290 replies to this topic

[Shard]

That was a reasonable question my friend, Im sure quite a few wondered it.

[MerlinGalgotta]

I was just wondering ! I think the others are old enough to ask theirselves ,if they want to know something!

Ok,you have to see,that we try to make the mod balanced,that's why Caldwell is stronger. He is the counterpart to the Prime of Anubis. If we would make everything "realistic",the Goa'uld wouldn't have any chance against the Asgard beside their battlecruiser! So,please don't take everything to seriously,it has to remain playable!

The idea with the ZPM is cool,i will tell it to the leader,let's see,what can be done!

[Shard]

You havent been to america now have you? =P.

[Admiral_Antilles]

no way that could happen the Deadalus had Asgard sheilds and Asgard engines

also there is no way they could have tampered with the Asgard tech because there was Asgard enginner on board to supervise the Taruis use of there tech so it could not be used as a weapon

Answer to Mayjor Paynes question

Edited by Admiral_Antilles, 29 December 2006 - 01:21 PM.

[MajorPayne]

Firstly I never asked any kind of question. Also I'm fully aware of the Daedalus' capabilities, and its shields and engines did not work to their fullest capacity unless there was a ZPM installed. Later versions of the BC304 did not require a ZPM.

[Klarin]

Well, I think all shields and engines are powerful in proportion to their energy source, and, more specifically, its rate of output.  In other words, any ship capable of interfacing with a ZPM would have more powerful shielding and engines when doing so, so any ship that could interface with a ZPM, but didn't, wouldn't have shields or engines running at full capacity, from that viewpoint.

I think my point is that the Daedalus didn't require a ZPM, it just benefited from one.

That said, a good idea might to make a planet which would provide a Tau'ri player with ZPMs - in other words, give a boost to all Daedalus-class ships.  It'd make for an important control point.

Klarin

[Raziel Kanos]

*cough* no shields is possible

take a look at the TIE Fighter

[MerlinGalgotta]

Bless you Raziel   !Ok,but i can say that there will be no ships without shields in the future. We think that's ok. Maybe,as a last step in development we will release a "realistic" version.

When we make a galactic conquest map,we will implement the idea of the ZPM. That's cool!

[MerlinGalgotta]

New Beta out now!!

Downloadlink

The latest version of the Stargate Empire at War Mod.

What is new?

New Sounds
New balancing
New Specialweapon
New Ships for the Pirates
New Tauri Starbase

and many more

You find Bugs? Post them in the Mod Forum on www.stargateeaw.de

Your Stargate Empire at War Modding Group

Another downloadlink at ModDB: http://mods.moddb.co...-war/downloads/

For all who are interested in,the first 3 groundunits are ingame,have a look here,
Click on the blue "Bodenpatch" word in the first post to download it! Just extract the archive and copy the folder into your gamedata directory. You should be asked if you want to overwrite existing files. Click on "yes to all". Try it out!

Edited by MerlinGalgotta, 15 January 2007 - 06:26 PM.

[MerlinGalgotta]

Changes we make for the next 2 Betas

Goa'uld:

-Groundunits
+elite Jaffa with snake helmet
+Prime(replaces Fieldcommander)
+Osiris becomes Hero unit in space
+Alkesh as alandingcraft
+Anubis' Kull Warriors
+Ashrak replaces Boba Fett
+Support Jaffa with big staffcannon(4 normal Jaffa as guards and one with the big gun)
+Jaffa staffcannon towers
-general changes
+Jaffa animation changed


Ta'uri:

-Groundunits
+HumVee(replaces repulsorlift tank)
+X-303 as landing craft
+Tokra(replaces infiltrators)
+SG1(replaces Mon Mothma)
+Bratak(replaces Obi Wan)
+SG-teams(4 people with MP5)
+SG-snipers(2 people with SR25)
+SG-support(1 medic,1 M60 soldier,2 M136 rocket launchers)
+Major with 4 guards(replaces Fieldcommander)
+UAV scout
+MALP with .50 caliber weapon
-general changes
+new icon for plex soldiers

NO(!!) new race!!

Some little surprises!;-)

That's our roadmap for the next weeks!

[RiceFarmerXD]

Don't SG teams use P-90s? Can't you just use rings or beaming technology to get units on the ground. Also is it possible for the Daedalus to have a ability to beam nukes aboard an enemy ship?

Also the BC-304s can carry up to 16 fighters. Any plans to give them hangers?

Edited by RiceFarmerXD, 21 January 2007 - 09:11 PM.

[Admiral_Antilles]

the beaming a nuke aboard a ship was a once in a life senerios

the only reason the Asgard Scientist on board allowed it was that it was the only way to destroy the warith hive ship!

[RiceFarmerXD]

The Daedalus blew up 3 Hive Ships with it. Later beamed the Wraith retrovirus into a Hive Ship. The Korelev and the Odyssey both tried to beam bombs on the Ori Battlecruisers.

[MerlinGalgotta]

We tried to make a beam effect and a ring transporter,but it looked really awfull^^! That's why we have chosen the landing craft option.
The BC304 is strong enough,beside that it isn't possible to implement such an effekt,because Empire at war has no similar option,and to program a totally new ability isn't possible!
Every ship with fighter bays will spawn fighters and/or bombers in the next version except the Ori warship,because the model isn't done so far.

[RiceFarmerXD]

Well the closest thing EaW has that looks like Nuke Damage would be the Hypervelocity cannon.
ps. You could replace Mon Mothma with Dr. Wier.

[kar]

Can't you use a set of rings as a landingship? Like rings that come down to the planet surface from the ship dat is in orbit?

[MerlinGalgotta]

That's possible,but it looks really extremely terrible,belive me. It would just cost too much time to make it looking good in some degree,that we've decided to make it with landing crafts. But instead of the X-303 brings all the Ta'uri units down,the PuddleJumper will land with infantry,the X-303 with larger untis.
We have two possibilities for the hypervelocity gun,either it will be taken completely out of the game. That would be the case,if we make the Ori satellite buildable on the weapon platforms in space,or it will be the Ori satellite(as an upgrade),but then without model!

The same with the ion cannon,it will become buildable on the platforms as the ancients satelite,or as an upgrade.
We aren't sure at the moment.
Those two satellites would certainly have a reload(firing) time about 2 minutes(if buildable) or more,because they will become very strong,in one way or the other.

Some screens of the groundunits and builings,have a look!

http://img116.images...02hangar5ab.jpg
http://img267.images...47/jaffa0lc.jpg
http://img253.images...3/sgteam1un.jpg
http://img253.images...stargate7xi.jpg
http://mods.moddb.co...ry/image/55640/
http://mods.moddb.co...ry/image/55639/

Edited by MerlinGalgotta, 23 January 2007 - 06:17 PM.

[RiceFarmerXD]

What would capturing a stargate on a land map do? Troop reinforcements>

[MarbleRye]

Thats some pretty cool stuff. I especially like the hanger.

[MerlinGalgotta]

@Ricefarmer: yes,on skirmish maps you will get reinforcements(which exactly is not decided yet). In Galactic Conquest or the Campaign,it will perhaps replace the starting point on a map.

Watch it here:
http://video.google.....35584584740874


or for best quality download it here:
http://files.filefro...;/fileinfo.html
http://www.wikiuploa...ge.php?id=65283
http://rapidshare.co....A_TRAILER2.wmv

Edited by MerlinGalgotta, 29 January 2007 - 12:38 PM.