Mission Goals Planned For Future Ns Maps

Supernorn · August 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">what would you like to see?</div> From Natural-selection.org [ 5/01/04 ]:

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Besides fixing bugs, we plan to increase the control that mappers have over mission goals and placing structures, so we can start seeing varied game types (Escape, Save/Kill the Colonists, Onos vs. Marines, etc.). We haven't started working on this yet, it's just the current plan.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

I havent seen much word on this, So I'm asking all you out there, especially mappers:
What kind of objective would you like to see or create for a future NS map?

aonomus · August 2004

OGM BUS!!!!

Supernorn · August 2004

Thats what I thought, what with the BUS being delayed because XPCagey (the Mapping guru) leaving. But its already been announced so, probably not it.

Mendasp · August 2004

Onslaught / Area domination

Ripzaw · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mendasp @ Aug 2 2004, 01:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Onslaught / Area domination </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Onslaught - Would that be where the rines have 2 minutes to build up defences with say 400 res and after the limit is up they have to survive thousands of skulks charging at them for another 10 minutes or something? If not I want that mode called "Survival"

Edit - I want your avatar Mendasp.

CaptainPanaka · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mendasp @ Aug 2 2004, 08:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Onslaught / Area domination  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
yep... "Conquer and hold" aka "territory control"

Bry · August 2004

hmm missed that in 4a news post myself, sounds v interesting

CarNagE1 · August 2004

OMG PLz dont make starcraft out of NS plz <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />
But IMHO its a good idea to make some funny maps.

Chrono · August 2004

i remember reading the thread on escape and that sounds the most promising

Invader_Neco · August 2004

or you could have the aliens build for 2 mins then marins droping from the sky with JPs <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

NetBent · August 2004

Save the Colonists would be cool. Have like staff and crew from the space station being held captive in the hive area waiting to be taken back to a kharaa controlled world for food. Meanwhile the TSA go along the game as normal. The aliens would have a single hive, but if it was destroyed, would have an allotted time limit to restore it before losing. The TSA have to build a special phasegate that would be very expensive but also fragile, to avoid them from building it next to the colonists. The TSA would ahve to go in groups and grab the colonists one at a time and take them back to this special gate.

At least that is how I can invision a fun game.

Kester · August 2004

kinda l;ike hostage rescue on cs?

NzNexus · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kester @ Aug 3 2004, 09:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> kinda l;ike hostage rescue on cs?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
LOL

Jezpuh · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nz-Nexus @ Aug 3 2004, 10:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kester @ Aug 3 2004, 09:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> kinda l;ike hostage rescue on cs? </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
LOL  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Indeed. And maybe a plant the bomb too? And escape..

Swiftspear · August 2004

Weld objective map... Aleins start with 3 hives and a fair bit of res nodes, and the marines only objecive is to weld some point on the map (maby start them with some turrets or something so their base doesn't get pwned right away...). You could make storines like 'weldpoint is airlock release' or 'weldpoint release jammed escape pods' or even 'weldpoint buys your team some beers'. It would be like the NS equivalent of starcraft's turret defence UMS's.

Soul_Rider · August 2004

Uhmmm, i see large numbers of suggestions for game modes that are to be the NS version of a Starcraft game mode. How about remebering that, as good as starcraft is/was, NS is NS and should remain NS by developing game modes that are unique to NS and explore the NS world, and maybe we should forget about starcraft and what's been done before, and try to make this the biggest game in the history of the world!

Swiftspear · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Soul Rider @ Aug 3 2004, 05:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Uhmmm, i see large numbers of suggestions for game modes that are to be the NS version of a Starcraft game mode. How about remebering that, as good as starcraft is/was, NS is NS and should remain NS by developing game modes that are unique to NS and explore the NS world, and maybe we should forget about starcraft and what's been done before, and try to make this the biggest game in the history of the world!  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
There really isn't anything you can do with an RTS that Starcraft hasn't already done in at least one of thier UMS. The only other direction we can move is further into FPS style gameplay, but we already have combat, so it's not like more deathmatch is really nessicary. The only thing I can think of is to use combat's level system for RPG style, mission oreinted gameplay... and Starcraft has already done that too...

