Glactic conquest?

[Bionicsabre]

I know this game is still in development but could this be added to the roadmap, I think it would be perfect for this game, I mean it already is basically star wars battlefront without the star wars licence.

This has been moved to the Idea's area, sorry for posting this in the wrong place in the first place.

[=CrimsoN=]

Bumping the hell out of this post.

I don't think this will be added, but if it is, a campaign mode wouldn't even be necessary. Would really boost the appeal of the game too. Commander mode already makes it into a FPS-RTS hybrid somewhat...throw in Galactic Conquest and all the turn-based people make be on board.

Edit: You should post this into the ideas and suggestions sub-forum too.

[Justin]

I have no idea how Galactic Conquest would work, especially with multiple players...if you're thinking Battlefront 2 style Galactic Conquest, I can see that working for two to four players, but any more than that and the game length works against it.

Let me take Sins of a Solar Empire, for example. I ran a game with three other friends for a long time. As time went on, however, it became increasingly difficult to get the other two together. When one was available, the other was busy. Or they didn't feel like playing, or real life got in the way.

Point is, the more players you have for a more persistent gamemode like Galactic Conquest, the more players have to be online at the same time in order to finish it. Trying to fulfill a full game at regular intervals is going to be all but impossible.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Justin:

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Yeah it would have to be a singleplayer only component. It would make singleplayer more worthwhile though for sure. It could be like the old school Battlefront 1 type too where you just select planets and each planet has a bonus. When you take a planet you get the bonus and when you lose a battle, the other player gets to choose where to attack, and each faction has a capital planet that has like a super attack or something (like in Star Wars Battlefront 1, the Empire had the Death Star and Rebels had some sort of liberate ability where they instantly take a planet).

[Justin]

IMO the original Battlefront's Galactic Conquest was really pointless as it basically did the same thing the base game did, but had superweapons which automatically removed planets or switched them to your side.

In any case I would much rather them prioritize the new user experience in order to get a player base going. The new user experience is, after all, the game's first impression. And as everyone knows, first impressions only come once.

[Bionicsabre]

Originally posted by Red Riding Hood:

Bumping the hell out of this post.

I don't think this will be added, but if it is, a campaign mode wouldn't even be necessary. Would really boost the appeal of the game too. Commander mode already makes it into a FPS-RTS hybrid somewhat...throw in Galactic Conquest and all the turn-based people make be on board.

Edit: You should post this into the ideas and suggestions sub-forum too.

I'll do that, thanks.

[strangelyinteractive]

actually it's something we desperately want to do, but fixins have to come before new shiz :/

We think it would work pretty well without much fiddling - its essentially just a glorified map picker. aff maps run off a playlist anyway , you wouldnt really have to lock players into a game, you'd just have to fit that strategic mechanic into the period between fights, and give meaningful connections to the strategic game in the matches being played.

[Bionicsabre]

Originally posted by strangelyinteractive:

actually it's something we desperately want to do, but fixins have to come before new shiz :/

We think it would work pretty well without much fiddling - its essentially just a glorified map picker. aff maps run off a playlist anyway , you wouldnt really have to lock players into a game, you'd just have to fit that strategic mechanic into the period between fights, and give meaningful connections to the strategic game in the matches being played.

Honestly the fact you want to do it alone is encouragment enough for me that you'll eventually have it, best of luck to you guys. (also maybe consider mod support)

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by strangelyinteractive:

actually it's something we desperately want to do, but fixins have to come before new shiz :/

We think it would work pretty well without much fiddling - its essentially just a glorified map picker. aff maps run off a playlist anyway , you wouldnt really have to lock players into a game, you'd just have to fit that strategic mechanic into the period between fights, and give meaningful connections to the strategic game in the matches being played.

omg please let this become a reality. I'm already seeing a contender for best indie :D

[=CrimsoN=]

I managed to find a somewhat up-to-date galaxy map of the AFF universe. Somewhat less blurry than the ones that are found in game. I circled the current planets featured in game as well and space stations that are in their approximate locations.

Only 2 I couldn't find were the new Igneous station and Yin Tao Shan. Fortress wasn't present either, but the map description pointed it as one of the planets closest to the Poranti system.

Here is a link: http://www.filedropper.com/affgalaxymap

Good for reference.

[[AFF]Sudazima]

lol Where did you dig up that map? Anyway we'll make a new and better map at some point so don't trust the ones you have right now.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by AFFSudazima:

lol Where did you dig up that map? Anyway we'll make a new and better map at some point so don't trust the ones you have right now.

XD there is a surprising amount of concept art and stuff on Google relating to AFF and the previous AFF: Planetstorm. I think that's where the map came from: AFF: Planetstorm.

[[AFF]Sudazima]

yeah but ... where?

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by AFFSudazima:

yeah but ... where?

I dont remember. I think it was on Deviantart

[=CrimsoN=]

I just Googled "Angels Fall First Galaxy Map" and found it :D

[[AFF]Sudazima]

lol :D