Hector Socas Navarro Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 Excerpt from the VCF quote: The current weather condition is now shown in NID/NIR mode. It also has a weather forecast mode which lets you know the next predictable weather condition. Wow!! A weather forecast feature! Isn't that cool or what? I don't think any other game has used this idea before. I was thinking about the orbital model, perhaps the forecast ability would only work if there's a friendly ship or probe orbiting the planet. That would make the orbital model even more useful.Anyway, that was a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soback Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 Didn't someone post some pics of his ship being underwater in the General Discussion forum and then someone else commented how cool it was about the ship being underwater and then SC said that it's because he hasn't implemented the water recognition yet that ships are able to go under water. From that I gather that your capital ships wont be able to, don't know about the shuttles and such. But it's no biggie, remember that you can visit so many moons and planets and even gas giants (if you dare). GCO will be really cool from this point though (about the underwater worlds and such). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soback Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 By the way, I remembered that series in Voyager where they come accross a water planet. Now a planet made entirely of water and a whole bases and cities in it would be so really really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmett.hendrick Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 The SC has said that ships hitting water will sink and then be destroyed after a preset amount of time, there are exceptions Shuttles can float and one or two others but other than that a water landing is a definate no - no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 Soback: Yes, that one was very cool.SC? Anythinbg about a new moon made up of water only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 1, 2001 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 quote:At this point, I believe that the CC's ability to launch support craft (shuttles) underwater is still...up in the airNo its not. You can't do it.And enough with the lame questions, guys. Just read the VCF[ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted June 1, 2001 Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 (Snip my up in the air comment) quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: No its not. You can't do it.And enough with the lame questions, guys. Just read the VCFHumor sometimes just doesn't translate well in written form only, especially mine that requires a glass of water be served as a side dish - dang there I go with that water thing again. Anyway, the point of my malformed pun was that the CC would need to be "up in the air" for shuttles to successfully launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 1, 2001 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2001 My excerpt about reading the VCF had nothing to do with your post, Tyrn. Which is why I used two paragraphs ---> I answered your question and then addressed the silly questions I keep seeing in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 2, 2001 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2001 I have added 21 new shots to the link above. Check GNN for more news on this.[ 06-02-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rtoolooze Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 Nice!!!!! You sure are working your a** off S.C. And it shows. Hey everyone, can you believe that BCM is really gonna go gold soon!!!!!!Three cheers for the S.C., Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 SWWEEEEETTT!!! AWESOME! HEE HEE!Now where is that demo ep2? Enough screen shots, I want to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hindot Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 Does the water mask u from sensors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 I expect to see man eating sharks swallowing the swimming infantry in BCM patch 5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $iLk Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 quote:Originally Posted by TacI expect to see man eating sharks swallowing the swimming infantry in BCM patch 5... That would be really cool to have organic obstacles to face on planets like giant squids and stuff like that, like when the happy pilot gets off his sinking fighter and is GULPED down by a big fish like in Star Wars Episode I. hehe. These shots and the features in the VCF are getting better and better, and the possiblilities for further updates and/or changes to the game are endless. No other game has given so much freedom to really simulate space or real life. Imagination is no longer the only road open to us Sci Fi nuts, BCM does the work for us Wonderful shots. Can't wait for Episode II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkvenom Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 Those screenshots are sweet SC, are you still planning on releasing june 18? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloogan Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 LOL, man eating sharks. Don;t worry, if the water anint dangerious enoufe already with MP and snipers, ur dead allready, waiting for reswawn, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG MILLER Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Nice Pics SC. Jane Smart, looks like Laura Smart to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasmic Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Or how bout Seven of Smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 BCM/GCO really need torpedoes, even weak ones. what about ATW missiles? Air to water? Or that the APM-RADIX could shoot even underwater.I don't want the D.S.V. sub to destroy my ship in GCO without being able to shoot back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: BCM/GCO really need torpedoes, even weak ones. what about ATW missiles? Air to water? Or that the APM-RADIX could shoot even underwater. BCM is not GCO and doesn't have any underwater vehicles so why would BCM need torpedoes? quote: I don't want the D.S.V. sub to destroy my ship in GCO without being able to shoot back.There hasn't ever been an unbalanced situation such are you're describing in the BC series, what makes you think that Derek would create a ship class that could not be attacked?The problem appears to be that people are merging BCM and GCO. BCM is the big brother to BC3K, it has all the features that made BC3K what it is and then much more. GCO will be the big brother to BCM, having the features of BCM but again with much more. If the differences are kept straight, people won't be wondering why BCM won't include torpedos to give us the ability to destroy an object which won't be in the BC Universe until GCO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 4, 2001 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 hehe, thanks Tyrn, you did a better job explaing that, t han I thought possible. Just because they can swim in BCM (and thats only because I had it in the design since day one, since the new terrain engine supports underwater areas), now they want sharks, subs, torpedoes and the like. Go figure.There WILL be subs, torpedos, sharks (and other marine plant/animal lifeforms) etc....but only in GCO. NOTHING that I have in GCO, is going in BCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soback Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Nice, really really nice. Come on SC, I can't wait much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrn Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: hehe, thanks Tyrn, you did a better job explaing that, t han I thought possible. You're quite welcome, anything I can do to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaHuJa Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: SWWEEEEETTT!!! AWESOME! HEE HEE!Now where is that demo ep2? Enough screen shots, I want to try it! Let me guess... He's currently not bothering with the demo because he's running out of time for the gold release... Close enough? quote:Originally posted by MaHuJa: Will going underwater have sensor effects? quote:Originally posted by hindot: Does the water mask u from sensors? That came a bit late, didn't it? Besides my question leaves a bit more room - I mean - water doesn't have to mask you, but it may make it more difficult to see you (visually and on radar) and perhaps bend sight (and other EM based detection systems?) like normal water does - so you seem to be placed elsewhere.Anyway, that's a discussion to spare for GCO - because If you enter the water in BCM, you've laid the big egg. hmm.... SC, how do you plan to make it underwater? I mean, submarines don't have visual (or radar) except over the surface... below they only have their sonars... I guess the main screen could have a "synthetic" picture created from what's known of the surroundings? (much like bc3k claimed to have...) Or have we invented new sensors by the time? Just not "underwater radar" - name says not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaHuJa Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 Just a couples oopses in my last post...#1 >doesn't have to mask you, but it may make it more difficult to see you I mean, make it more difficult to detect, but perhaps not impossible? Once you get close enough you find, but got problems getting an exact fix...> If you enter the water in BCM, you've laid the big egg. With your capship...>Just not "underwater radar" - name says not. For those who didn't know: RAdio Detection And Ranging Never heard of underwater radio except as a dream - so far at least. Instead other methods are used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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