ok, on this account i have never lost a (known to me)match, yet when i look at ma stats i have. i have some suggestions, first of all record a PERMANENT HISTORY of 1v1 s the player has had, and also, both players should hafta submit a thingy consenting htat they in fact are 1v1 ing (so a player doesnt push you on a base while you're gone, then proceed to take the rest of the bases, so you lose. (this is hypothetical of course) however, i have no knowledge whatsoever of ever participating in such a 1v1, so ya.
and on a different topic, in the new version of winbolo, perhaps we could have an "allied tank" view? this would make watching game much easier(especially) at the beggining of the game, cuz none owns any pills then. and perhaps you could be able to join the game as a "ghost" so that EVERYONE IS ALLIED TO YOU, but you cant play, only watch, and ppl in the game should be able to know you're there. also, perhaps the "ghost" players could have their own msg bar in which real players coulkd choose to view or not? just some thoughtful and not too crazy suggestions (as some have been, like retarded heat seeking missles or w/e, that just totally fuck the game).
but ya, just some thoughts i wanted to get out.
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well, SORTA everyone is allied to you, but there should be some kinna way to distinguish between the two sides (blue and yellow tanks) :)
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grr and i really wanna know who "beat" me.........it's knocked me way back in da rankings (double grrr).
(on my other account of course, this one is well, fucked cuz i been challenged by ren so much) :wink:
keeping permanate records would take up alotta web space.... do u really think elvis wants to pay 4 it???
amazing...a useful suggestion...when i saw ur name on the recent posts thingy i went "oh fuck, maxx is gonna post multiple accounts suck crap...grr........yes i actually did think about the web space thingy for a second...perhaps he could use free webspace (geocities) afterall, they get paid for the advertising.........either then that we'll just hafta save up our lunch money :) but just a thought..........or perhaps it could just be kept up longer????
keeping them for 2-3 days (if elvis has enough webspace), sounds like it would be a good idea! then we could spend more or less time on arguments about who took the first base in a 1x1! :lol:
-Madd Maxx-
(P.S. fuck those mofo's with the multiple accounts)
Perhaps a game history log that holds a certain number of your last games in record. For example, your last 3 tracked games, or maybe 5 games would be there for viewing, but if you play a game, the oldest one gets replaced
Or perhaps you can download a log and post it on your own website?
I think the ghost view option is interesting, but the question is lag.
Most games today have a spectator viewing option. This would be a great option to have.
I would also like to see some modifications to the game.
For example, cutomized maps/game modes. The ability to set the number or lives per player to a limit, so its whoever lives the longest style of play.
The ability to set a spawn point permanently for a side/team.
Customizations of mine limits, and possibley ammo limits.
Customizable tanks. (choose between several types. light weight, heavy armored, etc)
Anti hack mechanisms hardcoded. (speed hack and other ones that elvis is aware of)
Server utilities that come with the game, and arnt confusing. Its hard for people to start games, and the start New thing doesnt work well.
A better way to save games. The games are saved on the bolo version very nicely. Spielborg sux, for many reasons that i said in a diff post.
The ability to change the window size to anything, instead of just double and quad and regular. I like playing my bolo in as close to full screen as possible. Perhaps make a fullscreen option?
New terrain. Something like ice or oil would be neat, or sand. quicksand. lava. Blocks that are indestructable and roads that cant be built on or destroyed. These can be used for interesting mod maps like basketball (this already exists, but isnt easy to do, look on mins site for details)
Integrated server lock feature. Integrated player kick feature. Ban feature.
Fixing of bugs. Shots dont land like they do in mac bolo. Pixels arnt the same. Also, there are bugs such as lgm bug due to lag, and pill bug. They are pretty rare, but happen.
Map Overview, like in mac bolo.
Better integrated team ranking system.
On the results page of the game on .net, there should be a list of top rankers of that game. This player killed the most lgm! This player died the most. This player killed the most tanks. This player took the first pill. This player stole most pills. etc etc.
