Posted January 19, 2015

EndreWhiteMane
Get off my lawn!
Registered: Sep 2011
From United States

l0rdtr3k
Serial Hugger
Registered: Oct 2011
From Brazil

AgentBirdnest
Ja'crispy
Registered: Jan 2011
From United States
Posted January 19, 2015
I finally noticed that there was a sale today. I am surprised at how many "Planet" games were released last year. All different genres, too.
Post edited January 19, 2015 by AgentBirdnest

Bad Hair Day
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Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted January 20, 2015
Since we have the planet sale going on I'd like to post THIS for the sake of myself and the other elders in the forum. :D

EndreWhiteMane
Get off my lawn!
Registered: Sep 2011
From United States
Posted January 20, 2015

I went to reply and got the GOGbear planet! :-)
Pluto rules! ;)
Edit: Cheer up, your quite a few year less elder than me. :-)
Post edited January 20, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane

CarrionCrow
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Registered: May 2011
From United States
Posted January 20, 2015

Wanted to wish you a happy birthday. =)

Bad Hair Day
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Registered: Dec 2012
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Posted January 20, 2015
Anyone here play Haegemonia, the forum for it is kind of dead right now.

moonshineshadow
Ghost
Registered: Sep 2011
From Switzerland
Posted January 20, 2015

Now I feel old :P

budejovice
3/23/17
Registered: Sep 2013
From Belize
Posted January 20, 2015
high rated
Just a quick note about something I found totally awesome. I was playing Gone Home yesterday (not done yet, but it's pretty nice) and examined a magazine in Sam's room and my favorite band of all time, Guided By Voices, got a mention. (Favorite of all time alongside Pavement, if I'm telling the whole truth.) Though the game is set in 1995, Bob Pollard & Co. are still going strong. :)
GBV! GBV! GBV!
GBV! GBV! GBV!

CarrionCrow
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Registered: May 2011
From United States

EndreWhiteMane
Get off my lawn!
Registered: Sep 2011
From United States
Posted January 20, 2015

GBV! GBV! GBV!

Bad Hair Day
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Registered: Dec 2012
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Posted January 20, 2015
Yeah, the manual tells me everything BUT HOW TO CONTROL THE CAMERA! In a 3D Space RTS that is kind of "Need to Know". XD
I'm learning a little bit by bit but this is silly; figured out rotation but I can't follow my fighters and when I click on them to go to them, the camera goes to them, but it also signals the fighters to stop which is kind of embarrassing when going into battle. Sad thing is it looks and sounds so damn good. :P
I'm learning a little bit by bit but this is silly; figured out rotation but I can't follow my fighters and when I click on them to go to them, the camera goes to them, but it also signals the fighters to stop which is kind of embarrassing when going into battle. Sad thing is it looks and sounds so damn good. :P

CarrionCrow
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Registered: May 2011
From United States
Posted January 20, 2015

I'm learning a little bit by bit but this is silly; figured out rotation but I can't follow my fighters and when I click on them to go to them, the camera goes to them, but it also signals the fighters to stop which is kind of embarrassing when going into battle. Sad thing is it looks and sounds so damn good. :P
You see the game through the camera, which can be moved freely in the gameworld, but there are a few pre-defined ways that make navigation easier. There are basically 2 modes the camera can be in: free mode and focus mode.
When the camera is in free mode, it can be moved, rotated and zoomed. When it is in focus mode, it always moves with the selected object, but can still be rotated or zoomed.
The transition between the 2 modes is always fluid and not just a jump to another view. Generally, the camera only jumps to another location if the new location is in a different solar system. All other transitions are executed fluidly.
The following functions/movements can be done in Haegemonia:
Camera zoom in/zoom out: mouse wheel or "+"/"-" on numeric keypad
Move: cursor keys, mouse scrolls (when the mouse is moved to the edge of the screen it scrolls the view)
Rotate camera horizontally: move mouse left/right while right button is pressed
Rotate camera vertically: mouse up and down while right button is pressed
Focus: <F>, this key focuses the camera on the currently selected object. In this mode, the mouse can be used to rotate the camera.
Other camera modes: <G> several other camera modes can be activated to show the selected object from other views. This button cycles through them, while <Shift+G> deactivates this mode.
Post edited January 20, 2015 by CarrionCrow

Bad Hair Day
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Registered: Dec 2012
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CarrionCrow
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Registered: May 2011
From United States
Posted January 20, 2015

You see the game through the camera, which can be moved freely in the gameworld, but there are a few pre-defined ways that make navigation easier. There are basically 2 modes the camera can be in: free mode and focus mode.
When the camera is in free mode, it can be moved, rotated and zoomed. When it is in focus mode, it always moves with the selected object, but can still be rotated or zoomed.
The transition between the 2 modes is always fluid and not just a jump to another view. Generally, the camera only jumps to another location if the new location is in a different solar system. All other transitions are executed fluidly.
The following functions/movements can be done in Haegemonia:
Camera zoom in/zoom out: mouse wheel or "+"/"-" on numeric keyboard
Move: cursor keys, mouse scrolls (when the mouse is moved to the edge of the screen it scrolls the view)
Rotate camera horizontally: move mouse left/right while right button is pressed
Rotate camera vertically: mouse up and down while right button is pressed
Focus: <F>, this key focuses the camera on the currently selected object. In this mode, the mouse can be used to rotate the camera.
Other camera modes: <G> several other camera modes can be activated to show the selected object from other views. This button cycles through them, while <Shift+G> deactivates this mode.

Thanks Crow, I owe you.
Also, just from a skim that game looks really frigging good.
Also also, I love when the forum decides to hang one post so I go back, repost and the first is sitting there so I look intensely dim. -laughs-
Post edited January 20, 2015 by CarrionCrow