Why remove Unit Wreckage?

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by mjshorty, August 11, 2014.

  1. someonewhoisnobody

    someonewhoisnobody Well-Known Member

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    :( hope this is temp.

    Also, omg a thread that isn't a dupe or a ridiculous feature request?! Gasp!
  2. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    Removing wreckage is a plain wtf to me. Though I would guess that is temporary, due to issues with pathfinding.
    Pathing on spheres really is a hard thing I guess...
  3. mered4

    mered4 Post Master General

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    Chiming in here that Nanolathe is completely correct. History has proven him right so far, why the hell is he wrong now?

    Now, the part where he is jumping the gun? Yeah.

    That's not correct.
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  4. ace63

    ace63 Post Master General

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    I fully assume this is a temporary thing until pathing is fixed.

    Wreckage had a poor role up until now - it was even being pushed around by units, barely visible, hp wise it was made of paper, etc...

    But!
    Wreckage absolutely needs to be in this game, there is no way around that.
  5. RMJ

    RMJ Active Member

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    Hopefully until temp. because one of the things this game has instead of high HD graphics, is that it has more dynamics as in when you destroy someone you see a litered battlefield with dead units and buildings. thats what so freaking awesome.

    Where as in other RTS games like say Starcraft 2, 10sec after a battle everything is all sparkly and clean like the house maid was just there. I HATE THAT.

    Immersion is very very important and always worth the time, effort and money.

    Ill rather have less players in a game, than 40 player matches and everything stripped down to bare bones, ill be the first to say that. Quality above quantity
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  6. squishypon3

    squishypon3 Post Master General

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    I wonder if this means wrecks are gone in mods? I wouldn't think so as I thought wrecks were generated from a unit... Please note: I could be completely wrong on that regard, haven't really taken a look.

    Hoping it's still there, as I like wreckage :D
  7. mered4

    mered4 Post Master General

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    What? They changed a value in one of the JSON files from what I understand. It set Unit wreckage to zero health.
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  8. squishypon3

    squishypon3 Post Master General

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    Ah, alright! Good, that means wreckage still exists in balance mods. :D
  9. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    Wreckage is working fine in Mods.
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  10. Bahlof

    Bahlof New Member

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    Even if they don't use it for gameplay it at leasst needs to be cosmetic for awesome's sake. I was very disappointed coming back after a few months and seeing my tanks disappear instead of leaving little carcasses.
  11. tatsujb

    tatsujb Post Master General

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    dude, you must be lost....... this is the PA forum. You know, about a real-time simulated strategy game?
  12. websterx01

    websterx01 Post Master General

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    Uh, I wasn't before but I sure am now?
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  13. MrTBSC

    MrTBSC Post Master General

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    IKR? its almost like they want to abbandon the game and never add new things to it after release ...

    yeah i can assume scrap too

    does it help anyone?.... absolutly not !
  14. tatsujb

    tatsujb Post Master General

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    exactly.
  15. melhem19

    melhem19 Active Member

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    I think that Wreckage will return, in a better form indeed
  16. mot9001

    mot9001 Well-Known Member

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    This is temporary for sure, they advertised with permanent wreckage so they can't remove it.

    Edit: i fail at engrish
  17. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    They did?
  18. mot9001

    mot9001 Well-Known Member

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    I think wreckages are confirmed but unit wreckages in specific im not sure.
  19. eroticburrito

    eroticburrito Post Master General

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    Hoping it's temporary and unit wreckage will return in a better form that degrades instead of vanishing after a few shots.

    It worked brilliantly in TA as both a resource and an obstacle that we would create:

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    Last edited: August 13, 2014
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  20. superjag24

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    The fact that unit wreckage had any hp at all seemed a bit odd to me. These are supposed to be killer robots, not pea-shooters. (building wreckage is big enough that it has an excuse)

    TA had way fewer units than PA. While TA's unit wreckages were like boulders blocking your path, PA's unit wreckages are more like grains of sand that you have to wade through. That's what people were complaining about: unit wreckages slowing down their assault and being a nuisance rather than an interesting mechanic.

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