stefanhendriks Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 It has been a while! And i don't even have real internet at these times since changing cable/adsl provides seems to take weeks. Darn. So i am here now on the good old modem.Right. I have made some severe updates to the engine. I am working on it quite a lot. I had to cut a lot of my initial plans, but what the heck. I won't spoil anything yet, there is no new version released either, however...- if you have any suggestion about a GOOD "Dune 2 like upgrade" i am interestedi can give you some hints about the current progress:- air battles... ornii...... thoptars...- improved carry-alls- lots of fixes- smarter AI (tries to build good economy, will not ingage bases when it knows it will lose, etc)- "Warning... Wormsign" l33t- whohoo, i added some more gfx effects (not in the original dune 2).well, and i am so kind to give ya a zip file containing 2 shots.. with some action. :D ;Dbtw, to contact me , new e-mail:stefan@bots-united.comstefanhen83@hotmail.comall other adresses you might have are INVALID.[attachment archived by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Wow Stefan, looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Every time I think you are finished with your Dune II clones you come back with more. :)Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 He's like Jason :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playerap Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 thats preety awsome mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otheymzefedaykin Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I'm enjoyed to see this ! A new version of "the maker" is a good news !Is it finished ?PS: My realbots are very bad ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 finished? not for a long time. currently busy with loads of features. Loading original dune 2 scenarios. Able to 'port' them to my own scenario format. Adding more 'updates' and 'upgrades' then in the original DUNE II (but not overdoing it though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidiware Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I look forward to the final release of The Maker!Im just back on a short visit. I hope everything is well in the dune2k community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I look forward to the final release of The Maker!Im just back on a short visit. I hope everything is well in the dune2k community!For the most part yes. We just need something new to talk about Dune though. (movie/mini/game)Nice to see older members come back and visit! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 It stil feels like home here ;)Anyway, just added more goodies. I can read in original dune 2 scenario's now perfectly, and AI is now smart enough to be allies on those missions :)I still have some bugs to squish, i hate them. Always when you think you fix them they somehow are still there. Of course, these are not the 'simple' bugs i am talking about. Anyway, i have still some things to do before i can speak of a worthy release imo.Btw, the new upgrades available:- use fremen intelligence to reveal shroud on the map- upgrade radar hardware to identify units & later on also sandworms on mapI also want to make the atreides palace power (fremen help) way more powerfull.edit:Dune 2 seems to cheat on power usage AND on money as well. Although you probably knew this, did you know on the latest missions 2 out of 3 houses (sometimes ALL of them) have NOT enough power to guard their bases? I have to 'cheat' on this as well to make sure DUNE 2 missions are still playable on my 'fair' engine :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 He's like Jason :Phuh? :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Jason, the horror films :P He came back for 11 movies, lol, much as you show up :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 omg. I am being compared with a person from horror movies ::)be afraid, be very afraid. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 update:- added campaign, single mission & skirmish mode optionsworking mode: single mission.also added skill levels. "HARD" mode is really unfair and really HARD (REALLY HARD) to beat :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Ah, very creepy ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snillet2000 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I have tested your project "Dune II - The maker" and Dune II was the first strategy I ever played. I played for the first time when I was 12 years old. My words about this game: Great! (well, only one word :-) ).I'm glad that you take your time to remake this game so it is playable to Win2k and XP and with higher screen resolution. Today it is hard to emulate these games on Win2k and XP. Now I hope you have the strength to finish this project.One more thing. I couldn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Whats the difference between this and Arrakis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minniat Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I am looking forward for your clone Stefan and the rest of the clones. The last time I tested it it looked great - really C&C style! Can you make some Amiga port for me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 I will take my time and finish it eventually. :) Thanks for the compliments!Btw, i am not from Sweden ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 "Purmerend"That's a small Eskimo village isn't it? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otheymzefedaykin Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 he's german......Stefan, have you made the CS1.6 realbots ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Hmm, I thought he was from The Netherlands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snillet2000 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Allright. :-)Do you programming this game in C++ or C#?I'm programming in C++ but I feel it is time to learn some C# only to see if it is better or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Hmm, I thought he was from The Netherlands...Heheh yes, Purmerend is Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falknhayn Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Good to see you still working on your dune 2 clone Stefan. I look forward to seeing your next release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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