Zone Control (Version 0.1 released ! See 1st post))
If you ever played Starcraft or Warcraft III, you have probably played Starcraft Zone Control. The purpose is quite simple, each player begins with a bunker, which repeatedly spawns marines (1 marine every 2 sec), who can be controlled and sent to your enemies. But, the main attractive thing is in the upgrades you can purchase for your troops, and above all, in which order you buy them ! You can build more bunker and take more control over the map, to create even more marines and eradicate your enemies. The original map looked like a chessboard (see here)
So, for the Dow2 version, I think I’ll use the same gameplay, but with some modifications. For example, you can build your bunkers where you want, not on a chessboard, you can play by teams, FFA… For the future releases, we could add special events, random alliance, orbital bombardment…
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Version 0.1 released !
Download here : http://www.moddb.com/mods/zone-contr...ne-control-v01
This is a very first release, which can be played against the AI (which is not interesting) and most probably against other players (I couldn't try it by myself...). It contains all the main upgrades, and a completely playable map, Dying Planet.
Instructions :
For installation, extract the .rar file, and follow the instructions inside.
In game, choose the Force Commander if you don't want to have old abilities (same thing for AI players), select the ZoneControl game type and select the map "6p_DyingPlanet" (at the bottom of the list).
I've made this "alpha release" so you can help me with your feedback, because I can't balance the game alone against the AI, which doesn't produce any troops...
Have fun !
ModDB page : http://www.moddb.com/mods/zone-control-mod
Steam Group : http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ZoneControlMod
Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/ZoneControlM...rIiRetribution
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Things to do : (PS : figures may change)
I-Global stats :
_ population limit at 100 marines, upgradable (?)
_ killing marines give 1/marine, losing some give 1
/marine
_ destroying a bunker give 50
_ basic marines have : 5 HP, 1 dmg/shot, 5 m/s move, 20, 0% armor, rate of fire 1 shot/sec, 0 regeneration, 10 m range
_ basic bunkers have : 500 HP, spawns 1 marine/sec, 2 free slots for shooting
II-Global abilities :
_ dreadnought drop for 100
_ construction of a bunker for 100
_ troops invulnerability for 5 sec for 100
_ troops speed boost for 5 sec for 100
_ troops damage boost for 5 sec for 100
_ 1 bunker invulnerability for 10 sec for 100
III-Marines’ upgrades :
_ life, +5 HP for 10
_ damage, +1 dmg/shot for 10
_ speed, +1 m/sec for 10
_ health regeneration, +1 HP/sec for 10
_ range, +1m for 10
_ force shield (iron halo) for 100
_ energy, +20
IV-Miscellaneous (for later) :
_ choice of the marine’s armor at the beginning (Shuma’s models etc...)
_ choice of game mod
_ original maps (king of the hill, labyrinth…)
_ heroes
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Here is a first screenshot, where you can see the basic bunker, the five first upgrades (health, damage, energy, shield, range and regeneration (not shown here)), the marine's production list (1 every 2 sec), and the ability to build another bunker :
Besides, I managed to make the rally point common to all bunkers, but I need to find how force the move to attack-move... Anyway, I think this mod can be soon released, at least for the basic release...
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EDIT : I think I'll soon need alpha testers, because the AI is so stupid it can't even produce marines or upgrades... And if some mapper like this mod, I won't refuse any help !
I've thought about several maps :
* Financial Crisis : you only have a fixed amount of money, so you can't upgrade everything, and you marines don't give money when they die... Be a strategist !
* David vs. Goliath : one player is Goliath, with more income, more money at the begining and more bunkers, the others are Davids, with basic marines and bunkers... Difficult to balance, but can be interesting to play.
* King of the Hill : very simple, to win you have to hold a central point for a while, this need to be as well an offender as a defender !
* Trench survival : a coop map, players must defend the line at all cost, against infinite troops... Work together !
* Dying Planet : basic fight, but the whole planet is collapsing, with rokks falls, earthquakes... Epic battle !
* Space Hulk : basic fight, but you can activate several doors and prepare some traps for your ennemies... Beware !
Originally Posted by laszers
