Finite Ammunition Supply

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:44 pm

Here's an idea for some subsequent verision of bzflag: Tanks carry a finite
supply of shots. The number of shots in the magazine would be set
by the server and there could be a 'good' flag to increase the number of shots
either by adding a constant amount or by a multiplier. I think this idea has some merit because it would require players to pay attention to their ammo
levels rather than spewing shots indiscriminately. They would also have to
be smart about resupplying themselves (see below). Of course, the present
behavior of infiinite shots could be configured by the server either as a
default or by setting the number of shots to some distinctive value.

In this idea, tanks could be resupplied whenever they return to their base (assuming a CTF scenario) and/or by finding and running over an 'ammunition dump'. When a tank returns to base, it would receive its full load of shots. If it runs over an ammo dump it gets the number of shots available in the ammo dump up to the per tank shot limit set by server. Ammo dumps would appear on the map in a random way. Maybe the graphic could be a stack of crates or something or a pile of shells (I don't care).

Another feature regarding ammo dumps: Players could shoot at ammo dumps.
In that case the ammo dump would "blow up" shooting it's full compliment of
stored ammunition in random directions over the map to. A game balancing
factor might be limiting the range of a blow up to half or a third of a normal
tank shot (due to not having a barrel to rifle the shot).

Anyway, that's a brief sketch of the idea. What do people think?

Paladin

Glassjaw · Post by **Glassjaw** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:19 pm

i think bzflag main attraction is that the basic gameplay has been kept simple (we don't have to think about ammo or gasoline

and so on....)
the shooting is the most important here

so i don't really see the point in making us consider our amount of ammo and i also don't know if this addition would make bzlfag more fun

(and besides, players like me would me too lazy to search for an 'ammunition dump'

)

~glass~

PS: Welcome to the board Paladin !

Death Barrel · Post by **Death Barrel** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:47 am

gasoline would be a pain in the arse for some of those overnight adventures