[Mod] Defcon Warhead V.3 Beta

[bert_the_turtle]

None of that is possible, unfortunately. The game mechanics are hardcoded and not moddable.

[Gulidar]

What do you want me to change? I was wondering how I could add in the script land units and new buildings. Such as a nuclear reactor, un uranium mine - to excavate uranium for the nukes. And choosing sides. All sides should have differences in the graphics - for example: Russia should have nuclear reactors, America fusion power plants. Units should be different by strength, combat range and the game should include few types of explosions. If you have noticed the depth charge, nuke, small explosions, and highlighted population has the same bmp file image. And missiles when launched should leave a gas trail - not a line.
There should be a diplomacy button so opponents can share resources, when things get tight. I would like to add choppers and comanchies to the airfield. Naval units should be built at naval shipyards and missile silos should give you unlimited stockpile of warheads only in condition you get enough points by nuking opponents.

Well, man, its Defcon, not some platfom for making any games you want. That's why y think all those changes are impossible. By the way, they are not needed, because Defcon ideas are:
1) Simplicity
2) No production
3) Equal forces for all sides

Still mod is interesting. And mixing Europe and Russia makes it even good, hehehe

[jamo]

I can still make a Defcon Master Explosion Pack. It will Contain few types of explosions: the original atomic bomb from Warhead, a hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, chemical bomb, bio bomb, demolition bomb. It's going to be a lot of work.

[Johnis]

EXPLOSIONS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!

1) Do something with the map so it can be used in any game
2) Do something with the subs add a tiny nuclear syblol next to em.
3) do something so sities become more visible
4) if you add some characteristics like radar range it will become perfect

If you fix the above. Everybody will use this mod !!
!! I AM WAITING TO USE YOUR MOD ,so finish the above!!

[X-Ray]

Jamo,


If you want to hear my opinion, please read forward. If you don't or you feel insulted or disrespected by comments suggesting change, please disregard this post entirely.

Your original post invited our comments and, specifically, provided us the impression that you wanted feedback to finish the mod. If that's not the case, then you should let people know that this is a finished mod as it is.


Otherwise and having said that, you should listen to what Bert said, instead of dismissing his comments with that's all you can do or we can change it if we don't like it. The most obvious is to avoid confusion - something your mod is replete with.


As Bert pointed out, there is no difference between your submerged and exposed subs. Also, your sub icons are not discernible; neither are your airbase icons. Your cities are also extremely hard to identify and target. On the other hand the map is beautiful, but the red outline complicates it unnecessarily. Try it with either no outline or perhaps a white outline as in the game. Your explosions are fantastic.


In the game, when timing and targeting are issues, people are not going to make the effort to zoom in to find your cities. Nor are they going to zoom in to figure out what is what. Everything must be easy to spot at any scale (e.g. your bombers and fighters are beautiful, yet easy to discern from one another). There are a lot of wonderful aspects to your mod, from icons to the map itself. But you must eliminate or correct items that cause confusion.

[jamo]

Do you like the silos and vulcan turrets. I tried to combine the platform into a vulcan turret air defece system and a missile silo. They also have a small nuclear symbol.

[Johnis]

everything is great . but the map should be used also in every game. This mod is bautifull and worths to be played in every game. not exclusivelly in a MOD run like piratecon or anything else.
australia does not participate in war
I want to use your mode on DEDCON TEST DEMO MODE 2 server for example. not having to deactivate your mod to play there . Do you understand ?

[Gulidar]

1) Do something with the map so it can be used in any game

Why cant you just replace usual units by the usable ones from mod? Or explosions or something. It's easy, just replace the bmp file in data folder(if you dont have it, extract it from main.dat with a usuan winrar).

[jamo]

Why do you want to use my mod? If you want to change it go ahead. I don't mind.

[Efsid]

yeah, but by doin this u will make the game look like C&C or something.We dont want this to happen.Of course i didnt say that C&C is bad , not at all.But DEFCON shouldnt be just like other strategy,which u have to built, gather resources etc.
Thats the attractivity in DEFCON it has its own gameplay

[rus|Mike]

Mod updated (just noticed that the author mailed it to me eternity ago note to jamo: I don't check that adress, use forum PM).
I don't know what's changed, probly jamo will tell
http://dotlink.mobi/rusmike/Warhead.zip

[jamo]

Small graphical differences: the sub has a small nuclear symbol that glows yellow - see the bmp image in the data graphic folder. The warhead is different. I didn't change the map territories, because i like it that way. If you want to play with the original territories, just delete the coastlines data folder.

[Pwnbroker]

:roll:


Jamo,


If you want to hear my opinion, please read forward. If you don't or you feel insulted or disrespected by comments suggesting change, please disregard this post entirely.

Your original post invited our comments and, specifically, provided us the impression that you wanted feedback to finish the mod. If that's not the case, then you should let people know that this is a finished mod as it is.


Otherwise and having said that, you should listen to what Bert said, instead of dismissing his comments with that's all you can do or we can change it if we don't like it. The most obvious is to avoid confusion - something your mod is replete with.


As Bert pointed out, there is no difference between your submerged and exposed subs. Also, your sub icons are not discernible; neither are your airbase icons. Your cities are also extremely hard to identify and target. On the other hand the map is beautiful, but the red outline complicates it unnecessarily. Try it with either no outline or perhaps a white outline as in the game. Your explosions are fantastic.


In the game, when timing and targeting are issues, people are not going to make the effort to zoom in to find your cities. Nor are they going to zoom in to figure out what is what. Everything must be easy to spot at any scale (e.g. your bombers and fighters are beautiful, yet easy to discern from one another). There are a lot of wonderful aspects to your mod, from icons to the map itself. But you must eliminate or correct items that cause confusion.

bump & bump

Jamo, what's the status of this mod? Very cool. Obviously a lot of hard work. Many cheers.