Ripzaw · August 2004

About that weld point objectives one = "OMGZ WELDARZ TEH ANIT-HIEV NUKLEEAR LAZARZ FROM TEH SPAEC STASHION!!!111 REALY SATARLIYT!!!!!1111"

Mendasp · August 2004

Starcraft? Onslaught is from UT2k4 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Soul_Rider · August 2004

I have already posted my idea for a new game mode in this link here. I prefered to steal my ideas from DOD, then modify it a bit.

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75769' target='_blank'>My idea for a game mode (Hi-jacking someone else's thread)://My idea for a game mode (Hi-jacking...e's thread)</a>

Swiftspear · August 2004

::Souls Idea::</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Much like some capture the flag points in DOD? How about making capture points, like in DOD, where you need at least 2 or 3 people to hold a point for X amount of time. If marines hold this, a comm chair is dropped, marines then spawn from this point and are closer to the hive, aliens would have 2 comm chairs to destroy, giving them a disadvantage, likewise if the aliens capture the point, a hive is put up, that encourages the aliens forward. You would have to limit it to 3 capture points to a map, but it would be great fun, imho.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

actually its not half bad...

Kester · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-Ripzaw- @ Aug 2 2004, 07:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Onslaught - Would that be where the rines have 2 minutes to build up defences with say 400 res and after the limit is up they have to survive thousands of skulks charging at them for another 10 minutes or something? If not I want that mode called "Survival"  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
now that would be kewl, but i rekon it would end up being a like seige fun maps.

Lt_Gravity · August 2004

and although there will be special entities added, some of these ideas are even possible yet. just use your brains <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

NetBent · August 2004

For those who are just so darn hilarious at pointing out the obvious. Of course my suggestion was like hostage rescue on CS. Save the Colonists was mentioned in the news update that started this post. I was diversifying upon it. And it's not like we haven't already gone CS with combat already. Anyways, Jezpuh and crew, keep on keeping on!

Ripzaw · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kester @ Aug 3 2004, 12:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> now that would be kewl, but i rekon it would end up being a like seige fun maps.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
How? 2 mins to stick up as many turrets as possible. 5 mins of endless skulks. 1 life per person. FF off.

NetBent · August 2004

One life per person would be really cool. It would force teamwork and people to stick together or keep spread apart. Maybe a part wher the skulks only xenocide, but have low amounts of health. They are taken out easily but if you let one by, it could be a disaster.

Swiftspear · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-Ripzaw- @ Aug 3 2004, 03:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kester @ Aug 3 2004, 12:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> now that would be kewl, but i rekon it would end up being a like seige fun maps. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
How? 2 mins to stick up as many turrets as possible. 5 mins of endless skulks. 1 life per person. FF off.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Oooh, survival <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Good ideaness.

Sarisel · August 2004

Repair missions - where several parts of the ship have to be recaptured and repaired before a timelimit expires and the marines die of some kind of environmental toxin. The repair could be of a transport beacon to get the marines out or of an environmental system to let the marines continue to live and fight the infestation.

CaptainPanaka · August 2004

"Reconquer the facility":
Marines are dropt into the mission by some dropship and they have to fight there way to the cc. There they need to set up their base and and fortify it, and later recapture certain points of the facility sector by sector.

Some_tall_guy1 · August 2004

I was thinking we could have almost any kind of scenario if we have a simple set of entities and some small changes to the ones we currently have.

trigger_team_win: when triggered, team 1 or team 2 wins
weapons_: a weapon that you can pick up (lmg, hmg, sg, gl..)
item_: an item you can pick up (HA, JP..)
team_lives: defines how many lives each player has on what team
team_income: gives a team a rate at which they gain resources
trigger_spawn: changes the location at which players would spawn (this could be used in some kind of territory advancement map where one team gets pushed back and back, some kind of option would have to be added into the team spawns such as a # that would correspond to the trigger_spawn)
team_spawnrate: defines the spawn rate of a team
team_res: defines how much res a team starts with
info_gameplay (change): add an option so that commanders cannot build or drop equipment
info_gameplay (change): add an option defining what level the aliens start at, and the cap (1 hive, 2 hives, 3 hives)

NzNexus · August 2004

Ns missions like in Red Alert 2 using only the comm view mode.?

Mission Goals Planned For Future Ns Maps

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