Raptor leader
Spaceman
Will the mission briefings in Standoff have ICIS-like briefings like Secret Ops had? Or will it be something total new.
Briefings
- Thread starter Raptor leader
- Start date
Eder
Mr. Standoff
There's not much that can be done to avoid the actual *displaying* of the ICIS style briefing in the Vision engine... In Standoff, though, you should think of the "ICIS" more like "a map table with subtitles" than a big bad computer which reads you your assignment like it was in WCP/SO/UE 
That's because actual characters will do the talking as if they were briefing other people in the room, over a map table.
During the Prologue, onboard the Lionheart, the player character will be giving the briefing to his other pilots. During the Main Campaign, onboard the Firekka, the player will be briefed by the Captain, much like Blair was briefed by Eisen while they were onboard the Lexington.
We'll try to get some short FMV before each briefing to explain that - kind of like the short animations where Halcyon would point to the map display before the screen actually zoomed in to the map display itself - just to make sure nobody ends up thinking that the ICIS computer from 2681 has just gone back in time and acquired a British accent in the process.
--Eder
That's because actual characters will do the talking as if they were briefing other people in the room, over a map table.During the Prologue, onboard the Lionheart, the player character will be giving the briefing to his other pilots. During the Main Campaign, onboard the Firekka, the player will be briefed by the Captain, much like Blair was briefed by Eisen while they were onboard the Lexington.
We'll try to get some short FMV before each briefing to explain that - kind of like the short animations where Halcyon would point to the map display before the screen actually zoomed in to the map display itself - just to make sure nobody ends up thinking that the ICIS computer from 2681 has just gone back in time and acquired a British accent in the process.
--Eder
Raptor leader
Spaceman
Thanks
Thanks that sounds cool and I hope you find someone to do a 3D Firekkan so he could be include.It would give you the same feel as when Pilots like Jazz came on the 'Claw.I always loved the Firekkan species and their beloved Beer.
Thanks that sounds cool and I hope you find someone to do a 3D Firekkan so he could be include.It would give you the same feel as when Pilots like Jazz came on the 'Claw.I always loved the Firekkan species and their beloved Beer.
TCSTigersClaw
Greek Special Forces B' Company "Naoussa" 2007-200
Good idea with the briefings.....but Im vey curious....how are they gonna actualy be....
C
Chad
Guest
Halcyon , good ole' Halcyon...
One thing that always seemed to bug me about WC III and the early part of IV was that it was like the captain was giving you mission assignments.
But its more like the captain, higher up people, tactical officers, intellegence people, and the commander of the air wing who do this stuff.
Ahh the limitations of games.
The All Knowing computer was creepy =).
This all sounds good, I'm looking forward to this game.
One thing that always seemed to bug me about WC III and the early part of IV was that it was like the captain was giving you mission assignments.
But its more like the captain, higher up people, tactical officers, intellegence people, and the commander of the air wing who do this stuff.
Ahh the limitations of games.
The All Knowing computer was creepy =).
This all sounds good, I'm looking forward to this game.
TCSTigersClaw
Greek Special Forces B' Company "Naoussa" 2007-200
It was not odd at all......It was a special situation and also Wilford knew better what BW should do....Blair just came there from nowehere and didnt know what was happening in the BW territory
C
Chad
Guest
Yeah I'm speaking more about them just planning them out for you WC I and II style =).
"You'll take a wing man to Nav 1.... watch out for the asteroids.. we expect a Frigate in the area so take some torpedoes.. remember to use your recon camera, works like a gun shoots like a camera.. "
But overall mission requirments certaintly would be discussed between captain and wing commander.
Of course Halycon was an Arm-Chair Wing Commander and Blair was one of those fly-the-big-missions-myself types (but only because they needed all the pilots they could take on those Ranger class and Durango class carriers) =).
"You'll take a wing man to Nav 1.... watch out for the asteroids.. we expect a Frigate in the area so take some torpedoes.. remember to use your recon camera, works like a gun shoots like a camera.. "
But overall mission requirments certaintly would be discussed between captain and wing commander.
Of course Halycon was an Arm-Chair Wing Commander and Blair was one of those fly-the-big-missions-myself types (but only because they needed all the pilots they could take on those Ranger class and Durango class carriers) =).