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8 years ago
Hi guys :) first post. Kind of a newbie.
I've always been a big RTS fan, and hats off to the developers. This game is fantastic. I've gotten a couple others into it, and we play often.

A question. Is there a way to see replays from the best players? I'm having trouble figuring out the best way to do that.

Also, just to note, I'm a 2D/3D designer by trade. I haven't contributed to an open source project like this before, and I'm not sure where to jump in.

TL;DR: how do i view the best 10 players replays, and where do I jump in on design.
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8 years ago
You can search for replays here: http://zero-k.info/Battles

(which is also in the menu at the top under Play > Replays)

The search capability isn't terribly sophisticated (for instance, I don't think you can search for games which contain a particular pair of players) but it should be adequate for your purposes.

(If you want to know who to search, look under Community > Ladder here.)

Another place to look for games is recent tourneys; those games won't always be between tip-top players but the games are reliably taken seriously. The most recent 1v1 tournament thread is here.

As for the design question, I will defer to somebody more involved than I.
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https://www.youtube.com/user/Shadowfury333
kaencastszk
Orf fails at ZK

http://zero-k.info/Battles

Search 1v1: All Welcome! and look for Top 20 players

glhf!
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8 years ago
Thank you :)
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8 years ago
Also, if you are a 2D/3D designer by trade and you do feel like contributing, I don't think anyone will object.
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IMO the best name to search if you're new is GBrank[Fx]Drone. He is the most pure source of consistently 'proper' play. There are plenty of players worth watching, but to naive eyes their experimentation and mistakes make it more difficult to get a lock on the core principles of the game. Drone makes few mistakes, usually identifies them immediately to anyone who'll listen, and his experimentation is more conservative.

I also recommend all the casters mentioned above as a more accessible means of grappling with the overall game concept. Beware however, that the casters are only human and do make mistakes. FPVods are very difficult to communicate properly through, and if they're not actually playing they don't know the intentions of the players. If you believe everything that is said you could find yourself stuck, but if you are critical they will accelerate your learning enormously. If ever you are confused there are many people here willing to help <3

Good luck!
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8 years ago
welcome!
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8 years ago
quote:
Also, just to note, I'm a 2D/3D designer by trade. I haven't contributed to an open source project like this before, and I'm not sure where to jump in.

Type "/j #zkdev" in lobby, and see where it gets you.
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Skasi
Here's a list of tournament finals. They should include some very good games. Note that the search query also returns some "loser's finals" and while they are not "grand finals" most of them are probably still good games that are very much worth watching.

If you want to watch the replays on your own (ie not casted by someone else) then check out CArankAdminShadowfury333's video descriptions on youtube, they include links to the original replay files.
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8 years ago
Frankly, the best games tend to be Winner's Finals and Loser's Finals. The big 1v1 runback was an exceptionally entertaining Grand Finals, but I always get the impression that the players are quite tired by that stage.
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8 years ago
Thanks peeps :) joined that chat and played a game with humans and now I'm addicted worse. Opening up maya and starting on a map, just to get the feel.
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I guess you're already familiar with the concept of heightmaps, diffuse maps and so on. This should tell you how to use them in Spring after rendering them out in maya: https://springrts.com/wiki/Mapdev:Main

Ofc there's a channel for this as well*: /j #zkmap

Looking forward to your creations!

[Spoiler]
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8 years ago
Thank you Dein!
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