Screenshots here:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6616 ... 5b4c_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6616 ... 7484_b.jpg

If those links dont work, u can find the pics at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73324176@N04/6616901833/
U really gotta click on the pic to see any detail, none of the image hosting sites i can find will host large images. The screenies are actually 1600 x 800.

Here's the gameplay vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdxQ0L-U ... RH8UeSoBma

YouTube really butchered the quality, and squashed it down to 4:3. The reason everyone's name is "Jimbo" in the vid is because I havent managed to get the ApplicationPath thing going. I think at this point it'd be simpler to just write a GUI. Also the explosion looks goofy i know, but its just placeholder art for the time being.

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Very cool.

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nice work!
finally you're not so secretive anymore

might be cool to have more obstacles, some which block shots, some which block traveling and maybe some mines.

pretty cool though, i'm kinda envious of you getting networking done

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Looking good, man!



Img.ie supports files larger than that, for example:

3872 x 2526 Pixels

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And blocks that could be moved by the tanks.

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Thanks for the replies!



Of course! There will eventually be buildings and whatnot that will block players and shots. There will also be deployables as well. Bear in mind that Tankz is still VERY early in the development cycle. That video was just meant to give a quick idea of what the gameplay looks like. There are still TONS of systems i've yet to add:

-Deployables(turrets/support buildings/etc)
-The Tank Shop (design your own tank - in very deep detail)
-HLSL support, which will enable things like lighting effects, choosing a camo skin for your tank, more projectile FX, etc. (pending my learning of HLSL)
-Line of Sight - You can't see 'em if they're behind that building! (under normal circumstances.. heh heh..) Also smoke will obscure vision, etc.
-Unique armor system (more on that later)
-Close Air Support(CAS) missions/Fire Support missions etc
-More game modes (TDM,Co-op "Combat Sweep", Swarm)

I'm going to try and figure out why YouTube is compressing that video so bad. Looks fine on my hard drive.

IGTHORN: Thanks for that info - I'l look into that site.

In the meantime, thanks for the feedback as well as all your help; I wouldn't be this far along without all the help and advice i've received right here on these boards.

EDIT: Rerendered the video and re-uploaded it. Doesn't look as bad this time. Especially if you click 'large' and pick 480p.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdxQ0L-U ... RH8UeSoBma

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Ah, thats cool. looks like you have a bunch of interesting ideas already.

what kind of tank customizations do you have in mind? modular design?

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Pick chassis, pick turret, pick weapons to install in turret. Pick camo.

Within chassis, pick which modules you want to install (shield upgrades/weapon upgrades/scanners/radars/etc etc)
Pick between a selection of a few different basic systems.. (Engines/Capacitors/etc).. more on that later
Also there will be armor customization.. more on that later.

Within turret, pick another module or 2 depending on which turret you pick.

Give your design a name.. voila.. custom tank. All chassis/turrets/guns will have their very own graphics which will of course display in the main game window.

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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
"Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment." -Jonah Orion
http://tankzgame.blogspot.com

It could be a good reference to your game:

http://www.gamedev.net/topic/384933-her ... e-sprites/

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Heh, funny you found that. In an extremely early iteration of the game, I was using that very one (the green tank) as placeholder art. I think I might have a screenshot of that. If I can find it, maybe il post it. The visuals have come quite a long way since then.. but they still have a ways to go.

I'm hoping to post more game media soon, if I can peel myself away from Diablo 3.

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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
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http://tankzgame.blogspot.com