Thoughts for the new Stargate Mod
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ok, after finding out that there is going to be a stargate mod im quite excited, and want to know more about it. I've been thinking about a few things though, like the fact that stargate is centered very heavily on the stargates. How are you getting around that one?
It may not be possible at all, and call me stupid, but there is a cheat in the game that allows you to teleport a ship from anywhere to anywhere. (not that I use cheats in games, it makes it boring) and I thought it might be possible to link that cheat to particular places on the map, so that you can get from a-b instantly, maybe you could build stargates in space (similar to the construction of starbases). You could then upgrade them as you would a normal starbase. They could be used by you and your allies, and even your enemies, but if an enemy tried to get thorugh it would 'engage' the stargate and be fired upon. and of course you would have fleets guarding both ends of the stargate, and as soon as an enemy comes through it is automatically attacked by the fleet guarding the starbase, and has the normal disadvantage of not being the attacker. To balance the game you could maybe say that you can only build these stargates in your own territory (and once it falls into someone elses territory it belongs to them), and that only tiny and small ships could go through. that is until you've researched technologies that allow you to upgrade the stargate and make it a little bigger so medium hulls can go through. There could also be a limit to how many ships can go through in one turn, depending on their hull size. And of course stargates could carry a hefty maintenance fee. Maybe too, you could have stargates on a tile on a planet. these would cost a lot of maintenance too though, and only tiny hulls, one at a time, can go from the orbit of one planet to the orbit of another planet that you own.
Then there is the invasion of other worlds through a stargate. this would render troop transports obsolete, so i dont think they could be introduced. you could say everybody has an iris or a shield protecting the stargates on their worlds. However, the MINOR races could be invaded this way, once you've met them, and once you've done some costly research. You would need to have built a stargate on one of your worlds though obviously, which may not be so easy early on, either because it takes a while to research the necessary techs, or because it would be too damaging to your vulnerable early economy.
Invading this way would be too easy you might say. so there can be catches, such as only being able to send through relatively small numbers of troops per turn through a stargate, and that you would be at a great disadvantage when invading (since there is a whole bunch of guys pointing guns at anyone who steps through) This would mean a successful invasion of a minor race in this way could take several weeks, and a lot of lives would be lost, which would of course be damaging to your economy too. So this method of invasion wouldn't neccesarily be too unbalancing after all.
On the topic of invasions then, I would love to see jaffa and staff blasts on the invasion screen! that would be so cool. I remember seeing a mod someone once made (that i never tried) and i think enabled you to invade with armies of clones, star wars style. Im not sure how good that mod is though since ive never tried it, but it got me thinking that maybe seeing jaffa invading worlds could be done.
Soldiers aren't the only things on the invasion screen though are they? there are big tanks too. So would it be possible to have jaffa on the ground with staffs and Al kesh instead of tanks? Actually, that might mean not having them as ships that you can build and fight with, but surely they could do both? you could say that there will be tanks as usual, but if you put a transport in a fleet with an Al kesh before you invade with it then you would have Al kesh helping out in the battle, and they would add to the advantage your soldiers get when invading.
These are just some ideas. Im also wondering what races are going to be in this mod, and well basically any information that can be given to me about this mod would be appreciated.
It may not be possible at all, and call me stupid, but there is a cheat in the game that allows you to teleport a ship from anywhere to anywhere. (not that I use cheats in games, it makes it boring) and I thought it might be possible to link that cheat to particular places on the map, so that you can get from a-b instantly, maybe you could build stargates in space (similar to the construction of starbases). You could then upgrade them as you would a normal starbase. They could be used by you and your allies, and even your enemies, but if an enemy tried to get thorugh it would 'engage' the stargate and be fired upon. and of course you would have fleets guarding both ends of the stargate, and as soon as an enemy comes through it is automatically attacked by the fleet guarding the starbase, and has the normal disadvantage of not being the attacker. To balance the game you could maybe say that you can only build these stargates in your own territory (and once it falls into someone elses territory it belongs to them), and that only tiny and small ships could go through. that is until you've researched technologies that allow you to upgrade the stargate and make it a little bigger so medium hulls can go through. There could also be a limit to how many ships can go through in one turn, depending on their hull size. And of course stargates could carry a hefty maintenance fee. Maybe too, you could have stargates on a tile on a planet. these would cost a lot of maintenance too though, and only tiny hulls, one at a time, can go from the orbit of one planet to the orbit of another planet that you own.
Then there is the invasion of other worlds through a stargate. this would render troop transports obsolete, so i dont think they could be introduced. you could say everybody has an iris or a shield protecting the stargates on their worlds. However, the MINOR races could be invaded this way, once you've met them, and once you've done some costly research. You would need to have built a stargate on one of your worlds though obviously, which may not be so easy early on, either because it takes a while to research the necessary techs, or because it would be too damaging to your vulnerable early economy.
Invading this way would be too easy you might say. so there can be catches, such as only being able to send through relatively small numbers of troops per turn through a stargate, and that you would be at a great disadvantage when invading (since there is a whole bunch of guys pointing guns at anyone who steps through) This would mean a successful invasion of a minor race in this way could take several weeks, and a lot of lives would be lost, which would of course be damaging to your economy too. So this method of invasion wouldn't neccesarily be too unbalancing after all.
On the topic of invasions then, I would love to see jaffa and staff blasts on the invasion screen! that would be so cool. I remember seeing a mod someone once made (that i never tried) and i think enabled you to invade with armies of clones, star wars style. Im not sure how good that mod is though since ive never tried it, but it got me thinking that maybe seeing jaffa invading worlds could be done.
Soldiers aren't the only things on the invasion screen though are they? there are big tanks too. So would it be possible to have jaffa on the ground with staffs and Al kesh instead of tanks? Actually, that might mean not having them as ships that you can build and fight with, but surely they could do both? you could say that there will be tanks as usual, but if you put a transport in a fleet with an Al kesh before you invade with it then you would have Al kesh helping out in the battle, and they would add to the advantage your soldiers get when invading.
These are just some ideas. Im also wondering what races are going to be in this mod, and well basically any information that can be given to me about this mod would be appreciated.
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