DemolitionSquid Reviews HotS Multiplayer Changes

[Quirel]

From that, I only know what creep does, since it was like that in WoL alpha. What are the other two things? Ragdoll system and unified shaders?

Ragdoll system: It's a way of doing death animations. Ever play Halo: CE? Think they might have had it in Halo 2, to be honest...

Shaders: How textures react to light.

Pretty nifty stuff for an RTS.

[Aldrius]

The creep thing sounds like it's just graphical. Creep isn't player-bound.

[Sheliek]

The creep thing sounds like it's just graphical. Creep isn't player-bound.

That assumes they haven't changed that. Or, it just kills non-zerg structures as in Alpha.

[RamiZ]

What does it mean by "consume" enemy buildings? I assume it isn't gameplay related as in DPS.

It is, it damage enemy buildings, same like that Zerg buildings die off creep.

[Aldrius]

That assumes they haven't changed that. Or, it just kills non-zerg structures as in Alpha.

Well I hope they haven't changed that. It'd make things a little bit tricky from a design standpoint.

Though I imagine the 'destroys any non-zerg building' thing would work. Makes team games a LITTLE tricky, but with the way maps are designed it's not a huge, huge problem.

[Sheliek]

Well I hope they haven't changed that. It'd make things a little bit tricky from a design standpoint.

Though I imagine the 'destroys any non-zerg building' thing would work. Makes team games a LITTLE tricky, but with the way maps are designed it's not a huge, huge problem.

I'm sure an allied flag could be added. But that'd almost defeat the purpose of it.

That said, creep drops on bases. Yes.

[Aldrius]

I'm sure an allied flag could be added. But that'd almost defeat the purpose of it.

That said, creep drops on bases. Yes.

Actually, thinking about it, it'd have to be... team coloured... that sounds kinda disgusting.

[Sheliek]

Actually, thinking about it, it'd have to be... team coloured... that sounds kinda disgusting.

Not necessarily. The game I am sure is capable of tracking ownership without team colour. Just make sure creep has no team colour areas on its texture. Or, if they do go that route, do it tastefully. Perhaps make the veins team-coloured, but leave the rest purple-grey.

[Aldrius]

Not necessarily. The game I am sure is capable of tracking ownership without team colour.

Yeah, but the player's not.

It's just... unnecessary I think. Let it be an aspect of team games that you need to keep your protoss/terran and zerg buildings away from one another.

[Sheliek]

Yeah, but the player's not.

It's just... unnecessary I think. Let it be an aspect of team games that you need to keep your protoss/terran and zerg buildings away from one another.

It should be obvious who owns what creep, though, between overlords, hatcheries and creep tumours.