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Mod update. For a more visual presentation check out the orignal post up top. Heres a little more detailed text version of the update: Units with ranged weapons have ammo. Units with low ammo (jav) will have very high damage. Slingers will regain ammo slowly anywhere. Most units have 2 attack types, ranged and melee. Weapon swapping will not be manual. The unit will swap to melee if It has no ammo A targetted unit is getting to close The target is a wall / building The target is a siege unit New aura called "Re-arm". All military structures (Barracks, Stables, Arsenals, Fortresses, Armycamps, Colony's) and also the forge will have this aura. Units that require ammo, simply need to stay inside it for at least 3 seconds for a complete ammo refill. This aura will only work if you have at least 1 forge. Some of these military buildings will have a large aura, and most have a small aura. Armycamp has a limited ammo pool units can Re-Arm from, and the Armycamp consumes ammo from the pool while shooting arrows. Once the pool is empty, the armycamp can't shoot arrows, or Re-arm units. Units are rebalanced according to their visuals. Check this balancing sheet for more info (also check the additional changes tab). 4th rank: Champion. If there is a champion counterpart of the soldier, it will be able to promote as one. For example, the athenian hoplite will promote into a city guard. Promotion rework. Units will not get bonus armor on promotion. They will receive a small heal, and (originally) ranged units will get a 10% bonus attack damage for all weapons. Melee only units have their default attack bonus on promotion (20%). Technology changes. Instead of 4 defensive upgrades for units there are now just 2. They give both a positive and a negative bonus. Example: Soldiers +3 crush, +1 hack and pierce resistance. 50ms attack and 0.25 movement speed penalty. Healers. They now provide healing in any structure they are garrisoned in. They can also build tents in which they can treat the wounded. Spy tech rework. All enemy unit and structure info is now hidden and cannot be inspected when clicked / hovered. When you buy the Espionage tech this information becomes available to you, showing you information like health and ammo when clicking or hovering over enemy / neutral soldiers. Charge attacks. Units have energy and will use it to charge an enemy. Energy is consumed at a rate while charging the target. The first attack deals bonus damage but consumes all energy. Rams max energy / regeneration rate / bonus damage, is based on how many people are garrisoned inside. And some more stuff. I guess you just have to find out by playing the mod! Any feedback and bug reporting is greatly appreciated.5 points
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Guess the problem is also that any balancing discussions only makes sense if the people actually test the development version. Discussing balance based on the last release is mostly obsolete and /or misleading.4 points
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Grapejuice great job, I'll play it this weekend, several interesting mechanics.3 points
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Feels like quicksand. Would require a lot of balancing (eco, rushing, fighting, ...). Would break cavalry/rushing without rebalancing, which is generally in a very good place right now.3 points
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Hi, I uploaded a new video about my personal economy strategy with Sparta. I did a little tutorial about my build order in single player then showed 3 1v1 games I did against @Philip the Swaggerless, @dakeiras and @vinme. Hope it can help :))3 points
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You can set up different channels/teams in Mumble, and by using ACLs (access control lists), you can finetune who can talk to whom etc. Is this maybe what you are looking for? https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/ACL_and_Groups/English3 points
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Just to mention it, I had a lot of good feedback about turn rates in A24 from casual players and some YouTubers which seem to be totally against what's represented on those forums.3 points
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This film was absolutely incredible.3 points
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Please report any bugs you find here or on Github(preferably) and feedback is greatly appreciated! DOWNLOAD For A26 i made this temporary release, which should work fine but isn't tested much and the han are excluded. grapejuice-3.1.7_A26_semirelease.zipgrapejuice-3.1.7_A26_semirelease.pyromod A25b versions (old) grapejuice_3.1.6_A25b.zipgrapejuice_3.1.6_A25b.pyromod text version of mod features
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I see a new 0AD Youtuber /Streamer on the rise! Well done to the-x aka Björn Bär!2 points
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@Grapjas, the mod looks awesome. I have long been against ammo system but the way you have implemented it seems quite reasonable. I like the ram/unit interactions as well as charging mechanic. I wonder if some units could be given more charge damage than others as a way to differentiate them. I can also try to test it this weekend.2 points
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Hi! I was reading the diff and i have a question and a few observations. Question: What is the main goal of introducing acceleration? (is it to bring unit movement closer to reality or to smooth out movement in sharp angles or something else?) Observations: They way acceleration seems to work in the code is: A variable in defined in the templates called <InstantTurnAngle>. For any turn angles smaller than this variable, movement is the same as in A25. For values bigger than this angle (sharp angles), the unit is completely stopped (speed = 0) and then accelerates towards the new direction (while turning). It seems that this because of this sudden stop (which can happend quite a lot in the battlefield) movement seems jank and slow. So, in order to balance out the mechanic it seems that the variables at our disposal are: WalkSpeed RunSpeed InstantTurnAngle Acceleration And this Speed = 0 when The angle is bigger than InstantTurnAngle. ================================================ I don't have the SVN, so i can't test this out myself, but maybe that speed = 0 thing is the culprit for the current behaviour and setting it to something like Speed = WalkSpeed/2 might be a good compromise. Again can't be sure.2 points
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I think he means that the realistic values could have stayed if the rest was balanced against it.2 points
