Q&A 2

Circuitous · 07-29-2008, 03:29 AM

Here's this week's Q&A, brought to you remarkably late on account of every dev is too damn busy to talk to me. As always, remember to hop over to the FF Q&A thread and ask more questions: http://www.fortress-forever.com/foru...ad.php?t=16481

Question 1 (Rutabeggar):
What would you say are the most stark contrasts between 2.1 and the mods previous patches as in are there any new game breaking/making things being added such as the heavy becoming important again?

Answer 1 (Circuitous):

For starters, the HW is much more useful now. We are still working on some of the finer points of the class but overall it is better than the 2.0 HW. The Engineers will be able to resupply a bit easier. (This is expanded upon in Question 2.) The Pyros are slightly less spammy, and the flamethrower's push has been notched up a bit. Snipers are more efficient than their 2.0 predecessors.

Question 2 (Agent Buckshot Moose):
What's going on with the Engineer in 2.1?

Answer 2 (Circuitous):

This is an interesting list.

- Dispensers now start with ammo and armor, regenerate twice as much per tick, dispense twice as much per tick, and dispense faster than before.
- Carrying your Railgun regenerate rails.
- Railgun Charging is quite different,
--- each charge level only takes 1 second and 1 rail,
--- after fully charging, you can continue to hold it for up to 3 seconds,
--- after 3 seconds, the Railgun overcharges. This costs an additional rail, but gives you 40 Cells. Great for SG spots that don't have handy resupplies.
--- overcharging in this way does not hurt you anymore.
- lastly, and this may not make it to patch time, we want dispensers to "pick up" any bags dropped nearby.

Question 3 (Gwarsbane):

Will there be more no build stuff put into all the official maps to stop people from building stuff in the spawn rooms and in doors? Will all the spawn areas in official maps that don't have them get the no grenade code? Well and Aardvark come to mind as they seem to be the ones spammed the most.

Answer 3 (Circuitous)

They absolutely should, but it's a matter of what we have access to now. All of the new maps, and any maps that are actively being worked on or reconstructed, have nobuilds and noannoyances where needed. We'll see what we can do.

Question 4 (Gwarsbane)

Will spawn bags ever heal broken legs, medic infections, tracer tags, put out flames and stuff like that? That would help in most cases against people spamming the spawn room with spy gas, or a medic running in, or a scout concing the spawn room.

Answer 4 (Circuitous)

Will they ever? I think they should. Do they now? Not yet.

The good news is this should just be a Lua change - it'd be quite easy to do. Assuming no one finds a reason not to, this should be in the next patch.

Question 5 (Tsukasa)

Whats the status on all the AvD maps?

Answer 5 (Circuitous, squeek., Nezumi)

Dustbowl has been re-optimized, and now includes HDR and a slew of bugfixes.

squeek. is working on the updated version of cornfield. There are some minor changes to the map that should make gameplay a little more interesting: the cap triggers are now 1 unit above the cap point, and the defender's spawn points are moved forward.

The AvD crowd will be glad to hear that they will be getting a brand new map in 2.1. Nezumi has an awesome new AvD map called anticitizen. It's currently being playtested to death and it's a lot of fun.

Hawk Eye · 07-29-2008, 04:18 AM

Circ dominated this Q&A.

Rutabeggar · 07-29-2008, 06:28 AM

Thanks Circ and the rest of the team, all of that sounds really promising...just wish it'd be here

Firefox11 · 07-29-2008, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circuitous

squeek. is working on the updated version of cornfield. There are some minor changes to the map that should make gameplay a little more interesting: the cap triggers are now 1 unit above the cap point, and the defender's spawn points are moved forward.

This and ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circuitous

The AvD crowd will be glad to hear that they will be getting a brand new map in 2.1. Nezumi has an awesome new AvD map called anticitizen. It's currently being playtested to death and it's a lot of fun.

... this.

Like seriously. Though the cap triggers should be like that in all AvD maps, if they are not already. Also I'm dying to try cacti! It looked so fucking awesome in those pics!! (Sorry Nez, I like cacti more than anticitizen as a name D=)

pF · 07-29-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firefox11

(Sorry Nez, I like cacti more than anticitizen as a name D=)

Tell that to the people who churned out the cactus props..

