OK Here's an Idea-
Pirate vessels that can steal resources from your race. They have a PK Beam Cannon (Ishiman Version), A Lightwave Pulse Reactor (Astrominers) and a stealing beam that reduces the resources of whatever player the weapon targets. They are not owned by any player but are randomly created from invisible sprites at the edges of the maps. When I have done this I'll post it up as an addon file but I need a pirate ship graphic. If anyone has any Ideas/Suggestions, reply, and I'll put up my email if anyone has any good pirate ship sprites.

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Vast__

Now that's an interesting Idea.
Best be careful though - wierd things can happen when player resources go negative.

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If you want to win anything-a race, your self, your life-you have to go a little berserk.

I pretty much get Hera but 1 Question:
• How can you make things belong to no player, like 'The Beast' in the Plug 'Fighter Haven'?

P.S. Good to see you here, Slug

My Email is Alistair_<MISTAKE>Lynn@BTConnect.com

When typing that in, leave out the <MISTAKE>, I leave that so that Email Bots can't pick it up.

EDIT: Solved 1st Question
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Vast__

(This message has been edited by Agent_Vast (edited 01-03-2004).)

(This message has been edited by Agent_Vast (edited 01-03-2004).)

To make an object not belong to the Player (player 0) or Computer (player 1) but be hostile to both, simply assign it to either player 2 or player 3
(Yes, the ares engine can support up to 4 players, but I think only 0 and 1 can build. Can't remember - It's been a long time)

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If you want to win anything-a race, your self, your life-you have to go a little berserk.

(project on HOLD until Pirate Graphics are found)

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Vast__

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Originally posted by Slug:
**To make an object not belong to the Player (player 0) or Computer (player 1) but be hostile to both, simply assign it to either player 2 or player 3
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That sounds like those little green dudes... zorbs or something Can't remember what they're called but I know they steal your energy...

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Zerbilites.

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Vast__

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Originally posted by Agent_Vast:
**(project on HOLD until Pirate Graphics are found)
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Dejŕ vu
There's that tumbleweed again...!

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Oh, so it is another bug hunt then...

Don't be so crude.

It's pretty much finished, apart from the graphic.

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Vast__

LOL, sorry about that, couldn't resist it!

Roll on the plug

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Oh, so it is another bug hunt then...

Players 3 and 4 can build, like in the hidden DEV-23 scenario which has 2 computer AIs.

Zerbilites are Player -1, which can't build.

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Originally posted by Patrick:
**Players 3 and 4 can build, like in the hidden DEV-23 scenario which has 2 computer AIs.

Zerbilites are Player -1, which can't build.
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Hmmm, interesting that you mention this, it is something that I cannot get to work in my current plug (it's pretty much what is delaying it). The player 3 or 4 planets simply don't build anything... Any ideas?

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Oh, so it is another bug hunt then...

You have 2 days before I use the Mal graphic Skyfox gave me.
2 Days.
P.S. If I was a moderator, Skyfox, you'd get a Karma Praise.
Unfortuntaely I'm not, and you won't.

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Vast__
QUOTE "All games die eventually except for Starcraft which will live forever..."
Long Live Ares, Starcraft, Uplink and Cythera!

Too late. I'm using Skyfox's graphic for the plugin.
It's being submitted now.

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Vast__
QUOTE "All games die eventually except for Starcraft which will live forever..."
Long Live Ares, Starcraft, Uplink and Cythera!
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Erm, in the description you've got, it says 'ever wanted a sprawling PIRATE in your levels?' Is that actually want you want it to say? Just doesn't seem to make much sense, is all.

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Rabbit, where’d you put the keys, girl.

Sprawling? My ---ing brother uploaded the file. Decapitalise it and remove 'Sprawling', please, Laguna.

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Vast__
QUOTE "All games die eventually except for Starcraft which will live forever..."
Long Live Ares, Starcraft, Uplink and Cythera!
(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum61/HTML/001202-27.html")See my infamous death in the blue mshroom pub!(/url)

Um, the pirate ships don't do anything except ahng around their entry point!
Do they have any special needs in terms of instructions or the like?
Also, you forgot to tell the reader to use ResEdit to transplant the cool pirate ship sprite into the scenario where it's going to be used.

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Oh, so it is another bug hunt then...

They do? I suppose it's only a beta version then.
I dunno, my version of Ares is corrupted so I'm playing thisall by ear.
Thanks for the bug report!

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Vast__
QUOTE "All games die eventually except for Starcraft which will live forever..."
Long Live Ares, Starcraft, Uplink and Cythera!
(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum61/HTML/001202-27.html")See my infamous death in the blue mshroom pub!(/url)