Basic Features We Can All Agree On (Maybe)

PrettzL 2015-01-01 20:18:40 UTC #18

As far as crosshairs are concerned too I do hope that allowing for inverted mode (invert the colors of what they are currently overlaying) to be a part of standard settings.

Although this game isn't dark and muddy so it might not really be a necessity.

Additional: This might actually be the first FPS I play that has a BLACK CROSSHAIR oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohman.

PrettzL 2015-01-03 02:30:36 UTC #19

@JustinPierce Is your primary concern currently whether Arms of Telos' meta is- not only- playable and also fun? Because those are two key features I fully expect AoT will have- could you enlighten us more (maybe with piechatrs and bargraphs plz) as to your primary concern that we should maintain as a key focus?

Fixious 2015-01-03 03:19:10 UTC #21

I'll also throw my support behind some kind of VGS system, especially because we have objectives (flags) involved, and who knows what else in the future (C&H?). But for early beta testing my main features would be:

Customizable controls
Several graphics/resolution settings (I'm on a laptop. Graphics style looks simple so I'm not too worried)
FOV slider

Everything else can come later while map/weapon balance gets focused on.

ChoiSeunghyun 2015-01-03 07:00:48 UTC #22

The only things I really want:

ranked matchmaking, it's why modern competitive games are successful: League of Legends, CS:GO, and many others. Queue with friends or alone, can be a simple ELO algorithm, doesn't have to be amazing. This gives something to play for.
eventually in game voice chat would be nice.
I want a chicken gun that turns the enemy into a chicken after you focus on them for long enough.
Maybe purchasable in game cosmetics for long term money (or later on maybe even let the community make and sell these and Telos owners take a cut). I'd like the game to have long term money for long term ladder support, servers, and updates.

PrettzL 2015-01-03 08:58:48 UTC #23

Right out of the gate without even touching the game it appears that these three features are expected at minimum already by most posters from feedback:

Resolution [Multiple Options]
FOV Control [Slider]
VGS/Quick Chat [Objective Callouts]

Any thoughts on these features most desired thus far?

JustinPierce 2015-01-03 09:16:09 UTC #24

First two are already in. For resolution, you can just type in whatever numbers you want, though I think I set minimum 800x600 to avoid having the HUD elements don't overlap each other. Fov slider is 70-110 right now IIRC.

I've started planning the VGS system. Probably roll out text only version first and bring in VO later.

The map will be another near term priority -- it's basically still a test map right now.

PrettzL 2015-01-12 22:30:46 UTC #25

I've seen a lot of newer games with built in streaming integration.

Is this something that anyone finds necessary or even useful?

Cozy 2015-01-12 22:36:22 UTC #26

I really don't think so. I've seen some streamers in CS:GO have it enabled and people go full retard when they see that someone is streaming in the match. I really don't see any plus to it other than potentially growing your own viewerbase which doesn't really improve game quality at all.

Lemuel 2015-01-12 22:40:15 UTC #27

Seconded. If people want to stream, let 'em use OBS (that's what Marie Antoinette said, right?) It's perfectly functional and in game streaming systems will always have limitations in terms of transitions/graphics etc. that OBS doesn't have, so you'd end up with lower quality streams anyway.
Plus it's unnecessary extra work, and who wants that?

PrettzL 2015-01-13 01:36:36 UTC #28

One feature I've seen rarely but is very very nice to have that I will scream for on the top of the highest mountain is multi-monitor support for full screen windowed-mode without losing focus or minimizing the games window.

(Tribes-Ascend has this and it's lovely.)

Being able to click on my second monitor without having the game minimize on my main monitor is WONDERFUL.

JustinPierce 2015-01-13 03:42:32 UTC #29

At least in the near term, this sort of thing is mostly going to be left to whatever Unity is capable of. =/

MKULTRA 2015-01-20 04:42:46 UTC #30

Demos is a must for me. Cant wait to make some videos for telos and solid demo support would help out a lot.

Not to mention that demos are a great tool for catching hackers.

Tripwiredz 2015-01-22 04:29:55 UTC #31

VGS!
Love the idea of a VGS system being implemented, Z X C > 1-5 menus would be nice. Z-1 "retrieve our flag" x-1 "get the enemy flag" c-1 "take the flag from me" kinda scheme would be nice, or good ol' vgs.

Skins/Colors
I've always loved the ability to customize RGB values for specific parts of your character model in games; Jedi Academy is a good example. It would be cool to be able to purchase different model clothing, but then be able to set your own colors. This would mean that more models would have to be made compared to just changing the color scheme, but you could sell different finishes like chrome and flat paint to maximize profit per model.

Tutorials
I actually thought Hirez was on the right track with their tutorial section in Tribes: Ascend. Not the terrible "tutorials" that they created, but the community videos section that had "Advanced Capping Routes 1" and other informative videos made by players listed, and would open up a youtube container while you waited for a match to start. Unfortunately they seem to be ranked by total video plays, but something like this with a sorting system based on user feedback would work rather well, and give certain prizes to the highest contributors. No idea what kind of prizes...

I also like the idea of a padawan/mentor system, but that could be difficult depending on where people find the game. I'm worried that steam will split the community somewhat, but steam is necessary. So that is something to think on.

Just thoughts...

Keep up the hard work Justin!

Fixious 2015-01-24 05:44:49 UTC #32

I would also like to see some kind of basic admin panel if we're going to be able to host our own servers, along with voting options. Admin options to kick players, and community options to for vote a new map. While I never really messed with it, Ascend's admin commands were only possible through the console, which was tedious and took people forever to memorize each map number.

This can be fleshed out quite a bit to have more options, but having the bare-bones at some point be nice.

JustinPierce 2015-01-24 06:00:12 UTC #33

I have some neat ideas for server administration

SouleEagle 2015-01-25 01:21:21 UTC #34

I would suggest having custom server options. That way, people would be able to do things like have less gravity while in a gravity zone, or maybe banned weapons. That sort of thing. I think that this would give more variety to the game on what people can play.

Still keep a bunch of 'Official' servers up, but also have some custom ones as well. Just a suggestion.

Also, when about will the next test be Justin?

Fixious 2015-01-31 08:36:03 UTC #36

One of the cooler things Legions did was display what speed someone was going when they grabbed the flag. If it was under 88 m/s it said they llama'd it, and anything above that displayed the numerical value. Just to make it fancy the color varied depending on how fast it was; I think lower speeds were green, moderate speeds were white to yellow, and fast was red.

If anything they were used for bragging rights. The devs toyed with changing the player's jet trail if they got above a certain speed as well (rainbow jets for going over 320 or something), but nothing came of it.

Certainly not a necessity, but something to think about.

Grandy 2015-01-31 15:47:55 UTC #37

Nyan Cap

osvg 2015-02-04 20:40:27 UTC #38

I don't know if this is planned / talked about, but I like T:A and TF2 approach to loadout swapping. Each game gives you a few load out slots per class than you can have bound to keys. It will swap the loadout upon spawn / class changing stations if you press your key bind. Less time spent navigating menus the better.

JustinPierce 2016-08-04 17:20:09 UTC #39