Edwin P. Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 SC, as is is a great game, but it lacks the chrome seen in other WWII games. My Chrome Wish List: 1. HQ Unit Headshots - when you click on a HQ unit next to the stats at the bottom of the screen appears a headshot of the General, along with a "random" famous quote of that General. General Patton: "In case of doubt, attack." "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory." "Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction." "Make your plans to fit the circumstances." "Say what you mean and mean what you say." "Take calculated risks." 2. Ship Photos - when you click on a battleship or carrier unit - next to the stats at the bottom of the screen appears a B/W photo of the Ship. (public domain image) 3. During the winter, hexes in Russia/Finland/Norway and Sweden turn white. 4. Tank Photos - click on a US Tank unit and see along with the stats a picture of the Tank, Click on a German Tank unit and see a picture of a German tank (of course the picture should change along with tech level) 5. Research Advances - Not just you have reached Level 3 Jets but where possible add a picture of the plane / Tank / Rockets and more interesting copy. ie Your Engineers have developed the Tiger Tank (Level 4 Armor) 6. Add Random News Pop-ups based on actual historical events occuring in the game. Example: Fall of Low Countries 75% - Normal Low COuntries Surrenders Pop-up Box 25% - "Queen Wilhelmina and her government flee to London and began weekly broadcasts to her subjects in the Netherlands on Radio Orange to inspire them in their fight against the German occupation." Low Countries Surrender. Example: UK Battelship Hood Sunk by Germans 95% - Nothing 5% - "HMS Hood, which was the pride of Britain's fleet was sunk in May 1941 by German ship the Bismarck, killing 1,415 men (source BBC)" Example: German Subs Attack Merchant Convoy in the Atlantic 90% - Nothing 10% - "Twenty-four Merchant ships were sunk, along with 153 mariners and Armed Guard, 250,000 tons of war material, including 3,500 trucks, 200 aircraft and 435 tanks." Finland Enters the War 10% for a Pop-up with a picture from Cranston Fine Art Prints: Of Course players should have the option to turn this chrome off/on. 7. Random Pop-ups with Actual Historical Radio Audio at Specific Points in the Game. The key element here is that the audio clips would play in only about 1 of 5 games and would be a welcome surprise, not an annoyance. (Requires Free RealOne Player plug-in) Example: 20% on German Attack on Poland - Statement by Neville Chamberlin 20% on turn of French Surrender - Radio Broadcast of French Surrender - "We have not yet begun to fight" - Churchill 20% on turn that US enters the War - "This day shall live in Infamy" - 20% on German Surrender - Radio Announcement of German Surrender 1% per turn after Italy enters the War - Mussollini's Letter to Hitler ----------------------------------------------- These changes will not affect gameplay, but I think they would make the game more appealing to a wider audience. Also, the key element in my popups is that they don't occur all the time, only some of the time. Thus they do not slow down gameplay or annoy the player. It also makes them a welcomed event. ---------------------------------------------- [ October 25, 2003, 05:41 PM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer39 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I like all of them but the last one, audio clips could be to campy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 I agree, Mussolini's letter to Hitler is really campy. - It was a hit WWII Song Personally, I would poll the distributors for their opinion on adding chrome to SC. If they told me it would help sales I conside adding some in SC knowing that the information gathered could be used in SC2. [ July 16, 2003, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl G. E. von Mannerheim Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 All sounds good to me, i think that the sound and news pop ups could be workable with a patch, but we wont get anymore of those. CvM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Edwin, I have to agree with Mannerheim; great stuff and good choices but I don't think we'll see it. These things would be a fine touch and hopefullunlike that theme music and drum roll, could be toggled on and off at the players discretion. [ July 16, 2003, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: JerseyJohn ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dave Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Edwin P ... A very compelling and interesting take on SC, as per usual... I am hard pressed to think of many others who put so much serious thought into this excellent game... :cool: One wonders... shouldn't you design and retail a game of your own unique conception... I would be inclined to give it a shot, for sure! Like Panzer39 I am in favor of ALL of your suggestions, except the audio... although, if you remember, and if you have even played it, Pacific General had a Great! Soundtrack that included big-band sounds from the 40s and clips of radio messages... tremendous music interludes all around! For those who only like meat & potatoes for breakfast, well, I suppose we could have a "chrome toggle" which would allow them to remain conservative in their approach... As usual, CHOICES are