Ideas

Winbolo needs:

* a button in addition to a timer that starts the game [mentioned in another post]

* another weapon [not neccesary]-- short-range heat-seeking missles

* cool skins

* a mini map-- it would be blank but "record" the map parts that the player has been to

* an airplane mode-- it would require the entire bar of trees to build; it would be the fastest way to travel; it could be shot down with only 5 hits when the heart bar was full, and would kill the tank; targeted like a ground-based tank; could only carry a few things; would be able to make fly-by strikes; could drop mines that would explode when it hit the ground

* a more relyable tracker that would not freeze as often

* a radar option-- only functoinal when tank is in full health; damage to tank will render the radar "blind" until tank is repaired


so wudyu think :?: :arrow: :mrgreen:

These are sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want them

Knight_o_theNee wrote:

Winbolo needs:

* a button in addition to a timer that starts the game [mentioned in another post]

* another weapon [not neccesary]-- short-range heat-seeking missles

* cool skins

* a mini map-- it would be blank but "record" the map parts that the player has been to

* an airplane mode-- it would require the entire bar of trees to build; it would be the fastest way to travel; it could be shot down with only 5 hits when the heart bar was full, and would kill the tank; targeted like a ground-based tank; could only carry a few things; would be able to make fly-by strikes; could drop mines that would explode when it hit the ground

* a more relyable tracker that would not freeze as often

* a radar option-- only functoinal when tank is in full health; damage to tank will render the radar "blind" until tank is repaired


so wudyu think :?: :arrow: :mrgreen:

hmm...these are some pretty cool ideas...i like the radar idea.however, what makes bolo so fun is that it has so few elements to work with, so the plane idea is kinna neat but it WOULD add a whole new element to the game....if we added a plane mode it would have to be altered slightly from your version of it... perhaps it would just be able to fly very fast and shoot but nothing else...it shouldn't kill the tank it blows up though if its only gonna take five hits ta die...i would just be fine with having a builder skin that makes enemy builders appear red, but nothing else...definitely a button that starts the game when it has a time limit..for sure.....once again heat seeking missles would add a WHOLE new element to the game...so i dunno know bout this either...probly not... but some cool ideas anyway! :) :D :lol: :P :wink: 8)

... perhaps it would just be able to fly very fast and shoot but nothing else...it shouldn't kill the tank it blows up though if its only gonna take five hits ta die...

I guess I see your reasoning. The game is fun with few elements. The reason the plane [or better yet, helicoptor] would be eliminated so easily is because of its obvious advantages. Instead of shooting, the chopper would only be able to go slightly faster than the other modes of transport. because it could hover and go faster, it should not shoot, only drop single mines, which would serve as bombs. The chopper would have to land to set the builder down and pick him up. So you see, even though it is fast and not limited by structures or terrain, it is costly to build, has poor weaponry, and is noticibly exposed to attack. Positive and negative are balanced. Zen Atiliary :mrgreen:

In addition, I understand your concerns about heat-seekers. as for radar, I believe that it is important that players be able to see beyond the section of screen that they are in. I think I need to stress that the pillbox views do not provide enough information about the surrounding situations. I do like the fact that I can hide in forests and such.

Thank oyu for your responses and input :mrgreen:

I love these ideas!!! I think they should be added!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I always thought this forum was to do with other people's addons....

But anyway....

a button in addition to a timer that starts the game [mentioned in another post]

The idea for this has been tossed around for a while.

cool skins

Skin support will be in the next release, however it really will be up to others to come up with good skins.

a mini map-- it would be blank but "record" the map parts that the player has been to
* a radar option--...

Both these have been incorporated into borgs already.

* a more relyable tracker that would not freeze as often

There is still some server instability on the tracker host however there is a script that checks the tracker is running every 5 minutes. So from now on the tracker will not be out for very long if it does go down, (its been running for the past few days.)

sweeet..borgs...skins...i cant wait for teh next version of winbolo! :D :lol: 8) :wink:

Elvis wrote:

a mini map-- it would be blank but "record" the map parts that the player has been to
* a radar option--...

Both these have been incorporated into borgs already.

The problem with these existing features is that:
a) you must search for the borgs/brains with these features ir get lucky and have someone tell you about them
b) you must switch between the viewer windows and the game in session to use them. This leaves one vulnerable to attack while using their viewers
I am proposing that they becom part of the game

I hope this clarifies the purpose of the added features
Thank you everyone for your responses and reactions
:!: :arrow: :mrgreen:

Knight_o_theNee wrote:

The problem with these existing features is that:
...
b) you must switch between the viewer windows and the game in session to use them. This leaves one vulnerable to attack while using their viewers
I am proposing that they becom part of the game

Well, just use a smaller size winbolo client and adjust the map overview window.

a) you must search for the borgs/brains with these features ir get lucky and have someone tell you about them

Try: [url]ftp://winbolo.dhs.org/brains/[/url]