Patch for Axis and Allies RTS

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

Heretic wrote:

well im not sure if this would be possible for the ranks or not but, maybe the person with the most games be the general of the army, the next 3 would be generals, the next 10 would be lieutenant generals, the next 50 people would be major generals, then everyone else over 1000 games would be a brigadier general.

Another question, where do you get the idea that AnA might not be around at the end of the year?

nvm

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:41 pm

well until i have had a chance to do some testing I'm not sure what is possible. remember A&A was rushed to market.... I've seen alot of notes marked "TO DO" in the configs, including the rank system. I've seen that setting and am not sure if it is even utilized or not, the rank setting is hard coded in the configs as well.. Even if it is utilized, I have a couple ideas for a work-around, but like I said need time to test and tweak. So I wouldnt put a fork in it quite yet Cool

I like the rank idea heretic, but you have to provide set numbers for each rank... unfortunately

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:01 am

What I would love more than anything is clan taggs that you have to invite someone so he could put on taggs and not be a part of the name, to prevent such things as confusion and imposters.

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I vote that Spastic be the king of A&A and there to be a special rank just for him since he worked harder than anyone to make this game fun through tournaments and this mod.

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

i agree with xtreme Very Happy

Sergeant (SGT) Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 99

the rank system is not hard coded only becasue all hard coded items say this somewere :Hard Coded

ill study for with AA later i havent looked through my data foldr since PH mod was cacelled.

this is what spas talking about to do with ranks

Quote:

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = lieutenant
glyph_name = ch_rank1 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_1
rank_value = 1
}

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = captain
glyph_name = ch_rank2 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_2
rank_value = 50
}

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = major
glyph_name = ch_rank3 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_3
rank_value = 250
}

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = colonel
glyph_name = ch_rank4 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_4
rank_value = 500
}

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = general
glyph_name = ch_rank5 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_5
rank_value = 1000
}

All this means they didt update the glyph when the did game this could easyily be done

lets do an example

Quote:

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
{
IDS = king_of_AnA
glyph_name = ch_rank6 ;; TODO: update with correct glyph
rank_name_ids = rank_name_6
rank_value = 2000
}

so easy to do now all i need to do it

as you can see this part well is what you need to create an internet rank brief instructions

Quote:

/**************************************************************************

template_rank.tgi
Copyright © 2002-2003 TimeGate Studios

DESCRIPTION: Ranks that will be displayed in Internet games

REVISION HISTORY:
clh022704 - created

USAGE:

[PlayerRank template=Rank]
This node goes at the root level to define a rank that is available in the game.

FIELDS:

glyph_name = the name of the glyph we'll use to depict this rank
NOTE: The rank glyphs need to have use_own_color set to false
rank_name = the name that will be localized in game to the proper name. Not using a localized string
here on purpose as we can update the ranks dynamically from a web page so we need to
have the ranks declared in the strings file

rank_value = a player will have this rank if he's played over or equal to this value. A special note
A value of zero will not show up in the game as zero means they haven't played a game.

**************************************************************************/

[template Rank]
{
string IDS
localized name = NULL

;; NOTE: The rank glyphs need to have use_own_color set to false
string glyph_name

;; This is not the actual rank string, but the ids for the string in
;; <game>/Data/Localization/strings_<game> file
string rank_name_ids
int rank_value
}

spas i hope this help on creation an online rank truely i really dont care about about online ranks. i understand all of this what to do but because it clearly tells you how to make it im not going to go through the rest

As of Random map scripts as i said befor if pople want battle ships map size shall increse so for spas the modder of this mod ill tell him how to do this

there is a file called template_rmc_aa.tgi as you scroll you will find this

[MapSize]
width = 640
height = 640
recommended_kingdoms_min = 6
recommended_kingdoms_max = 8

now all you do is change vaules ill show you an example

[MapSize]
width = 1024
height = 1024
recommended_kingdoms_min = 2
recommended_kingdoms_max = 8

if you want more sides just do this

[Kingdom Template=RMCKingdomMajor]
{
IDS = side09
name = "#template_rmc_aa_side09_name_2"
color = white
team = null
playable = true
required = false
SAI_default_ids = null
}

kinda basic

now for a little of wonderful math

[Template MachineGunBunkers Template=RMCActorGroup]
{
ids = start_bunkers
name = "#template_rmc_aa_start_bunkers_name"

kingdom_ids = null
show_ui = false

range = 1,1
area_factor = 0

search_relative_kingdom_ids = this
search_radius = 12

intraproximity_min = 10
intraproximity_desired = 10
starting_location_weight = 10000

properties = tech_noupkeep

[RequiredObject]
object_ids = placeholder_bunker
position = 0,0

;; this will prevent these bunkers from going anywhere near 12m of any corps HQ (one of
;; which happens to be corps paired with this bunker). However this also means that the
;; desired distance will be applied with every corps (not what we want). The problem
;; is the bunker group is applied to all kingdoms and you can't specify a group
;; restriction with the corps that goes with this group. Fortunately, the desired
;; proximity of the restriction is negated due to the large starting_location_weight
;; which still puts these with the appropriate corps.
[GroupRestriction]
group_ids = start_corps*
proximity_min = 12
proximity_desired = 12
}

