I'm currently in the process of creating a third person shooter, supporting 1 or 2 players. I currently have : Most of the UI done, which means ammo is displayed in top right corner, nearly identical to the call of duty ammo thing (magazine, total ammo, grenades, stunbangs, etc.). Grenades are set up based on the camera pitch (like in every first person shooter game) life is indicated by blood appearing on the screen (i might change it so that everything gets tinted red, i'm not sure which to go with), Pickups are set up (more ammo, grenades) as are certain psi abilities obtained only by pickup, with limited energy displayed by the ring on the spectre's back (to be implimented).
I'll take some screenshots and perhaps make a video once i get starcraft back (my mom uninstalled everything cuz she got pissed off at me :/) So, all that remains is, the theme... Should i make it a horror survival where you fend off zerg for as long as possible, or make it center around a storyline with a beginning and an end, or what (i also need a creative title, but i'm saving that for last)? I have absolutely no idea what to do with all this :(... Also, are tps maps even "in the market"? The bnet lag is also annoying, anyone know if blizz will finally fix it? Thanks in advance!
From what I heard there will be no update coming in the next couple months to fix the tps lag. I believe the main reason for this is because StarCraft2 is an RTS and thus has been configured for the best RTS results.
Zombie games are fun but this thing about them is they are short lived. You will need to make something super competitive and for it to last on Battle.net
About TPS the main reason you dont see them on battle.net is the lag.
I've seen a couple TPS that didn't lag so its all about map design and how you go about it. I'm currently looking into making a good TPS camera without lag. Although I dont know if its possible on battle.net
If you need a TPS engine just search the forum and you will find a couple you can download.
Good luck (make a video)
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I'm currently in the process of creating a third person shooter, supporting 1 or 2 players. I currently have :
Most of the UI done, which means ammo is displayed in top right corner, nearly identical to the call of duty ammo thing (magazine, total ammo, grenades, stunbangs, etc.).
Grenades are set up based on the camera pitch (like in every first person shooter game) life is indicated by blood appearing on the screen (i might change it so that everything gets tinted red, i'm not sure which to go with),
Pickups are set up (more ammo, grenades) as are certain psi abilities obtained only by pickup, with limited energy displayed by the ring on the spectre's back (to be implimented).
I'll take some screenshots and perhaps make a video once i get starcraft back (my mom uninstalled everything cuz she got pissed off at me :/)
So, all that remains is, the theme... Should i make it a horror survival where you fend off zerg for as long as possible, or make it center around a storyline with a beginning and an end, or what (i also need a creative title, but i'm saving that for last)? I have absolutely no idea what to do with all this :(... Also, are tps maps even "in the market"?
The bnet lag is also annoying, anyone know if blizz will finally fix it? Thanks in advance!
From what I heard there will be no update coming in the next couple months to fix the tps lag. I believe the main reason for this is because StarCraft2 is an RTS and thus has been configured for the best RTS results.
Zombie games are fun but this thing about them is they are short lived. You will need to make something super competitive and for it to last on Battle.net About TPS the main reason you dont see them on battle.net is the lag.
I've seen a couple TPS that didn't lag so its all about map design and how you go about it. I'm currently looking into making a good TPS camera without lag. Although I dont know if its possible on battle.net
If you need a TPS engine just search the forum and you will find a couple you can download. Good luck (make a video)