Let's Talk: Gamma Features: Replays! Multi-Planet Spawns! Alliances!

It's an option.

I never play team games unless I'm on comms with them.

Oh then you're missing out on an adventure, brian!

Of course it's an option, but it just doesn't seem like a particularly useful one. I'm trying to offer an alternative idea that would solve the problems with the currently planned way of doing it without adding new problems.

Hopefully there will be changes and additions to multiplanet gameplay as well. Currently when players get whole planets for themselves, the game quickly boils down to furious nuke spam, which isn't all that fun.

Regional pricing is on the radar, just not quite yet.

I'm very exited with all new features incoming, specially with multi-planet spawn. But I'm worried about two things
I'd like that multi-planet spawn has two version. One in where every player choose their spot planet (only planet, not specifically spot) before the game start, I mean in the lobby, and a second one where the planet, and the specifically spot in that planet, are chosen at the beginning of the game (pretty much like it works now, but allowing other planets to start in). I think that having the two options to choose when a game is created will give more flexibility and game types, rather than just the second one I exposed (I'm afraid that's the only one we'll have)
And I'm also worried about the "control" when playing vs IA. I'd like to change the color of the IA and choose, if not the spot, at least the starting planet for each IA. Also a random option for IA would be nice

https://forums.uberent.com/threads/...-release-on-thursday-gamma-phase.56835/unread

Come on Brian!

Anyway, I'm super excited for multiplanet starts. That's going to be AMAZING!

Edit: honestly, all of the new stuff is going to be awesome. And I totally agree with Quitch about planet spawns:

Come on what? If your implying that he "reposted" he did not this is a thread on new information.

The multi-planet start should remedy peoples griping over lack of map symmetry. I like brian's proposed approach on his map making. Two identical moons and a larger centre planet. fantastic. I would like to try a 3 or 4 player/moon map. Imagine all the interplanetary nuking the parent planet would be facing! All the fantastic combinations to try out is going to give rise to some interesting games for sure.

I'm not the kind of person to make overly large systems..but i think i might have to abuse my pc's resources a bit this weekend. Im thinking something like brian's idea..but two planets (with the players moons) swinging around opposite ends of the sun. Throw in a few distant small asteroids (or comets, i like to make tiny ice ball worlds for my smashy rocks) Would make for a crazy 4-6 player game.

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That's good to hear, I think making the game obtainable (legally) for people in countries with lower incomes, would certainly widen your horizons, financially! Also, more people playing PA is never a bad thing

Um, let's see here, more coms, armoury, music, UI, saved replays, and matchmaking

Basicly I need a time machine. Anyone got a Stargate and a solar flare that I can borrow?

Does anyone have the link for the livestream, and what time it is again? Fingers crossed for epic stuff tonight, but I can live with it coming ...."soon".

No confirmed time that I know of yet, only that 1PM PST was the "rough time". Best bet is to "follow" the uberentertainment Twitch channel and something will probably pop up on the forums at the last minute

EDIT: There are now confirmed times - https://forums.uberent.com/threads/...sday-and-friday-to-see-gamma-in-action.56921/

drz1, don't forget the time difference. For people in europe it will probably be friday before we can really play gamma.

PiP so I can keep track of all the junk going on, and have a dedicated battle cam to watch and micro battles on the side as needed and not completely fall behind. I can only play Icon Annihilation for so long until I want to see something blow up good.

Multi planet spawn is ok, but I wan't expecting it this early. Playing with multiple planets isn't the best option yet (nre planet, not moons) since the travel times are so long and you don't get interplanetary nukes.

EDIT: Also how about throwing in a small second moon into your random system generator so that randomly generated systems come with a halleyable moon. If that happens I will use randomly generated systems 100% more.

Just cant wait for dual monitor support. but PiP is damn fine on its own.

We're just one or two bug fixes away from dual screen already!
https://forums.uberent.com/threads/...ing-pa-pips-to-their-limits-and-beyond.56792/

Yeah this is a major problem now that I think about it. Without a Unit Cannon or better invasion tools interplanetary starts might bog down the game more than help it. You could always rush to aggressive teleporters, but air superiority will be the biggest hurtle.