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DRakE · 07-02-2002 09:05PM

i think he means a gren launcher for the second funstion on the standard hl mp5

it has a grenade when right clic

RopeDrink · 08-02-2002 01:20PM

Guys, you do realise that a gren launcher can be mounted onto almost any reasonably sized firearm or weapon...

There were many discussions on the CS Forums (The Official One, not the Boards.ie CS Board) about mounting a grenade launcher onto an M3 for crying out loud...

As you'd expect, I protested and fought against all idea's about mounted gren launchers on ANY weapon seeing as CS would be spoiled with things such as gren launchers, tear gas (Which WAS discussed on our CS Board) and other such sad things, but this isn't CS, it's the VAR Mod, and to be quite honest, I don't think it should go without the grenade launcher feature from Half-Life...

But, now that I think of it, maybe things would run smoother without complicating model designs... I think I'll leave the gren launcher out of the MOD altogether...

As for the Sub-Machine Gun, I'll let you decide on that... Seeing as your doing so much work for the mod I'll let you choose which sub takes your fancy

Working on lots of .wav's at the moment, the most recent being the "Trap.wav" which comes with all the lovely custom traps / obstacles I'll be throwing in, rather than your basic "Oh noe, the floor is falling out from under me, and I'll end up in pools of nasty acid!!!" feeling from Halflife...

If you've played Diablo II, it's the same type of theme - Opening boxes / blowing up crates can be quite a painful experience if you trigger the bad one in the bunch

Anima · 08-02-2002 10:25PM

Well i was thinking of dual mac-10's with an extended clip so each gun would have 40-50 bullets. It would tear ass easily no?
Maybe that could be like a secret weapon or something but there are alot of weapons out there and i can't really think of anything that isn't in a game already. So any suggestions?

ThrAx · 08-02-2002 11:51PM

a long bow is basically a big mad long bow and arrow type thingumybob right?

RopeDrink · 11-02-2002 01:33PM

Check my previous posts for my view on the longbow Thrax...

Dual Mac10's!?

Wouldn't be bad - Infact that would spice the game up nicely...
What i suggest we do is we'll keep all the work you do together and, possibly at one of the LAN's when you feel you've done your duty, we'll take a look at all the models and I'll let the majority of peeps decide what they want... Im not too pushed, but one things for certain - The LongBow, M3, Melee weapon (Whichever is picked) and the nade's stay - Anything else is touch and go really - We could always throw in special weapons like you said Raven - Would give the Mod Lastability (i.e. make the players go over the mod again to see what they've missed) so whatever work you do, keep it and we'll all give it a thought...

Here's something else I've been thinking of...

Im trying to determine wether I can use a TFC / CS Style scoring system to give the MOD an RPG feel...

The more monsters you kill, the higher the score (Experience if you will) and the tougher you become... Just a thought, and if it gets any good acclaim, I'll have to start asking for programmers if needs be, although Im sure I can figure out a way to do it using the Basic HL Engine alone...

Any thoughts!?

Anima · 11-02-2002 09:27PM

Sounds good. I'll try and get as many done b4 the next lan.

ThrAx · 12-02-2002 10:00PM

R u gonna make any multiplayer maps for it?

That would be a great little addition to add a little extra something to it and add to its longevity.

SantaHoe · 12-02-2002 10:40PM

Originally posted by RopeDrink
The more monsters you kill, the higher the score (Experience if you will) and the tougher you become... Just a thought, and if it gets any good acclaim, I'll have to start asking for programmers if needs be, although Im sure I can figure out a way to do it using the Basic HL Engine alone...

Any thoughts!?

Sounds good, something like the experience/skills feature in DeusEx ... I'd imagine adding such a feature would be difficult though... unless you can find some úber coder type.
And while we're on the subject... will headshots be fatal like in CS?

ThrAx · 13-02-2002 07:36PM

Yes they should be fatal. Make them fatal Ropey!

RopeDrink · 14-02-2002 02:58PM

Yep, there are hitboxes and I found out how to adjust the damage inflicted by shooting certain parts of the body so I'll make headshots the best way to kill human enemies but I'll alter the rest to spice things up...

Because of this, I might be able to throw in rakes and rakes of enemies without the game being too difficult - I mean, I've seen a single person wipe out a hole Human team on CS Online, surely 50 Computer controlled enemies are easy to kill in a row!?

You better buff up your aiming and Colt Carbine Skills because this mod will be **** hard and a little scary, but of course, loads of fun!

As for the scoring system, I could add a simple "Overview" for when levels are completed, but the RPG element will NEED a coder or programmer - All I need is something that can alter the skill.txt after certain points are required ingame and the RPG element is complete!

Dazzer · 14-02-2002 06:46PM

There is a tutorial on the net on how to introduce a skill rating system. I tried it out and got it working in multiplayer but not single player because I dunno where ta put it for the single player game

RopeDrink · 18-02-2002 01:17PM

Ahhh now Daz, if only you'd put a link in there for me to check...
Life would have been sooooooooo much easier

;D

The_Bullman · 18-02-2002 01:30PM

Just wondering if you mean skills, in a Firearms type of way.

Marksmanship I and II, agility, reloading and the rest or did you mean something else?

RopeDrink · 18-02-2002 01:50PM

If there was a way I could implement them I'd do it straight away - Sadly the only real ones that I know I could "Possibly Edit" are your resistance to damage recieved, Damage you can Inflict, armour and health ammounts and things along those lines... Possibly even the ammount of maximum ammo you can carry, characters speed and jumping ability - Heck, if I was real lucky, maybe a stamina bar...

Wishful thinking until i find someone who has any idea how to put them in properly - Last thing I want to do is tinker with HL too much and screw it up like I did last time...

Any idea's people!?

Dazzer · 19-02-2002 12:36AM

Goto Planet Halflife ya lazy fecker :P You will find the site in - Hosting / Editing

RopeDrink · 19-02-2002 04:31PM

Life would be so much easier with net conn at home...

Oh the days of IOL No Limits...

Anyway, cheers Daz mate!

RopeDrink · 20-02-2002 03:17PM

Daz mate if you can pin-point a place specifically, can you please do so!?

Took a browse of Planet Half-Life and it's too vast to find what I want - And some of the site's are closed... if you have any spare links lying around I'd really appreciate the help

I really want to add a scoreboard or assessment page, but I woudn't know where to start!

Anima · 22-02-2002 12:09AM

Rope how are you editing the code? Do u have the Hl Sdk?

Dazzer · 22-02-2002 11:53AM

A few good tutorials, a few dont work tho, and would need editing.
http://www.planethalflife.com/hlprogramming/tutorials.asp

What your looking for SHOULD be here
http://hlpp.valveworld.com/tutorial.htm

RopeDrink · 04-03-2002 01:30PM

I love you Daz, *sniff*

Tank jo0 berry mucho's

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