Sorry about the long posting, you're probably right. I suppose what I wanted to say was, "if you make the visuals grittier you end up destroying the...
TL;DR: realism's overrated, maintaining a cohesive "style" is a better target. Realism, generally, is not only highly overrated but also...
Just hit this myself, thank you for the post. I'm on Kubuntu 13.04 and while it still doesn't launch out of Steam (no error message or anything) it...
For the Linux directory the parent post says, "Linux: $HOME/.local/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation," is that supposed to be, "Linux:...
In that case I TOTALLY call Twilight Sparkle. For science. Actually while not a "server" mod this gives me a great idea for a unit and biome...
Sounds awesome, sir, and thank you for the reply. The above ideas are definitely the big ones, the foundational stuff, from which we could build...
I suppose while doing some spitballing with a friend it would be fun to experiment with transferring game state information to other servers. Such...
I noticed on the early-modder program form that you had a radio button for "Server Management" mods. I've got some great ideas for that realm and...
I'm probably not going to use Steam, much as it kills me. I really like having Steam as a "backup" of many of my games. When I get things on the...
Personally I'd be concerned that friendly fire would encourage micromanagement, something that not only drives me away from most RTS games but is a...
I'm more a fan of Ruby than Python (makes SO many server-related things easier, like offline package management and sysadmin scripting) but much as I...
I'm always a proponent for asymmetrical map design in almost all games. I like strategy titles but most of my gaming background is in shooters and...
Re: Things you disliked about Supcom that you hope wont be i Sounds simple but SupCom's requirement to create new builders when you got a tech tier...
I'd say consider Dawn of War 1 or possibly Command & Conquer (though I'm more familiar with DoW 1). The economy was very simple with a clear cut...
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