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imot Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:03 pm Posts: 168	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] just saying, the sandstorm doesnt work for low graphics settings _________________
Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:50 pm

HiRezScott Hi-Rez Team Member Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm Posts: 153	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] There is now a known issue where fog volumes were being disabled by low graphics settings or custom ini's. This is in all maps, but would only have been visible in buildings or structures that used volumes. If you change your settings to medium, then go back to low, it should work for you. Players who were previously on medium or higher should be fine as well. Naturally there is a gameplay implication with this bug, and we'll be resolving the issue for everyone in a future patch. APC will be following up with more information, I believe.
Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:48 pm

pala Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:40 am Posts: 896	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] it f* takes same time to skii from own spawn to own base as it takes enemy to skii from spawn to your base... its redicilous. Worst part is the f* health regen. Enemy forces have time to regen twice before you can get back there. fix the spawns _________________
Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:49 pm

pushbiscuitdeath Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:25 pm Posts: 723	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] I noticed you left in the large bumps on the front and back of the flagstand. These force you up into the air when skiing over them at a good speed. Was this an intentional design decision or something that was simply overlooked? If you take a look at the hanger in CCR you'll see that hirez kate patched these same type of bumps by having players skii right over them with no collision. If this could be done for bella it would be great. _________________ T:A Soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAC1B18024809938&feature=view_all Tribes channel: http://www.youtube.com/tribesmovies555
Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:38 pm

Skrrew Joined: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:50 am Posts: 302	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] This is best map.
Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:09 am

zzzornbringer Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:37 am Posts: 589 Location: Germany	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] made some screenshots with some minor glitches. forgot to take one inside the gen room. there is one hallway (the small simple square that leads intot the gen room) that when you jetpack up to the ceiling, you get stuck at some architecture. it's only in one of the hallways. Attachment: Screenshot181497.jpg Attachment: Screenshot180207.jpg Attachment: Screenshot141881.jpg Attachment: Screenshot132388.jpg You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ do you know why they test atomic bombs? to see if they work. - bill hicks - mortar expert and chubby chaser
Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:05 am

Greth Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:03 pm Posts: 979 Location: Belgium Steam Gamer Name: Greth	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] HiRezScott wrote: Quick note: We did ship Bella with a option for the sandstorms, just for you guys. When you setup custom map rotations, you should see two entries for Bella, with one labeled "NS" - for no sandstorm. You can run that one in competition. (It's the same map files loaded, but it disables the triggers for the storm). TheEschaton wrote: Thank you for showing me that you're taking this stuff into consideration. Absolutely! We actually planned for a lot of story in pre-production, and it's something we are very passionate about. Unfortunately, as we shifted focus, we lost most of our development time for pure story related content within Ascend. It remains in all elements we work on; map locations, descriptions, and the dialogue from the Diamond Sword and Blood Eagle leaders, which hint at events. All in all, it's been rather par for the course in a Tribes game. There was a lot more story planned for Tribes 1 and 2 that never found avenues to release (inside those games) for similar reasons. Fun tidbit: The Blood Eagle announcer's name is Tomon Gast. He was actually a disgraced admiral, and out to pasture at the drydock on Cassus. During the unfolding crisis, as the Blood Eagle leadership is decimated by Diamond Sword, he suddenly finds himself in command of the largest remaining Blood Eagle force - the aging fleet docked under him. >>> Intro the map Drydock, and the Sworders playing for their treachery. So ... Gast == Adama? :p _________________ Wilderzone.org Admin and writer also check out my youtube.com/grethsc channel and youtube.com/leveluptv for vods and highlights
Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:28 am

blakey88 Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:48 am Posts: 321	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] The terrain, its so bright and monotone and confusing its hard to distinguish the slops and the angles. Maybe do a touch up like you did on ruins (that red glow\reflection on slopes) that helps read the angles.
Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:45 am

