Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature
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@TheWeakie said in Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature:
It could be added as a ranked sim mod
Its an idea but some people will filter out games with sim mods and others just ignore games when sim mods are enabled (especially as there is no way to see if a game is ranked or not - they will just assume its not).
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Could the people that want it as an option (I read that as "yes, but not in my games") please state why? This helps for a productive discussion to better understand what the controversial parts of the feature are
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It simply doesn't match the vibe of the game, as such it shouldn't be the default option. Still, should be a way to use it in custom lobbies if one wishes so without de-ranking the game.
Otherwise imagine you buy the game and you see this random ass wacky tombstones the moment someone dies. Ain't what you signed up for boss.
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For me, my preferred lines are the ones that explicitly state who the killer was, regardless of how the death occured. But the sillier ones aren't a dealbreaker for me.
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There is definitely an aesthetic mismatch with the tombstones as-is. Although there are potential workarounds also being discussed in this thread.
If anyone else would want to chime in on why they think this should or should not be implemented. This is your chance, especially if its a point that hasn't been brought up yet.
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The problem with tombstones was that they’re not reclaimable despite the game having the ACU wreck model by default
I don’t want them in the game but if I was to add them it would be mod of having acu wreck in the game
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@IndexLibrorum said in Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature:
Does it make sense to have a ACU wreck instead of a stone tombstone? I know the ACU explodes in a big bang but if all my 2000 best faf friends are willing to suspend disbelief on the ACU chasis being able to withstand a nuclear explosion well enough to leave a blackened wreck I won't argue against it. But yes, nice function, let's keep it.
Lore-wise ACU wreck is the dead Dostya
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Do we even need a wreck? There is a large black crater already. Isn't the utility of the feature the map marker and the message?
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Imo the tombstones are fun and if it's decided to keep them it doesn't bother me but I'd hate this to be overthought/overdone.
That old adage comes to mind, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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@BlackYps Figured it would make more sense than an actual tombstone. Can still give it the marker and quote. But I'm good with either, I just quite liked the feature and would love to see it come back.
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I'm just trying to understand what exactly people like or dislike about the feature because we have:
- the actual tombstones
- the marker on the map
- the text that informs about who the killer was
- the text being funny
It's not an all or nothing situation where we have to take or leave the whole package
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FWIW, we actually found these tombstones break the PhantomX mod's win conditions. When an ACU pops the rest of their forces don't disappear.
Didn't report it because we assumed they were reverting after this week.
Otherwise I don't have a horse in this race, but maybe another reason to make it optional.
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Made some quick mockups of faction tombstones. UEF I'm pretty happy with, Aeon might need a few more features, Cybran I think I need to scrap and start over
No ideas for sera yet but it'd probably some weird floaty stuff.Tomorrow I'll try to test the ACU wrecks and get some screenshots of those.
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If gets into main game, bye, immersion.
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i also think they're a little too "silly" to keep
frick snoops!
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Its just a UI feature so people can choose if they want them or not in an in game setting
Aeon or seraphim could be like a floating spinning disk or just the icon floating
just some inspiration.
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@Caliber said in Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature:
Its just a UI feature so people can choose if they want them or not in an in game setting
This is not a UI feature.
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@waffelzNoob said in Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature:
i also think they're a little too "silly" to keep
To BlackYps point, can you elaborate on what you mean by "they're"?
The current tombstones, my designs, the entire concept? Would you prefer the wrecks avenue?
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tombstones in general.
and wrecks would be cool, but confusing, because you can't reclaim themhonestly reclaimable ACU wrecks doesn't sound so bad because I strongly dislike when players are able to blow up your army with their ACU and their team loses nothing of value. However currently ACUs "cost" a ton of resources so I imagine a wreck would give way too much also
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@waffelzNoob said in Add the Tombstones from the 2025 April Fool's Update as a Permanent Feature:
However currently ACUs "cost" a ton of resources so I imagine a wreck would give way too much also
This is easily adjustable in wreckage parameters. Also ACUs only cost 2000 mass right now, so you could just add wrecks without changing anything.
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huge dub
