Space - 2 Dimenesions?

posted on February 10th, 2007, 11:39 pm

Hi, I was wondering if this RTS game could actually utilize its 3D nature. I mean, right now, this game basically revolves around on ships and stations fighting along a 2D plane, where space is clearly 3D (At least!) I was hoping that this 2Dness would improve in FO,but it still seems to keep the A2 convention...

posted on February 10th, 2007, 11:47 pm

You can lower a ship and raise a ship, but it doesn't really do much for you in the big scheme of things.

I like the hoemworld 2 System.

posted on February 11th, 2007, 1:52 am

The 3-d thing annoyed me. The only thing I like about it, is the ability to have the stacked fleet formation.

posted on February 11th, 2007, 3:38 am

It could have been implemented better.

But for it's time A2 was great.

And you gotta remember.

THIS IS JUST A MOD!

And what they've done to it so far...is just amazing.

posted on February 11th, 2007, 8:07 am

3D would be better for a space strategy thats right, but to convert a mostly 2D based game to a fully 3D game... hell no modders can do that, it would even take the game's developers a lots of moths, and they have the full program source code, not only some modding tools...

Altrough this 2D/3D system what Armada2 has/had could be exploited so i think it was a very good idea from FO modders to reduce the height of the maps (by default, tho it still can be set to high).

[Shril]

posted on February 11th, 2007, 12:14 pm

Last edited by Shril on February 11th, 2007, 12:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Reason lies in gameplay dudes. It influences gameplay in many ways. I have to say that all along: Don't confuse the real shows with a game. It's an impossible thing to link show and game as a similar unit.