3-way campaigns?

thon77 · 05-23-2006, 07:06 PM

with the addition of a third faction, i was wondering if they've said how multiplayer galactic campaigns will work. can three people play at once, or is it limited to two people choosing among the factions?

since anytime a battle starts, the game pauses, i don't think it's possible for all three sides to be involved in one battle. and the third person would have to sit around waiting for the resolution.

Admiral Sith · 05-23-2006, 08:21 PM

It wouldnt be too hard, you can have the game freeze like normal for the invader and defender, and a 1 minute timer appears. Then the third player has to get a fleet to the battle before the timer ends if he/she wants to participate.

DS_Vespidbat · 05-24-2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Sith

It wouldnt be too hard, you can have the game freeze like normal for the invader and defender, and a 1 minute timer appears. Then the third player has to get a fleet to the battle before the timer ends if he/she wants to participate.

that would actually be cool!But i think i heard one of the devs saying is still 2 player

Commander Obi-Wan · 05-24-2006, 09:22 AM

That would rather interesting. It wouldn't be hard to figure that out. It'd be fine.

thon77 · 05-24-2006, 05:14 PM

i don't think making it a 3 player multiplayer game is possible through mods.

so will the faction that goes unchosen be AI controlled during an MP campaign? or just not in game at all

Darth Anarch · 05-24-2006, 05:34 PM

Will it be possible to have all three factions play against each other in single player Galactic Conquest? I can see why the battles might still be only 1 vs 1, but on the Galactic map it would be great to have three factions instead of two.

*Thrawn* · 05-24-2006, 08:52 PM

I thought I read/heard somewhere that you could at the very least do a 3-player skirmish. If this is the case, I don't see why you couldn't do a 3-way conquest. The only difficulty is what to do with that 3rd player while 2 others are fighting a tactical battle...

*popcorn2008* · 05-24-2006, 09:24 PM

The devs said that it's possible in skirmish, but not conquest. It is a game engine limit, in other words it would have to be something changed for a sequel, sadly.

shadowsfm · 05-25-2006, 08:00 PM

how would skirmage work

Captain-Panaka7 · 05-25-2006, 08:08 PM

i doubt that 3 faction campaigin mode would work unless it was like rebels vs empire then after u defeat them then the new faction and the multiplayer if it did work it mostly be players double teaming the other player so i dont know how they will work it out

jake123456 · 05-25-2006, 10:07 PM

You want be able to play three way multiplayer. But in the galactic conquest in single player all three can play

*popcorn2008* · 05-25-2006, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shadowsfm

how would skirmage work

Basically add a new base location for the corrupt team. This is why maps are going to be bigger in size now.