Sigma W.I.P. Screenshots

[USS_Excalibur]

Nice, I trust that the resource balance has been resolved?

 

[Dominus_Noctis]

Some more screenshots of a few games I played. Dominus and I have been doing multiplayer lately and some pretty insane stuff has been happening.

Spoiler: Ekoset Base in action

Spoiler: It's going to take a lot more then that to bring down the core...

Spoiler: The Mylocks show off some new toys

Yeah, for one, learning that the other factions need cloak detect

 

[Adm_Z]

Yeah, I knnow from experance that multiplayer ballence can really throw off your schedule.

Which reminds me... I should probably get some testing done on my mod too. I hope you have better luck than I do, though, I understand you experienced the same sound crash problems that I do.

Wow, I really can't wait for 3.1.4... It will fix soo many problems.

 

[Starfox1701]

looking good man

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

Multiplayer is definitely the best way to balance things out and very time consuming. It will be made much easier once the dev tools for FO come out though.

Nice, I trust that the resource balance has been resolved?

The resources seem balanced at the moment, I just think the rate of income code or whatever was changed between 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of FO and that threw everything off until I fixed it. All that's really needed right now is a cloak detection system and I'm trying to find unique ways that every race has to do just that.

I'd be glad to help you test things out this weekend if you want Admiral Z.

Also, more screenies.

Spoiler: How tough is this base..?

Spoiler: An appropriately big boom...

 

[USS_Excalibur]

All that's really needed right now is a cloak detection system and I'm trying to find unique ways that every race has to do just that.

Lets see, I can think of a few ways of cloak detect/anti-cloak.


Passive Detection:
Actively sees cloaked vessels within Range (like stock).

Ping Wave:
Sends out an expanding energy wave that 'pings' cloaked vessels. Pinged vessels are visible for x seconds.

Anti-Cloak Wave:
Sends out an expanding energy wave that force decloaks enemy ships, no after math detection if recloaking were to occur.

Anti-Cloak Beam:
Fires a beam at a random nearby cloaked ship, the cloaked ship that is hit is then charged with a detectable and target-able (aka it is visible) signature. Visible for x seconds.

Anti-Cloak Mine:
Launches a mine that clings to any cloaked hull. Drains the cloaking energy temporarily making cloaked ships visible.

Cloak Detect Probe:
Launches a probe that detects cloaked vessels passively for x seconds.

.... is that enough to help?

 

[Terra_Inc]

OMGWTF?! How huge is that Ekoset thing? :Y

Everything looks awesome, TUN. Can't wait to play the full version of this.

 

[Adm_Z]

I'd be glad to help you test things out this weekend if you want Admiral Z.

Also, more screenies.

Spoiler: How tough is this base..?

Spoiler: An appropriately big boom...

I think I"ll take you up on that offer. I'll try and get what I have out to you and the rest of my testers, though it won't compare to what you done.

Holy cow man, that thing is huge. Just for that, I should make the scorpion fleet shipyards, and do it actual size. Actually... it would make a cool map background object.

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

.... is that enough to help?

Aye, the Sov will use the Ping method and hopefully I'll have a few others ready in a day or so.

Just for that, I should make the scorpion fleet shipyards, and do it actual size. Actually... it would make a cool map background object.

I always am in favor of obnoxiously huge background objects.

OMGWTF?! How huge is that Ekoset thing? :Y

Everything looks awesome, TUN. Can't wait to play the full version of this.

Hehe the Ekoset base is quite massive, as are most of their ships. I uploaded a patch that allows players to play as these last races the other day if you want to try them out. I should have a new patch that fixes some of the issues (targeting the Mylocks in particular) ready soon too.

I'm fairly certain I've managed to finish up my new Mylock ships, bringing the disappointing choices of 5 to a whopping 11 ships. Mylocks prefer speed over power, but for the sake of fun I gave them a Battleship they can eventually grow into at the end of their life cycle as seen on in this screenshot:

Spoiler: Mylock Dominus Battleship

 

[Majestic]

Very nice TUN, I am really looking forward to a more polished version when the time comes.

