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09-04-2009, 01:49 AM
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Altitude CaptureFest '09
It's that time of the year again! The annual Altitude CaptureFest is kicking off and everyone's invited to participate.
Goal: Record video of highly staged, misleadingly awesome action for the official trailer. We'll also set up some shots for use in community projects. How To Participate: Join the "CaptureFest 09" server (secret code: cap) during one of the times below and follow the director's instructions to make movie magic! Test Shoot: Friday, September 4th, 2009 at 8PM EST The Friday shoot will be a test, intended mostly to help us figure out the logistics of staging and capturing awesome scenes. Final Shoot: Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 2PM EST Sunday we'll keep shooting until everything is perfect. Show up and become part of history! Mostly we just need expert pilots who are willing to follow directions to make great scenes. However, we may need a couple people to help us collect video; those people should run the game in captureMode (open the chat window and type "/captureMode 2") to block the UI and use a program like www.fraps.com to capture video. We'll figure out detailed video capture format requirements during the test shoot. Please submit your ideas for awesome staged scenes here. The idea is to show off the game to new players -- high-skill, competitive play (e.g. the summer league finals) may look cool to an experienced Altitude pilot, but the intricacies are lost on new players. We want to create scenes that elicit strong emotional reactions and positive vibes from people who've never played before and have no idea what's really going on. Some ideas to get the ball rolling: "The Chase" - tbd_lostcity - an explo, 3 biplanes, a miranda, and a bomber shoot around (movie style, hitting everything but their target) a bomb-carrying Loopy as he winds his way towards their base -- they shoot more and more frantically as he approaches the drop point, then just as he drops they take him out --> camera watches bomb hit and destroy base. "Bombs Away" - modified tbd_hills - 7 Bombers (Red Perk - Bombs) fly in formation over a heavily turreted enemy territory, unleashing a devastating barrage of bombs on the ground defenses. Moments later a team of defenders (biplanes, explodets, loopies, also initially in formation) swoop in and attempt to destroy the bombers. Last edited by lamster; 09-04-2009 at 11:41 PM. 
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09-04-2009, 02:01 AM
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Another Idea: "Assassination" A lone plane (Biplane or Miranda) works it's way to the back of the enemy base to assassinate a lone loopy, without being destroyed by the defenders (Explodets, Bombers).
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#3
09-04-2009, 02:01 AM
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Something involving shields would be cool. Single or double reflecting a long bomb in hills to destroy the enemy base comes to mind. This could also work on any other map, where the defender thinks his reflecting the bomb saves the base, but wait -- an attacker deflects it back into the base ftw!
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#4
09-04-2009, 02:31 AM
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This sounds like way too much fun with Altitude, I definitely want to be a part of this! If not flying then I can record for you lamster. I do have a mac, so I can't use Fraps, but I have my own screen recording software. I can't wait for this!
One question, I suspect lots of people will want to do this so how many spots will be on the server? And we also have to have room for those who are recording. So how many players will be able to join? Something that would be hard to do but really cool is, have a couple (2 or 3) biplanes with rev thrusts doing what they do, and mirandas with the time anchor. Really confusing battle!
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#7
09-04-2009, 03:08 AM
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I might be down for flying, but sadly my brief capturing days are over. My comp's GPU fried today. Was using Debut Video Recording Software and playing Altitude in full-screen, which I normally don't, thing were running fine, Alt-tabbing in and out with no problems but when I quit, BAM!
I assume the issue was some combination of the full-screen, the video capture software (which I have only been using for a few days.) and my power supply being slightly... underpowered. Lasted for two years but guess I was cocky and overestimated Dell's underestimation of their PSUs. Anyway, very likely not an Altitude-related issue as I've been Altitude for quite some time without issue but just a word of warning to never commit the cardinal sin of computer modding...slouching on the power supply. But don't worry kiddies, I'm now packing a beastly 8300 gs. All this setback means is I'll be playing less other games and more Altitude and StarCraft.
