Battleships Forever Info | 0.90d released 14 Apr

The Boz · Post by **The Boz** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:43 am

An in-game module that launches kinetic torpedoes? Hmm... Sounds really awesome... Maybe have it deployed in a similar manner as the Teller?

Normandy · Post by **Normandy** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:50 am

Suggestion: (Please ignore if already implemented/already planned to have implemented)

Upon losing all of it's weapons, a ship will automatically toggle to kamikaze mode (Just a quick thought).

TormakSaber · Post by **TormakSaber** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:37 am

Aie, please don't.

I use ships without weapons as bait to distract the AI so my weaponed ships can get better firing angles.

Cerebrus · Post by **Cerebrus** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:40 am

It would make more sense if it only happened with the computer AI.

pwhk · Post by **pwhk** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:42 pm

Sorry, but how to change Ship's AI in game?

TormakSaber · Post by **TormakSaber** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:31 pm

L button toggles AI.

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:44 pm

And Ctrl-K is used to initiate kamikaze mode.

Post by **th15** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:10 pm

Another v0.80 screenie, this time its the Sandbox with custom terrain that I placed in-game and meteors spawned using the new Misc button that you'll see at the bottom there.

Da_Higg · Post by **Da_Higg** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:42 pm

Danny420Dale wrote:I also LOVE the Core design for the WF boss ship!

It is just the Human core is BF reversed. BF is based on this game you know.

Post by **th15** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:48 pm

It is? Shrug, I wasn't using the WF graphics as a reference when I drew this stuff.

As for the missile trails, there's two reasons I didn't do that:
First of all, it's a performance issue. Too many particles = slow slow game.

Secondly, it's about visual significance. Bright flaming trail like that makes the missiles look a lot more prominent than they should. The graphics for the various bullets were designed to imply their relative strength and be visually distinctive. Missiles with nasty flaming trails would look a lot more deadly than they really are.

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:01 pm

This is the Pure Heart from WF. I tried to replicate it in BSF but it wasn't easy. Obviously since it doesn't work properly I haven't posted it up.

It's simply four corner pieces and the core. Admittedly there are some differences but they're still noticeably similar. The turrets are "Vulcans", IIRC. Kind of like accurate Gat Pulses with less spray and less shots.

The boss "Hekatoncheir" for comparison;

Post by **th15** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:03 pm

Quick pic of me having some fun with the Spawn Meteor Shower function in sandbox that will be in v0.80:

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:04 pm

Nagaya's got 'roids?

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:39 pm

Anna wrote:
Danny420Dale wrote:Those beams in WF look _exactly_ like Railgun shots from Quake 3. That is win and awesome in one!

Also, maybe an idea for a Platform Deployer that makes user-definable small ships like the Kamikaze Missile?
This would be awesome. Being able to launch Kinetic Missles or HYTs from your ship... nice.

I think this was already suggested and turned down for various reasons.

pwhk · Post by **pwhk** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:41 pm

th15 wrote:Quick pic of me having some fun with the Spawn Meteor Shower function in sandbox that will be in v0.80:

The game will lag if it is like this

especially on my crappy computer.