TheEschaton Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:53 pm Posts: 2953 Steam Gamer Name: LeadProphet	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] HiRezScott wrote: Fun tidbit: The Blood Eagle announcer's name is Tomon Gast. He was actually a disgraced admiral, and out to pasture at the drydock on Cassus. During the unfolding crisis, as the Blood Eagle leadership is decimated by Diamond Sword, he suddenly finds himself in command of the largest remaining Blood Eagle force - the aging fleet docked under him. >>> Intro the map Drydock, and the Sworders playing for their treachery. MOAR but seriously, perhaps you'll release internal documents at some point, in some form, so your worldbuilding isn't lost? _________________ Carrion (in-game name)
Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:17 am

Gierling Joined: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:56 am Posts: 1389	Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF] HiRezScott wrote: Quick note: We did ship Bella with a option for the sandstorms, just for you guys. When you setup custom map rotations, you should see two entries for Bella, with one labeled "NS" - for no sandstorm. You can run that one in competition. (It's the same map files loaded, but it disables the triggers for the storm). TheEschaton wrote: Thank you for showing me that you're taking this stuff into consideration. Absolutely! We actually planned for a lot of story in pre-production, and it's something we are very passionate about. Unfortunately, as we shifted focus, we lost most of our development time for pure story related content within Ascend. It remains in all elements we work on; map locations, descriptions, and the dialogue from the Diamond Sword and Blood Eagle leaders, which hint at events. All in all, it's been rather par for the course in a Tribes game. There was a lot more story planned for Tribes 1 and 2 that never found avenues to release (inside those games) for similar reasons. Fun tidbit: The Blood Eagle announcer's name is Tomon Gast. He was actually a disgraced admiral, and out to pasture at the drydock on Cassus. During the unfolding crisis, as the Blood Eagle leadership is decimated by Diamond Sword, he suddenly finds himself in command of the largest remaining Blood Eagle force - the aging fleet docked under him. >>> Intro the map Drydock, and the Sworders playing for their treachery. As someone who worked on the original storyline with Blake Hutchins and Dynamix way back in the nineties, and who has a fanatical level of devotion to the IP and the universe in general, I want to thank you sincerely for that. It's good to know that people care and still find it engaging. I do hope to see that you guys explore the many facets of this grand and varied universe (Icanhaz cyberstorm facebook game plz!) and I look forward to seeing more from the Tribals, Bioderms, Empire, Cybrids, the New Terrans, Corporations, Stormkeepers, Kullrathe etc etc etc ad infinnitum. It truly warms my heart to see this IP back among the living, it was too good, too deep, and too varied to sit on the shelf for long.
Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:06 pm

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imot

Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:03 pm
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Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

just saying, the sandstorm doesnt work for low graphics settings

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Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:50 pm

HiRezScott

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Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm
Posts: 153

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

There is now a known issue where fog volumes were being disabled by low graphics settings or custom ini's. This is in all maps, but would only have been visible in buildings or structures that used volumes.

If you change your settings to medium, then go back to low, it should work for you. Players who were previously on medium or higher should be fine as well. Naturally there is a gameplay implication with this bug, and we'll be resolving the issue for everyone in a future patch. APC will be following up with more information, I believe.

Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:48 pm

pala

Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:40 am
Posts: 896

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

it f*** takes same time to skii from own spawn to own base as it takes enemy to skii from spawn to your base... its redicilous. Worst part is the f*** health regen. Enemy forces have time to regen twice before you can get back there.

fix the spawns

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Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:49 pm

pushbiscuitdeath

Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:25 pm
Posts: 723

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

I noticed you left in the large bumps on the front and back of the flagstand. These force you up into the air when skiing over them at a good speed. Was this an intentional design decision or something that was simply overlooked? If you take a look at the hanger in CCR you'll see that hirez kate patched these same type of bumps by having players skii right over them with no collision. If this could be done for bella it would be great.