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One might also want to read the discussion/ watch the videos on the commit https://code.wildfiregames.com/rP259532 points
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I believe we have a lot of good ideas and mod, but with no updates or releases like MilleniumAD, a help to see maybe even more civil updates on them and new structures.2 points
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If you have to make a report, use the following thread: Progress Report:
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Sorry guys (and Trashy) I didn't want to get you into trouble, I just saw this type of game title and decided to make an example of it. And yes, the elephant was cute1 point
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@Yekaterina, if you didn't want to see elephants you are in the wrong place1 point
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Hi everyone! I would like to share some of my replays! These are some rated 1v1 games that I played in the past few days, and I think some of them were really interesting and they taught me a few key lessons. Hopefully you will enjoy them as well! :)) Elena's 1v1s.zip By the way, I would like to try my hands on a few 4v4 team games next. Looking forward to playing with more people! Also many thanks to the developers for creating such an excellent game for free!1 point
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Yes of course it's an over simplification of the problem. When I came around ten years ago I saw something like age of empires with a total war style of fighting, with anim sync arrow volleys etc. I've never been into the grand strategy thing, nor an overly complex economy. The thing I loved the most about Age of Mythology was the mythology strings, and the scenario editor especially any kind of building that was out of the ordinary. I'm not interested at all in the competitive part as I am the worst player amongst the team member and it's just hopeless. I just enjoy building stuff and looking at the art. So I am a minority inside another one.1 point
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I tested it, but I didn't look at the code. I was under the impression that smaller turns the unit would also slow down, but less. I must have been confused by the actual turning time, that was already there. Maybe the best result could be achieved if for all turns that are sharper than <InstantTurnAngle> rotation time could be taken down near 0 (seeing a horse spinning around itself is not the best one can ask), but after the turn then acceleration applies? I wouldn't think acceleration looks quite good on infantry though. Still, other units like ships and chariots seem like they may very good use of acceleration. I would love to see this feature used to the best, but yet again I must insist that it doesn't break this hardly achieved balance (I agree with @a 0ad player here). Once again, I think that single/multiplayer is largely a false dichotomy.1 point
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They don't stop for such small angles. The current <InstantTurnAngle> for units in general (not ships or siege) seem to be 1,5 (i think radians) so about 86 degrees. Which means that any angle below that they should behave the same as A25 (if i'm getting this right).1 point
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Dear @user1 Offending player: yari444 ended rated game when he was about to lose My lobby name: jonnyk21 Thank you! commands.txt1 point
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I get that. But people are just positive when an alpha is released. there was also a ton of positive feedback when a25 came out for quicker turn speeds and I haven’t heard anyone complaint about them about the quicker turn rates. The difference with a24 was there was also a ton of negative feedback when a24 was released. And that positive feedback for a24 slowly disappeared in a few weeks. That negative feedback during testing resulted in ‘quicker’ turn rates (that some felt was unrealistically fast) and yet those turn rates were still clearly a mistake. This really feels like a failed experiment at this point, and I don’t understand why we are rehashing it when there is so much other stuff that the player base actually wants1 point
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Yes causal players are very much underrepresented here. But even if they would voice their opinions more publicly, the question is still if it is possible to find a balance between what causal players want and what competitive players want. Turn rates/ acceleration is just the tip of the iceberg.1 point
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Ah! That's probably the most perfect description!1 point
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There is a campaign for A23 yes1 point
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well I did test Valihrant turn rates mod at the time, and I liked most of it. I'm not sure what do you mean when you say I didn't bother.1 point
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The more you try teaching kids (or even adults) something, the less they are eager to learn. (SCNR)1 point
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Really cool stuff! And yes, you've answered my question about interaction (bonus), which I also like very much - thank you.1 point
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Maybe this movie was cool, but I have seen way too many ads for it to really want to watch it.1 point
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When trample is implemented, the acceleration and turn rates will hurt cavalry less, as they will still be doing (trample) damage a they're turning.1 point
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Jeez! 98gb?? For real? darn! That's another good deterrent, beside the price ahahaha Yeah, I agree with the general sentiment. It just look "nice" and "fun" for a little game, but miles away from being as epic as the predecessor. Is not completely bad either, just simply "okay". About the units yeah, they look ridiculous and proportions are completely off. But, once you get used to it, there are some lessons that can be learned on readibility I think. After a while I came to appreciate the fact that are immediately distinguishable on screen, while, if I can make an observation, in 0ad they're much easier to confuse and battles look messier. Maybe the new battalion feature can really be the gamechanger? Ehehehe curious about that!1 point
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more ideas... aphoraes.
