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Klivve Cussler
Ransoms Incorporated
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Posted - 2012.08.20 18:48:00 -
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There are 26 pages of responses, so I'm sure I'm repeating someone, but here are my ideas.
Skybox: It's hard to see now, because of the dust storms we're fighting in, but if the sky used the same skybox as the region the planet is in does in Eve, that would go a long way to adding both context and alien atmosphere. Glorious color at night, faded in the day.
Moons/rings: If the planet has moons, render them brightly in the sky. Closer moons larger, farther ones smaller. Maybe random location along the ecliptic to keep thing interesting. Ditto for planetary rings.
Seasons: Planets could have a seasonal cycle. You could procedurally generate the season based on a set "New Year" and a year calculated on the distance of the planet from the sun. Modify the mood of the map based on season.
Weather: Rain, snow, sleet, storms, dust. Randomly generated for the match, but modified by the map's base mood and season (eg, desert map has much higher chance of dust storm than rain, except in winter).
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Klivve Cussler
S.e.V.e.N.
Gentlemen's Agreement
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Posted - 2013.05.23 21:09:00 -
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I'd love to see some water on the maps.
A map that has a beach or coastine on it, perhaps beyond the redline.
Maps with the ocean visible in the distance if you are on a hill or in a dropship
island maps
And that's just what could be done without a "water system"
Ideally, I want lakes, rivers, ponds, puddles, streams, and waterfalls.
I want rain varying from misty drizzle to torrential downpour. You can change a summer storm to a winter deluge just by changing the sound the rain makes hitting the ground. Lightning could affect sensor performance as well as visibility.
Imagine you could vary the water level of one of the existing maps, with deeper water imposing a movement penalty. It would change the feel of the map completely and make vehicles much more important.
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Klivve Cussler
S.e.V.e.N.
Gentlemen's Agreement
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Posted - 2013.05.27 17:55:00 -
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shipyard!
Fighting on ships in space requires a ton of work and changes etc. What if we had a map that centered on a ship under construction? Even a frigate at full scale would be a medium structure. One for each race, inserted as needed based on the sovereignty of the system into the existing maps would be awesome. Of course, more than one is more awesome. |
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