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Posted 19 December 2000 - 08:54 PM
The [url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/cgi-bin/ubb/postdisplay.cgi?forum=Forum13&topic=000135"]first collumn[/url] was a roaring success, but is a thing of the past. It is common knowledge that I mastered Hera a long time ago, so I am the one to bring your Hera-related troubles to.
I don't care if it's installation problems, mission plot problems, even in-game problems, two words: Ask Slug!
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If our military is so much better than theirs, then why don't we ever use it?
I don't care if it's installation problems, mission plot problems, even in-game problems, two words: Ask Slug!
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If our military is so much better than theirs, then why don't we ever use it?
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Posted 21 December 2000 - 01:40 AM
You know what I'm askin' planet capturing conditions WITHOUT counters (which don't work).
Me want help the way chapter 19 does it.
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Me want help the way chapter 19 does it.
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Posted 21 December 2000 - 03:15 PM
Ok, let's pretend there are three planets:
1) IF SUBJECT [planet 1] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
--THEN ALTER: CONDITION TRUE YET: CONDITION: 2
2) IF SUBJECT [planet 2] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
INITIALLY INACTIVE flag checked on
--THEN ALTER CONDITION TRUE YET: CONDITION: 3
3) IF SUBJECT [planet 3] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
INITIALLY INACTIVE flag checked on
--THEN DECLARE WINNER [your player number]
I can make it so that it takes into account when the enemy player captures them back, but I'm too tired right now.
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If our military is so much better than theirs, then why don't we ever use it?
1) IF SUBJECT [planet 1] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
--THEN ALTER: CONDITION TRUE YET: CONDITION: 2
2) IF SUBJECT [planet 2] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
INITIALLY INACTIVE flag checked on
--THEN ALTER CONDITION TRUE YET: CONDITION: 3
3) IF SUBJECT [planet 3] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [your player number]
INITIALLY INACTIVE flag checked on
--THEN DECLARE WINNER [your player number]
I can make it so that it takes into account when the enemy player captures them back, but I'm too tired right now.
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Posted 22 December 2000 - 01:44 AM
Aaaaaah! I get it now. Thanx.
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Posted 22 December 2000 - 04:52 PM
I'm not.
4) IF SUBJECT [planet 1] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [opposing player number]
CHECK IF INACTIVE flag ON
--THEN ALTER: CONDITION TRUE YET: (Condition True) CONDITION: 3
5) IF SUBJECT [planet 2] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [opposing player number]
CHECK IF INACTIVE flag ON
--THEN ALTER CONDITION TRUE YET: (Condition True) CONDITION: 3
And if there are multiple opposing players, duplicate the exact same thing for each opposing player.
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4) IF SUBJECT [planet 1] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [opposing player number]
CHECK IF INACTIVE flag ON
--THEN ALTER: CONDITION TRUE YET: (Condition True) CONDITION: 3
5) IF SUBJECT [planet 2] IS OWNED BY PLAYER [opposing player number]
CHECK IF INACTIVE flag ON
--THEN ALTER CONDITION TRUE YET: (Condition True) CONDITION: 3
And if there are multiple opposing players, duplicate the exact same thing for each opposing player.
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Posted 23 December 2000 - 12:29 AM
I got it to work! Now it works just like chapter 19. Also, I fixed that problem with my other level that had the problem with the destroying of all of the ships.
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Posted 26 December 2000 - 12:38 AM
How do you create something that, on expiration, creates a neutral object?
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Posted 26 December 2000 - 03:05 AM
Give the object that's supposed to be neutral a create sequence that makes it neutral (i.e.: commanded by player -1)
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Posted 28 December 2000 - 09:21 PM
How large should a gateship sprite [ the individual frames, not the total ] be?
I've got a ship design I'm working on, and it's somewhat complex.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS1.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS1.jpg[/url] is a frontal orthographic (no perspective) view. The empty space will be filled with a jumpgate array.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS2.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS2.jpg[/url] is an orthographic top view (they're all orthographic).
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS3.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS3.jpg[/url] shows another angle of the ship.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS4.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS4.jpg[/url] does too.
I don't want to make the sprite too small, as the detail on the bumpy sections might be lost, but I don't want to make it too large, for obvious memory reasons (how many people with <64MB RAM play Ares, I don't know but it's probably a lot).
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I've got a ship design I'm working on, and it's somewhat complex.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS1.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS1.jpg[/url] is a frontal orthographic (no perspective) view. The empty space will be filled with a jumpgate array.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS2.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS2.jpg[/url] is an orthographic top view (they're all orthographic).
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS3.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS3.jpg[/url] shows another angle of the ship.
[url="http://"http://www.geocities.com/fadarkk/PHCS4.jpg"]http://www.geocities...darkk/PHCS4.jpg[/url] does too.
I don't want to make the sprite too small, as the detail on the bumpy sections might be lost, but I don't want to make it too large, for obvious memory reasons (how many people with <64MB RAM play Ares, I don't know but it's probably a lot).
