XenoMask Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I know there probably isn't going to be memorial wall, but could credits list names of soldiers who died or something? Why I'm asking for this? Well, honestly, I have hard time remembering name of soldiers who died in original XCOM games.(unless they are named by me or happened to get amusing names like Orski Donski(hes pretty good soldier which is something since I'm playing TFTD...)) It'd be rather emotional to see list of everyone and remember who they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarly Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Why, isn't that a new feature in XCOM: EU? Like multiplayer?? (I'm only doing this to wind you up Xeno, keep fighting the good fight!) Yeah, would be nice, what their rank was, what badges they had, when they died, and kill-counts achieved. Even mission type they died on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoMask Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hey, i didn't get idea from EU, it was among kickstarter stretch goals that wasn't achieved Anyway, I wasn't really interested in it until I played original game without save scumming and realized how easy it is to forget names of soldiers when they die like flies. Which probably won't be case in this game at least not on same scale it is on original game... But still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thann Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Perhaps there could be a screen like the mission end screen, where all the soldiers are listed. In addition to the things gnarly said, there should also be the portrait of the soldier and the type of dead (shot by [alien type] with a plasma rifle, bleed to death after being hit by a Rocket from [soldier name], died from an infection caused by a not fumigated injection in a buggy medpack). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 ...orphans left behind... pets... favourite holiday destinations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoMask Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 I suppose there could also be amount of aircraft shot down and vehicles completely destroyed Or I guess ending credits themselves could be memorial in name of heroes (with something replacing it if you somehow play the game without anybody dying I guess) or something.*shrugs* Anyway, I would like there to be list of dead people somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thann Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well ... too much information could be bad, thats right. Perhaps just the infos from the soldier screen with an added death date. But there should at least be the portrait and the rank of the soldier somewhere. I don't remember them, if I only see their names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoMask Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 I don't really need anything else than names, but I suppose rank, mugshot and death date would be good.(if you want to add anything else, then kills, medals and amount of missions attended, but nothing else) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The New Romance Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I don't really need anything else than names, but I suppose rank, mugshot and death date would be good.(if you want to add anything else, then kills, medals and amount of missions attended, but nothing else) Would love that, too, but seeing as it was a stretch goal that wasn't met, I'm not too optimistic. I still think a memorial wall (or similar) wouldn't be too hard to code, but would add quite some atmosphere to the game, so maybe we'll get lucky and Chris will throw in two extra night shifts just to please his fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoMask Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Yeah thats why I said it'd be nice if ending credits had section "In memory of those who died fighting for the humankind" and then lists everyone who died, but I don't really know if that is easier to program than memorial wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashMan Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It shouldn't be too hard ot do. After all, that's not much info. You can easily make the game store the name, rank, cause of death and mugshot image in a simple .txt file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarly Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 The new age of gaming; post your memorial wall entries on facebook? http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/12/11/they-shall-not-grow-old-the-xcom-memorial/ I think my friends would be concerned to find their (named) corpses their RIP.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 The new age of gaming; post your memorial wall entries on facebook?http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/12/11/they-shall-not-grow-old-the-xcom-memorial/ I think my friends would be concerned to find their (named) corpses their RIP.... Particularly as the message is always "hated by their commander and led to their gory death." But then death is nothing. Just look at this thread. Back from the dead. NECROTHREAD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a333 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 bleed to death after being hit by a Rocket from [soldier name], died from an infection caused by a not fumigated injection in a buggy medpack). ...orphans left behind... pets... favourite holiday destinations... "hated by their commander and led to their gory death." Someday i'm gonna fuse a Dwarf fortress and X-Com in a diabolical orgy of realism and FUN, and this will became true, all of this! Mwahahahaa! khm. Ok. Someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Someday i'm gonna fuse a Dwarf fortress and X-Com in a diabolical orgy of realism and FUN, and this will became true, all of this! Mwahahahaa!khm. Ok. Someday. Ohdeargodno!!!! ...unless I get to command all the whiny jackholes who keep complaining onto suicide missions and their gory, inevitable death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcom Veteran Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I know there probably isn't going to be memorial wall, but could credits list names of soldiers who died or something? Good idea. I also want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a333 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Ohdeargodno!!!! ...unless I get to command all the whiny jackholes who keep complaining onto suicide missions and their gory, inevitable death... Misanthrope pastry with the menacing headwear leading a group of crying sissies into the plasma storm from the UFO turret that survived crashlanding, and going out with not a green younglings but with a ̶d̶w̶ men. Well, at least with those who managed to stay alive and keep all their limbs needed to walk manly intact. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Well, think of it this way. I'm forcing them to do something constructive (for once...), get to execute any that say otherwise, and nobody cares about them because of their excessive whining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bofferbrauer Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I know there probably isn't going to be memorial wall, but could credits list names of soldiers who died or something? Maybe even an entire Graveyard like in Cannon Fodder At least a list where you can see their names, Missions and kill statistics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordenkien Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 theres a really excellently rendered picture of that in fanart thread by a wonderfully intelligent, talented artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Here's a link to said picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordobb Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I like the idea, the only problem is maybe a lot of repetitive names due to automatic generation ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 There's quite a lot of names, particularly with the very good Pinetree's Extended Soldier Background Mod So, unless you're trying to build a human pyramid of rookies to Cydonia (as someone posted) you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Wasn't it you that suggested that pyramid idea thothkins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz1010 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) due to automatic generation This is completely confuse me(blow my mind). Automatic generation is on the contrary way to make it less repetive, it's way to make it less repetive then any other possible way. I'm talking about the obvious here If you deifine 100 names then without generation you got 100 names variations, and 10000 variations with this generation system(two component system), how it can be reason to be more repetive If you have very small pool, without generation you will have even much less variations(sqrt) then with it. If you have big pool, well, you know. If you pick names by the list then names become repeat in same order when list is over (and every time) and it will feel be much more repetive. If you pick them in random order then you know Finaly, if you store list of existed soldiers for grave then you can compare on generation is this combinatoin already exist and make another roll, and generation win anything else, I'm already said why Edited December 19, 2012 by zzz1010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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