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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAC1B18024809938&feature=view_all
Tribes channel: http://www.youtube.com/tribesmovies555

Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:38 pm

Skrrew

Joined: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:50 am
Posts: 302

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

This is best map.

Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:09 am

zzzornbringer

Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:37 am
Posts: 589
Location: Germany

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

made some screenshots with some minor glitches.

forgot to take one inside the gen room. there is one hallway (the small simple square that leads intot the gen room) that when you jetpack up to the ceiling, you get stuck at some architecture. it's only in one of the hallways.

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Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:05 am

Greth

Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:03 pm
Posts: 979
Location: Belgium
Steam Gamer Name: Greth

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

HiRezScott wrote:

Quick note: We did ship Bella with a option for the sandstorms, just for you guys. When you setup custom map rotations, you should see two entries for Bella, with one labeled "NS" - for no sandstorm. You can run that one in competition. (It's the same map files loaded, but it disables the triggers for the storm).

TheEschaton wrote:

Thank you for showing me that you're taking this stuff into consideration.

Absolutely! We actually planned for a lot of story in pre-production, and it's something we are very passionate about. Unfortunately, as we shifted focus, we lost most of our development time for pure story related content within Ascend.

It remains in all elements we work on; map locations, descriptions, and the dialogue from the Diamond Sword and Blood Eagle leaders, which hint at events. All in all, it's been rather par for the course in a Tribes game. There was a lot more story planned for Tribes 1 and 2 that never found avenues to release (inside those games) for similar reasons.

Fun tidbit: The Blood Eagle announcer's name is Tomon Gast. He was actually a disgraced admiral, and out to pasture at the drydock on Cassus. During the unfolding crisis, as the Blood Eagle leadership is decimated by Diamond Sword, he suddenly finds himself in command of the largest remaining Blood Eagle force - the aging fleet docked under him. >>> Intro the map Drydock, and the Sworders playing for their treachery.

So ... Gast == Adama? :p

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Wilderzone.org Admin and writer
also check out my youtube.com/grethsc channel
and youtube.com/leveluptv for vods and highlights

Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:28 am

blakey88

Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:48 am
Posts: 321

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

The terrain, its so bright and monotone and confusing its hard to distinguish
the slops and the angles. Maybe do a touch up like you did on ruins (that red glow\reflection
on slopes) that helps read the angles.

Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:45 am

TheEschaton

Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:53 pm
Posts: 2953
Steam Gamer Name: LeadProphet

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

HiRezScott wrote:

Fun tidbit: The Blood Eagle announcer's name is Tomon Gast. He was actually a disgraced admiral, and out to pasture at the drydock on Cassus. During the unfolding crisis, as the Blood Eagle leadership is decimated by Diamond Sword, he suddenly finds himself in command of the largest remaining Blood Eagle force - the aging fleet docked under him. >>> Intro the map Drydock, and the Sworders playing for their treachery.

MOAR

but seriously, perhaps you'll release internal documents at some point, in some form, so your worldbuilding isn't lost?

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Carrion (in-game name)

Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:17 am

Gierling

Joined: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:56 am
Posts: 1389

Re: Map Feedback - Bella Omega [CTF]

HiRezScott wrote:

TheEschaton wrote:

Thank you for showing me that you're taking this stuff into consideration.

As someone who worked on the original storyline with Blake Hutchins and Dynamix way back in the nineties, and who has a fanatical level of devotion to the IP and the universe in general, I want to thank you sincerely for that. It's good to know that people care and still find it engaging.

I do hope to see that you guys explore the many facets of this grand and varied universe (Icanhaz cyberstorm facebook game plz!) and I look forward to seeing more from the Tribals, Bioderms, Empire, Cybrids, the New Terrans, Corporations, Stormkeepers, Kullrathe etc etc etc ad infinnitum.

It truly warms my heart to see this IP back among the living, it was too good, too deep, and too varied to sit on the shelf for long.

Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:06 pm