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Map Wrap

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by FinDude, Jun 27, 2011.

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  1. FinDude

    FinDude KAG Guard Tester

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    What it says. I'd just be interested in seeing how a game plays when there's always two directions for attack.

    Map size would have to be a bit bigger, and the map generator would need to be adjusted.
    Oh and the whole rendering of wrapped parts, but I'm sure that's trivial.


    :U
     
    FinDude, Jun 27, 2011
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  2. poe

    poe Shopkeep Stealer

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    This is an interesting idea actually. I think it would work best in a sort of attack defend game mode, as opposed to how it is now where the teams are split doing each.
     
    poe, Jun 27, 2011
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  3. vig

    vig KAG Guard Tester

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    hey, this is not a bad idea.
     
    vig, Jun 27, 2011
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  4. Shadlington

    Shadlington THD Team THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    I'd be interested in playing this, yeppers.
     
    Shadlington, Jun 27, 2011
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  5. Monsteri

    Monsteri Slower Than Light Tester

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    I didn't understand this, can someone please explain?
     
    Monsteri, Jun 27, 2011
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  6. Shadlington

    Shadlington THD Team THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Map wrap = When you go off the left side of the map, you come out of the right side.
    So you would have a continuous map and each base would be at risk of attack from both sides.

    An interesting feature this would allow is the possibility of game modes with 3 teams, as each team would be equally at risk when the map is wrapped like this.
     
    Shadlington, Jun 27, 2011
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  7. FinDude

    FinDude KAG Guard Tester

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    When done correctly, you wouldn't be actually able to tell where the left or right side of the map are. The 2d world would essentially be a cylindrical plane.
     
    FinDude, Jun 27, 2011
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  8. Lancelot

    Lancelot Guest

    Awesome idea :D
     
    Lancelot, Jun 27, 2011
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  9. bilbs

    bilbs Guest

    This would lend itself to multiple team games really well.

    Without map wrap, 3 teams becomes more complicated.
    But if the map wraps around, a 3 team game would create some amazing conflict.
     
    bilbs, Jun 27, 2011
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  10. Strech

    Strech KAG Guard Tester

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    Map wrap and more teams! That would be great!

    Domination gamemode: 4 teams of 4 colors. When one team destroy another team's main spawn, the defeated team becomes a "vassal" of the victorious team, maybe with reduced spawn rate or some kind of malus.
    The vassal team can be claimed by another indipendent team, and is not vassal anymore if his ruler team is conquered by another one.
    To prevent any form of revenge griefing, the subdued team cannot use their leader's door, but the leader team can use the vassal's doors instead.

    Wins the team that defeats the three rivals.
     
    Strech, Jun 27, 2011
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  11. HA1TER

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    Cortex Command style.
    Build thick high walls to prevent it,and you will loose resources for towers...
    Nice idea!
     
    HA1TER, Jun 28, 2011
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  12. FinDude

    FinDude KAG Guard Tester

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    Well, to go a bit off-topic, CC has plenty of bugs and other stuff that make the map seam rather obvious.

    Anyways, as cool as the idea may be, it just might be impossible to do with the current engine, at least without major rewriting (better spent on, say, making the game.)
     
    FinDude, Jun 28, 2011
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  13. HA1TER

    HA1TER Shopkeep Stealer

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    Well,true,but in some far far far future maybe :)
     
    HA1TER, Jun 28, 2011
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  14. saniblues

    saniblues KAG Guard Tester

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    I wouldn't have to exploit outpost glitches anymore, so I support this.
     
    saniblues, Jun 28, 2011
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  15. miaow

    miaow Guest

    I prefer the term "Pacman Physics" :D
    But I think it could work, and potentially be very fun.
     
    miaow, Jun 28, 2011
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  16. MM

    MM THD Team THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Map Wrap isn't so simple to code.
    Does anyone know a 2D platformer game that does that?
     
    MM, Jun 28, 2011
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  17. Eggnogg

    Eggnogg Guest

    Yeah, fluid screen wrapping is quite difficult :/
     
    Eggnogg, Jun 28, 2011
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  18. Strech

    Strech KAG Guard Tester

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    None? =P
     
    Strech, Jun 28, 2011
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  19. Aqua

    Aqua Guest

    Doesn't "worms" games do that?
     
    Aqua, Jun 28, 2011
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  20. Shadlington

    Shadlington THD Team THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    OpenLieroX does it. Its not on by default, but its an option.
    There's a few minor graphical issues where you can occasionally see the seam, but it works almost flawlessly 99% of the time.
     
    Shadlington, Jun 29, 2011
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