A white color represents a high altitude and a dark one a low altitude.įor our map, a 513x513 single-channel image is used, it represents a terrain The heightmap describes the elevation of the terrain. On the left is a top-view of the entire map like it appears in-game on the mini-map.īelow is the same map viewed from another angle:įirst the geometry of the terrain is calculated from an heightmap. Here is an overview of “Finn’s Revenge”, a 1 versus 1 map. Terrain Structureīefore we dig into the frame rendering, it’s important to first talk about how terrains are built in SupCom and which technique is used.

Since RenderDoc doesn’t support DirectX 9 games, reverse-engineering was done with the good old PIX. So let’s see how Moho, the engine powering SupCom, renders a frame of the game! Supreme Commander turned out to be highly praised by critics and players, with nice features like the “strategic zoom” or physically realistic ballistic. In charge of the engine programming and Jeremy Soule as the music composer (some of the main figures behind the original Total Annihilation), the expectations of the fans were very high. With Chris Taylor as the designer, Jonathan Mavor It was with Command & Conquer and Starcraft one of the best RTS released in the late 90’s.ġ0 years later – in 2007 – its successor was released: Supreme Commander. Due to the shape of the map, transports become quite useful for bypassing the front-line in order to launch quick strikes at an opponent's base at this stage.Total Annihilation has a special place in my heart since it was the very first RTS I played Alternatively, the central platform becomes the battleground for the final round as both players seek to break the stalemate. If a player is able to control their side and the centre ground before there are only 2 players left, they will find they have a substantial advantage over their opponent in the late-game. The 5 central mass extractors are not hugely consequential at this point in the game, but the large open space provides plenty of room for setting down larger buildings that start to become necessary at this stage of the game. At this stage of the game, there may be a few minor experimentals in play. There are 8 mass extractors on the platform linking the corners and a land army player may find it useful to start setting down factories here to reduce travel time, and to prepare for the final round. If they're lucky, players may find they have won their corner first and they find minimal resistance in claiming the territory joining the two corners. The next logical target for each player is their opponent/s above or below them so that they can claim the entire left/right side of the map. The winning player claims a whole corner for their base. The first round of combat is extremely closed range and tends to be over fairly quickly. There is also another platform accessible only by transport/jumpjets/teleport which provides 4 mass extractors and may give an advantage to the player who can claim it. Seemingly designed with FFA in mind, the map naturally guides players into 3 rounds of combat.Įach player is forced into combat with their immediate neighbour to fight over the platform that connects them and the 6 mass extractors on it. The map's platforms gradually descend into the centre. There are 8 small starting platforms (2 per corner) and each is small and essentially identical with only 4 mass extractors on their platform. Uniquely, this map also supports 4-team battles very well.

Tourney Dome is a medium-large size 8 player 4v4/FFA map. Obtained through the purchase of the Infinite War Battle pack.

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