Pon · 07-30-2008, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firefox11

(Sorry Nez, I like cacti more than anticitizen as a name D=)

I think everyone prefers cacti, except Nezumi

Skanky Butterpuss · 07-30-2008, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pon

I think everyone prefers cacti, except Nezumi

i know i do!

SmellyCat · 07-30-2008, 02:19 AM

Cacti sounds pretty neat to me too. I mean, anticitizen is all, like, possibly meaningful or something. :>

BoltR · 07-30-2008, 02:27 AM

Yeah, it might mean it's a hunted map.... except it's not...

Nezumi · 07-30-2008, 02:34 AM

I hate you guys. I'm just going to release a killbox full of sand.

pF · 07-30-2008, 02:37 AM

Haha.. that'd rock too.

Nezumi · 07-30-2008, 02:52 AM

You may think so but it'd be too bright to even play in.

Circuitous · 07-30-2008, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk Eye

Circ dominated this Q&A.

Circ knows his shit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutabeggar

Thanks Circ and the rest of the team, all of that sounds really promising...just wish it'd be here

Soon, my friend. Soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firefox11

Like seriously. Though the cap triggers should be like that in all AvD maps, if they are not already. Also I'm dying to try cacti! It looked so fucking awesome in those pics!! (Sorry Nez, I like cacti more than anticitizen as a name D=)

Anticitizen is sweet. CP3 should be entered into some sort of Hall of Fame.

paranoidkirb · 07-30-2008, 03:54 AM

Will infecting people ever be fun again?

Skanky Butterpuss · 07-30-2008, 03:54 AM

if you mean abusable, like it used to be, then no.

Circuitous · 07-30-2008, 04:10 AM

I was mistaken about a few of the Engineer changes. The news has been edited to reflect the proper changes (thanks trepid_jon!).

Summary: I said dispensers now give ammo twice as fast - they actually give out twice as much, and are slightly faster. Also, rather than regenerating faster, they regenerate twice as much per tick, and also start with some ammo and armor as soon as they're built.

Lastly, overcharging the railgun only costs one additional rail, not three.

Credge · 07-30-2008, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circuitous

- Dispensers now start with ammo and armor, regenerate twice as much per tick, dispense twice as much per tick, and dispense faster than before.

Have you adjusted the det of the dispenser to compensate for the increased regen and ammo and armor start?

07-29-2008, 03:29 AM	#1
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Q&A 2 Here's this week's Q&A, brought to you remarkably late on account of every dev is too damn busy to talk to me. As always, remember to hop over to the FF Q&A thread and ask more questions: http://www.fortress-forever.com/foru...ad.php?t=16481 Question 1 (Rutabeggar): What would you say are the most stark contrasts between 2.1 and the mods previous patches as in are there any new game breaking/making things being added such as the heavy becoming important again? Answer 1 (Circuitous): For starters, the HW is much more useful now. We are still working on some of the finer points of the class but overall it is better than the 2.0 HW. The Engineers will be able to resupply a bit easier. (This is expanded upon in Question 2.) The Pyros are slightly less spammy, and the flamethrower's push has been notched up a bit. Snipers are more efficient than their 2.0 predecessors. Question 2 (Agent Buckshot Moose): What's going on with the Engineer in 2.1? Answer 2 (Circuitous): This is an interesting list. - Dispensers now start with ammo and armor, regenerate twice as much per tick, dispense twice as much per tick, and dispense faster than before. - Carrying your Railgun regenerate rails. - Railgun Charging is quite different, --- each charge level only takes 1 second and 1 rail, --- after fully charging, you can continue to hold it for up to 3 seconds, --- after 3 seconds, the Railgun overcharges. This costs an additional rail, but gives you 40 Cells. Great for SG spots that don't have handy resupplies. --- overcharging in this way does not hurt you anymore. - lastly, and this may not make it to patch time, we want dispensers to "pick up" any bags dropped nearby. Question 3 (Gwarsbane): Will there be more no build stuff put into all the official maps to stop people from building stuff in the spawn rooms and in doors? Will all the spawn areas in official maps that don't have them get the no grenade code? Well and Aardvark come to mind as they seem to be the ones spammed the most. Answer 3 (Circuitous) They absolutely should, but it's a matter of what we have access to now. All of the new maps, and any maps that are actively being worked on or reconstructed, have nobuilds and noannoyances where needed. We'll see what we can do. Question 4 (Gwarsbane) Will spawn bags ever heal broken legs, medic infections, tracer tags, put out flames and stuff like that? That would help in most cases against people spamming the spawn room with spy gas, or a medic running in, or a scout concing the spawn room. Answer 4 (Circuitous) Will they ever? I think they should. Do they now? Not yet. The good news is this should just be a Lua change - it'd be quite easy to do. Assuming no one finds a reason not to, this should be in the next patch. Question 5 (Tsukasa) Whats the status on all the AvD maps? Answer 5 (Circuitous, squeek., Nezumi) Dustbowl has been re-optimized, and now includes HDR and a slew of bugfixes. squeek. is working on the updated version of cornfield. There are some minor changes to the map that should make gameplay a little more interesting: the cap triggers are now 1 unit above the cap point, and the defender's spawn points are moved forward. The AvD crowd will be glad to hear that they will be getting a brand new map in 2.1. Nezumi has an awesome new AvD map called anticitizen. It's currently being playtested to death and it's a lot of fun. __________________ Look at all those dead links. Last edited by Circuitous; 07-30-2008 at 04:09 AM.

