HOME There's alot on that list that break the originals appeal, never mind take the game forward into todays marketplace.
Biggest mistake was trying to push it to the console.
There's alot on that list that break the originals appeal, never mind take the game forward into todays marketplace.
Biggest mistake was trying to push it to the console.
Sorry for answering late. I am glad you signed up for the Beta meanwhile, RyderSpearmann. You won't regret it.
It seem's like parts of my differences list were a little confusing though and I would like everyone to know that I am very, very satisfied with CCGM. I am quoting myself here:
I haven't changed my opinion at all.Originally Posted by ScareYa
Now your concerns:
That hasn't changed. CCGM is still about control. There are just a few things different (and that was actually the original question in this thread). Most changes make CCGM better than the original, just a few don't. The sum is pure excitement.
You won't miss that function too much. I promise.
You can do that. You just have to zoom in and move the carrier step by step or manually. In the vicinity of an island you have full control over the carrier. Just when you sail from one island to the other you MUST use the "Set Sail" function (which is basically an automatic time warp) and you always will arrive at the "port" of the selected island. You can't "sneak up". This is actually one of the few things that CCGM does not better than the original. I guess this is the price we have to pay for multi-platform. But, well... Without multi-platform probably there would be no CCGM at all.
This means that production is kinda serial at the moment. You produce one item after the other only. You can set up a production queue with certain limitations. What you can't do is to produce 2 items A, then 1 item B and then 1 item A again. If you add more items A they will always add to the ones already in the queue. But honestly: That is no big thing. It's just a difference to the original and so I mentioned it.
Well, in the original game you had wire guided rockets. In CCGM you have two types: Rockets are flying always straight, Missiles can be locked on targets and are auto-guided after being launched. Both types are useful in different situations.
It still is. The only drawback at the moment is the fact, that there is only one island loaded at a time. I don't like this, but the whole package is already my game of the year 2012. It is absolutely SPECIAL.
No bad idea anyway...
“Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.” - Sun Tzu
I like what I've seen so far but if they could fix these issues I think they would have something truly great.
Any word on this title from E3?
You can do that. (2 items A, then 1 item B and then 1 item A again. Even produce 3 items C inbetween.)
See: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthrea...ms-up-and-down
Hope it helps.
I have never played the original version but after reading the forums a while it has become apparent to me that there's no multiplayer option in this release, so my question is was multiplayer part of the original version ?
Because if this function was absent from the original I wouldn't expect or think that it will make an appearance in the first place since researching the title suggest's that they tried to maintain the game play from the original version back in '98
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Yup - there was no multiplayer in the original. When we were kids, me and a friend used to bring our Amigas to each others places, play Carrier Command and see who could take most islands in the shortest time, or play Elite and see who could get highest status in a certain time etc.
Of course, eventually we got Powermonger, Lemmings, Lotus Challenge and Armour-Geddon. I made a null modem cable and two-player was just brilliant fun! At school I was making a small fortune soldering these up for people
Actually I think Lemmings just needed two mice, it's been a long, long time!
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If no one noticed, you CAN freely control the carrier, either by manual control, or by selecting waypoints, and you can cancel the timewarp at any time to freely control the carrier if you want, the timewarp even stops if an enemy carrier comes in range, with is a huge reliever for me.
Having an absolute blast with the beta. The original Carrier Command was one of those games I grew up with that left a huge imprint on my childhood.
I do have some concerns though. Like many have pointed out already, the "set sail" mechanic ruins it a bit. I think it makes the game feel more like a board game than a simulation. I want to be able to zoom in to any spot in the ocean and tell the carrier to go there. I want to stop the carrier some distance off the coast and observe the island before moving in. Now though I can't even see the island until I am two seconds away from running aground, and that is in clear weather.
Also there are some more issues with pathfinding and suicidally stupid AI that take over your mantas and walruses as soon as you leave them, but despite all that it is still one of the most fun and engaging games I have played for some time.
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