GC Revamped Progress

you still read this AC? sorry for the odd formatting but im trying to structure my thoughts so this comes out right

heres a suggestion to radically alter the planet management systems;

there will be a distinction between "border colonies" and "inner colonies";

border colonies:
-include all colonies acquired by your empire (exploration, conquest, rewards)
-they can be selectively clustered, but remain a border colony (potentially, they could be unclustered while still a border colony, depends on how crafty you wanna get with the code, i always wished GC had this feature)
-randomly lost when your empire is defeated in defense (1,2 or 3 like GC?)
-they can be promoted to the inner colonies (perhaps with turn considerations to make turn management count while in combat) or abandoned (no turns needed)

inner colonies:
-limited spaces, these need to be unlocked
-cant be touched as long as border colonies exist, but once borders are consumed, they are lost in the reverse order they were placed in there (the "deepest" colony is the last lost)
-can be forced back into border colonies (turns?) or abandoned (no turns)

homeworld:
-fixed planet, if the race is capable of losing it, then it can only be destroyed (not captured, but destroyed) when it is the LAST remaining colony (no borders or inner colonies)


ill leave suggested (racial?) caps for inner and outter colonies and the method for unlocking more inner colonies up to your creative interpretation *nudge nudge* ;)

ultimate weapon = doomsday device :P

i forgot to give credit to Anfit, i used some of his mods which i directly implemented into my version...

but yea i`ll keep working on it and when its close to being finished we`ll see what we can do

Registered mail giving him two weeks to protest :)

It`s not just the names. If the interface is even remotely similar, that`s another potential point. Plus the very fact that you are using the "stacking" style of battle, something very unique for stephen, is in itself a potential copyright thing. It would have to be different enough that it would not be "GC" anymore. Like the difference between UC and GC kind of different at the very least.

You`d probably have to include not only different names for existing attacks (energy, kinetic. chem), but maybe a bunch of different ones too with different effects.

But, meh, just get Stephen`s consent in writing, signed and everything, and you should have the green light. That`s all there is to it.

change all the names. easy enough :)

my: 30 gordos

for

your: 1 month RT coupon

if you incorporated enough new content (ask anfit to code his stuff in directly, and thats a phenomenal start with what your recreated GC)and changed all of the names of everything (everything, even things like "barren" "industry"... "fleet" might be okay), i bet you would be fine

Looks good.

Solution: Fill in blank space with ads for GC

yeah i don`t know if stephen has this actually copyrighted... but i don`t want to get sued lol... i started on this as a hobby, trying to see if i can actually recreate gc...

best scenario would be to develop this with stephen`s consent... hell i don`t care even if he makes money from it and i make nothing, i just want to see gc get the update it deserves

yeah, i bet you could have a ready supply of minion programmers playing your version of the game willing to help just like GC has :)

Copyright infringement? Think he would even spend the money to fight that? no way, would be a international case for one, and with just suddle changes that there are would be enough to get away with that, hell there are other games in App store for Iphones that have SAME name and all and i dont see him fighting that either lol But please PLease keep this up!! I think you would make decent money off of it also really. I would "pay to play that" just because you are actually putting work into it and i am sure you would be better on the update side of things" =)

@ Serperior

i don`t have a background in web design or coding (i am a healthcare worker)... i started doing this to learn more about PHP and server side coding (mostly by looking at online tutorials and youtube videos)...

if you`re interested in learning, you should learn the following:
-HTML and CSS (requirement for basic webdesign)
-server side scripting (many options here such as ASP, PHP, ColdFusion)... GC uses ColdFusion, i used PHP because its free and there are plenty of tutorials available
-you can also learn JavaScript, JQuery, etc to polish your site (used by Anfit`s mods i think?)

basically i had about 2 months off from school so i sat in front of the computer everyday and learned lol...

oh and it also helps if you have some photoshop/design skills too :)

thanks for the offers guys... there are still some problems however, main one being copyright infringement lol...

i know there used to be a thread somewhere where players came up with cool mission ideas which could be incorporated into the game... i dunno if it is worth emailing Stephen (he has ignored all my contact requests)... but i think the current missions are silly and could use an update along with missions for virals, collectives, and marauders

Whoa top.

And I mean "anything". I`m about to start revamping my mods, I could do something more sensible instead.

Drop me a line if you need anything.

same here, still offering my help :)

being php or SQL coding, css styling, providing hosting....
beta testing, pen-testing,...

looking goog AC! keep it gooing :)

As said before, I`m willing to help wherever you need it.

Come to think of it, wonder if we could pull Devin up out of the depths for this...