07-30-2008, 02:34 AM	#10
Nezumi Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals. Class/Position: Soldier, O Gametype: Doubble Mode Affiliations: Cassiotone Nation Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I hate you guys. I'm just going to release a killbox full of sand. __________________ TG: pretty much you have no idea how much i fuckin own at this game. TG: i bested no less than three flaming tornados and broke a huge wizard.

07-30-2008, 02:37 AM	#11
pF no war but class war Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: big bad berlin Class/Position: Soldier / Scout Gametype: ctf Affiliations: [w~k!] Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Haha.. that'd rock too. __________________ Support FF: Gay And Lesbian Fiction \| Teen Books \| Bath Products

07-30-2008, 02:52 AM	#12
Nezumi Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals. Class/Position: Soldier, O Gametype: Doubble Mode Affiliations: Cassiotone Nation Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	You may think so but it'd be too bright to even play in. __________________ TG: pretty much you have no idea how much i fuckin own at this game. TG: i bested no less than three flaming tornados and broke a huge wizard.

07-30-2008, 03:54 AM	#15
Skanky Butterpuss Beware the Hammer D&A Member Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: Sabotaging your shit. Affiliations: :}\|, mimic, /KBN/ Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	if you mean abusable, like it used to be, then no. __________________ Support FF: Etzell: Skanky Etzell: The Wings are fucking fantastic Etzell: They really are Etzell: But even SAYING that makes me want to vomit

07-29-2008, 04:18 AM	#2
Hawk Eye Who the fuck is this guy? D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O Preferred Gametype: AvD Affiliations: [AE] Asseaters Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Circ dominated this Q&A.

07-29-2008, 06:28 AM	#3
Rutabeggar D&A Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Thanks Circ and the rest of the team, all of that sounds really promising...just wish it'd be here

07-30-2008, 02:19 AM	#8
SmellyCat Darknight Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Cacti sounds pretty neat to me too. I mean, anticitizen is all, like, possibly meaningful or something. :>

07-30-2008, 02:27 AM	#9
BoltR Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, it might mean it's a hunted map.... except it's not...

07-30-2008, 03:54 AM	#14
paranoidkirb Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O/D Pyro Gametype: Invade and Defend Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Will infecting people ever be fun again?

07-30-2008, 04:10 AM	#16
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	I was mistaken about a few of the Engineer changes. The news has been edited to reflect the proper changes (thanks trepid_jon!). Summary: I said dispensers now give ammo twice as fast - they actually give out twice as much, and are slightly faster. Also, rather than regenerating faster, they regenerate twice as much per tick, and also start with some ammo and armor as soon as they're built. Lastly, overcharging the railgun only costs one additional rail, not three. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

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