 

[neo_sluf]

Well that's good..

Please make it an interactive one... i mean that players can still surprise even they play it for the long time..

DON'T MAKE IT A PREDICTABLE GAME!... like you kill the enemy and you can't expect the abilities he will use and if you win or not..

It is really boring if you expect you win and you will already know what will be the actions of the enemy...

 

[Tank-Commander]

"Surprise" players? I never been surprised by any game, so I'm not sure what you mean there

"Predictable" ? Humans cannot be predicted, since players will be choosing their carrier loadouts themselves, how is it going to be possible to predict accurately the other player? especially when nobody has any advantage over another player?

I know you're saying to not -make- it that way, but I don't even see how I would make it that way even if I wanted to

 

[neo_sluf]

Well ok... also make the player customize their tank as much as possible.. like the color, missile, speed, the range.. and the driver?..

 

[Tank-Commander]

I think you missed out on the concept a bit, you -buy- turrets to have attacks, the speed depends on your carrier, the range depends on which turrest you bought, and the driver? what? the only thing on your list which isn't an automatic given, is the colour, and to that I'll give you a maybe.

Anyway "Turrets" section added (in progress, currently 12/18)
added "Progress" section so you can see just how far I am with the project

 

[MasterTrainer]

How about you add a feature that let's your merge or fuse turrets?

 

[Tank-Commander]

hrrm, can you elaborate on that idea?

 

[MasterTrainer]

Sure.

At the beginning or at some point in the game players are able to merge or fuse two turrets together, completely changing the turret's appearance and stats. Every fusion has a different outcome for different turrets, and this will cause great curiosity for the player.

It would be fun to put some kind of catch, but I'll leave that up to you.

 

[Almia]

^ Nice idea
This will make Tank create more unique turrets.

 

[Tank-Commander]

hmm, prehaps, though first things first I'll get the base map "done", then I'll think about those ideas, granted I have 18 turrets already, combining them (assuming every turret could be combined with any other) would put it up to 153, which is certainly an interesting idea, but a bit difficult to balance and then apply it to all the menus (for adding.removing the turrets) I'll keep it noted and see if I can't think of a simpler/easy way to do it (though there's already at least a few hundred thousand different possible setups you can have with just those 18 turrets, so 153 turrets would mean a few hundred million

 

[MasterTrainer]

hmm, prehaps, though first things first I'll get the base map "done", then I'll think about those ideas, granted I have 18 turrets already, combining them (assuming every turret could be combined with any other) would put it up to 153, which is certainly an interesting idea, but a bit difficult to balance and then apply it to all the menus (for adding.removing the turrets) I'll keep it noted and see if I can't think of a simpler/easy way to do it (though there's already at least a few hundred thousand different possible setups you can have with just those 18 turrets, so 153 turrets would mean a few hundred million

It may be hard to do it and balance the turrets, if it were you alone. If you gathered up a team i'm sure you could speed up the process.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Certainly, when it gets to the testing stages for balance i.e. everything in general done and just playing with the stats then yeah, I'll be (hopefully) gathering up a team of beta testers to help with the balancing and getting everything just right

 

[Lordkoon]

"Predictable" ? Humans cannot be predicted, since players will be choosing their carrier loadouts themselves, how is it going to be possible to predict accurately the other player? especially when nobody has any advantage over another player?

Oh yes they can. Especially if balance in the game is not properly implemented. It's like tank wars, everyone stars by buying the same turrets even when there are 5 diffrent ones on that price. Players are so predictable when they get better in a game doing the same game-wining moves again and again (or picking the same heroes,tanks,w/e that are a bit over the edge than the others), that you would be surprised.

Be sure to take a lot of time into balancing. Usually people release maps and months after that they re-release them with balance fixes. That's why beta testers are a great asset anyway.

Good luck on the project. That mount system really looks ssssweet.

 

[Tank-Commander]

well, that "predictable" was in reference to "who was going to win" being predictable (their comment) though yes I'm aware

Thank you, hopefully I'll have at least an early beta version out in a month or two's time

 

[ILH]

Omg, what a great project!

 

[Daffa]

Well well well, what do we have here
TC big project
Seems epic, I guess it's good enough for me to subscribing

 

[MasterTrainer]

Any updates here?

 

[Tank-Commander]

Slow progress yes, but nothing I'd like to reveal just yet

 

[MasterTrainer]

I see. While on topic could you estimate when you'll be able to show us some screenshots of the terrain? I'd really like to know.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Terrain is not one of the things I have progress reports on right now, so I'll need to ask the terrainer to get some, I'm working on the lobby system myself currently and you'll have screenshots of that in say 3-5 days

 

[doomhammer99]

A++ !Love to see this ingame.

 

[Weng]

I pretty like the save/load system! This will be a often hosted map soon!