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Spectator mode? [message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 12:14

SuperTech
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How about a specator mode where you can watch people play? You could choose either Nod or GDI and you would not be able to type (communicate) with either team. Doable?

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162912 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 12:38

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In the BC servers they set up something that let you play as an unteamed chicken.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162918 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 12:49

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No we didn't.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162920 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 12:52

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someone did it and BC was mentioned

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162922 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 13:01

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i very much doubt a spectator mode is possible on renegade, and why the heck would you want to watch others play anyway? its not an RTS you know...

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162940 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 16:46

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We have a spectator mode for admins, it makes you invisible, lets you go through all objects and makes you fly. Mainly useful for watching suspected cheaters. Nothing about chickens though.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162949 is a reply to message #162922]

Sun, 10 July 2005 17:43

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danpaul88 wrote on Sun, 10 July 2005 16:01

i very much doubt a spectator mode is possible on renegade, and why the heck would you want to watch others play anyway? its not an RTS you know...

It would be interesting to see the tactics being used by either side. I did it all the time in Quake II MP and I would learn of secret tricks and passage ways.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162953 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 17:50

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UGIN had the chickens, I think.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162969 is a reply to message #162910]

Sun, 10 July 2005 22:16

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I'm all for Spectator Mode, myself. I know when I hop on Steam, I like to watch people play Counter-Strike or Day of Defeat, just for fun. Or even things like ArmageTron and Scorched3D. Sure, it's a lot more exciting to actually participate, but sometimes you just want to kick back, relax, and watch others do their thing. Ya know?

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #162998 is a reply to message #162910]

Mon, 11 July 2005 09:22

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hmm, i suppose it could appeal to some, personally I would find it boring...

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163007 is a reply to message #162910]

Mon, 11 July 2005 10:53

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ok, must have been UGIN.

You could expand on this spectator thing to let any player use it...?

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163052 is a reply to message #162910]

Mon, 11 July 2005 23:35

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I think it would be pretty cool do just watch every now & then, but it would take bandwidth & not contribute to the game itself. & the spectator would have to be invisible or he could give away someone's hiding position just by standing next to him. Perhaps something to add to CP3.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163062 is a reply to message #162910]

Tue, 12 July 2005 11:04

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they could still give away positions by talking in chat and saying such and such a player is an SBH hiding in the tunnels...

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163065 is a reply to message #162910]

Tue, 12 July 2005 12:30

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SuperTech wrote on Sun, 10 July 2005 15:14

How about a specator mode where you can watch people play? You could choose either Nod or GDI and you would not be able to type (communicate) with either team. Doable?

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163071 is a reply to message #162910]

Tue, 12 July 2005 13:24

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ok, I missed that part Dont Get It

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163095 is a reply to message #163071]

Wed, 13 July 2005 00:08

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The FDS takes a huge amount of CPU from the server, especially in comparison to a much more modern game like counter strike source, which you might of thought takes more as it is requires more minimum specs from your PC.

So on a server that is a CPU hungry whore running a spectator mode for players to idle in (which would be exploited anyway), is not really worth it. I can see the advantage of the BC servers idea, that is worth while IMO.

But servers cost exponentially more the higher the player count, so to have slots being used for spectators is not something that I think many server owners would be interested in.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163097 is a reply to message #162910]

Wed, 13 July 2005 01:08

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exactly

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163098 is a reply to message #162910]

Wed, 13 July 2005 01:18

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We have something similiar in the pipeline, but not exactly a spectator mode Smile

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163109 is a reply to message #162910]

Wed, 13 July 2005 09:18

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can you reveal what it is then? or is it a surpise?

and will it be in CP2 or a later CP?

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163138 is a reply to message #162910]

Wed, 13 July 2005 13:25

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You'll see.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163683 is a reply to message #162910]

Tue, 19 July 2005 04:37

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you seem to have been on about a spectator mode with a chicken... well i did this about a year back, set an unteamed spawn point and created the spawner as a (GDI - catagory they come under) chicken. It worked quite well, but in the end you had to be given the spectate mode (unteamed) by someone in IRC, untill i made a script for mIRC that recognised the command

!Spec

which took them to unteamed.

Then i had to make one to change them back... but back to the team they came from. Whcih i never got around to doing. If i find it i will post it. Somethings have survived 4 reformats.

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163736 is a reply to message #162953]

Tue, 19 July 2005 23:33

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Good times.. Smile

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Re: Spectator mode? [message #163991 is a reply to message #162969]

Fri, 22 July 2005 16:48

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Joseph Collins wrote on Mon, 11 July 2005 01:16

I'm all for Spectator Mode, myself. I know when I hop on Steam, I like to watch people play Counter-Strike or Day of Defeat, just for fun....but sometimes you just want to kick back, relax, and watch others do their thing. Ya know?

Yes like Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. Would be great to implement the Spectator mode. It can be found in the Dragonade Source Code which I got. Unfortunately I´m not a coder so I don't know how to get this work on a FDS.

BTW this has to be limited up to 4 Gamers per Server because otherwise I think the whole map only will contain spectators sometimes.

This would be useful to make Videos of ingame Action without being killed. Partially good for Clan videos I think?

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