Rick Johnson fra Raven Software annonserte nylig to nye features i multiplayer mode i Soldier of Fortune II.
Det dreier seg om å gjøre MOD utviklingen til SoFII enklere, noe som er gode nyheter for alle som liker å ta med seg AK'en ut i bushen. De hotteste ny featurene er en "random mission generator" og et nytt "game mode creation system".
Her er et uttdrag fra uttalelsen hans:We’ve been busy working on the SoF2 MP and so I’ll announce a few features, which haven’t been announced until now. The first big one is that the Random Mission Generator will be included with MP. This includes both the dynamic terrain generation technology and the BSP instantiation
(buildings, walls, other pre-fab stuff). MOD makers will be able to easily create their own generation parameters in the external files, add in unique instances, etc. There’re a few other surprises in this area that I’ll hold off announcing.
The next technology that we’ve added to MP is a flexible game-type creation system. You create a simple script which defines the entire parameters of the game type. Maps, with a few minor changes, can easily support new game types. For example, we have CTF implement via this system, as well as two other game types, all of which will ship with the game. One interesting feature
that has been added is the ability to purchase weapons during each mission phase. The designer places "buy" areas inside the map, and while the player (on the right team) is inside this area, you’ll be able to go to a menu to purchase weapons, ammo, armor, etc. The script can then reward money to the player based upon the various outcomes that are defined.
Both of these two core technologies can be combined, as we do have randomly generated CTF going. In all, this should add some unique flavor to SoF2 MP that hasn’t been seen before, as well as make life a little easier for MOD makers.
Den foreløpige og noe usikre release datoen for Soldier of Fortune II er satt til mai 2002. Vi vil selvfølgelig holde deg oppdatert om saken!