 

[Dan1025]

Looks brilliant TUN, can't wait to download the updated version

 

[EAS_Intrepid]

You have some intruiging designs in your mod, TUN.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
That Ekoset base is very huge, a bit bigger and that could be the Sigma-verse equivalent of a Borg Unimatrix . I like how battles are looking in those screenshots.
I also like that you started modelling your characters, as I also have plans to do a similar thing, but in my case, a Leviathan Pilot (wish me luck, hehehe).
Keep it up!.

 

[Dominus_Noctis]

It's quite fun even in its unbalanced state - you guys should join us online

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

It's quite fun even in its unbalanced state - you guys should join us online

Maybe we should host multiplayer matches in a week or two Dom

But yeah, still a few unbalanced things like siege ships at the moment and Mylock cloaking, but the cloaking should be fixed as soon as I get cloak detection working.

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

After testing out a few matches online with some testers, one thing has been universally agreed on: The large Zevestivan Yard sucks. It's unnecessarily huge, clunky, and just looks ugly. I decided to redesign the large yard from scratch and when it's ready I'll throw it in the next patch. I still kept the yard large, though it's size is in verticalality rather then length and width. I also wanted to capture a very cathedral-esque feeling with it. After all, the biggest and most sacred of Zevestivan ships are manufactured at this place.

Spoiler: The new Large Yard for the Zevestivan

Spoiler: Close up of the station's stained glass

 

[Avon]

That's really cool, nice design

 

[Majestic]

Looks really nice TUN, is the yard going to build ships like the A2 stock 8472 yard and wormholes them in or just standard build them?

 

[Adm_Z]

Wow, looks great!

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

Looks really nice TUN, is the yard going to build ships like the A2 stock 8472 yard and wormholes them in or just standard build them?

This yard builds ships in the normal manner, though the Zevestivan do have a gate that can call in ships and their character units from out of the sector via wormholes.

 

[Atlantis]

Wow. I think the real genius behind that yard's design is the colours of the stained glass make it look like an actual forge. Very nice.

 

[Dan1025]

Wow. I think the real genius behind that yard's design is the colours of the stained glass make it look like an actual forge. Very nice.

Agreed, excellent work TUN!

 

[Terra_Inc]

Oh, I love that. Looks awesome!

 

[Starfox1701]

nice yards.

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

In the recent weeks I've set aside actual modding to work on art for Sigma, in particular the portraits for all the leader characters that appear when you select them. Much like Fleet Ops, Sigma features a leader system akin to their avatar system, and each race features four leaders that grant unique ships, abilities, etc to the player.

Here's a look at all twenty leaders that will be playable down the road (more details on them specifically will come in the race detail threads)

From Left to right:

Matriarch Kydora, Half-Monarch Kolmahn, Shizawa, Vairuhn

Spoiler: Playable Zevestivan Leaders

General Mokbel, Colonel Stein, Commander Hawksin, Commander Valash

Spoiler: Playable V.R.A. Leaders

The Overseer, Liquidator, Broker, Tamer

Spoiler: Playable Sov Leaders

Primordius, Ventus, Perceptum, Terminus

Spoiler: Playable Mylock Leaders

Codenamed 'President', 'Vice', 'CEO', 'Superintendent'

Spoiler: Playable Ekoset Leaders

 

[Majestic]

That's some beautiful work, did you do them by hand?

 

[Dan1025]

Agreed, really beautiful stuff TUN

 

[Starfox1701]

nice

 

[Undying_Nephalim]

That's some beautiful work, did you do them by hand?

I did them using Photoshop, a tablet, and tons of soda to keep me awake over the last 4 weeks.

 

[Majestic]

Well it's outstanding, looks as if they were drawn my hand on a canvas. Kudos for some amazing art work.