TA: First Glimpse
So far Tank Assault has been little more than a hypothetical theory to the public. Some of us have seen various screen captures as MegaWatt worked at it, but these were not released to the public. MW has just released the first public picture below as he achieves his first major goal: being able to drive a tank around the map.
What you are seeing is a tank that can drive around on any Bolo map, nothing else. The tank control and drawing are separated in an attempt to integrate well into the network model, discussed previously. Pardon the big blank area - the various displays are still not in place.
The speed of the tank depends on the terrain, just like in Bolo. MW is taking some time to make sure colors are all HTML safe. The gun sights are slightly improved, and although you can't see it, the tank is still on its boat. Furthermore, although the tank stops when it reaches a wall, it drives right through bases and pills.
Stay tuned for more progress. So far MW is only about a month behind schedule. And please, don't even bother asking when it will be released.
