Nomad mode?, Starting only with dozers and no command center Options

[redVaryant]

Will you guys be adding a nomad mode?
For example, instead of starting the game with a dozer/worker + command center, the nomad mode would just have the dozer/worker.
The player would then have to build a command center, wherever they like.

Is this technically feasible?

[Admiral*Alex]

Will you guys be adding a nomad mode?
For example, instead of starting the game with a dozer/worker + command center, the nomad mode would just have the dozer/worker.
The player would then have to build a command center, wherever they like.

Is this technically feasible?

For the ese of explaining, so like Generals 2/C&C Free-To-Play thwn?

[teslashark]

If you don't have a building, you will be automatically considered lost by the system. A placeholder way is to have a deactivated building somewhere in the boundaries, but this will also stop the gae from ending.

[Serialkillerwhal...]

This was the exact system old Blizzard RTS games were built on.

Of course, nearly everyone just built a Town Hall (Command Center) the second they started the game, so they cut out the middle man.

[Composite armour]

Yeah, unless there were special maps designed for such a mode, it'd just be a waste of time as your starting location is a perfectly fine place to build.
Plus I don't think that an effective 7500 resource limit will do much good either.

[MyDude25]

If you don't have a building, you will be automatically considered lost by the system. A placeholder way is to have a deactivated building somewhere in the boundaries, but this will also stop the gae from ending.

Or do a map.ini mod that considers the builder units with a 'mp_count_for_victory' flag.

[Cracky]

GLA has an advantage at this.

[Knjaz.]

all I can say is that I see ECA greatly benefiting from it, far more than any other faction.

GLA has an advantage at this.

Not really, if they start with a single worker. More like, disadvantage, due to worker's speed.

This post has been edited by Knjaz.: 1 Sep 2014, 13:39

[Darky]

It's very possible but there is literallly no map where you wouldn't rather build your PP right away. As for Knjaz saying that it would benefit ECA, I thought otherwise actually; Other factions would go straight for a PP and GLA would be as always with the exception that it would get the radar quite late (assuming you'll start with a Worker since the Command Truck is expensive and it can't build workers) while ECA would have to go for Regional Command first OR suffer a production/construction speed penalty for a long amount of time until it gets the Solar Reactor up, which takes considerably more time than building your first PP.

The gameplay wouldn't be all that different either; most lamers in ZH/Shockwave start out selling their CCs anyway so this would just be a version of it with 1 dozer instead of 2, 1000 less cash and a huge advantage to GLA.

[redVaryant]

Yeah I thought it would make the gameplay more interesting during AI matches.
The possible starting cash could be increased to 12,000 if necessary, but I see what you're saying.

Thanks for the reply

[Jam Hacker]

step one, build a town centre
step two, gather resources
step three, advance to era II

and most of the time, people don't usually drift too far from their spawn point, for a good reason.

[Knjaz.]

It's very possible but there is literallly no map where you wouldn't rather build your PP right away. As for Knjaz saying that it would benefit ECA, I thought otherwise actually; Other factions would go straight for a PP and GLA would be as always with the exception that it would get the radar quite late (assuming you'll start with a Worker since the Command Truck is expensive and it can't build workers) while ECA would have to go for Regional Command first OR suffer a production/construction speed penalty for a long amount of time until it gets the Solar Reactor up, which takes considerably more time than building your first PP.

The gameplay wouldn't be all that different either; most lamers in ZH/Shockwave start out selling their CCs anyway so this would just be a version of it with 1 dozer instead of 2, 1000 less cash and a huge advantage to GLA.

Sorry, didn't have the whole "sell your CC" thingie for so long that I forgot you don' even need to build one
Would require a change in construction requirements then, so you'd be forced to build a CC.

[Darky]

Sorry, didn't have the whole "sell your CC" thingie for so long that I forgot you don' even need to build one
Would require a change in construction requirements then, so you'd be forced to build a CC.

And then people will build them right away so might as well cut out the middleman. I'm usually up for anything that can enrich gameplay but this concept is a dead end.

[Pickysaurus]

An interesting suggestion. It does bug me on maps with almost defined places off buildings (vs AI) the CC is always wonky...