ALWAYS BETTER than merely a few paths to travel, and it's true in war-gaming just like... REAL Life, true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John DiFool Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Hubert could make it so that kind of stuff could easily be added by the mod community (thus freeing up His Highness to spend more time on the actual guts of the game). My 2 cents... :cool: JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted July 17, 2003 Author Share Posted July 17, 2003 Johm DiFool Now thats an excellent idea! Visit the Gal Civ Site to view mods submitted by players that can be downloaded to update their game of Galactic Civilization. --Also: I do agree there must be an Rules/Vairiations option to turn off the Audio Events. [ July 17, 2003, 12:12 AM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Adding music to the game & new sound graphis would be cool...IF & ONLY IF there were ways to select your choices, turn off, & lots of variety. Ever play the CHESSMASTER PC-game series? You pick your music (only classical). I have the T.V. or stereo going while I play. I websirf against the slow players...place sports bets, sell options, smack on the Forum, etc. It would be cool if speeches are inserted, graphics, musics...but lots of it. The Panzer General music has what? 1 or 2 hymns? Gets old fast. Rambo-Hollywood-Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 It's not that it's a bad idea, but it's an uneeded one if you ask me. Some the thing's sound nice like the pictures of tanks and battleships, but music etc. i dont know about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xediel Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 nice idea except the audio part it's way too long.. the audio should be a single sentance maximum ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted July 17, 2003 Author Share Posted July 17, 2003 Clarification on the Audio Suggestion 1. I agree that players must have the option to disable this. 2. I would have at most 10/11 possible audio events for the entire game. Each event would be tied to an actual game event. - British Response to Polish Invasion - German Surrender - Italian Surrender - French Surrender - D-Day Landing - Norwegian Resistance Broadcast (English Dubbed) - Report on German bombing of London - Report on the sinking of the Bismarck - US Enters the War - Churchill's "We have not yet begun to Fight" broadcast - Allied victory in North Africa 3. For those historically inclined I would also make the audio events accessible through the main menu. So you could listen to any Radio News broadcast at your leisure without having to play the game. 4. I would allow modders to add new Audio Event text files tied to 1> Surrender of a Country by a Particular Side 2> Destruction of a Particular Unit(ie Ship) 3> Conquest of a City by a Particular Side 4> Liberation of a Country by a Particular Side Ie Event: FallFrance Type: Surrender(France) By: Axis Chance: 10 (% that audio will play upon event) AudioFile: Parisfall.ram Event: LibFrance Type: Liberation(France) By: Allies Chance: 10 Audiofile: Parisliberation.ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Please add: 1) German marching & drum tunes. 2) Pilot radio talk 3) Propanga radio talk 4) Underground broadcasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Since i have no idea how to work that pesky offical quote thing, I'll just use the good old fashion way... "For those historically inclined I would also make the audio events accessible through the main menu. So you could listen to any Radio News broadcast at your leisure without having to play the game."- Edwin THIS I like. You get my approval for sound, As i was reading the list above this paragraph, I was wondering where I could hear these things since they sound interesting. Then I read that. LoL good idea, reminds me of Civil War General's 2 with it's civil war Encyclo. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xwormwood Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Edwin P: Great Ideas, but i like the sound-files most. This Mussolini-Hitler song is real fun. Maybe we could start a little list with links from where everyone here could download such classics in mp3 format? Maybe some kind of "Lili Marleen", or "Les Préludes" from Liszt and/or those musics from Allied General and stuff like that. Than everyone could "produce" his own soundtrack to listen while playing SC (launch mp3-player, random play). Would at least be a little improvement to SC without a patch!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted October 25, 2003 Author Share Posted October 25, 2003 Bump - due to mention of chrome in other new threads. Question for Hubert - Will SC2 contain any chrome? or if not will players have the option to add their own? [ October 25, 2003, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer39 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 One thing Hearts of iron did right was all their chrome. I liked the history and pictures that went along with techs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Yes, but I think it's good to have the option of not running the film clips and sound bites. That would be especially good for those who have played the game already and want it to run more quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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