Over the years, some amazing additions have been made to the aoc game by lots of very clever developers.
I was wondering if it would be possible to create an automated game spectator (AGS) so that if some awesome live matches are taking place (eg. Brazil B vs Viet A) and no commentators are available, a silent stream can still be run. Here are some ideas for capabilities (which can then be combined as needed):
1) switch between TCs of different players and among TCs of the same player while staying focused at one TC for some time (an adjustable parameter) and then moving on.
2) ability to detect fight clash (there must be some trigger of a fight because there is a warning sound corresponding to a fight)
3) ability to bring a fight in view for some minimum time
4) following grouped units
5) turning on and off the fog of war (for early game scouting check)
6) while observing a fight of 2 or more players, switching to the mode for viewing resources of players or even better display their respective stats with a big font
A basic implementation of some of these features is probably already present, I believe. There is a mode for auto switching viewpoints already exists and if put on with view lock, it might give a good idea of how the overall match is progressing. The only issue for a 4v4 would be if only couple of players are fighting, the circular switching will spend time on players who are probably just booming.
Anyway, I just wanted to put this out there. In my current circumstances, I don't have time to pursue this...but as I mentioned earlier, I think there are some really clever people out here who can for sure implement an automated spectator if people express interest...or they find interest in this idea.
I was wondering if it would be possible to create an automated game spectator (AGS) so that if some awesome live matches are taking place (eg. Brazil B vs Viet A) and no commentators are available, a silent stream can still be run. Here are some ideas for capabilities (which can then be combined as needed):
1) switch between TCs of different players and among TCs of the same player while staying focused at one TC for some time (an adjustable parameter) and then moving on.
2) ability to detect fight clash (there must be some trigger of a fight because there is a warning sound corresponding to a fight)
3) ability to bring a fight in view for some minimum time
4) following grouped units
5) turning on and off the fog of war (for early game scouting check)
6) while observing a fight of 2 or more players, switching to the mode for viewing resources of players or even better display their respective stats with a big font
A basic implementation of some of these features is probably already present, I believe. There is a mode for auto switching viewpoints already exists and if put on with view lock, it might give a good idea of how the overall match is progressing. The only issue for a 4v4 would be if only couple of players are fighting, the circular switching will spend time on players who are probably just booming.
Anyway, I just wanted to put this out there. In my current circumstances, I don't have time to pursue this...but as I mentioned earlier, I think there are some really clever people out here who can for sure implement an automated spectator if people express interest...or they find interest in this idea.