Last Modified 1/4/03

• Up to eight people can connect using TCP/IP protocol or UDP protocol
• Reliable algorithm for accommodating UDP packet loss
• Peer-to-peer architecture
• Clients automatically try to reconnect if their connection is interrupted
• Fast, effective sychronization algorithm which eliminates discrepancies
• Decent latency (anywhere from 100 ms to 400 ms)
• Extensive custom GUI library with support for text boxes, combo boxes, and dialog boxes
• Optimized font generator and font renderer using textured quads
• Game host automatically transmits map and unit template file to clients that don't have it
• Game host can assign clients to different "teams"
• Fully functional panning and unit selection routine
• Realistic unit movement via steering behavior
• Minimap
• Sophisticated command panel
• Automatic lag calculation
• Attack, unit health, and realistic explosions!!
• World files containing unit types, missile types, and resource definitions
• Map files containing information about terrain, players, underground resource deposits, and units
• Players can administrate the game using a shell
• Fully compatible with Visual C++ and Linux (YAY!!!)
• Four fully-functional modes of aggression: Evade, Defend, Pursue, and Hold Fire
• Rapid unit selection with the SHIFT, CTRL and ALT keys
• Blueprints mark the location of planned/destroyed buildings
• Tool for testing synchronization and reporting discrepancies
• Texture manager for loading and managing a diversity of graphics and animations
• Sound!!
• Diverse text messaging system
• Groups
• Allies can share one another's units and resources
• Customizeable TA-style resources
• Custom memory manager that detects memory violations, dangling pointers, and memory leaks
• Zoom, rotate, or tilt the view
• Unit construction and production
• Synchronized timing changes during gameplay
• Synchronized terrain via a random seed number
• Game speed adjustment
• Eleven customizable unit abilities
• Limited visibility (e.g. cloaking)
• Resource extraction
• In-game help system
• The host automatically detects changes to the map or world file by an external program
• 3D models with skins!!!
• 3D terrain using spline surfaces, stratum, and adaptive meshes
• Transparent animated water
• Construction units automatically repair damaged units
• Multiple combat scripts allow a unit to engage two targets at once
• Armor classes (e.g. piercing, bashing, etc.)
• Turret script with recoil
• Trees, shrubs, etc.
• Projective shadows
• Caching of control points and maps for faster loading
• Model animations/animation scripts

Here are some things we plan to implement in 2003-04. The items are loosely arranged in the order we plan to implement them.

• Missile system using collision detection / Ranged bombardment
• Particle engine for special effects such as smoke
• Approximate Nearest Neighbor algorithm for faster unit queries.
• Control definition file / Customizeable UI skin
• Revolving menu cube
• Limited mobility on different terrain
• Affects
• Limited population
• Smoke and debris
• Upgrades
• Loading and saving of games
• Staggered unit interval ticks
• Pathfinding/collision detection
• Automatic latency/file transfer adjustment
• Unit catalog (Civ2 style)
• Bridges, walls, roads, etc.
• Standalone server with the option of establishing a server/client network
• Fully customizable map and unit scripting (in the way way distant future)
• Flying fortresses / Relative unit coordinates / Multiple arenas
• Tractor Beams
• Formations
• Multiple visibility layers / Continuous visibility / Configurable fog of war
• Player coordination of automtic firing and repairs (more efficient)
• Artificially intelligent computer players

Maintained by Jon Sargeant and Tom Pittlik