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Posted 29 December 2000 - 01:28 AM
If you recall from Ask Slug I, I had a question about a carrier that I wanted to capture. You said to make a bunker station with a carrier sprite. I tried that, and when I kill the carrier, it says: Carrier lost by Prophets of Salril, and then the carrier disappears. What happened?
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Posted 29 December 2000 - 03:00 PM
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Originally posted by Slug:
Give the object that's supposed to be neutral a create sequence that makes it neutral (i.e.: commanded by player -1)
Give the object that's supposed to be neutral a create sequence that makes it neutral (i.e.: commanded by player -1)
How? Where?
Hey, 8 Lightnings, I guess great minds think alike. I will be having one of my levels' objective's be to capture an enhanced Salrilian Carrier.
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Posted 29 December 2000 - 06:33 PM
Eminem, what happened to that plug I sent you?
Darkk, no, that doesn't work.
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Posted 29 December 2000 - 10:13 PM
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Originally posted by 8 Lightnings:
If you recall from Ask Slug I, I had a question about a carrier that I wanted to capture. You said to make a bunker station with a carrier sprite. I tried that, and when I kill the carrier, it says: Carrier lost by Prophets of Salril, and then the carrier disappears. What happened?
If you recall from Ask Slug I, I had a question about a carrier that I wanted to capture. You said to make a bunker station with a carrier sprite. I tried that, and when I kill the carrier, it says: Carrier lost by Prophets of Salril, and then the carrier disappears. What happened?
Make sure both NEUTRAL DEATH and DON'T DIE WHEN DESTROYED flags are checked. As for the "Carrier lost by the prophets of Salril" thing, I can't help that. That's the Neutral Death flag doing it's evil.
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Posted 30 December 2000 - 01:45 PM
what do i do when it says as ares is starting up and im trying a new mission:
can not manage any more sprite tables
this forces me to quit
also when it says
can not manage any more sounds
this doesnt do anything noticable but is realy annoying. Is there any way to fix these? Why do they happen? and what is happening?
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just take my post, and imagine everything is speeled right.
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can not manage any more sprite tables
this forces me to quit
also when it says
can not manage any more sounds
this doesnt do anything noticable but is realy annoying. Is there any way to fix these? Why do they happen? and what is happening?
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just take my post, and imagine everything is speeled right.
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Posted 31 December 2000 - 11:26 AM
nope, b6 like everyone else, c'mon im not THAT behind.
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just take my post, and imagine everything is speeled right.
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Posted 31 December 2000 - 01:54 PM
Well, because you've told me nothing about your problem except for the error messages (of which could be caused by many things), the best I can do is to say you should wait for beta 7
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Posted 31 December 2000 - 04:38 PM
I have gotten the same error about the sprite tables. I got it when I was trying to make my four player scenario. I had to reduce it to three players to get it to work.
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Uhh, question: how come, whenever I import the spites I make into Hera, they've got a little ring of background color on them?
I followed all the directions in the guide, and I'm stumped. I can't post picts to geocities for some reason, so I'll email the sprites that does that.
It might be my graphics program.
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Crud. I checked, and it's the anti-aliasing. I'm gonna hafta work with graffic converter some now, if I wanna have anit-aliasing AND produce something that doesn't have a funny green (or blue, or random pure Ares color) outline. F***
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I followed all the directions in the guide, and I'm stumped. I can't post picts to geocities for some reason, so I'll email the sprites that does that.
It might be my graphics program.
[update]
Crud. I checked, and it's the anti-aliasing. I'm gonna hafta work with graffic converter some now, if I wanna have anit-aliasing AND produce something that doesn't have a funny green (or blue, or random pure Ares color) outline. F***
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Posted 02 January 2001 - 03:51 PM
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Originally posted by Fleet Admiral Darkk:
Uhh, question: how come, whenever I import the spites I make into Hera, they've got a little ring of background color on them?
I followed all the directions in the guide, and I'm stumped. I can't post picts to geocities for some reason, so I'll email the sprites that does that.
It might be my graphics program.
[update]
Crud. I checked, and it's the anti-aliasing. I'm gonna hafta work with graffic converter some now, if I wanna have anit-aliasing AND produce something that doesn't have a funny green (or blue, or random pure Ares color) outline. F***
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Uhh, question: how come, whenever I import the spites I make into Hera, they've got a little ring of background color on them?
I followed all the directions in the guide, and I'm stumped. I can't post picts to geocities for some reason, so I'll email the sprites that does that.
It might be my graphics program.
[update]
Crud. I checked, and it's the anti-aliasing. I'm gonna hafta work with graffic converter some now, if I wanna have anit-aliasing AND produce something that doesn't have a funny green (or blue, or random pure Ares color) outline. F***
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The way to get around this is to render the sprites with a black background and then use Graphic Converter or Photoshop to change the black into pure blue or another Ares color.
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