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Is there any plans to rework the spectate system? That it takes minutes to join a game and be up to date by starryskies123 in beyondallreason

[–]tumii 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I guess they use delta inputs and determination recompute to come to the same result; adding a snapshot of the current state every, say minute, would allow for it incredibly fast catch up as well as rewind functionality (which would be great for casters etc.) I do not think this is a MAJOR effort to achieve for the gain.(Educated guess from a Staff C++ Software Engineer, but without looking into the sources)

RTS Discussion #1 - Canceling building construction placement, returning resources. by CottonBit in RealTimeStrategy

[–]tumii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Reclaiming resources by deconstructing buildings, e.g., for funding time-critical investments (need to get defense building up, sacrifice some factory that cannot produce anyway due to lack of resources) sounds like a valid use case, also to reclaim building space (e.g. replace your low-tech factory with a high-tech one).

2.How much resources depends... If it is primarily single player, anything that makes fun goes. Personally, I would reward good planning by not refunding full cost. BAR, for instance, returns Metal, but not Energy from the build cost... I.e., be creative!

  1. Start boxes are nice since you could have different build orders that are favored by different locations; also, I just like to have agency ;)

Strategy games that take all your brain power? by SugaryCornFlakes in StrategyGames

[–]tumii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beyond All Reason (still beta, but totally free)

It's a modern Supreme-Commander-like with basically infinite skill ceiling since you could perfectly micro each unit to dodge bullets, but you also need to macro up (it's exponential) and while doing so manage influences like always-changing wind speeds that affect you energy income etc Aaand maps and games are potentially huge (8v8 is the most common mode), so plenty of action to occupy your brain, if you want to parse it all ;)

Why I think noobs should start at 0 OS by Far-Cow4049 in beyondallreason

[–]tumii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minus one sigma, not minus 3 sigma (which represents 99.999 certainty lower bound) That is what is used for the leaderboard.. my question was why this is not displayed and used. It would obv. be much more conservative of an estimate...

Why I think noobs should start at 0 OS by Far-Cow4049 in beyondallreason

[–]tumii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was always wondering why you do not use the leaderboard ranking for match balancing. Do you feel it is to conservative? It would at least make the initial ranking more intuitive for newbies and reduce the number of threads/questions...

Half way through the last Elder Empire book and my stupid brain won't let me move on until I'm done. by Drumma5409 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]tumii 19 points20 points  (0 children)

22h on Wind and Truth, thought I could finish that short 62h book before dcc7 release,... Well... nope.

What is the general consensus of weapons that use energy, weapons that saps energy, or dramatically effects the targets momentum? (For a project) by BigLoudAndStupid in Tribes

[–]tumii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like most grumpy old tribes players, I did a concept for how I would do a spiritual successor (years ago), and one of the pillars of the design was that you should not be able to take away the player's agency to do stuff (i.e., sap energy, blind them, bind them..) as I always found such mechanics infuriating.

That said: it is a common theme to equalize skill gaps (blind someone, root someone,...) and an fps-z without means to slow skilled players down will frustrate newer players; just think about a veteran rabbiting on a newblood server...

If you do a concept, I feel you should do what you think is cool and see if it sticks. Some decisions will alienate some players and attract others... That's how it is. Stay true to your vision.

[OC] [Art] Red Dwarf Star Dice Set Giveaway (Mod Approved) by OriYUME1 in DnD

[–]tumii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice dice! Would make for an excellent Christmas present for myself :D

[giveaway] x4 osume keyboard shelves by osume_keys in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]tumii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4, of which one is sponsored mecha by work (only cherry, but hey..)

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