Commaner Equipment Timer

Slashman

I know that if someone was holding a gun and died, the gun will eventually dissapear, but when the Comm drops weapons and medpacks and junk, is there a timer that will make them dissapear aswell or do they stay there forever, or at least until someone grabs them?

Paq

HA, jetpack and all the weapons will stay on the ground forever. (or at least very long time).
Medpacks and ammo packs <b>will</b> disappear after.....30 seconds <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> (not sure for the time, but they disappear pretty quick).

Tsungfai

Unless the weapon was picked up and dropped again will disappear in 30 seconds like the ammo and medpack.

SoulSkorpion

<!--QuoteBegin--Tsungfai+Mar 18 2003, 05:38 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tsungfai @ Mar 18 2003, 05:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Unless the weapon was picked up and dropped again will disappear in 30 seconds like the ammo and medpack. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've seen weapons stay on the ground indefinately. I'm inclined to agree with Paq.

Tsungfai

It's probably the server settings then cause I've seen them disappear when a marine pick up the weapon and drops them.

MasterEvilAce

I think HMG/GL/Shotty/Welders should stay on the ground for atleast 2 minutes if someone doesn't pick it up again.

If someone dies with the weapon, they can't spawn fast enough to get back to it, and most people never know where it is when you die (if you tell them, then you never know if it disappeared or if someone grabbed it)

But i HAVE seen Jetpacks disappear when they were dropped around an armory.
It took a bit of time, but they seemed to disappear (along with some guns)

So i told the commander to stop spamming equipment and wait for someone to ask for it..

Sigh. waste of res when it disappears, yes.

SoulSkorpion

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->It's probably the server settings then cause I've seen them disappear when a marine pick up the weapon and drops them.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

.....if the COMMANDER drops weapons, they stay on the ground indefinately. If anybody drops a weapon, no matter where they got it from, it only stays on the ground for a limited time.

Tsungfai

That's what I meant! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Zel

but i wish if a dead marine dropped a weapon it stayed for a while. they dissapear faster than a marine can run down a hallway! and thats a lot of res wasted to the void.

Paq

<!--QuoteBegin--SoulSkorpion+Mar 19 2003, 03:06 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SoulSkorpion @ Mar 19 2003, 03:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->It's probably the server settings then cause I've seen them disappear when a marine pick up the weapon and drops them.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

.....if the COMMANDER drops weapons, they stay on the ground indefinately. If anybody drops a weapon, no matter where they got it from, it only stays on the ground for a limited time. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
He meant that if he drop's that weapon it will disappeared immediately <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Jower

The point of them disapearing if you drop them is because you're not supposed to be dropping them

Paq

<!--QuoteBegin--Jower+Mar 19 2003, 10:57 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jower @ Mar 19 2003, 10:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The point of them disapearing if you drop them is because you're not supposed to be dropping them <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You got that right. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Just imagine that if those weapons you drop wouldn't ever disappear, then your commander could equip whole team with HMG's and if they die then they can go to pick them up after next respawn from other side of the map.

It would be cool, if those weapons could have just a little health and only way to make them to disappear will be by destroying them (few bites or acid rockets, etc...).

localhost2600

i also thing the short timer was to encourage moving in groups. if you rambo no one is there to get your stuff. (yes yes i know you can't pick up everything if your group dies, just my $.02)

Niteowl

weapon juggle them, if you can.

marine 1 gets an hmg, marine 2 gets an hmg

marine 1 dies...

marine 2, in order to save that hmg, drops his gun and picks up the other. waits about 10 seconds, and does it again. you cna keep a gun alive indefiniteily this way

LeetVegeTa

marine2 juggles weapons for 5 mins while marine1 respawns
ONOS comes to marine2 and says hey gimme gun
marine2 says no so ONOS kills him
then both guns are gone to the void of lost res cuz ONOS cant figure out how to pick it up