Starting Base

[pmprog]

Could I suggest a starting option that instead of getting a default base when you start the new game, you use the same screen when building the 2nd, 3rd, 4th bases etc. and just get to place the access facility, then you have to build and buy all your stuff.

That way you could really set out the base the way you wanted.

I was also thinking, is it worth holding off aliens for the first month so your score doesn't plummit, but then, if this happened in real life, you wouldn't get a "Hello, we're about to invade, would you like to prepare". So you could maybe have that as an option too.

Just a thought

[SupSuper]

It would be interesting to be able to customize your starting base, though you would probably need a "set-up month" so your funding doesn't plummet as well, or a special setting so funding and time are frozen until you're done. At least it would let you play around with various setups.

Although in the long-run players probably just have one favorite layout and would be happy just customizing the game files to always get it when they started the game.

[pmprog]

Aye, you're probably right. Maybe just build an editor that allows you to create these templates, and you select one as you start the game

[luke83]

Sorry , old topic i know, Yes it would be good IF you could create your own layouts for starting bases , i can see plenty of peope who would want this option, something i would love to see would be to have multiply versions so i get a Random base every time.

[pmprog]

Now Daiky has implemented unit renders from Warboy's mod, I might have a look at doing this 

[pmprog]

My git has a branch called CustomBases

https://youtu.be/43mvSsDXuxQ

It has several flaws:

• If you build badly and can't place another facility, the game is "stuck"
• You can't undo placements
• You can't change the order of the facilities you place
• Base facilities are currently hardcoded - need to export to YAML when I can

[luke83]

Looks Very promising so far, Cant wait for you to finish this , it will be a great advancement for OXC.

[pmprog]

You know, sometime, you really do just get "in the zone"...

https://youtu.be/Fq28pKkam0c


Edit: Git link
https://github.com/pmprog/OpenXcom/tree/CustomBases

[moriarty]

that is SO COOL!

another one of those things that was long overdue, because almost everybody gets fed-up with the starting layout after a few playthroughs. nice work!

[pmprog]

when i've got it as a configurable option, i'll send a pull request. 

[SupSuper]

Nice. Although I imagine most people will just use the same layout all the time (the popular hangars-on-top one ).

[luke83]

Great work,Any Chance of a Random placement button during the installation screen?

[pmprog]

@SupSuper, probably, but giving them the option isn't a bad thing

@luke83, I'll try and have a look at this.

[pmprog]

Nice. Although I imagine most people will just use the same layout all the time (the popular hangars-on-top one ).

I've sent a pull request with this as a configuration option (defaulted off), see comments in the pull request for me

 Cheers