Co-Op Wave Mode Thread - Vector Thrust

This would work much like the current set up of Ace Combat Infinity or the F-14AM mission in VT.

There would be two teams fighting to eliminate set amounts of targets (air and ground) in waves. Highest scoring team in the end wins.

There could be versions where A2G is the focus or A2A is the focus, however the idea is to have a balance of both along with a lot of targets so people can potentially get a fair share of the points pie. This mode would probably favor faster multirole planes as it would be a competition to get more kills.

I've got a working prototype in my game. Needs a few more tweaks and some changes to multiplayer to make it work.

MyHatismyFriend wrote: I've got a working prototype in my game. Needs a few more tweaks and some changes to multiplayer to make it work.

This should get my group's attention. How does it currently play out?

This could actually make organized gaming nights a thing if it gets implemented, especially if there's a group of players doing it fairly regularly (at least weekly, though semiweekly would be better).

MyHatismyFriend wrote: I've got a working prototype in my game. Needs a few more tweaks and some changes to multiplayer to make it work.

Will we be seeing a Fairy of the Lake random encounter?

SpootKnight wrote:

MyHatismyFriend wrote: I've got a working prototype in my game. Needs a few more tweaks and some changes to multiplayer to make it work.

This should get my group's attention. How does it currently play out?

Functions relatively similar to an Ace Combat Infinity match:

Basically, the current mission consists of one starting wave, one random intermediate wave, and then one final wave. Each wave can be either randomly selected from the mission file's logs, or set out beforehand depending on how you want the mission to play out. With a few changes to the triggers you can also set how each wave will spawn-either through total kill count or time limit.

WAVE 1: Fuel Tanks, MiG-21s, LCACS
WAVE 2: Typhoon Sub, Ziz (rare), Helicopter Reinforcement, Ground Unit Reinforcement, Enemy Transport Escape
WAVE 3: MiG-29, Su-27, P-48s

Currently you play with a roster of randomly generated AI wingmen. What it needs is a working co-op system in multiplayer, plus some coding to sort players into separate teams and the ability to compare scores afterwards.

It sounds fun even with AI wingmen. I could only imagine how my friends would react to a Ziz appearing. It would be gold.

^
Frnd1: "Ack! What the hell!?"
Frnd2: "We're meant to kill that monster!?"
Spoot: *target destruction verified*

I am most certain one of them would try to Leeroy it.

Hat wrote: awesome stuff

That.... sounds impressively fun!