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Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« on: June 25, 2014, 01:33:02 pm »
This thread is a discussion of specifics in SFC 4.  If you are not up to date please review this thread
http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163393922.0.html
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2014, 02:01:17 pm »
SFC4, will be an extension and upgrade to SFC2

We do not have permission for the rul eset, so I will be using a modified one for Imperium.

The tactical game is for combat

The strategic will be the galaxy map, resources etc.


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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2014, 02:10:18 pm »
What we have so far:


1) We want some sort of semi-seamless transition from tactical to strategic levels based on range and warping off, with an alert to other units in the area that the warp is getting ready to occur.

2) No warp combat (for now, mainly because we can't really figure out how to do it).

3) We want several levels of information gathering and dispersal (approx 4, from tactical to galactic) to simulate a real galactic power doing its thing.

4) We are leaning towards a 2D+ approach unless we see some sort of real 3D that wows our pants off.

5) The way we wish to navigate from tactical displays to strategic displays is important and is under current discussion.


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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2014, 02:19:06 pm »
SFC4, will be an extension and upgrade to SFC2

We do not have permission for the rul eset, so I will be using a modified one for Imperium.

The tactical game is for combat

The strategic will be the galaxy map, resources etc.


So if I am understanding this correctly, you will be using as much of SFC2 as you can while replacing the 3D engine, the SFB IP and the broken D2 junk. What about the missions and back story?

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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2014, 03:00:33 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2014, 03:25:57 pm »
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Will this be as open to modding as other games?
Being able to adjust weapon DPS and etc...
Adding, duplicating etc...
Yes there will be modding.   exactly how is not decided.

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Thrusters were implemented in STBC in the Kobayashimaru mod, quite interesting strafing left and right and up and down via number pad. Kind of cool.
I am considering thruster, withe arrow keys, Port.starboard.up.down

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So if I am understanding this correctly, you will be using as much of SFC2 as you can while replacing the 3D engine, the SFB IP and the broken D2 junk. What about the missions and back story?
modtly orrect, we may have to rewrite ome of the code an an use dyna, not decided yet.  Missions will have to be redone but will allow custom missions

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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2014, 03:31:50 pm »
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2014, 03:34:40 pm »
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2014, 03:43:22 pm »
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Thrusters were implemented in STBC in the Kobayashimaru mod, quite interesting strafing left and right and up and down via number pad. Kind of cool.
I am considering thruster, withe arrow keys, Port.starboard.up.down

Now is as good a time as any to start drilling this into your head: Make as many tactical commands as possible map-able or re-map-able to the keyboard in addition to any mouse function you might give those commands. Strategic and bookkeeping UI's work well as mouse driven interfaces, but combat requires customization to the player's liking.


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So if I am understanding this correctly, you will be using as much of SFC2 as you can while replacing the 3D engine, the SFB IP and the broken D2 junk. What about the missions and back story?
modtly orrect, we may have to rewrite ome of the code an an use dyna, not decided yet.  Missions will have to be redone but will allow custom missions


Then why abandon the SFB stuff? All we need do is change some names, adjust some charts and and base dice and it's the same thing as using Imperium, but play tested 3/4 of the way.

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« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2014, 03:48:44 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2014, 03:56:41 pm »
Believe it or not SFB stole most of their terminolgy from the US or other militaries - ECM, ECCM, Wild Weasles, Suicide Ships, Q Ships are all 20th century warfare terms if I'm not mistaken and the Star Trek stuff we were going to use anyway. Race names and specific weapons or system names are the ones that will need attention.

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« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2014, 10:31:41 am »
. . . so I will be using a modified one for Imperium.


Any place we can see this rules set short of a garage sale?
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2014, 10:35:53 am »
SFB rule set cannot be cut and paste ao the same amount of work.  I do not have the SFB rule set anyway.  I have imperium.  To get the rules we would have to fork out real money.

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« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2014, 10:49:02 am »
SFB rule set cannot be cut and paste ao the same amount of work.  I do not have the SFB rule set anyway.  I have imperium.  To get the rules we would have to fork out real money.

I have the SFB rules sitting a few feet from me. So does DH. All I'm saying is that if you are leaving most of the tactical engine as is all we need to do is change the basis of the charts we have and we don't have to incorporate a new game into the exisiting one.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2014, 11:10:27 am »
SFB is copyright, and that is for 75 years.  ADB ill not even talk to us an besides 50% royalty is robbery

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« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2014, 11:12:54 am »
SFB rule set cannot be cut and paste ao the same amount of work.  I do not have the SFB rule set anyway.  I have imperium.  To get the rules we would have to fork out real money.

I'm talking about the Imperium rules :)
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« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2014, 11:20:11 am »
ADB will not even talk to us an besides 50% royalty is robbery

Is that the figure they quoted you?
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2014, 11:43:01 am »
no reading their forums, there was another request to use the SFU ruleset an they offer to sell the game and keep half the money

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2014, 01:49:20 pm »
How is multiplayer being done?  Is it peer to peer like all prior SFCs or is it peer to server to peer like most modern multiplayer games?  If it's Peer to Peer, what's the peer cap?  6?  12?

If its server based, are we going to have a seamless transition between strategic and tactical? or are we going to be staring at a loading screen once a mission gets accepted?

Getting this items situated will help us figure out what to do with Dyna, it may be that we're stuck with the SFC2/3 Hex grid anyways.
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« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2014, 05:09:32 pm »
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How is multiplayer being done?  Is it peer to peer like all prior SFCs or is it peer to server to peer like most modern multiplayer games?  If it's Peer to Peer, what's the peer cap?  6?  12?

Talking to Frey, we will be using a server, and modify Dyna code and eventually have an upgraded dyne server for fleet combat.  Also a 1-1 peer to peer for quick combat skirmishes. 

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If its server based, are we going to have a seamless transition between strategic and tactical? or are we going to be staring at a loading screen once a mission gets accepted?
Yes, that is planned

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Getting this items situated will help us figure out what to do with Dyna, it may be that we're stuck with the SFC2/3 Hex grid anyways
Not sure hat you mean