MARS Scenario Tools

MARS Scenario Tools 9/14/18, 3)49 PM ! ⍰❎ f % http://www.badgercom.com:80/mars/scenario_tools.html Go 7 captures 29 Oct 1996 - 5 May 1999 ▾ About this capture 1996 Visit MARS. Build worlds. We invite interested parties to create scenarios for the MARS engine. In order to develop scenarios for MARS, you need a colour Macintosh with at least 8MB of RAM (16MB recommended). Having a network of Macs handy (to test with multiple players) is also highly recommended. Our scenario development tools are available for FTP free of charge. We intend to improve and add to these tools over time. In addition to these, you will need a copy of ResEdit (or a similar program, such as Resorceror). No actual programming is necessary to create a scenario for MARS, but MARS does support an internal scripting language. A new life awaits you in the offworld colonies... https://web.archive.org/web/19970203160954/http://www.badgercom.com:80/mars/scenario_tools.html Page 1 of 3 MARS Scenario Tools 9/14/18, 3)49 PM MARS is by no means restricted to fantasy (as new MARS-based games we will shortly release will amply demonstrate. A screen shot from a project we currently call "Ares" is shown above). We intend to develop and build upon the MARS engine. Stay tuned! A golden land of opportunity and adventure! We will provide serious developers with technical support, graphics and animation to order (if needed), and scripting advice, as well as shareware registration facilities and commercial distribution. We will also provide access to the compression/encryption tools we use to package our scenario data for distribution. But even if you only want to fool around, feel free to download these tools and experiment. An Overview of the Scenario Toolkit MARS Scenario Toolkit is (currently) freeware, but may only be used by registered owners of Prince of Destruction or other MARS-based games. Hardware Requirements. To build scenarios, you will need a Macintosh with a minimum of 8MB of RAM (12MB recommended) a 640x400 or larger 256 colour display (i.e. Powerbooks are OK), and a 25MHz 68030 or faster (68040 recommended). Although MARS is accelerated for Power Macintosh, only the slower scenario tools are). A 12MB LC475 with RAM Doubler works just fine. The scenario tools comprise: Mapper, Map Builder, Animator, Data Builder, Map Assistant, Script Reference, MaskEdit, and AttackEdit. You can build …