Battle Academy by slitherine Ltd.

[Slitherine Iain]

The other problem with Gamecentre is that it will only work for the iOS version and any players on PC/Mac wont work and as people play from multiple devices you'd end up with a real mess of results with some going into game centre and some not depending on which platform you were on when you completed the battle. All in all I think it would be a very unsatisfactory experience. We'd really like our own version of game centre that is cross platform but its on the long wish list...

[Defard]

Don't wanna hijack the thread guys...but any news on the next release out of the slitherine stable?

[Cromwell]

Originally Posted by Slitherine Iain

The other problem with Gamecentre is that it will only work for the iOS version and any players on PC/Mac wont work and as people play from multiple devices you'd end up with a real mess of results with some going into game centre and some not depending on which platform you were on when you completed the battle. All in all I think it would be a very unsatisfactory experience. We'd really like our own version of game centre that is cross platform but its on the long wish list...

Full Ack!

My wishlist for this game:

+persistent Upgrades
+Research
+Choice where to aim at when attacking tanks. Example:
Shoot the tracks so that it cannot move/run away, when it is in open field.
Or shoot at the turret, when the enemy tank is surrounded and therefor cannot run away.
+Choice which type of shell you use. HE or AP

I do not know if some of these are implemented, but I only played the demo mission

Maybe later more

[DotComCTO]

Originally Posted by Cromwell

Full Ack!

My wishlist for this game:

+persistent Upgrades
+Research
+Choice where to aim at when attacking tanks. Example:
Shoot the tracks so that it cannot move/run away, when it is in open field.
Or shoot at the turret, when the enemy tank is surrounded and therefor cannot run away.
+Choice which type of shell you use. HE or AP

I do not know if some of these are implemented, but I only played the demo mission

Maybe later more

Not sure those items make sense for BA. For example, persistent upgrades and research are more often seen in RTS games, not TBS games; choosing where to aim when targeting a unit would probably add more complexity without adding a lot to the overall game. As for using HE shells, I believe there are certain tanks where you get that option.

Just my 2 cents.



--DotComCTO

[PipFromSlitherine]

Originally Posted by Cromwell

Full Ack!

My wishlist for this game:

+persistent Upgrades
+Research
+Choice where to aim at when attacking tanks. Example:
Shoot the tracks so that it cannot move/run away, when it is in open field.
Or shoot at the turret, when the enemy tank is surrounded and therefor cannot run away.
+Choice which type of shell you use. HE or AP

I do not know if some of these are implemented, but I only played the demo mission

Maybe later more

Thanks for the ideas .

With regard to HE and AP, we make units use the appropriate ammo - so HE when targeting a truck, AP when shooting at a Tiger. We felt there would only really be edge cases where having a choice would make any sense.

We looked at (and someone actually implemented a mod for) track hits etc - although I think they were a random outcome in combat on occasion.

Cheers

Pip

[Arq24]

Guys Im thinking about getin this one but one question-how much graphics "suffered" compare to pc in this "translation"-new ipad?
Thank you

[PipFromSlitherine]

Originally Posted by Arq24

Guys Im thinking about getin this one but one question-how much graphics "suffered" compare to pc in this "translation"-new ipad?
Thank you

We actually use the same data files on PC and iPad (other than some compression of the unit animation data, and the textures are in iPad format). There are no shadows on the iPad, but other than that it looks pretty much identical.

Hope that helps!

Cheers

Pip

[Arq24]

Originally Posted by PipFromSlitherine

We actually use the same data files on PC and iPad (other than some compression of the unit animation data, and the textures are in iPad format). There are no shadows on the iPad, but other than that it looks pretty much identical.

Hope that helps!

Cheers

Pip

Just finished pc demo.Great game I think its perfectly suited for ipad.
Gettin it.
Thanks PipFromSlitherine

[Quantus]

How populated is the online MP scene?

[PipFromSlitherine]

Originally Posted by Quantus

How populated is the online MP scene?

There are thousands of games ongoing at any one time. And a posted challenge is usually snapped up very quickly. The MP community is very active.

We even have some people organising tournaments, including one modelling an ongoing campaign, with a game master actually building new maps to mirror the results and progress of the games that get played in the prior round. It's very very cool - check it out here:

http://www.slitherine.com/forum/view...p?f=87&t=36734

But, to cut a long story short, the MP system's ease of use, coupled with the ability to play at your own pace, means that it is very active.

Cheers

Pip