Eclipse Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 I like the adition of the crew member info next to their picture.------------------ Commodore Kyle Antilles ICV-Eclipse, Destiny Starstation (Nevuela) Commanding Officer, Destiny Spectre Fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxamillian Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Those detractors that said that the graphics were poor will be eating their words. These are some of the best renderings that I have seen. The details are outstanding guys, thanks. The wait is killing me ------------------ Cmdr. Maxamillian (MAX) GCV-Dreadnaught, GALCOMHQ (Earth) Prime Fleet G2 Intelligence/Security; G3 Tactics (Acting) "Retreat? Hell!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Jamont Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 SC , question i know that you can import a foto in bcm , but can others see your photo in multiplayer or so ?? it would rock if everybody takes a head photo with the shoulders on it , and create a sig on your right shoulder of your fleet your in.. use photoshop.. idea or what?------------------ Commander Nick Jamont GCV Prophecy IV, ISSHQ (Saturn) Intel & Espionage Wing Leader - ISS Fleet "silence is gold" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 18, 2000 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Eclipse: Yes, I did that so that you had an at-a-glance look at them and not have to worry about Tactical or the CVD.Max: heh, thats nothing - wait till you see the new planetary terrain engine that you run around on. Jamont: Yes. In multiplayer, just like in the game, when someone speaks, you will see their pic (human or NPC). Since you can change every crew member's pic by just replacing them with pics of the same name at a resolution of 128x128, you can change all the crew pics, including yours -which is named FCMDR.BMP or MCMDR.BMP depending on what sex you are playing as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Jamont Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Thanks for the reply sc. Cool this game is gonna rock so hard that even my grandchildren in about 40 years orso will play it .. hehe so i can see someone others pic dont like it and shoot his ass just kidding guys and gals? (btw are there any gals that play this game ??)------------------ Commander Nick Jamont GCV Prophecy IV, ISSHQ (Saturn) Intel & Espionage Wing Leader - ISS Fleet "silence is gold" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andergum Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 I absolutely LOVE the icons!!!... I seem to remember that idea from somewhere.... hmmmm Simple AND intuitive!!That will surely shut up all the interface critics and those who say the game is too hard because they don't want to spend the effort to learn the game... and they look awesome too! ------------------ Vice Admiral Andergum ICV Gummy 1, New America StarStation (Midae) Fleet Leader - Eversor Fleet http://www.firstworld.net/~andergum/ ICQ # 215323 Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series. [This message has been edited by Andergum (edited 09-18-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 quote:Originally posted by Andergum: snip icons That will surely shut up all the interface critics and those who say the game is too hard because they don't want to spend the effort to learn the game... and they look awesome too!Blah, you give them too much credit! Those who are already incompetent will remain so.------------------ Commander Tyrn Marcel GCV Falcon, Wraith HQ (Lyrius) Wing Leader - Wraith Fleet/S.O.G. "Hard, Fast, Furious... FIRST!" S.O.G. Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 18, 2000 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 OK, they are now official and I've added about 10 more screens. Go to the link in my first post.As youc an see, BCM also runs in a window and at higher than 640x480, the Frontend sub-system is also in a window making Logistix, Tactical et al, appear to be proper systems, rather than being detached from the main sub-system as in BC3K v2.0.(...don't worry, none of that makes sense to me either, now that I've read it again. It sure made sense while I was typing it. OK, time for more coffee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andergum Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 I see there are 16 little boxes next to the IC icon and 4 next to shuttle... does that mean there is a possibility of having 16 interceptors??? Just hoping... ------------------ Vice Admiral Andergum ICV Gummy 1, New America StarStation (Midae) Fleet Leader - Eversor Fleet http://www.firstworld.net/~andergum/ ICQ # 215323 Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Amazing, simply amazing. Forget the detractors just eating their words I bet a great many of them will choke on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parias Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Gum: I'd assume so, as, if I recall correctly, there are a few vessels out there capable of holding 16 Interceptors I like the way the design is layed out though, you can easily see the status of each ship. Really nice.------------------ Cmdr. Parias ICV-Galatae, Awaiting final assignment Balor Fleet ICQ 1293359 Staff member at HardNews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 quote:Originally posted by Parias: Gum: I'd assume so, as, if I recall correctly, there are a few vessels out there capable of holding 16 Interceptors Stormcarriers held the max back in 3000 A.D. at 12 (4 x S Fighter, 4 x P21 Vandal, 2 x Corsair, 2 x Interdictor). Who knows what modifications have been made in the last ten years? quote: I like the way the design is layed out though, you can easily see the status of each ship. Really nice. I agree, and having seen the shots the SC's comments make perfect sense.