fighting hunting styles

The FPS mode in Spring is extremly lacking because they are worried of "cheating", and because everyone says "This is mod specific, Lua it." (basically impossible on multiplayer without ping issues). It's not really useful for anything in the engine, except as a source of inspiration for us.

I think that Org. mode once you gained Strategy should be the same as before. Units in Strategy should be able to see as good as a player can (I never got how units in RTS/FPS hybrids are able to see just a few hundred meters).

roadkillguy wrote:

By the time We reach ranged combat, I believe your species will be tribal. Thus, it would be primarily RTS styled.

If you've ever played something called TA Spring, you'll know what I mean.

What about spitting? And quill-shooting? And squirting water (there's a fish that does it)? Things developed through evolution can be ranged, and that's nowhere near tribal.

Yes, projectiles will be implementable, but for the first few stages in development, org. RTS mode will be rather limited.

roadkillguy wrote:

Yes, projectiles will be implementable, but for the first few stages in development, org. RTS mode will be rather limited.

You mean limiting Org. mode AFTER acquiring Strategy? It would not have any sense to suddenly have units pop out at sight distance (Spring) when before they were visible normally. I think we should rather adapt Strategy unit to that see at their full line on sight, not limit them at 100 meters (Spring).

Commander Keen wrote:

roadkillguy wrote:

Yes, projectiles will be implementable, but for the first few stages in development, org. RTS mode will be rather limited.

You mean limiting Org. mode AFTER acquiring Strategy? It would not have any sense to suddenly have units pop out at sight distance (Spring) when before they were visible normally. I think we should rather adapt Strategy unit to that see at their full line on sight, not limit them at 100 meters (Spring).

I never said anything about FOV limitation.

I was referring to how you are still just a unit in spring, and you cannot do anything another unit can't. FOV, when in effect, will be exactly the same between modes.

Oh, sorry about that, I misread that. I though you were saying that you want to limit FPS'd units in the same way Spring does (LOS limitation).

I certainly agree that player should only be able to act like a normal unit, not a hero of some sorts.

Exactly. You would be able to go first person, but it's more centered towards RTS style gameplay.

But still, what happens when you do? You will be shooting a gun, which will have to be implemented.