It would be nice to have a limbo time before a game starts to make teams, and no one can move. This will prevent people from ruining games.
Fix for laggers. I have a problem where it takes a period of time for my shots to register to the server, so even though i shot a pill, it keeps firing at me. Not sure if this is fixable.
When someone quits, it should say it they quit or if they dropped. Just like in mac bolo
A minborg like chat window that isnt a borg, but is integrated.
Better AI
My wish list can go on forever. But if any 5 of those is granted in next release, I will be a very happy man :D
also, some stuff that doesnt effect game play but adds asthetic (sp?) value would be nice. like wind, little shrubs, rocks here and there, different looking trees, waves that look more realistic and move, etc.
and finally, an integrated irc like chating interface, similar to battlenet. i think i have said all i can say for now, but i bet i can think of more ideas with time
I would say those are all great ideas Underdog. The host of the game should be incharge of the ban or kick feature though. Or we could have some sort of voting process with a button for voting on someone to be kicked from the game, yes or no popup window will come up. Then you select your answer and see all the other votes being displayed and the majority of the votes yes or no, win. Just running ideas on this new Winbolo 1.14 ;).
Ud I think all of your ideas are great except i would like to add one more...
*New Tanks Styles (When you open winbolo there could be a section for tank style. A tank that competes well on the ruff terrain and not as fast as the tanks now in winbolo on the regular terrain. A integrated AUTO Boat system without making a boat, Slow-medium on land, fast as normal take now on water. And most of all the speed tank. Holds little bullets, 1/4 less that we have now in winbolo; And is very fast though on land. OPTIONAL, Finally the AIR STRIKE TANK This tank flys in the land and can go down on land and in the air {I have NO clue how this could work in the air}).
What do you all think? I know the capabilities for that are hard, but were talking in about a year from now..
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Quick reply on the first point. Currently all game events are archived but not viewable (yet). Infact the database just passed 2 million events. Game diaries in the player page are something that is going to be addressed.
Whats an event: Each line you see in a game log. Eg: "player x stole base from player y". That is an event.
Grrrr!!! Keep WinBolo the same!!! Btw Elvis, could u send me a copy of the first version of WinBolo?? (i don't want it to get lost in the sands of time). Also, weren't you able to run-over pplz LGM's in bolo? Why aren't you able to do this in WinBolo?? I think that this should be the only thing implemented (just to make it more like bolo).
-Madd Maxx-
know what's interesting ud.........i think there ARE rebuilding blocks and stuff.........i remember once someone made a "hosed' version of tix tox pillbox where the pill was undestroyable, and every time you blasted away the walls around the outside they would rebuild when you went through (lmao) and youd be walled in :P
Ud, I have played mac bolo, many times, until I discovered WinBolo!!!!!
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ud, ppl have made many suggestions! and i make many complaints just to even things out!!! :lol:
another thing is collision. collision is definately not like it is in mac bolo, it is too easy to "clip" someone.
id also like to see super bomb implemented like in mac bolo
and pill massage implemented
one more thing, is graphics. i know you can edit the bmap to get a skin, but there are some stuff that cant be edited. like a block is either damaged or not damaged. there should be a different pic for each amount of damage (block takes 5 hits)
one more thing that would increase graphical beauty is not having every tree look the same. have different types of trees that function the same but just look different. like there could be a map that is snow covered, where traction is lower, there is a small amount of snow blowing on screen, and everything has snow on it. the water could be whiter, and the lgms should have jackets. just stuff like that that keeps the gameplay but changes the feel. i dont think a few dozen tiny bitmap clips will lag or make the game run any slower
Hey does winbolo run in 256 colors? That's something I'd like to see is different colors, you could make some insane patterns if it had more colors, although, if it did have more colors old maps would have to be redone or they wouldn't get used as much. Anyway, changing the color doesn't seem like something that would be too hard to do for this game.