[Template AntiairBatteries Template=RMCActorGroup]
{
ids = start_antiair
name = "#template_rmc_aa_start_antiair_name"

kingdom_ids = null
show_ui = false

range = 1,1
area_factor = 0

search_relative_kingdom_ids = this
search_radius = 12

intraproximity_min = 10
intraproximity_desired = 10
starting_location_weight = 10000

properties = tech_noupkeep

[RequiredObject]
object_ids = placeholder_bunker_antiaircraft
position = 0,0

[RequiredObject]
object_ids = placeholder_bunker_antiaircraft
position = 0,0

;; see comment in [MachineGunBunkers]
[GroupRestriction]
group_ids = start_corps*
proximity_min = 12
proximity_desired = 12
}

[Template ArtilleryBatteries Template=RMCActorGroup]
{
ids = start_artillery
name = "#template_rmc_aa_start_artillery_name"

kingdom_ids = null
show_ui = false

range = 1,1
area_factor = 0

search_relative_kingdom_ids = this
search_radius = 12

intraproximity_min = 10
intraproximity_desired = 10
starting_location_weight = 10000

properties = tech_noupkeep

[RequiredObject]
object_ids = placeholder_bunker_artillery
position = 0,0

;; see comment in [MachineGunBunkers]
[GroupRestriction]
group_ids = start_corps*
proximity_min = 12
proximity_desired = 12
}

so many lines but so basic

il use At buner for my example

Quote:

[Template ArtilleryBatteries Template=RMCActorGroup]
{
ids = start_artillery
name = "#template_rmc_aa_start_artillery_name"

kingdom_ids = null
show_ui = false

range = 1,1
area_factor = 0

search_relative_kingdom_ids = this
search_radius = 20

intraproximity_min = 15
intraproximity_desired = 20
starting_location_weight = 10000

properties = tech_noupkeep

[RequiredObject]
object_ids = placeholder_bunker_artillery
position = 0,0

;; see comment in [MachineGunBunkers]
[GroupRestriction]
group_ids = start_corps*
proximity_min = 15
proximity_desired = 25
}

that was really easy

for the RMC script you need to do it for every type tropical,boral and so on.

good luck spas on ur mod

Id like to announce custom models can now be made this was a test sorry for the scaling

i have spent months trying to figure out how to get custom modles in AnA without game crash

this is the fixed version of it

also with AnA can handle about good poly models so much could be done from new military building, vehicles, infantry, but as of units i havent foun out how to do them yet they require alot more nodes but should be easy to do.

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

so then is it possible to make new ranked random maps?

Sergeant (SGT) Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 99

no only edit t the exsisting ones but all that mater is map size

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

so we can make it to where there can be a 5v5 or 6v6 or more ?

Sergeant (SGT) Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 99

yes you can have 5v5 or 6v6 or 10 v 10

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:45 am

i would make german eco better, and ships available

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:31 am

Lagfest time!

It is going to crash at least once or twice but eventually will be right no? Smile

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:58 am

I like the idea of adding naval battles to ana

Sergeant (SGT) Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 99

yes thats why id go 5 v 5 instead and map size to the map editor size 756 i think. but navel battle are ahrd to do ebcause of battleships annyonig range and owh ever has more ships wins the navel

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:30 pm

i think removing the building cap for oil and ammo depots would make the game run better. It usually starts lagging about the time everyone is cranking out 4000 supply depots.

Sergeant (SGT) Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 99

we can go CoH style and remove the supply and i could make custom modles for structure that got to be captured. make a online game more intresting instead of watching people span supply accros the map.

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

no making it like that would make it coh, this is AnA, not coh although making ammo and oil depots not count towards the building cap would be a good idea.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:56 pm

"I like it, i had something similar in my head, although I think gamespy support will expire before most can reach 6,000 or anyone can reach 10,000... i was thinking something like: " \haha- my Brazilian brethren, Dimitrios1 is a beast and gets like 100 games a month, hes near or past the 5000 mark currently, but other than him i doubt any1 else will make it to the 6000 mark

btw...in my mod i plan to make ammo oil not count toward building cap

First Sergeant (1SG) Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 262

where is everyone getting the idea gamespy will close down?

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:05 pm

No oil or ammo build cap? I think thats overpower to the troops since you dont even have to unpack them to get benefits, you get a fraction but in late games you will be spamming and hiding them in corners and not unpacking except for a handful.

Sergeant First Class (SFC) Joined: Feb 24, 2009 Posts: 182

i think that the unit rank is fine because you dont want to make it super super easy to get Elite mech. And if you would do different exp points gained for the different levels then that would be loads of work. I do think that an aspect that may be helpful is if we were to be able to have a feature to the lobby that could kik people that have been AFK for over 10 minutes. It would make more room and it wouldln't lagg the lobby.

About the few of you that would like to add ships to the game. The reason that ships werent added were because like Age of Empires ships lagg games like crazy. Thus the only put ships in games that cant lagg.( Offline games)

Is there a way to add countrys or resistance groups? I like the ideas about the ammo and oil depots not capping us, and the same with the really expensive airfields that also dont population cap us.

is there a way that we could make it so we got to choose what power ups we got to kinda add a little startegy to that aspect? Kinda like where for instance there are 4 "slots" to choose from. Like bomb/power up/ power down/ defensive/
V-Rocket/Mech advance/Demorilization/Corp
CarpetBomb/Blitzkrige/Propaganda war/ Sandbagging

i have more but this is all the time i have to write it. lemme know if this will work.