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[Joe Sixpack]

I just got this crazy idea while playing WWI Medic. I noticed that the enemy medic was injured, so I ran all the way accross no-man's-land and healed him. I expected to get some crazy reward but I only got 200 points, I could have gotten 5X as much if I would have saved the guy next to him. So I was thinking, what if you could take the enemy medic back to your lines. Logically, HQ would put him to work. So, if you rescue the enemy medic, you get no points for saving him, but, he gets converted and you have a AI controlled parter whose points all go to you! I'm not sure if this is possible but I know WWI Medic can make AI allied medics. So could Toady1 or X or whoever look into this and see if it's possible, 'cuz it would be really cool!

-Jon "Joe Sixpack"

[Toady One]

He he he.  It's possible of course, though there would be a bit of new artwork required for the allied medic carrying the enemy medic...  I guess I have mixed feelings about this sort of thing.  It fits the arcade mood in the sense that you capture a buddy and it actively joins your side, sort of like Galaga or something (except it wasn't your old space fighter).  On the other hand, it seems a bit specious from the realism standpoint -- I'd rather put in some of the other ideas first, if I were to come back to the project.

[Joe Sixpack]

OK, Toady, what every you say, but I would be willng to do the artwork. In fact I might just do it anyway and E-mail it to you. Whatever!  :p

[Thedead]

I AM BACK AND I AM COOL!      Man its been a while since i have been on i got locked up lol Well i am back. RAWR!!!   Toady is sexy like me and renaxer!!! WE IS THE SEXY PEOPLE!  So man whats been going on heard you got a few games comeing out  renaxer told me can't wait to see them =) RAWR!!!

[ November 23, 2004: Message edited by: Thedead ]

[Joe Sixpack]

Hey Toady One, I have tried to send you the art, but your E-mail refuses to accept it. I sent it to toadyone@bay12games.com but your mail host said "551 Message contains a ZIP file that is extremely
compressed (97.82%)" What gives? My E-mail is also only about 27k.

[ November 28, 2004: Message edited by: Joe Sixpack ]

[SlowMotionRiot]

Hahaha...is that why you pushed WinRAR: you don't accept ZIP files?  

--SMR

[Toady One]

I have no idea what's up with the email.  Maybe it thinks it is a virus or something.  You can try my tarn at  math.stanford.edu address.

[Joe Sixpack]

Right! I'm sending it now.

[Toady One]

I received the files.  It looks fine, but like I said, I'm not working on WWI Medic right now.

[Simkid]

Any chance we can get the 0 key to work for prone?  I'd love to be able to play one handed.

[X]

I didn't think it was that kinda game... well, whatever you're into. (Fixoring input is ontodo.)

X

[Simkid]

Arg, up till 2 am last night playing, and well on the way again (never been so addicted to a simple arcade game).  Anyway, I have a couple idea I havn't heard before.  First, how about a button order a charge, doesn't make sense, but it could be fun, don't think it would mess up the game like having a weapon would.  Second, instead of dumping from game or having additional lives, at the end of a game you can continue on the same field (score is reset, but you keep battle).

[Toady One]

I think the second idea might work.  Ordering charges would spoil the feel of the game to me.  You aren't supposed to be encouraging death.

[Renaxer]

A tree would be soooo cool.
Other then that Im happy with my frequent deaths.
Ooooh maybe some shrubs too...

[Aristharus]

I agree. Trees and such. Some color on the battlefield. More things to be turned to dust and craters.
The occasional friendly fire is ok, there has to be some danger in going to the field even when there's not a charge going on.

[Edit: And some morale effect would be cool, too, depending on how it would be implemented. I'd love to see the soldiers break under pressure somehow]

[ January 05, 2005: Message edited by: Aristharus ]