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Water supply. v1
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I don't think I will buy it, mainly because of price and hardware requirements. I like to see new changes and evolutions in games but I stopped chasing each new release. I'm pretty happy to play a few solid games and I usually don't need to look constantly for something new. Also I wouldn't have time ehehe So far I mostly watched the gameplays available and, as much as I was initially skeptical, it does seem to be a lot of fun. There a few new innovations that keep the gameplay fresh and I wish something like that could be implemented more also in 0ad. Beside that, I don't know .. the game seems to be built specifically around online matches. It's all made to be fast-paced and competitive and it lacks some depth to me. The graphic style is also quite anonymous. Like it's been made from 3d assets bought online. Don't get me wrong, it looks nice and smooth, but it's still a bit boring and not very immersive. So it looks to me a quick game for immediate fun but not particularly deep. It's rather addictive to watch from gameplays, but idk, I think is personally destined to die after the initial enthusiasm. I think online it could replace StarCraft 2 as multiplayer title, but I wouldn't be much interested in playing competitively in that case1 point
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@Stan` @Lopess @Trinketos @wowgetoffyourcellphone I am getting involved with our mods/little projects. if you have any suggestions, since days we didn't have a conceptual artist.1 point
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Another attempt for a concept of mercenary units. As I said to Lion Kanzen, this is just to experiment a bit and provide ideas for new civilizations for the mod and also an exercise for me to get back to the drawing board ehehehe If there's interest to update the mod, I can plan to actually design a line of units/buildings for each civilization, so it can be a blueprint for new assets that hopefully can give new life to this medieval version of 0ad. Since the announcement of AOE 4, I got back to good old RTS games and I think a scenario of kings and knights is the only thing missing to make 0ad great!
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Macedonia 45 - Nightmare (323 BC) Alexander is in trouble. His skin is burning up, head is raging with internal fire and strife. As he lay dying, in his mind there is one final battle to be fought. The landscape is desolate, covered in fire and ash. The sea is red and full of blood. All his enemies have gathered against him -- from the Spartan rebels, to the city of Tyre, and all the way to India. His only allies are the people who greeted him like a living God -- the land of Egypt. Will he prevail? Only you will find out. AI Settings: Player 8 (Doom Guard) should be set to Sandbox. For the rest of the players use a difficulty of your choice. For casual game play, set your Ally to Hard or Very Hard and your Enemies to a combination of Easy and Medium difficulties. You can also gift units to your ally. Simply move them to the little palisade pen and they will switch ownership. Your ally may also gift units to you as well.
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(@Langbart did a video in that thread. ) I think your best shot is at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha25 / https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha26. E.g. for the next version there is the possibility to also push items in the production queue to the front. And skimming the hotkey page, I guess. But yes, one has to dig a little (which is too much, I know).1 point
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_Any_ game can only keep me interested for about a day, subsequently I start tearing it apart and tinkering with it. The latter still keeps me entertained in 0 A.D..1 point
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Agreed. The core gameplay is a bit sus, and the endless discussions about balance really do little to address core issues. Removing some armor values here, adding +1.648 pierce attack there, etc. while necessary in the long run, don't really address core issues. @Freagarach's soft battalions (already committed for A26) are such a huge step, more people need to talk about them. I urge everyone, at least those knowledgeable/experienced with the game and community, to download the SVN (development) version of the game and work toward making those soft battalions integral to the game, feature complete (important to combat), and intuitive. They are really what's going to set the game apart from offerings such as AOEIV.1 point
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Rise of Seleucus Anabasis of Alexander Clash of Civilizations: The Greco-Persian Wars Hannibal at the Gates Wrath of Boudicca Iberia: Arena of Death The Last Cataract1 point
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Hey, nice to hear from you. Glad you've found the videos useful, and yeah - it seems if you play enough games, sooner or later someone will submit one to me, glad it was a nice surprise to see yourself involved in this one. *And yes, I swear people submit games with players with unpronounceable names just to listen to me struggle!!!1 point
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Create rural areas outside the cities with bonuses for farms. ( Hidden farmlands). I don't know if that's what you were asking.1 point
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2 things would be nice an expanded strategy map, and that the minimap can toggle between different visual options.1 point
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