Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:16 pm
I'm moved to write because of the warnings that "this is it for fixes." Almost all the attention I've seen relates to unit behavior. I seem to recall a few other loose ends that could use some tying up:
1. "Last recording" film bug. If you take the file called "last recording" and drop it into your films folder, it corrupts all the films in that directory.
2. Alliances. This was never implemented well. Has any attention been paid to cleaning up scoring? How about an option to "lock in" an alliance in planning time so that accidental damage to an allied unit doesn't cancel the alliance? Lots of room for improvement.
3. Team captains who drop. If you are in the heat of battle and your team captain drops (for whatever reason), another player automatically takes control of that player's units. How about a warning flash or a dialog or something to let you know it just happened? Is there any way to let the member of a team know that they're next in line to captain?
4. In-game host ping. During a game, how about adding a little number next to the players reporting their ping to the host? (Everyone should see the same info.) I MEAN, WOULDN'T IT BE AWESOME TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS REALLY TRULY LAGGING AND SEEING IT REPORTED ON FILMS??? Excuse me, I got real excited there for a minute.
5. Red vs. Blue. A host option so that regardless of player color, team colors in two-team games fall within a few preset color combos independent of player choices. Ever watch an MWC film where one team is black and the other is white and the map is Winter? You can't see anything on the overhead. Maybe this could be a film replay option.
6. Film management. Is there a limit on the number of films you can have in your recordings folder? I forget. But if you don't have the plugin installed, how about letting the film tell you what it needs? "This is a 1.3 film that needs Creep beta2."
You can see I think there's still room for improvements. Maybe you should finish the bug fixes, take a rest this summer, and wait till next September before closing the book on Myth 2 development once and for all.
Thanks for your attention.
1. "Last recording" film bug. If you take the file called "last recording" and drop it into your films folder, it corrupts all the films in that directory.
2. Alliances. This was never implemented well. Has any attention been paid to cleaning up scoring? How about an option to "lock in" an alliance in planning time so that accidental damage to an allied unit doesn't cancel the alliance? Lots of room for improvement.
3. Team captains who drop. If you are in the heat of battle and your team captain drops (for whatever reason), another player automatically takes control of that player's units. How about a warning flash or a dialog or something to let you know it just happened? Is there any way to let the member of a team know that they're next in line to captain?
4. In-game host ping. During a game, how about adding a little number next to the players reporting their ping to the host? (Everyone should see the same info.) I MEAN, WOULDN'T IT BE AWESOME TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS REALLY TRULY LAGGING AND SEEING IT REPORTED ON FILMS??? Excuse me, I got real excited there for a minute.
5. Red vs. Blue. A host option so that regardless of player color, team colors in two-team games fall within a few preset color combos independent of player choices. Ever watch an MWC film where one team is black and the other is white and the map is Winter? You can't see anything on the overhead. Maybe this could be a film replay option.
6. Film management. Is there a limit on the number of films you can have in your recordings folder? I forget. But if you don't have the plugin installed, how about letting the film tell you what it needs? "This is a 1.3 film that needs Creep beta2."
You can see I think there's still room for improvements. Maybe you should finish the bug fixes, take a rest this summer, and wait till next September before closing the book on Myth 2 development once and for all.
Thanks for your attention.