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Muffel

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Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« on: July 25, 2012, 07:26:26 PM »

I'm planing to make a Starfarer Mod, based on the Bubble Tanks Flash game series and I have to make some early design choices and want to hear your opinion.

  • 1. Total conversation, yes or no? I'm not really sure about this one. It would be tough to get it vanilla balanced and a bit strange because you can have Bubble Tanks weapons on vanilla ships and vanilla weapons on Bubble Tanks. But on the other side... I would love to smash an Onslaught to pieces with a class 6 Bubble Tank :D
  • 2. Gameplay, rather more like Starfarer or more like Bubble Tanks? I could program tanks which would almost feel like in the real game (high manoeuvrability on class 1-3 tanks, but only hardpoints, almost only turrets on class 4-6 tanks, no shields on most tanks...) or I could make it more Starfarerish, with Bubble Tanks elements.
  • 3. Sounds, sadly I did't get the permission to use the original sounds from the game, because Hero Interactive (the developer of the original Bubble Tanks) bought them theirself. Should I search for similar free sounds or just use original Starfarer sounds? Or any other suggestions?
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 07:32:24 PM »

please don't balance it wont be any fun if its balanced lol lol this gonna be good
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2012, 03:39:48 AM »

For 3., you can just go and ask the maker(s) who did the sounds in the first place. Ask Hero Interactive for them. :)
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2012, 03:58:23 AM »

For 3., you can just go and ask the maker(s) who did the sounds in the first place. Ask Hero Interactive for them. :)

He did, they said no :P Read LOL!UXTDSA
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2012, 06:28:34 AM »

For 3., you can just go and ask the maker(s) who did the sounds in the first place. Ask Hero Interactive for them. :)

He did, they said no :P Read LOL!UXTDSA

Logic fail. -_-

I meant go and ask hero interactive for the name(s) of the sound makers :P
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2012, 06:50:27 AM »

For 3., you can just go and ask the maker(s) who did the sounds in the first place. Ask Hero Interactive for them. :)

He did, they said no :P Read LOL!UXTDSA

Logic fail. -_-

I meant go and ask hero interactive for the name(s) of the sound makers :P

Eric (Hero Interactive guy) told me they bought these sounds as a sound pack, it would be very strange if they offer me their work for free. I mean... they want to earn money with it.
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2012, 12:36:00 PM »

To be honest, so far nothing here really helped me out. :P
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2012, 12:17:10 AM »

I just need a few suggestions about the topics/problems/questions above.

EDIT: Why does everyone's post get deleted? o.O
« Last Edit: July 28, 2012, 10:27:43 AM by Muffel »
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2012, 02:53:54 PM »

EDIT: Why does everyone's post get deleted? o.O

Because Giangiotto's off-topic detour into vicious personal comments (whether true, false or whatever) about Eric do not belong in this thread or anyplace on this forum. Same thing for the follow-up comments made about that completely inappropriate post.

Everyone is free to keep this thread going, as long as we do not have a repeat outbreak of problem posts. I don't want to have to lock this thread, so keep the thoughts friendly or just keep them to yourselves, people.
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2012, 04:58:16 PM »

Total conversion please :) Hoping this will be a awesome mod.
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Re: Bubble Tanks Mod, very early state
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2012, 04:02:23 AM »

My point has been proven.
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