replay improvements
posted on January 4th, 2010, 4:56 pm
So the first thing is done ... audio commentary ... big thanks to yandonman for starting with this 
But i think there is more place for improvements. First of all the main source of my ideas : Starcraft II Battle Report. So what do we see here?
The first thing is not really necessary but if its possible why not include it ... a second person with you make the commentary. A good match might be Yandonman ( cause he started with it and i think he has lot of potential
) and Dominus ( cause of his really good knowledge about ships, weapons, tactics and possibilities ).
Secondly an improvement of the observer mode. It would be very nice to have a small window where you can see an overview about the current mining rate of all players and the production / research and the number and type of active units. Not all in one window, maybe the possibility to switch between them. Also one thing not really necessary but would be nice is to give the observer an uniqe interface layout. You already have Quark as avatar for the observer so why not give the interface a ferengi style? Maybe you could get some inspiration from Birth of the Federation
Imagine the future of FleetOps ... nice maps ... mercenaries and other cool stuff ... thrilling battles and wonderful commentary ... better than every movie
But i think there is more place for improvements. First of all the main source of my ideas : Starcraft II Battle Report. So what do we see here?
The first thing is not really necessary but if its possible why not include it ... a second person with you make the commentary. A good match might be Yandonman ( cause he started with it and i think he has lot of potential
) and Dominus ( cause of his really good knowledge about ships, weapons, tactics and possibilities ).Secondly an improvement of the observer mode. It would be very nice to have a small window where you can see an overview about the current mining rate of all players and the production / research and the number and type of active units. Not all in one window, maybe the possibility to switch between them. Also one thing not really necessary but would be nice is to give the observer an uniqe interface layout. You already have Quark as avatar for the observer so why not give the interface a ferengi style? Maybe you could get some inspiration from Birth of the Federation
Imagine the future of FleetOps ... nice maps ... mercenaries and other cool stuff ... thrilling battles and wonderful commentary ... better than every movie
posted on January 9th, 2010, 10:20 pm
I think you are absolutely correct that improvements to the observer mode would be nice - it's quite difficult to know what is exactly going on - and I believe a good amount of suggestions to improve the observer mode are in a few of Yandon's posts some weeks ago . Mining rate is definitely an interesting feature ... that could be quite interesting if that is possible (as well as a "warning" on screen about what type and when new ships are produced I think). All low priority stuff I bet though 
. Mining rate is definitely an interesting feature ... that could be quite interesting if that is possible (as well as a "warning" on screen about what type and when new ships are produced I think). All low priority stuff I bet though 
posted on January 9th, 2010, 10:28 pm
posted on January 9th, 2010, 10:30 pm
I stayed away from that part of the post cuz I don't think I'm quite cut out for that role - I think Yandon's got a great handle on it, and I bet I'd be too critical or picky, which isn't the way a commentator should be I think
posted on January 9th, 2010, 11:22 pm
Hehe. I like this. 
Now we could watch replays like a game of football. 
Dominus and Yandon sports anchors! 
And if you need help editing, I have some experience in that area.
Now we could watch replays like a game of football. Dominus and Yandon sports anchors! And if you need help editing, I have some experience in that area. 
posted on January 11th, 2010, 11:20 am
some very interesting ideas
the ferengi interface is actually planned, but we just didn't have had the time yet to include it
the ferengi interface is actually planned, but we just didn't have had the time yet to include it
posted on January 15th, 2010, 5:04 am
I have thought about adding another person to the commentary... the only problem I see is that they'd need to be present with me at the same time (I'm guessing, given voice comm lag over the net... ). So, instead, I'm just going to grab random people off of the street. The bum on the corner should provide a fresh and interesting perspective.
I second any improvements to the observer mode to give more information about what's going on (the economy, build queue, etc). The more people that voice their desire for the improvements, the greater the justifiable priority the devs can give to it. Also, more people recording and/or audio commenting would help this, too. Not to mention that I would love watch other recordings!
Ya know what would be really cool (and totally narcisistic)? Allow observers to put their own avatar or picture up their instead of Quark's head (and let it support animated .gif s!!)
I second any improvements to the observer mode to give more information about what's going on (the economy, build queue, etc). The more people that voice their desire for the improvements, the greater the justifiable priority the devs can give to it. Also, more people recording and/or audio commenting would help this, too. Not to mention that I would love watch other recordings!
Ya know what would be really cool (and totally narcisistic)? Allow observers to put their own avatar or picture up their instead of Quark's head (and let it support animated .gif s!!)
posted on January 15th, 2010, 6:18 am
Lol random guys would be sooo cool 
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