Author Topic: Chessboard Arena (Read 3170 times)

SpyGuy · « **on:** September 22, 2006, 01:56:26 AM »

Hey, guys -

I saw this a while back on a forum somewhere, and thought this would be pretty cool, in addition to the "Honey I Shrunk The Bots" arena.
The Chessboard Arena!

The drawers on either end could be open as pits, obviously it's a tabletop arena, and perhaps the chess pieces could be knocked over/pushed asdie/etc. Just a thought, but I'd like to see it done.

Mr. Weedy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 22, 2006, 01:42:32 PM »

If you are planning to make that arena as a tabletop arena under tabletop arena -section, forget it. Because the game doesn't like at any custom tabletop arenas. It crashes.

But I think there is again something hidden oddness like there was between download and cd versions of RA2. But yeah that would be nice. It would be nice to know what the game requires to be able to run those normal tabletop arenas and so if we could know we could add those hidden things to our custom tabletops too and so we could run them in the game as tabletops under tabletop section.

Jalor · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2006, 02:54:39 PM »

Good idea.

SpyGuy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2006, 03:17:58 PM »

Well, I thought since we already had the "Honey I Shrunk The Bots" tabletop, this one wouldn't be too hard to do ... And it doesn't necessarily HAVE to be a tabletop, just look like one, like that arena was. The drawers could be the death pits like the Cave Arena, the pieces could be like the welding tanks in the garage ....

goose · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2006, 11:56:03 PM »

where the

did you find my chess model?

I dont have time to make an arena out of it

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2006, 03:46:24 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Weedy

If you are planning to make that arena as a tabletop arena under tabletop arena -section, forget it. Because the game doesn't like at any custom tabletop arenas. It crashes.

But I think there is again something hidden oddness like there was between download and cd versions of RA2. But yeah that would be nice. It would be nice to know what the game requires to be able to run those normal tabletop arenas and so if we could know we could add those hidden things to our custom tabletops too and so we could run them in the game as tabletops under tabletop section.

It has to do with the edges I think. You have to somehow define where the edges are in the .py file, and then it might work. Although since you can just make it a normal arena and have it work exactly the same, figuring it out would probably be more work than it's worth.

SpyGuy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2006, 11:03:59 PM »

Quote from: goose

where the did you find my chess model?
I dont have time to make an arena out of it

Honestly, I don't remember where I found it, Goose ... I think it was on here someplace .... And it's only the picture, not the arena itself, although I WOULD like to see it built ... I even went ahead and made a reskin of the Monopoly board on "Honey I Shrunk The Bots", and made it a checkerboard, using part of Starcore's background bmp for the black squares, and with the "Robot Arena 2" logo right across the center of the board. Although admittedly, the chessboard does look kinda funny with a pile of Chance cards and dice on it ....

Maybe you don't have the time to make it, Goose, but maybe someone else out there does. Any offers, guys? I'd really like to see this one made ... even if it isn't a "standard" tabletop arena.

Natef · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2009, 02:31:46 PM »

I like it!!!

Reier · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2009, 02:43:02 PM »

=O 3 Year Bump?!?1?
That HAS to be a new record.

Naryar · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2009, 02:55:08 PM »

That's nearly 4 years.

Also i nearly laughed at Natef's avatar.

Madiaba · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:36:30 PM »

There were several of us thinking of making that arena. We were going to make some of the pieces do damage in accord to their rank. And some of them would also move on their own as they would in chess. But Goose couldn't find the file(3dsMax/GMF?), and it never went any further.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:07:24 PM »

speaking of 3dmax where can i get a version of it that works with the gmf plugin?
the chess board arena would be awesome. the only prob is navigating around the chess pieces.

Reier · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2009, 09:08:59 AM »

Chess is fun.

Urjak · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2009, 09:15:04 AM »

I love chess.

Reier · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2009, 09:15:38 AM »

Online Chessmaster 10th aniversary match!!11!