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#11
09-04-2009, 03:51 AM
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Aw
I really want to participate but unfortunately I wont be able to be there friday .. Sunday should be good for me though. We need a scenario with a lot of explosions everywhere by the way. Explosions are always cool. The bigger the better.
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#12
09-04-2009, 04:19 AM
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Ill fly or record
what if we have 7 explodets fly next to each other and all have thermo ultra compaciter and all jam d sending out tons and tons of mines at the same time creating a giant minefield. then a loopy bomb carrier and its 6 miranda escort go through the minefield in path with the mines and all the mirandas get blown up with mines and leave the loopy alone in the minefield. Then all the explodet turn around and start firering there colorful thermo at the loopy always just missing as the loopy is weaving around the mines then finally gets through and drops the bomb as it gets bombarded with thermo dieing right after it dropped the bomb blowing up the base. Then maybe we could do epic lobs on hills that all the shield miss or something like that. the first one would be really hard to do but would be awesome if we could pull it off. anyway thats my idea. Anyone know what map we could do that on like lostcity or something. Last edited by Massi; 09-04-2009 at 04:40 AM.
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#13
09-04-2009, 04:45 AM
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 epic photo. may need cropping
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#14
09-04-2009, 04:59 AM
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http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1568/picture7ui.png
thought you might want to see this after A.R.A.B's photo
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#17
09-04-2009, 07:24 AM
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I won't make friday but sunday should work
Ill bomb that base down easy bite for me.
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#20
09-04-2009, 02:52 PM
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Ph and i would love to be the bomber in many scenes. Lamster heres youre bomber XP Cya wolf
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#22
09-04-2009, 04:46 PM
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Don't know the viability of this, but it could be interesting if you could modify the game a bit for this server in order to capture some good videos.
I am thinking along the lines of "turning off" energy usage (so planes have unlimited energy). This would aid in creating shots with a lot of action and a heightened sense of the game play while at the same time prevent situations where people mess up a shot because they were "out of energy." (Think afterburning while laying down a barrage of fire or walls of spam, etc. Although a horrible idea in true game play it would create some cool looking snip-its of actions) Maybe also give every plane on the server every green and blue perk at the same time. This again will just create a heightened sense of the game play with more exciting scenes. Anyway, I am sure there are other things that you could do to create an environment for better action but I am not sure of the viability of doing something like this on a single server. -Maimer Last edited by nesnl; 09-04-2009 at 04:50 PM.
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#25
09-04-2009, 04:55 PM
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I'd like to be in if its ok with everyone.
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#26
09-04-2009, 10:04 PM
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Maybe show a team, against all odds, hold off another team's relentless offense. Killing bombers at the last second, sacrificing their goldies for the safety of their base.
something like this....1 minute mark but with more people and action and explosions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_KJ...eature=related Last edited by Karl; 09-04-2009 at 10:11 PM.
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#27
09-04-2009, 10:16 PM
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Unlimited energy sounds like a good idea; increasing hit points across the board may also be good to allow for extended action. These won't be in for the Friday shoot but depending on how things go some will be implemented by Sunday.
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#31
09-05-2009, 02:36 AM
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Scene Ideas
1. Matrix. 15+ explodets (or other planes with missiles) fire simultaneously on a fleeing miranda. At last minute miranda reverses & deploys shield, deflecting all missiles. 2. Loopy Race. Core FFA, everyone is Loopy, following a leader around & between the circles, no shooting. Leader walls, everyone crashes and dies. 3. Volleyball. Stack's Volleyball map, both sides try to volley back and forth for 10 seconds. 4. Minefield. Explodet team creates minefield in center of Mayhem map; Loopy team tries to plow their way through without shooting. 5. Scramble Fighters. Dramatic shot: everyone on same team, random planes, lands together on base and tries to take off together. Zoom!
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#34
09-05-2009, 03:05 AM
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In for Sunday.
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#39
09-05-2009, 08:51 AM
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After all tyat comments bout yesterday im sooooo in for sundqy anyone agree that i should make some bomb hits?? ^^
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#40
09-05-2009, 02:09 PM
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Hope u'll post the vid even tho its not finished yet, specially that 1 on hills. Great work guys.
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