Flags on Bases

[Fire_Monkey]

I just noticed this while checking out this new screen, but some of the buildings have flags to represent which faction they belong to. See here: http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/viewer.php?img_id=336

Hmm maybe only towers have flags, doesn't that tower look small.

[Kahar]

The flags look pretty sweet, and it's no too hard to change stuff like that - just a single change of a texture. And yes, that tower looks small. Either that or it's a lot wider than you'd think.

[OmnipotentKiwi]

I think all buildings have distinguishing marks for the empire it represents.

[Saint]

If bases don't have flags, just pop up your continent map and look at a base, it will tell you which of the three factions owns it or if it is neutral.

[Bighoss]

I wonder if you need a hacker to take a neatrul base

[ABRAXAAS]

Bighoss ,you get my email ?

[Hamma]

Yes you do Hoss.

As for flag, word has it when any base/tower is capped it changes to the colors of the owning empire.

[Fire_Monkey]

...I thought that was obvious. I just expected the symbol to be like it is on the vehicles. Just "painted", on. Flags are cooler, thought they seem a bit old ;)

[Unknown]

Hehe, and when you capture the base, you capture those flags as well! Planetside has CTF!!! ;) :D

It might be a bit weird to see the flags just instantly change from one empire to the next, maybe they could have an animation that plays of the flags dropping off and new flags unfurling in their place. Be kinda neat...

[Arshune]

I don't think the gun tower looks small...look how tiny that door on the roof is compared to the rest of the building.

[Hellsfire123]

lol that tower is three stories tall. Those guns are bigger then maxes. Gives you some perspective on how big the game is huh? Just look at the size of the base in the backround.

[Saint]

Don't you think they would have made flags into hallographic projections by now? :huh:

[LesserShade]

flags give that warm, tangible, comfortable feeling that those cold emotionless hallograms just can't offer

[Fire_Monkey]

A flag animation would be tight. No one would see it though...probably.

[Toimu]

I think flags are better than hallograms.

It might be a bit weird to see the flags just instantly change from one empire to the next, maybe they could have an animation that plays of the flags dropping off and new flags unfurling in their place. Be kinda neat...

Or maybe burn off...

[NewmanOnIsland]

HA. this is the first thing that I thought of when someone mentioned animation for the flag change

Every time a building is taken a little guy wearing jean overalls walks out and changes the flag Grumbling to himself for having to do it over and over again. Then walks back inside.

/end random thought
:rolleyes:

I'll go away now
NewmanOnIsland

[SandTrout]

Originally posted by NewmanOnIsland
HA. this is the first thing that I thought of when someone mentioned animation for the flag change

Every time a building is taken a little guy wearing jean overalls walks out and changes the flag Grumbling to himself for having to do it over and over again. Then walks back inside. How many times do we have to say it, no NPCs! J/k

I'd like to see the flags be burnt off and new ones come up. Maybe it's just the pyro in me. ;)

[DarkDragon00]

Terran Elite Airborne Regiment

Well i guess we all have a pyro side... FLAMETHROWERS would be nice, maybe just to hmake sure its high tech, instead of gas or fuel it uses super hot heated Plazma, what would that be called... PlazmaThrower?

Dark- BURN BABY BURN!

[Saint]

Dark, are you a firebat? Anyways flag animations would own maybe just the other flag like turning to dust and then the new flag droping down.

[Saint]

Oh yeah dark, they said flamethrowers were a no go, could you imagine trying to look at a flamethrower with a GeForce 2? That would make you card start on fire.

[Fire_Monkey]

Saint, are you a big SC gamer?

[RaccoonOfEvil]

I have a GeForce 2 and the flame thrower in Unreal 2 doesn't make my video card catch on fire.

[Saint]

Fire I played SC for years I love the game I wish SC2 would hurry up and get here.

[Tolvy]

To bad there won't be a flag on top the has the logo of the clan that capped it. Would be kinda a pride thing.
"Hey look, that tower has our clan flag on it"

[mikkyT]

Hey thats cool - outfit logo on da base, but then you'd have some rivalry starting over who caps the base, and what if it was a multi-outift raid - it would be unfair to award the cap to the hacker's outfit.

Great idea but prolly open a huge can o worms

[OmnipotentKiwi]

Originally posted by mikkyT
Hey thats cool - outfit logo on da base, but then you'd have some rivalry starting over who caps the base, and what if it was a multi-outift raid - it would be unfair to award the cap to the hacker's outfit.

Great idea but prolly open a huge can o worms

They have guilds claiming keeps in Dark Ages of Camelot, generally it isn't a huge issue. The rule to claim is you have to have a group (squad) that is full of only members of your guild (outfit), with an officer from the guild (outfit) that can claim.

I am sure if you applied that to here, it won't be too bad, because it would require an outfit to have 10 members, in one location, at the same time.

Also, you can never claim more then one keep (base), so that would work out well too.

[Hamma]

I was thinking about that the other night, not for bases really.. but for towers. It would be coolif your outfit logo got plastered on the side :D

[Tolvy]

and if there are clan flags: in PS it will be hard to keep bases, so you will get many chances for your clan to cap a base and have the honor of having your flag above the base.