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Great to see that you could use the prefabs. I think the main concern here is that you should space out your base a bit more so that vehicles can maneuver easily...

Thanks, that's a good idea!

Thanks for your feedback @ThommyK0104 Yes, these objects where older versions of the watchtower, which I tried to delete (force) - yet, without success, so I moved them into another package *hackz* Should work without them though... Can you load the Watchtower_v3 ? What is wrong with the Helipad? Did you enable StaticDecals ingame?

Sorry for the wait, life is busy, and it took my way longer than anticipated to polish only the first iteration of the kit... As my major motivation was to have an easy to use kit with grid-snap, I had to test that it actually works properly - and was thrown back by saving errors, cross references, misalignment with Matinee sequences, snapping offsets, etc. But finally here it is: How to install: - copy the package into [- your RenegadeX SDK folder -]\UDKGame\Content\RenX\Environments and delete the date prefix, i.e. rename it to RX_BaseBuilding_PrefabKit.upk - restart/load the editor, the package should show up under Environment How to use and align Prefabs with 512-grid: - Drag and drop a Prefab from the content browser into your map - Select grid snap 256 (the pivot is in the middle of most prefabs) when snapping new Prefabs onto the grid - Rightclick on the placed Prefab and select "Transform > Snap Origin to Grid" (make sure you select 256 grid for snapping) - switch to 512-grid snap when moving Prefabs Notes: - the actual Prefabs do not contain the concrete bases as shown on the thumbnails, these are only for scale - these are only prefabs, you can change individual objects to your liking - some prefabs already contain ladder-volumes, which have to be altered when the prefab is rotated => Use "View > Lock Prefabs from Selection" to access individual objects of a Prefab - some Prefabs contain Matinee sequences (Watchtower and Gate), so UDK may display an error when deleting one of these Prefabs from your level. - edit: the gates are in the ground and appear at the start of the level, to avoid blocking pathfinding. - bunkers and shelters use a custom material instance (adapted to the wall texture) For now, I will leave it as it is and try to use it for Hammerfest, finally... Let me know what you think and if it works for you. Happy Base Building, everyone 2016-12-08_RX_BaseBuilding_PrefabKit.upk

I like your idea but it might be difficult to manage these funds; maybe i am not sure if I understood correctly: Are you suggesteing that basically every player has a limit of say 5000. Any credits of plaeryer A beyond that could be "auto-donated"/withdrawn upon request by any player B withouth player A's explicit approval... ?!

Specular Map: on which parts of the texture (and how much) does the sun light reflect Specular Power: how concentrated is the reflection - "smoothness vs. roughness of the surface" But no warranty on that one... ^^

How about Battlfield style "Commo-Rose" ?!

Imma firestorm ma base!

I like your reasoning about solo infiltrators. Reducing the damage that a single hotty/techie can deal to a building, is a good idea - in orig. Renegade we didnt have permanent buding damage so i would fully support your point as it could well work in RenX While i am not sure about the actual redistribution of explosives, i think it is an interesting approach, and would add more variety and specialisations to different classes. Or at least timed C4 s a purchasble sidearm? In C&C Tiberian Dawn the commando was the only unit to single-handedly blow up a stucture, but engineers could capture a building. Maybe the latter could be reflected by giving repair tools the abilitiy to bring down ONLY an enemy building's armour. Just conversely as to how they only repair this armour. Hence Engineers would still be useful for building rushes troy-horse-style, i.e. hacking and shutting down the shield for any damage inflicted by team members to become permanent. But that's another story ^^ B2t: I believe the easiest way to "teach" best mining practices is by showing the spots with decals and volumes, which also give HUD info when aimed at (with any weapon though). Could also be map specific. Mining radar - indifferent... This would only make sense to me if mines cause team damage to infantry, vehicles and buildings. But of course this would change a lot more, might be interesting how this plays out... Minig club - def. No!

Well, I think one should always keep in mind how and why such discussions arised in the first place... In particular, if the arguments are just spiraling in circles, and each of the suggestions has its own pros and cons. And that's why I would suggest to tackle one problem at a time, preferably the initial one, which was the complexity of how to "properly" place mines, causing overmining etc. So why dont we simply indicate the "common" mining areas? Just highlight the mining spots with decals/volumes and add some dynamic HUD/UI information indicating e.g. "2/3 mines. Place more proximity C4 to secure this area." Or "4/3 mines. Use repair tool to disarm and relocate excess proximity C4." I guess mines have their own collision channel, which would be useful for the area specific mine counter. What do you think?! Edit: i shall focus my attention to @Sire's thread. Cheers

Yep, that's why we might want to make defense more fun... By giving rewards or making it more attractive, e.g. designated degense spots with cover or gun emplacments. Because apperently loosing a game due to "bad defense" is super frustrating as well... Do you feel me now?!

Thanks, I understand the reasoning, But this exactly my point: There is no active defense!!! All the complaints stem from the laziness to defend a base! And "remining duty" is not active, its re-active! I personally would rather see the introduction of small defensive boni, e.g. for kills by guards/campers, or simply for patrolling, i.e. walking/driving around the base (even without killing anyone)... Yes, point farming might be an issue... But we already have veterancy to incentivise offense...