------------------ Commander Tyrn Marcel GCV Falcon, Wraith HQ (Lyrius) Wing Leader - Wraith Fleet/S.O.G. "Hard, Fast, Furious... FIRST!" S.O.G. Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG MILLER Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 I know exactly what you are talking about SC. Those shots are simply amazing.One odd thing though, as I am looking at the Tactical and Logistic interface shots, I find myself clicking my mouse on those buttons, expecting something to happen. Well, it doesn't, but here's to Wishful Thinking! ------------------ Commander Greg Miller GCV - Sark, Orion Starstation (CENTRIS) Fleet XO, Wing Leader, Tsunami Battle Group www.orion-hq.fsnet.co.uk'Here cometh the storm!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aramike01 Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Thanks for pointing that out, Greg. I thought I was crazy in doing that! ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePhish Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 You 2 ain't the only one... *drool* How do I get by these dayz? smashing keyboards and eating mice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 That is a very nice interface. There is a word that desribes a short mathematical equation that describes a tremendous amount, such as E=mc2. That word is elegant.You have created an elegant interface. Hat's off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 19, 2000 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 The reason you see 16 boxes is because thats the max amount of fighters any carrier can have. So far, only the Stormcarrier has 12. So, if you are playing as a Gammulan Military (the only race/caste with access to a Stormcarrier, unless you happen to actually steal one), 12 of those 16 boxes will be active.But, I put 16 in for future expansion. You guys know me already - am gonna wake up one morning and give every carrier 16 fighters. And there are 4 next to the shuttles because thats the max any craft can have.Other things you guys would like to know is that the I have put boxes near the command craft for 4 sub-systems(nid,cvd,tacscan,tacops) which allow you to activate and jump to the mode immediately. It also have a preview mode so that as you move your mouse over the system's icon (the ones next to the display), the mode will pop-up and show you what mode its in and if you do want to set that mode, you just click the button. Doing this, you can, for eg, preview what probe settings you have in the nid, without actually activating the mode, and just move your mouse away, leave the current mode (eg the nav map) as-is. Same with tacscan, you can now click to go into STT or any other mode and all the cvd modes work the same way. So, say you have vid cam as the cvd mode, but you want to see the stats of your crew, you can just preview the csd mode without actually activating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallion Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Wow Like a pig in slop I am and not for just a very minor thing either. Officer roster Fonts looks good as does the rest SC IMO. I take that we (as in the players) will be able to custom config the old joystick arena Those peashooter drivers don't have a snownall's chance once I gets me Saitek X38 caddie FCS going TTFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 ...I should have invested in some drool-bucket stock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Lindsey Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 This has got to stop. Teasing isn't fair. The new screen shots have always looked great but this new interface functionality sounds wonderful. Info at a click. And Iconized too. Lemme see it. Please. I won't say a word. Inaudible grunts maybe but not a word. I am excited now. As if multiplayer wasn't enough. ------------------ Vice Admiral Chavik ICV Phoenix, Sygan Starstation (Sygan) Fleet Leader - Balor FleetOfficial BC3K Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 19, 2000 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Bring on the pain....someone let one of Rattler's crew in the building. The result? www.3000ad.com/pics/bcm/photo213.jpg Yes, Gallion, you can configure an insane amount of control options. See all those options on the right? Each one is about 1-2 pages long. Do the math and you'll see what I mean. Its insane, really.[This message has been edited by Supreme Cmdr (edited 09-19-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aramike01 Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 I'll be the first to lay claim to this fine piece of work!!! SC, you sure you like GALCOM??? quote:Two hours to reconstructionWith engineering crews like that, guess so. ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Jamont Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Noooo why sc ill revenge em .. hehe Question how could you capture a stormcarrier can you command it then ? ------------------ Commander Nick Jamont GCV Prophecy IV, ISSHQ (Saturn) Intel & Espionage Wing Leader - ISS Fleet "silence is gold" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 19, 2000 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Jamont, if I told you that, I'd have to kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted September 19, 2000 Report Share Posted September 19, 2000 Looks like they can repair GHQ fast enough for us to take out in training exercises ------------------ Commodore Kyle Antilles ICV-Eclipse, Destiny Starstation (Nevuela) Commanding Officer, Destiny Spectre Fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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