Re: [glob2-devel] Forbidden flags - gameplay suggestions

[Gabriel Walt]

It's cool to discuss about the future of g2! I think that we all have 
about the same visions of what features could be cool. This means that 
it is clear for us what makes this game unique, and we would like to see 
it evolve to specific direction.

> Hmm... Isn't this what savannah is ment for?  NCT, Nuge, does it help for us 
> to post/discus ideas on savannah?

I think you're right, I should use much more savannah. The only problem 
of savannah is that you have to go there to see what users wrote there 
[you don't get it home as it is for a mailing]. Also savannah is not 
pushing a lot the discussion about a subject [there's no way to 
structure discussions in threads and so on as there is for a mailing 
list]. Thus I think it's a good idea to discuss stuff here first and 
then once ideas are clear put them into savannah [by copy-pasting 
interesting descriptions and arguments from this mailing].

> I personally make a habit of building defense towers anywhere that such an 
> attack could be possible.  And really, this can be a lot of fun when you are 
> the one issuing these surprise attacks!

Yes, you're probably right.

> Or how about this:  A new type of flag that alerts you whenever an enemy unit 
> enters it.  That way, you can place one of these flags in an area that you 
> suspect might be attacked, and will have time to react.

Ok, and what about not making yet another new flag, but using the 
exploration flag? When an explorer in the exploration flag would see 
something it alerts you with a circle blinking in the minimap [as the 
current circles displayed in the minimap when making M+click] as well as 
a text [as for current texts "your warriors are under attack" but it 
would be something like "warrior alert"]. The exploration flag would 
have the following options:

alert if seeing
O warriors
O workers
O constructions

The "O" would be buttons, and by default they would be all off to have 
the same behavior as now.

This feature would also make explorer more usefully, and it would be 
interesting to have many explorers for one flag, to be sure that there 
is always at least one explorer, even if one went eating.

> I think that I like it too.  However, I don't think that it should grow too 
> fast; it is already really frustrating to have the resources grow up where 
> you are trying to build something!

Yes, I agree cut resources shouldn't appear again too fast, but faster 
than normal growing. This could also stop the "taboo" strategy that 
consists in cutting down enemy resources by making it much less efficient.

> Hey, I just got another idea!  Why not have it so that part of the job of the 
> workers assigned to building is to clear the space away!  That would REALLY 
> cut down on micro management for me!

I totally agree, but this is probably hard to program. I think that this 
could go with my suggestion of making more advanced areas [I spoke about 
a forbidden area but also about a cleaning area]. So if you put 
somewhere a building, first a green area appears, meaning that workers 
cut down the resources that are there. Then once there are no more 
resources there, the area turns red, and units have to leave. Finally, 
when all units left, the new building under construction appears.

The same should happen for buildings that are upgraded and that need 
more space.

This would really be a big step toward the idea of a game that does 
focus on macro-management rather than micro.

> Another thing, I think that units convert just a little too easily.  Perhaps 
> it should be that when there is one more type of fruit, the units have a %30 
> chance of converting.  When there are two more types, there is a %70 chance.  
> Only when there are 3 more types are they sure to convert.

Yes, but having a feedback of what happens exactly with these unit 
conversions would be required to better fine-tune it. As always said, it 
would really be cool to see how many units you converted or lost for 
each of your opponents.

> Also, there should be more types of fruit.

Yes, true.

Gabriel