Ns V1.1 Teaser Info
Flayra
Game Director, Unknown Worlds EntertainmentSan Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
Game Director, Unknown Worlds EntertainmentSan Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
<div class="IPBDescription">New Onos ability: Devour</div> One of the new things I'm adding for NS v1.1 is a new ability for the Onos: <b>Devour</b>
The Onos will be able to walk up to any player and chomp him down. The devoured player's screen fades black, and they see their health slowly start counting down as they are digested. The Onos can't eat another player while he's digesting someone. Meanwhile, the player hears a background heartbeat sound and some gurgling sounds, and all the combat noises "outside" will be muffled and distorted (as if hearing them from inside the belly of a large creature). If the Onos is killed before the player is fully digested, the player pops out with his current health.
One of the neat things about this ability is that it effectively removes the player from play for a short time (30 seconds max). They're not dead, so they can't respawn.
By the way, this ability is much like the Kodo Beast ability in Warcraft III, but I assure you I had this idea a long time ago. Even if I didn't, I would still use it because it fits the Onos' new ability perfectly (more information forthcoming).
<b>Update:</b>
1) Nope, marines won't be able to attack in any way while being digested. They will probably still be able to talk to their team though.
2) This does replace an existing Onos ability, but I don't want to give out too much. Yes, some of the existing alien abilities are being replaced with new abilities but I think most people will agree that the new abilities are far better then the old ones...
The Onos will be able to walk up to any player and chomp him down. The devoured player's screen fades black, and they see their health slowly start counting down as they are digested. The Onos can't eat another player while he's digesting someone. Meanwhile, the player hears a background heartbeat sound and some gurgling sounds, and all the combat noises "outside" will be muffled and distorted (as if hearing them from inside the belly of a large creature). If the Onos is killed before the player is fully digested, the player pops out with his current health.
One of the neat things about this ability is that it effectively removes the player from play for a short time (30 seconds max). They're not dead, so they can't respawn.
By the way, this ability is much like the Kodo Beast ability in Warcraft III, but I assure you I had this idea a long time ago. Even if I didn't, I would still use it because it fits the Onos' new ability perfectly (more information forthcoming).
<b>Update:</b>
1) Nope, marines won't be able to attack in any way while being digested. They will probably still be able to talk to their team though.
2) This does replace an existing Onos ability, but I don't want to give out too much. Yes, some of the existing alien abilities are being replaced with new abilities but I think most people will agree that the new abilities are far better then the old ones...
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W00t, this sounds like pwnage.
PS: Does this replace any existing ability? Or is it weapon #5?
PPS: This'd be so funny if it was for the gorge <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
I just thought of this: When a player is being Devoured what is too stop him from typing "kill" in the console so the Onos doesn’t get a kill? Can the player fire his weapon while being devoured? If so would it do more damage? (Because it’s hitting major organs) I just think it would be so cool being devoured with a shotgun then blasting a hole in his belly and you come out with nasty, slimy acid stomach juice all over you! LOL!
Oh well, sounds awsome though, but what will it replace, I would really hate to loose primal scream...
i loved that ability!!
<b>sweet!</b>
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/me imagines images of onos trying to chomp mid-air jp'ers <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Since Onos are nearly invincible, swallowed marines will know that their chance of being rescued is next to nil and they'll probably just type "kill" in the console.
Also, why wouldn't the marine be able to fire his weapon while inside the beast?
MORE MORE TELL US MORE
Also, Kazyras brings up a good point. Can you somehow disable the kill command in console when munched ? (might want to disable it always, its kinda dumb to be able to essentially 'teleport' back to base when its under attack by typing kill in console)
I think it will be really funny <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Is this ability a replacement of a previous hive ability, or is it something altogether different?
PS: Sounds quite nice, and adds a bit of power to the onos by removing a player from combat.... kewl.
Devour him, and then jump into a huge trigger_hurt... you die, he pops out, and he dies <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
reminds me of the "Kirby-swallow-suicide" move in Super Smash Bros. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
btw
<|FIRM|Windelkron> hrahahahhar I r teh first poster on that thread
<HF|KIR|SpyderMonkey> Not if I delete it.
<Comprox> not if I... **** Spyder said it first
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Sounds brilliant, although I'm presuming it'll take up a weapon slot.
Yes, shooting inside the Onos sounds like a good idea- it's a gamble for the Onos player, but if the victims health depletes fast enough (or, as Grkmanga49 suggested, allowing spitting-out) it'll be worth it...
*singing* Hungry Hungry Onos, Hungry Hungry Onos...
It wouldn't seem very logical to be a replacement ability, when the topic says 'new', however, you never know. I seriously doubt it would take the place of a previous attack though, but we'll see soon. =D
It wouldn't seem very logical to be a replacement ability, when the topic says 'new', however, you never know. I seriously doubt it would take the place of a previous attack though, but we'll see soon. =D <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmmm.. 5 attacks? That could mean that other aliens might get other attacks too, but they all can't get them because of the weapon limit. Ok, I'm not going to get any sleep tonight...
It wouldn't seem very logical to be a replacement ability, when the topic says 'new', however, you never know. I seriously doubt it would take the place of a previous attack though, but we'll see soon. =D <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmmm.. 5 attacks? That could mean that other aliens might get other attacks too, but they all can't get them because of the weapon limit. Ok, I'm not going to get any sleep tonight... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That also might mean that the Marines get new weapon too! Cool!
What if the onos gets killed while devouring a marine?
Does he become free? or...
also:
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MMM DELICIOUS INFO
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Also, Kazyras brings up a good point. Can you somehow disable the kill command in console when munched ? (might want to disable it always, its kinda dumb to be able to essentially 'teleport' back to base when its under attack by typing kill in console)
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What if he gets stuck and does kill? Guess he will have to reconnect.
Just disable kill command when being devoured.
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What if the onos gets killed while devouring a marine?
Does he become free? or... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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yes voogru.
Other than that, this sounds freaking awesome. Like totally K-RAD. And a perfect replacement for primal scream. Because really, PS <i>is</i> overpowered and there should be at least a teeny tiny chance that marines can come back from a three-hive situation without it being a mixture of luck on the marine side and incompetence on the alien side.
That is all.
-K
And in a purely this is just a guess type of way, if an ability has been removed, I'm guesing it would be Charge, simply because its so unintuitive to get it working right. As I say, this is just a guess, and if it has been removed I imagine it has been replaced with the unmentioned ability, not devour.
can onos eat heavy armor? if he could then i would just run eat heavy armor then hide till hes digested <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Can onos eat a marine then continue attacking?
I agree with that kill thing too... I *hate* when i web a marine and he types kill in console.. I can just imagine a great number of marines eaten by an onos will type kill in console..
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DONT TAKE AWAY MY CHARGE!!!!!! please!! take away primal scream.. NOBODY uses it and when the do its kinda over kill..