Author Topic: Support Power system for Glest (Read 5185 times)

jacko161 · « **on:** 24 February 2010, 01:46:43 »

Im new to glest and some friends and i making a modified version for a class at school

I know the basics of Blender and XML scripting

Me and my friends want to add a support power feature

Does anyone know if it's possible to mod the game so it can have this feature

any help would be greatly appreciated

If you can't contact me message Phantomfordy or sand_drew

ultifd · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:03:00 »

First, what do you want to "add" to Glest?

What features?
Second, welcome!

Third, have you tried Megaglest or GAE yet?

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Students...huh.Are you Bruce's student? https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?action=profile;u=7492

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Does anyone know if it's possible to mod the game so it can have this feature

What feature? ???

sand_drew · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:03:45 »

By support powers, he means powers that can be used to affect the battle in a dramatic fashion, but lack the requirement of a unit or building to use. Logically they'd either have high costs in resources or a long cool down period to prevent them from being too powerful.

jacko161 · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:04:44 »

Have you played Command and Conquer??

ultifd · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:07:16 »

Ok... by editing the XML you can do some of that... I think.
Also, try not to double post.

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Have you played Command and Conquer

Nope

, but I have heard of it a lot...

jacko161 · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:08:03 »

Sorry im really new to this and we are students of bruce but i think he is learning aswell

ultifd · « **Reply #6 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:11:03 »

No problem...

Quote from: jacko161 on 24 February 2010, 02:08:03

Sorry im really new to this and we are students of bruce but i think he is learning aswell

Figures.

I hope the mac problem is getting solved...
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http://www.youtube.com/user/UltiFD
Have you looked at my videos yet? ??? They show lots of gameplay.

$:-\$
Please rate or comment if you can...if you have a youtube account...
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also do you play glest at school only or at "other places/home" too...

Thanks.

and good luck.

phantomfordy · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:11:37 »

So, If you find anything out on how to add support powers...you know where to find us

sand_drew · « **Reply #8 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:12:38 »

I have Glest on my home computer, although I don't play it much.

I'll watch those when I get home. YouTube is blocked at school >.>

As for the Mac problem, it's a work in progress. :/

ultifd · « **Reply #9 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:14:14 »

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I have Glest on my home computer, although I don't play it much.

I see.

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I'll watch those when I get home. YouTube is blocked at school >.>

Yeah... figures. youtube can be "bad"...

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As for the Mac problem, it's a work in progress. :/

Yep. $:-\$

It's weird... though that Bruce only has 3 students though...
probably not. $:-\$

jacko161 · « **Reply #10 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:14:21 »

i havent got glest yet but ill get it this afternoon aswell as watching that youtube stuff

Thank you for all your help

ultifd · « **Reply #11 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:16:48 »

Quote from: jacko161 on 24 February 2010, 02:14:21

i havent got glest yet but ill get it this afternoon aswell as watching that youtube stuff

Thank you for all your help

Ok

, actually I haven't been helpful... not really. Others will be though.

Too bad I was posting like chatting... $:-\$

sand_drew · « **Reply #12 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:18:16 »

There's an entire class of us, except there are only two groups working on modding for Glest, the other groups are making either an animation sequence or attempting to make a mod for an FPS.

ultifd · « **Reply #13 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:28:50 »

Quote from: sand_drew on 24 February 2010, 02:18:16

There's an entire class of us, except there are only two groups working on modding for Glest, the other groups are making either an animation sequence or attempting to make a mod for an FPS.

I see, interesting.
Too bad it sounds like you guys wouldn't play Glest for fun though... $:-\$

jacko161 · « **Reply #14 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:30:33 »

lol i cant beat the AI in it

ultifd · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:33:58 »

Quote from: jacko161 on 24 February 2010, 02:30:33

lol i cant beat the AI in it

Practice,research, and practice.
OR download Megaglest and select CPU Easy...

*last "chatting" post.

John.d.h · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:53:27 »

If you mean something like the nukes in C&C:Generals, you can do this pretty easily in Glest. Just give a unit a massive attack with a high EP cost. Currently there isn't a way to have attacks cost resources per se, but you could have the nuke as its own unit (thereby costing resources) with a powerful short-range attack with a splash powerful enough to destroy the nuke itself. That way it would work a little more like a cruise missile than an ICBM, but you'd get the general effect.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #17 on:** 24 February 2010, 02:56:48 »

Ya, like the explosive barells in pirates.

phantomfordy · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 February 2010, 03:01:27 »

Quote from: John.d.h on 24 February 2010, 02:53:27

If you mean something like the nukes in C&C:Generals, you can do this pretty easily in Glest. Just give a unit a massive attack with a high EP cost. Currently there isn't a way to have attacks cost resources per se, but you could have the nuke as its own unit (thereby costing resources) with a powerful short-range attack with a splash powerful enough to destroy the nuke itself. That way it would work a little more like a cruise missile than an ICBM, but you'd get the general effect.

Would we have to set it so that it's attack will damage itself? Or will simply raising the radius of it's attack be enough to destroy it?

(Also if you don't know, I'm working with Jacko161)

John.d.h · « **Reply #19 on:** 24 February 2010, 03:03:38 »

A splash attack affects all units in the radius, including the unit using the attack if it happens to be standing in the way.

phantomfordy · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 February 2010, 03:04:49 »

That's pretty sweet, thanks for the help

ElimiNator · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 February 2010, 03:33:25 »

In the XML you can change it not to give damage to your units or to give damage, see here:

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		<skill>
			<type value="attack"/>
			<name value="attack_skill"/>		
			<ep-cost value="0"/>
			<speed value="50"/>
			<anim-speed value="50"/>
			<animation path="models/catapult_attacking.g3d"/>
			<sound enabled="true" start-time="0.1">
				<sound-file path="sounds/catapult_attack1.wav"/>
				<sound-file path="sounds/catapult_attack2.wav"/>
			</sound> 
			<attack-strenght value="300"/>
			<attack-var value="100"/>
			<attack-range value="10"/>
			<attack-type value="impact"/>
			<attack-start-time value="0.7"/>
			<attack-fields>
				<field value="land"/>
			</attack-fields>
			<projectile value="true">
				<particle value="true" path="particle_proj.xml"/>
				<sound enabled="true">
					<sound-file path="/sounds/catapult_hit1.wav"/>
					<sound-file path="/sounds/catapult_hit2.wav"/>
				</sound>
			</projectile>
			<splash value="true">
				<radius value="2"/>
				<damage-all value="true"/>     <------------------------------------------------------------------------------- see here
				<particle value="true" path="particle_splash.xml"/>
			</splash>
		</skill>

John.d.h · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 February 2010, 03:43:49 »

Quote from: ElimiNator on 24 February 2010, 03:33:25

In the XML you can change it not to give damage to your units or to give damage

... except not really.

jacko161 · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 February 2010, 05:35:07 »

the only problem is that we want to edit in a power not a unit but that could always be a fallback

-Archmage- · « **Reply #24 on:** 24 February 2010, 05:50:01 »

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we want to edit in a power not a unit

I don't get it....
You have to be clear.

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