Hi guys,
My map is at 95% complete and has moved into the beta phase. Now that it is in Beta, I can finally test for game-play feel.
So here are my questions:
Is there anyway to change build times specific to Force? (i.e. Force 1 has normal Unit Build Times and Force 2 has Fast Build)
Is there anyway to change Build Costs for a specific Force? (i.e. Force 1 has normal Unit Build Costs and Force 2 does not require gas)
I want Force1 to have as natural of a game-play as possible and to have Force2 to have different Build properties. I know how to change them for everyone, just not team specific.
Thanks for the help again, I cant wait to share with you my completed project.
MjrBuzz
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The simple answer, is unfortunately, no. Like you said, you can change them for everyone, but not specific forces or players. If you really needed this, you could probably create a really in-depth trigger system based on comparing the amount of minerals you have in each trigger cycle to detect what units are being built, but in a melee-style battle (where people have multiple types of each building and such) this would be probably impossible, especially if players can queue units.
For the "Force 2 does not require gas" thing, you could just constantly set force 2's gas to 10,000 or something.
None.
The simple answer, is unfortunately, no. Like you said, you can change them for everyone, but not specific forces or players. If you really needed this, you could probably create a really in-depth trigger system based on comparing the amount of minerals you have in each trigger cycle to detect what units are being built, but in a melee-style battle (where people have multiple types of each building and such) this would be probably impossible, especially if players can queue units.
That is what I thought. I really need to think this map through... UMS players really don't like slow build. Since Beta Testing began, I have had at least 20 requests for fast build. I just don't know how it will affect game-play.
For the "Force 2 does not require gas" thing, you could just constantly set force 2's gas to 10,000 or something.
I thought about that, but I don't want force 2 to just have free gas. Some units are gas heavy (templar, ghost, etc) and I don't want an advantage of these units being cheap. It would take away a large part of strategy required in game-play.
I am sad, but not surprised. I have researched and couldn't find anything that showed it possible. I figure it couldn't hurt to post on here before I give up on those systems. Thanks for the answer.
Buzz
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I haven't thought this through to the end but I think you could make a system using a "3rd resource" like custom score.
Set Force 2's gas to 10k and then detect the actual gas each trigger loop. If a player has more than 10k add the excess gas to custom score.
If you detect that the player has less then 10k minerals you know he just built a unit. In that case check if his custom score is more than the amount of gas he has less than 10k.
If yes, subtract that amount from custom score.
If not, give all factories to P12 and back immediately to cancel building and give out an error message.
After all checks have been processed set gas back to 10k.
You will need
Binary Countoffs and
Hyper Triggers to make that work with decent speed.
