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aethiraes

Member Since 21 Jul 2016
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In Topic: MO 3.3 // Campaign, Cooperative & Challenge Discussion

17 April 2017 - 06:29 PM

 

Good luck sorting everything out, especially due to PF's pact + war with China, LC's loss of European HQ, Euro Alliance on the run + counterattack against Epsilon and the rise of the Foehn Revolt... :p

Political map in RA2 is updated with each mission. Same can be done with MO either officially or unofficially. If we want to make it simple, there may be made maps which only show start of act 1, end of act 1, start of act 2 and end of act 2.

 

 

I like this idea, it would be the most realistic approach

 

At the same time though, I think that a map that updates mission by mission would be quite interesting because it would show how rapid and overwhelming the Soviets' victory was. Then maybe we can have one of those slideshows that animate the war's progress. 


In Topic: MO 3.3 // Campaign, Cooperative & Challenge Discussion

17 April 2017 - 12:25 PM

It is a good example of how Westwood screwed up with the world map. I bet half of their coloring was made without any particular reason.


Also, the entire world has inexplicably chosen a side between Allies and Soviets at the beginning of the war.

And Antarctica has sided with the Allies. How could anyone forget the brave penguins that fought alongside the Allied Forces against the communist threat?

In Topic: MO Wiki discussion

16 April 2017 - 08:14 PM

I can start filling in the technology sections for the factions. They'll just be brief descriptions of what each faction uses in their arsenal. 

 

EDIT: 

Here is an example of what a technology page could look like. I'm not quite sure what "technology level" means. I just listed the different kinds of weapons being used, based on the missions and units. 

 

Some of the Allied technology was harder to write than others. There isn't much to say about lasers for example, because it's a very straightforward concept, whereas chrono technology has a variety of different uses, each of which may be worth mentioning.

 

Lasers

The Allies, primarily the American forces, make use of lasers to burn through infantry and armour. 

Orbital Satellites

Spy satellites support Allied forces by providing valuable intel on enemy movement and base camps. The Americans have developed the Mercury Satellite equipped with a powerful laser cannon for precision strikes.

Chrono Technology

Originally designed by Albert Einstein and eventually weaponize by Siegfried, Chrono technology takes on a variety of forms. Chrono technology can be used to instantly warp Allied Forces from across the globe or teleport structures to reorganise an Allied base. It has also been used offensively, such as the case with the Charon Tank, which can erase enemy units with its powerful neutron cannon. More exotic applications of this technology comes from the Paradox Engine, a massive gunship that freezes time. The Paradox Engine was so powerful, that it had singlehandedly swung the Mental Omega War in the Allies' favour at one point.

Prism Technology

Developed by SteinsTech, Prism weaponry concentrates light into a beam that can easily slice through armour and ignite infantry.

Weather Control

European scientists at SteinsTech developed a means of manipulating the weather, allowing their Thor gunships to call down bolts of lightning to smite their foes. Weather manipulation seem to have come to its pinnacle when the Weather Control Device, the Allies' superweapon, was completed. This device creates a destructive thunderstorm at the target location.

Mirage Technology

Mirage technology creates a false image to conceal Allied units. Essentially, armoured forces can turn into trees.

Adaptation Systems

The Stryker IFV, Archon AMC, and Tsurugi powersuits use a complex adaptation system that allows pilots to interface their weapons and reequip IFVs with new weaponry. This allows the different subfactions of the Allied Forces to mimic units that they otherwise would not normally have, e.g., a siege cadre in a Stryker acts as a pseudo-prism tank.

Cryogenics

Exclusively used by the Pacific Front, thermal inversion technology induces freezing temperatures onto enemy units. Victims of a cryogenic beam are slowed to a halt until they become brittle and break apart.

Force Shield

The Force Shield is exclusively used by the European Alliance. The Force Shield generates a barrier that nullifies any damage to buildings affected by it. Several Shield Commands were seen in London in Godsend, generating force shields onto nearby buildings. Presumably, these barrier were a defensive measure against the Soviet Forces.

Communications Disruption

The Allied Forces use gap generators to block out their bases from enemy radar. This allows them to conceal their movements and carry out covert attacks without the enemy knowing. Furthermore, to further their air superiority, the Allies have developed the Black Widow, a stealth plane which disrupts enemy communications to provide cover for their jets.

Robotic Drones

Although the use of robotics is relatively common between the four major factions, the Pacific Front, in particular, specialises in the use of disposable support drones. To access the most advanced features of their arsenal, the Pacific Front must construct Robot-ops Center which also serve as deployment facilities for their Zephyrobots and deadly Hunter-Seekers.


In Topic: MO 3.3 // Campaign, Cooperative & Challenge Discussion

16 April 2017 - 08:05 PM

I'm curious about a political map for MO too. 

 

Is there any software that's good for map-making? 


In Topic: MO 3.3 // Feedback & Suggestions (Balance, New Features, Modifications etc.)

09 April 2017 - 01:19 PM

Late game, dog spam might be irrelevant if there's a Knightframe blob.

But dog spam might hurt Foehn early game, if I recall correctly, dogs take two KF attacks to be killed. So a pack of four dogs can easily take out lone KFs.