2002 / October 3rd / 13:20 /
Increased heat signature found 200ft below the Siberian village of Kulun, in the Kransnoyarsk territory.

2004 / Jan 25th - April 17th /
Expedition mounted. Joint US/EUR/USSR venture to Kransnoyarsk. (Unit Name: S.A.R - search and recover)

2004 / June 19th / 09:40 /
S.A.R unit contact lost.
Last message:
::Heat increase STOP Odourless gaseous discharge STOP -200ft reached STOP no change STOP Core samples dispatched to Geneva STOP::

2004 / June 23rd /
Diplomatic breakdown between US/EUR alliance and USSR.
Claims of diplomatic treachery over loss of S.A.R unit. USSR blamed for eliminating S.A.R unit.

2004 / September 1st – December 8th /
Preparatory armed rescue team. Joint US/EUR insurgence to Kransnoyarsk. USSR becomes hostile with allies. Negotiations become irrepairable.

2005 / December 26th / 18:00 /
Insurgent team dispatched.
(Unit Name: A.I.R - allied insurgence and rescue)

2005 / January 5th / 10:23 /
(Player tutorial: Part 1)
Insurgent rescue team arrives in Kransnoyarsk. Assault from Russian counter-insurgency troops. Russians routed and retreat.
(Player tutorial: Part 2)
A.I.R unit enters lower compound at –150ft.
Remains of S.A.R unit found. Cause of death relayed back to Alliance Command, appears due to extreme short burst radiation. USSR cleared of treachery.

2005 / January 7th / 23:04 /
(Player tutorial: Ends)
A.I.R unit contact lost.

2005 / February 12th /
Alliance/USSR diplomatic talks restart.

2005 / August 1st /
Alliance/USSR diplomatic talks conclude. US/EUR/USSR alliance re-instated.
Research complete on core samples received 13/07/04 - Geneva.

Just a quick history section on a game i'm designing atm more to come.

confused.... :confused:
What's the game about?

The game is split into 3 different areas. Combat, research and money. They are all symbiotic and thus should receive equal attention. I shall explain more about how they affect each other later. However, there are 2 separate components that deal with the 3 areas which I shall go into now:

Global view:
Based on the older xcom games, this view is where all of the management is handled. From recruiting to research, deployment to defence, everything is accessible from this screen.

The primary focal point is a 3D sphere representing Earth. It does not rotate on its own but it does have a rotational shadow to indicate day and night. The user can manually rotate the globe by holding the right button down and moving the mouse.

On the globe, areas of interest are indicated by a thin red line that reaches out from the surface. When the user rolls over the square icon on the surface, an information panel will popup to give whatever information is known about that current event.

On clicking the areas of interest, options will be presented that tie in with whatever event is occurring.

The Base Screen button takes you into the guts of the management, replacing the globe with a plan of the base you pick from your list, offering analysis of base facilities, allowing you to add or remove them. You can check on your supplies as well and all other options are avaliable.

The Research Button replaces the globe with a listing of current available research and gives you the opportunity to assign numerous scientists to start work on which ever research option you choose. Multiple researches can be started provided you think you have enough scientists to cover the work load.

The Barracks button brings up a list of your current soldiers. When you select one, it fires up a screen that profiles them, including a ragdoll which shows what armour and weaponry they are equipped with. At the bottom is an iconic horizontal list of base items that you can equip on the soldier until all slots are used up.
The stats of the soldier are also available for viewing, and you can check how much they have improved as well as check for any medals that were offered for courage etc.

The Intercept button brings up a listing of bases with whichever aircraft they have. Once an aircraft is selected, you then select the hosile craft and the pursuit will begin across the globe.

The Funding button brings up your monetary situation. Including maintenance costs for the month, salaries, overall income from sales of technology and income from supporting factions.

The Options button simply fires up a window that supplies you with options for the game.

Reminds me of Evil Genius. But more expanded and more serious.
Looks very nice btw...

