SuperStorm V2 - For TMP & LS

General

SuperStorm contains a number of gametypes that add features to the Skirmish function of Earth 2150: The Moon Project and Lost Souls. A number of gametype scripts are added to the Skirmish dialogue, which feature different options from the default gametypes. Main features are passive weather, alliances with the AI and teaming options.

Gametypes

SuperStorm features the following gametypes:

Structures, which is the same as Destroy Structures - kill all the enemy's buildings to win.

Capture the Flag, where you must use a unit transporter to pick up the enemy's flag and take it to your own base to defeat them.

Bounty Hunter, an invention of mine inspired by the Homeworld option. You must kill units to get CR, and there are no resources.

Special Units Mode, where campaign units are spawned at your base (Grizzlies, Fangs, UFOs).

AI Players

SuperStorm features some enhanced AI players. These do rely on creation unfortunately (i.e. not all units are built through production centres, they are simply created), but there is no other way to increase the number of units the AI creates through a script. There are a large range of players with varying levels of difficulty - and each has an air units and non-air units version.

Weather

The weather can be set to None, Passive or Destructive. Using Passive there are spells of rain in Spring and Summer terrain maps, snow in Winter and Meteor hits in the extreme Lava and Volcanic terrains and on the Moon. Weather effects are random but stay on long enough to be of interest. Rain and snow have minimal effect on conditions; while meteors may occasionally hit fast-moving units. Meteors avoid bases and will not do any great harm to anything they do hit. In Destructive, depending on terrain type lightning or meteor showers move around the map, inflicting medium damage.

Team Options

Teams of player and AI can be created. Options include Free for All, Teams of (number) and Teams as Factions as well as the original game default option AI vs Humans. Teams as Factions allies players of the same faction. Free for All makes all AIs choose a random opponent, human or other AI. Teams of (number) Slots is the V1.6 version of this where your team is allied depending on which map position a player is on. See images 4 and 5 for explanation of "Teams of" and "Teams of Slots").

Observer Mode

Select this option, choose some AI players, put them in teams if you feel like it, and watch them bash it out. The AI players will not attack you, in fact will completely ignore you in this mode and you can see what all of them are doing.

Live stats

Statistics such as number of units on the battlefield, total resources harvested, mission time and number of units destroyed are displayed throughout the battle. These can make for some interesting viewing if you don't know just how destructive it's been :) The current players list is also displayed with their team if in a team mode at the start of the game and whenever a player is defeated.

Special Options

Map Objects On does the same job as "Map Default" in the Starting Units combo box of the default gametypes. Explored Map removes the Fog of War. Team Pooling shares all team resources, so everything you is shared among the team and everything you spend is deducted from the team.

Download & Install

Download the file on the left. V2 is the latest full version of SuperStorm, V1.6 is an older version. Install into your The Moon Project or Lost Souls folder by copying the included file "SuperStorm.wd" into the WDFiles directory you'll find there.Important note: Do not have either script in your Moon Project or Lost Souls directory when starting TMP or LS to play on EarthNet.

Disclaimer

While SuperStorm is a script which will only work in The Moon Project or Lost Souls, and therefore is limited in scope of what it can do (basically, any kind of damage is very unlikely), be aware that I do not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever caused to any machines, you, or anyone else by my custom scripts. I have provided instructions for removal of the script, and I suggest you follow this should you encounter problems. Webmasters, you must not host SuperStorm without my permission. You may link to this page, but not directly to the download from your website.