Newbie Help - Commander Resources

FellbladeFellblade Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13699Members, Constellation
in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">What's up with those resources then?</div>Hey folks. I'm an ex-NS1 player and knowing how brutal that game was when you were starting out, I fired up a local server first to take a look at some of the new game mechanics, and played around in the command chair a bit, ran around the level, checked out how the power system worked, etc.

And then I got a <i>leeeetle </i> confused.

In the upper right, you have your available resources. I assume that the "power" is the blue glowy icon. And that the normal "Resource Points" are the green icon.

I built a resource node in the room ajoining my Command Console, and a couple of turrets after upgrading the CC. Then I upgraded one of the resource nodes, and built a second CC and an armoury, then went to upgrade the second CC. And ran out of resources. And never got any more from the two RTs I had set up.

Known bug? Or am I missing something?
Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome

Comments

  • OngreOngre Join Date: 2009-02-05 Member: 66309Members
    When playing solo I think you have to write some nasty command on the console so the game goes on even if you're playing solo ( so you get resources etc ). I think !
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • Raza.Raza. Join Date: 2004-01-24 Member: 25663Members, Constellation
    If I recall correctly, RTs don't produce resources with just one player.
    You can start the game by entering 'cheats 1' in console.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    Did you play with cheats on? If you didn't and if you were alone on your server than the round won't start and you won't have any income. Just like in NS1 you need players on both teams to start the round.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • PlasmaPlasma Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15855Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    See the stickied Console Commands thread and turn on cheats (so the game starts when you join a team solo, otherwise its in some warm-up mode).

    Also I *think* theres two resource types? For some reason when I see Sentry for example and it has a Green 5 next to it (plasma/carbon? I dunno which is which) it sometimes does not build.

    I think the CommChair itself has resource supplies too? Can anyone clarify?
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • FellbladeFellblade Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13699Members, Constellation
    Okay, that's all good - the no resources with only 1 player thing kinda makes sense. It'd be nice to have some sort of text saying "ONLY 1 PLAYER - PREGAME MODE". Or something. But I hear there are more important dev tasks ;)
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    edited November 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1806626:date=Nov 19 2010, 03:28 AM:name=Flayra)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Flayra @ Nov 19 2010, 03:28 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1806626"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->type these into the console:

    cheats 1 (turn on cheats)

    ...then if you want some really bad bots to fight against:

    dev 1 (turn on dev mode)
    addbots x (add this many bots)
    dev 0 (turn off dev mode)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Note that cheats 1 start the game even if you are alone.
    Off Topic Disagree Agree Awesome
Sign In or Register to comment.