Link the assets on a map to the player population.

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-12-09 07:59

Is it possible to link the assets on a map to the player population.

i.e. the more players the more APCs, Tanks and Jeeps and visa versa.

So for example.. Ejod with less than 10 players on each side would see maybe one APC each. As numbers increase so do the assets.

I think this would help gameplay greatly on servers with lower populations.

What do you think? Can it be done and should it be done??

(i searched, but could not find this discussed b4)

DarkTalon · Post by **DarkTalon** » 2007-12-09 08:21

I Don't think so, unless it's an admin/server controlled script.

Post by **IronTaxi** » 2007-12-09 08:25

i remember discussing this before and it "was" one of the original features that bf2 "was" supposed to have...

i think it was called dynamic battlefields or something to that effect...

i dont know that we ever really found a way to do it..BUT it sound very doable..

Post by **Dunehunter** » 2007-12-09 10:30

It does, but that system was created from scratch by the team, not sure as to how easy/hard it would be to change the default BF2 system to do this.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-12-09 19:15

would be an *** to code

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-12-09 21:21

I thought everything on the BF2 engine was an *** to code.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-12-09 22:59

MadTommy wrote:I thought everything on the BF2 engine was an *** to code.

well its more we would first have to shift the entier spawn system over to work on python, that in itself is tricky and very time consuming, then from there i think that you then have to code in this extra bit, then the only way I see being able to do your idea well would be to code in what assets you would want for each set amount of players etc, for every map and every map game mode and every map size, soo its alot of work where servers can in the first place, just set the right size of map for the players on the server thou we all know how much 64p servers love running 16p maps like street....

Viper5 · Post by **Viper5** » 2007-12-09 23:08

Lol I can see it now

Blackhawk flying over Oman

*[R-DEV]Whin0 has disconnected*
Flyboy1 is no more.
1337m4n is no more.
Lt.Soucy is no more.
Nickbond is no more.
Kravixon is no more.
TeamCATA1 is no more
TeamCATA2 is no more
TeamNATO2 is no more.

<Team> z0MG wtf!111!11 Pr sux im goin to play Karkand!
This may or may not be a hint about capacity of choppers in .7

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-12-09 23:32

[R-DEV]Rhino wrote:well its more we would first have to shift the entier spawn system over to work on python, that in itself is tricky and very time consuming, then from there i think that you then have to code in this extra bit, then the only way I see being able to do your idea well would be to code in what assets you would want for each set amount of players etc, for every map and every map game mode and every map size, soo its alot of work where servers can in the first place, just set the right size of map for the players on the server thou we all know how much 64p servers love running 16p maps like street....

i take it it would take some coding then, i'm sure time is better spent on other stuff.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-12-09 23:36

MadTommy wrote:i take it it would take some coding then, i'm sure time is better spent on other stuff.

well to get a full picture you would have to ask as coding god like db, but all in all, yes

1rankman · Post by **1rankman** » 2007-12-10 00:09

if half your team left it wouldn't mean half the assets would suddenly leave with them it would mean that it takes twice as long for any thing to respawn again

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2007-12-10 22:12

Stuff disappearing would be stupid, why would the developers even think of that?

The only problem will be for clan trainings and such, we aren't allowed to mess with the code anymore right? Can't remember if there are some exceptions.

blud · Post by **blud** » 2007-12-10 23:15

[R-DEV]Rhino wrote:thou we all know how much 64p servers love running 16p maps like street....

So with this new system would we get tanks and cobras on Street?

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2007-12-10 23:24

You could, but they probably own an angry bear who will come and buttrape you if you try.

Its a pretty cool idea, and I do remember it being an original selling point of BF2. Still, the current system works. I'd rather see the devs work on other gameplay stuff than this.

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-12-11 12:19

AnRK wrote:Stuff disappearing would be stupid, why would the developers even think of that?

w00t? disappearing?.. where did you read this into my suggestion? Please read something befor you comment on it and dont try and read between the lines. Or else its just spam.

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2007-12-12 17:15

I wasn't taking about your suggestion, just something someone said about it who did what you just said.