Looks like it could be a great game when it's done

Sounds cool Darkwing

Just an amend on the current nav. Most of it is fairly self-explanatory.

now it look really cool :goodjob:

Looks cool. Though im more a fan of shoot-em-ups, RPGs, fighters, action adventures and such than Strategy games and the like.

I have *absolutely* no strategic skill.

My strategic skill tends to be limited to buildingup loads of tanks or something and sending them in to do as much damage as they can.

Yea pretty much the same here..

That why like in RoN I always just played during like the 18th century and played as the americans agaisnt he british.. so much fun..

sounds fun, I'm more of the blow things up guy to, mian reason why I get Terrain on starcraft because of the goasts, but this looks real good.

All will be revealed once i've managed to organise it all properly

sweet. can't wait

My god Darkie! You designed all that? and are you actually constructing a video-game? yayyyy......impressed :goodjob:

Nah im not happy with those graphics. Too clunky. I'll make some more soon.

EDIT: http://www.strategyinformer.com/screenshot...th.shtml#latest

this shows you what im after at the moment. Except with the 3rd person perspective screenshots of combat it will be first person perspective.

more to come.....

[quote=minque]My god Darkie! You designed all that? and are you actually constructing a video-game? yayyyy......impressed :goodjob:[/quote]


Clever boy isn't he? Who would have thought it

[quote=burntsierra][quote=minque]My god Darkie! You designed all that? and are you actually constructing a video-game? yayyyy......impressed :goodjob:[/quote]


Clever boy isn't he? Who would have thought it [/quote]

hrrmmm...I was not sarcastic.... :embarrassed: but I presume you were

in fact I am impressed and that´s it....

lol you two. Noone was being sarcastic....just terribly terribly misinformed

Minque, the clever boy wasn't sarcastic. The second bit? Just a smidgeon, a really really small tinge of sarcasm. Maybe. For the record, your honour, let me just clarify, that I, at no time, intended to suggest, imply or insinuate that Minque's comment was made in a manner even remotely approaching sarcasm. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Minque is a member of impeccable character, and would never stoop to the levels that I do.

Now, before I get too carried away...I think it sounds a fascinating idea, and it looks like it will be a huge project, so I hope it comes to fruition. Hey, he knows I'll buy it, if only to see more of his artwork. Hm, wonder if there'll be a daedra hidden in there somewhere?

hehe Ok...so what´s the misinformation then?

GeoScape

Just something to illustrate (very roughly) how the Global Screen operates. Rolling the mouse over the globe will mean you can navigate over its surface. Obviously there is no detailing or quality and the buttons off to the right are not linked, but are interactive.

So is this going to be a free downloadable thing Darkwing?

lol nope. its going to be a massive game. dont expect to see it within the next year.

ok so how do i go wbout getting it when you eventually finish it?

So this is going to be a FPS RTS? Sounds interesting..

So... Whats the status DarkWing?

ElectroFreak - Holy thread resurrection!!

Yeah... Hehe, Darkwing if u need any help that u know I could do just ask! :goodjob:

Strategy games! Heck yeah!

:goodjob: <--- Looks superb, I can't do any 3D modeling for my game designs, so I just write them down.

[quote=Fuzzy Knight]Yeah... Hehe, Darkwing if u need any help that u know I could do just ask! :goodjob:[/quote]

You should enlist the help of Fuzzy, hes a darn good artist

That's some awesome work Darkwing. Kind of inspires me to get into programming again - I never did anything that good, but it's really nice to write your own games (even if they are nowhere near as good as that funky thing you're doing )

I don't know why I havn't seen this thread before, but now that I did, I had to pick up my jaw seven times.

Wow that is pretty awesome. Looks around so when it comes out do we get a discount.

[quote=Red]I don't know why I havn't seen this thread before, but now that I did, I had to pick up my jaw seven times.[/quote]

Cause I think its from sometime back in April.. long time ago.. Thats why electro said what he did

Ooh, very nice, Darkwing. :goodjob: I like the look and how it's set up. Sounds very interesting.

Though I have no strategy sense, especially when it comes to money stuff. I'm a shopper, not a saver of money. But, I like to play strategy games despite this great weakness.

So, I wish you the best of luck and have fun!