The-Starport FLServer ?
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I think the arcade idea is great. I wanted to do this with the Arcade Action FLServer, but kinda failed because of technical limitations back in the day - and lacking users.
As FF said, mod rotation also has its drawbacks.
I think the coolest thing to do would be to merge the showcase demonstration mod and the arcade mod idea. We can start with a vanilla arcade mod (i.e. deathmatch, capture the flag, etc…). Now, if a mod team wants to create a custom “map” (=system) for the mod, they could advertise their mod this way.
I.e. there could be a fw_deathmatch map where the deathmatch is taking place with Freeworlds ships and so on.
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“- Objective: Destroy enemy base to win the round.”
Wow, W0dk4, transfer plz this feature to the future server
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Here’s another simpler suggestion:-
Why not just host Allegiance?
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For demonstration of mods in any way must use vanilla.
For mod and server with unique features - pseudo total convertion of course, for example one system with a rotating planets -
HeIIoween wrote:
For demonstration of mods in any way must use vanilla.
For mod and server with unique features - pseudo total convertion of course, for example one system with a rotating planetsThat assumes the mod is vanilla based, not all are so are you excluding those? There is no way you can show off a total conversion by demoing one system. Some other solution is needed methinks.
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I like the arcade Idea.
Vanilla is out there and not too attractive.
Mod showcase might compete with the shown mod.So:
Arcade - and possibly mix it with events. -
@Gibbon
Right! Additional solutions - this is just jumps in demo systems of other mods (for this we must have vanilla files)
And a central arcade system, the core - a total conversion from TSP -
When I was talking about a showcase mod, I never actually ment a mod showcase. I was meening a mod to showcase all of the new features that is being unlocked practically on a daily basis around here. Like the graphical enhancements and all of the hax Adoxa and Wodka and everyone else that specialise in these kind of things do. Even new models and things that people produce can find a place in somthing like this.
Although I suppose I did contradict myself by saying keep it vanilla, how can you if you change so much I suppose.
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i think it should be like this: there are systems representing famous mods and in the starting system there should be news advertising or explaining the special qualities. in addition simple missions should draw a path to the modded systems so you can see all of them without searching too long. all in those systems should be like in the mods but the players should be neutral to npc’s, so they can watch the action from beside. however, the cruise speed etc should be controled by zones covering the whole system rather than by a constant counting for every system. the modded systems should have all, graphic enhancements, different music tracks depending on zone, different ships, planets, stations, stats. the player however, could deside to stay there and learn the infrastructure deeper bying a starship there and getting fully into the ambience of the mod. once he likes it he can than go further to the certain server. on the other hand, a player can just fly somewhere else without having the problems of being shot down by advanced AI or ship stats without he wants to join the ambience.
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the cruise speed is to control easily as you can multiply it by a factor within a zone. graphics are in general only fx and this can be implemented easily too, to use fx in one system other textures and ales as in another. ofc you have multiple fx to manage that. the bloom fx is optional in every mod and can be implemented in every other mod additionally without any issues, so this we could let out or make an option for that, like others do. models and starspheres/textures are the last part of graphics but i think you won’t ask about managing this input, will you?
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OK, there are so many differences of opinion…
So how do we get to a majority favourite so the admins can make a decision?
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youre inviting us for a voting. let’s call all active TSP members to vote for their prefered variant. i think, this is in terms of our society’s preference of democracy the most sensible solution for now. changing the mod due to changes on the available mods front is ofc necessary to keep our clients up to date.
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Gibbon wrote:
If you want an arcade style “mod” that still looks like vanilla, then how about Ioncross Total War? Complete madness in 4 systems.I wouldnt call Ioncross “arcade” since you have a severe death penalty there and you need to be rather involved.
The idea for the TSP server would be to have something lightweight, simple team death match or capture the flag, or racing (thx F!R for the suggestion).
Mod teams could make special “maps”, showcasing the beauty of their mod, if they’d like to. -
I like that arcade-style suggestion. Never really played on ‘real’ servers because it’s so time consuming…
