Still MODing?

[Falconius]

So much talent and effort is visible on this forum. You guys are realy hard core Dune RTS gamers. No wonder Westwood took such a risk to try 3D RTS with a Dune theme first, before C&C.

It occured to me the other day that if they did make another Dune game, they could call it Dune5...

i once more installed Emp two days ago and started playing again. i've become so steeped in the intense tactical thinking needed to play Flashpoint and SuddenStrike that i had almost forgotten the simple, almost childish yet still pleasing Emperor battles.

i never thought i'd say it but Emperor will one day be a classic. i had always been very critical of Emp, but it is only a typical RTS game. To be sure, Emp is a great game to introduce a newbie to RTS.

BTW is there a patch out yet that fix the unit path-finding problems. i always thought it funny... the way your units try and trample eachother.

[Apollyon]

im pretty certain there will never be a patch that fixes the path finding...

shame.

[Dunenewt]

So much talent and effort is visible on this forum. You guys are realy hard core Dune RTS gamers. No wonder Westwood took such a risk to try 3D RTS with a Dune theme first, before C&C.

It occured to me the other day that if they did make another Dune game, they could call it Dune5...

i once more installed Emp two days ago and started playing again. i've become so steeped in the intense tactical thinking needed to play Flashpoint and SuddenStrike that i had almost forgotten the simple, almost childish yet still pleasing Emperor battles.

i never thought i'd say it but Emperor will one day be a classic. i had always been very critical of Emp, but it is only a typical RTS game. To be sure, Emp is a great game to introduce a newbie to RTS.

BTW is there a patch out yet that fix the unit path-finding problems. i always thought it funny... the way your units try and trample eachother.

A simple game!

lol

Are you sure you are not on about Dune 2 because it doesn't sound like you know what you are talking about. Op Flashpoint is simple then and even more so then Emperor

[Apollyon]

not in respect to tactics really.

[Falconius]

Dunenewt, do you disagree Emperor is simple? It is reasonably straight-forward and it has a adequite tutorial mission.

BTW i know what i say -> but i might not always have time to explain. i have been on and off dune2k editing for some time now.

Made 2 maps and one MOD called to my old user-name: Falconius

[Falconius]

Another thing -> Dune2 IS NOT A SIMPLE GAME!

Or maybe you are able to MOD a repair pad into Emperor. While you are about it, maybe you could get the carryalls to automatically pic up damaged units, deliver them to the repair bay, and bring them back to the battle once they are repaired? Thats how it was in Dune2.

Good luck! i couldn't do it. Neighter could any of the other able MODers here, so far..

If i had time i could list some other ways in which Dune2 is superior to Emperor.

[Apollyon]

yes but in many ways emperor is superior

better graphics, sound, music, AI (probably), mission variance, skirmish mode etc.

[Falconius]

i guess i over-reacted some. There might be those here who would remember me voicing similar rants way back when Dune2000 was still a new game (Gobelopper might).

It has been 10 years now since Dune2.

i'm frustrated by the fact that it is impossible to MOD emperor to the point where it could have all the most brilliant features of Dune2. :(

[Apollyon]

yes

the limitations of how far we can mod emperor are very frustrating.