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Forking tech trees - some ideas

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BTAxis:
I'm not completely sure, but I *think* there is some support for it.

DiDiT:
Awesome Sauce ;D

docwild:

--- Quote from: Echo on April 19, 2010, 05:07:05 am ---2. Upon meeting certain in game requirements, a strange email comes in from a hacker, known as ______ who nonchalantly lets you know that he/she is "the best human mind ever to ever lay hands a digital interface"

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hackers wont like that... but it is just a matter of scripting it.

I've been thinking of a possible surprise ending; it was all a misunderstanding and the alien overlords, who are never seen, were just testing humanities tenacity. They're very sorry for all the trouble caused and would like to buy everyone a ham.

Hertzila:
I don't really like the idea that the tech tree could fork to mutually exclusive researches. I understand some games basically live by it (Sword of the Stars) but it seems like a frustrating system to me, especially if it isn't that clear when it would happen. Different research proposal and finishing texts are nice but completely removing access to a certain tech from a player is a bad idea IMO.
1. As such, no support for the first idea.

2. Again, the fork idea has to go IMO, but I kinda like the idea that you could suddenly be contacted by a hacker who wants to work for you. But I'd change the introduction: At first the Navarre reports his (online, no secret base has every computer connected to net) computer behaving erratically and not always responding to commands. He shuts the computer and reports a possible breach in security (internal note could be sent to everybody, not just commander). Few minutes later, a hacker sends an email to you, expressing that he/she (referred as he from now on) wants to work for you and thought the best way to show his skills would be to take over one of the PHALANX's computer. Then you can decide would you want to assign a dropship to pick him up (would this be too big of a hassle?). No tech gets removed because of him (or so would be in my own perfect world  :P).
As a side note, he could also report being a computer tech specialist, so he would also have qualifications for the position.


--- Quote from: docwild on April 19, 2010, 02:05:15 pm ---hackers wont like that... but it is just a matter of scripting it.

I've been thinking of a possible surprise ending; it was all a misunderstanding and the alien overlords, who are never seen, were just testing humanities tenacity. They're very sorry for all the trouble caused and would like to buy everyone a ham.

--- End quote ---

We Could Have Avoided All This, right?

DiDiT:
The Drop-ship seems like too much hassle but the big question is, what would the hacker/super computer tech specialist do? locate a alien base? Boost you tech? Be hire-able as a soldier or scientific?

with or without a purpose, it all seems like a waste of codeing time to me. :-\  

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