On a different note: since when are doors, rather than tunnel exits the only right places to mine?! Take under, you can easily mine the inf. Bottlenecks: tunnel entrance and sifepath with 5-6 mines each. Problem sneakers? And a rush tbrough the front door is easy to tackle.

Guys, this discussion is going nowhere... There was an earlier post by @Sire (?) summarising the pros/cons and purpose of mines nicely. Check that out. We need a straightforward solution. 1) allow teammembers to disarm friendly mines. Inform the "placer" to avoid team hampering (on both ends) 2) place "suggested" (rather than designated) mining areas/volumes with individual mine counters, e.g. 2/3 or 4/3 mines. Think of a simple touch volume that only reacts to type "mine" and has some UI counter when you approach it, or aim at it, or a color scheme, e.g. red 0 mines, yellow "suboptimal" amount of mines (too few/many), green optimal This should comprehensively educate new players how to mine, and prevent overmining. Yet, mines can still be freely placed. Mining volumes would have to be placed by the level designer, and could have a variable "optimal No of mines" that can be set for side entrances such as windows... Bam. Fixed.

Yep, i agree, but its still early work in progress. Just thought if they can do it (in UE4) - we may as well one day... I also believe that RenX would be way more awesome with such features. Just take some of the gameplay ideas in orig. Renegade backed up by the C&C universe, such as tiberium harvesting, and you have a great framework. I was just browsing the web for some more theoretical input on FPS/RTS hybrid games. Found this thread on reddit - funnily started by the developers of the above game. https://m.reddit.com/r/gamedesign/comments/4ky11e/thoughts_discussion_on_fpsrts_as_a_genre/ Some main takeaways: balance between commander and FPS players is crucial. For example the comm. gives strategically planned orders, which may not be executed by the fps players - therefore you need AI that the commander can control. On the other hand if the comm. is too overpowered, the teams success might overrely on the performance of the commander. Especially in public games you need some "checks and balances" - democracy?! I still believe the Battlefield 2 commander-squad system was brilliant. Whoever wants to be commander, applies for the position and gets approved or rejected by team votes. If the team feels their commander is rubbish, someone else could apply for commander and the team votes again. But squad leaders could operate on their own, giving orders/way points to their squads. In a similar way allowing SL to place structures on their own, would reduce the reliance on a commander building up the base. I am still struggling how to treat AI bots - purchasable vs. Player equivalents...

Use the height blend inputs for each layer in the landscape material and feed in the blue channel of the normalmap

Wow, still in love with the looks of the map! Great job @Henk And big shout out to @DarkSn4ke for thoroughly testing all the maps! Cheers man!

Seriously, how about Squads within each Team, which might help organising the battle? I remember how in Project Realtiy (Battlefield 2 mod) squads were created prior to the match, where the names usually indicated the roles like transport, APC, infantry etc. Looking at the reports of recent PUGs, I feel that RenX gameplay could benefit a lot from a hierarchical structure and organisation... What do you think?

I know - that's why I mentioned it Just thought of integrating it into a map in terms of gameplay, e.g. gunship that is bombarding a GDI Base, or steal and escort a transport aircraft from the Nod airfield... You name it

Hi guys, Sorry for the wait - was busy with life, and I also experienced a lot of minor crashes such that my prefab kit was mostly not saved... Yet, I finally figured out how to set up the prefabs properly for a modular grid use: 1) if you previously grouped all items which will become a prefab, select all and ungroup them - I think otherwise it might not save the PrePivot properly. 2) ensure the grid is set (512 in my case) 3) right-click on one of the objects, closest to the grid point and select "Pivot > Move here (snapped)", then "Pivot > "Save Pivot to PrePivot" 4) right-click and select "Create Prefab..." The origin of this prefab, the [P] sign, will now be the grid point, rather than the pivot of the item that was selected the last. This is important for rotating and aligning different prefabs, especially those, where a centre-object on the grid is missing, such as 2-element fences. When loading prefabs into the level, the origin usually never aligns with the grid - instead one can right-click: "Transform > Snap Origin to Grid". However, for the WatchTower, this "snapping to grid" caused the searchlight components (staticmesh/mover light, movable spotlight, lightcone) to be torn apart. They were hard attached to each other, but eventually to the searchlight-base, which is the only part that is rotating via Kismet - the rotation works fine otherwise. Once I find a solution/workaround for this issue, I can eventually finalise the kit. Although it may seem like a small thing, having an easy grid snap alignment was the main intended feature of a BaseBuilding PrefabKit. cheers

Dont know if this is related (found on 9gag):

Asset creation is a lot of work, and without designated artworkers, and immediate purpose of those vehicles (especially as we have the TS equivalent s for some) I don't think it is worthwhile... Rather introduce more buildings! But using special vehicles/features in special maps would be cool nonetheless, e.g how about using the AC-130 as some kind of Nod gunship?

Have you tried searching for UDK.exe in the downloaded/extracted folder? Alternatively you may want to upload a Screenshot of the downloaded/extracted folders and whats inside...

Have to second this! Recently I am only browsing the forums on my phone and I enjoy it! Hmmm ... should get back to my PC and actually do stuff with/for RenX.

Good point with map design. Although I would love to see slightly less arcade and more tactical gameplay by introducing more bullet spread when firing from the hip, higher accuracy when using sights/scopes, more recoil, and more damage per shot... ... this is probably never gonna happen, unless there would be a classic and a realistic weapon behaviour mode...