The Lerkgorge: Exploit?

bongfarmer · August 2003

I was just on a server on ns_nothing as alins, when I saw the most peculier thing A gorge with lerk wings, it was actually 2 players(I think) one a gorge and one a lerk. I took a lot of pictures, but my computer only stores the last screenshot taken, and they were cloaked half the time, and before Ic uold get a really good picture a marine poped out and killed me i have one picture, its not very clear, but you can see a gorge with lerk wings. The thing actually flewand when it was flying it looked like the lerk was carrying the gorge with its feet. Anyone else see this, a new exploit, or common knowledge? We had 2 hives, imagine a flying, bile bombing creature. Or web and spore/spikes at the same time

Hold on while I get the pic up

DocZ · August 2003

Incredibly common knowledge. It's a mod called lerklift. It allows lerks to get gorges in neat places.

DiscoZombie · August 2003

how does lerklift work anyway? does the lerk press +use to grab onto someone, or does someone press +use to grab onto the lerk, or is it different entirely?

DocZ · August 2003

Lerk presses +use to grab a gorge, lerk cannot grab anything but a gorge.

bongfarmer · August 2003

<a href='http://s2.invisionfree.com/Natural_Selection/index.php?showtopic=19' target='_blank'>http://s2.invisionfree.com/Natural_Selecti...hp?showtopic=19</a>

Can both use their abilities? Or only gorge?

Even if only gorge could it would be pretty nice to add to the movie were making(link above). Wonder why I've never seen it before <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

So it can only work if you hjave a sidemod installed on the server? how many servers are running this?

MMZ_Torak · August 2003

The gorge will not regain energy while being carried, so yea he can use his abilities, but not for long. The gorge can also push "use" to make the lerk drop him.

Mintman · August 2003

We've been thinking of putting lerklift on our server again, just to see bombing runs on marine outposts.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'>

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'>

MrMojo · August 2003

Haha. That diagram describes it perfectly.

lolfighter · August 2003

The best use of Lerklift is still dropping gorges into deadly pits. GUARANTEES you a flame, EVERY time.

TMNTBebop · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (bongfarmer @ Aug 15 2003, 01:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I was just on a server on ns_nothing as alins, when I saw the most peculier thing A gorge with lerk wings, it was actually 2 players(I think) one a gorge and one a lerk. I took a lot of pictures, but my computer only stores the last screenshot taken, and they were cloaked half the time, and before Ic uold get a really good picture a marine poped out and killed me i have one picture, its not very clear, but you can see a gorge with lerk wings. The thing actually flewand when it was flying it looked like the lerk was carrying the gorge with its feet. Anyone else see this, a new exploit, or common knowledge? We had 2 hives, imagine a flying, bile bombing creature. Or web and spore/spikes at the same time

Hold on while I get the pic up  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I found Lerklift extremely useful in 1.04 as a means to assassinate idiot Gorges.

Stakhanov · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([TMNT]Bebop @ Aug 16 2003, 12:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I found Lerklift extremely useful in 1.04 as a means to assassinate idiot Gorges.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
"sensory first ? wrong answer !" and the noob gorge went splat...

Supernorn · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([TMNT]Bebop @ Aug 15 2003, 10:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I found Lerklift extremely useful in 1.04 as a means to assassinate idiot Gorges.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
rofl

I like the ones who complain when you lerk lift them away from incoming marines "hey! put me back!"

philmcneal · August 2003

is lerk lift considered cheap?

Katsuro · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>3. TKing with lerk lift will result in a permaban. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Eplekongen · August 2003

not cheap at all. If the server is implented with the mod it is for the players to adapt. Most mods have it only because it is great fun using and watching it.

saubloed · August 2003

Turn cheats on and give yourself the weapons and/or crash the server.
<a href='http://metamod.org/files/old/metamod-1.16.1/metamod/ents/naturalselection' target='_blank'>http://metamod.org/files/old/metamod-1.16....aturalselection</a>

Cry_Havoc · August 2003

Flying fatties are all the rage.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

p4Prospero · August 2003

I've always been a big fan of lerk lift. It's a nice way for the fatties to interact with the team. It also makes it possible to build in some crazy places. Doesn't really unbalance the teams as many gorges die from dropping to early. =)

Evo · August 2003

I love Lerklift, it kicks ****.
"HEY! YOU! Fly me up ontop of that wall so I can make an Impenetrable Fortress of Doom™" <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Bombing runs are fun too, but you can't get off many shots, so it takes a long time to bring much of anything down.

Oh! and "In flight refueling" (healing the lerk flying you) is cool too <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Diablus · August 2003

Mwuahha i LOVE lerklift on two occasions, one where to be a team player and try to win, and the other occasion, if im in a pissy mood, the gorgde is bossy and snobby, or is just plain old annoying, if the mod has me do the use key i lift him or her up from behind and while there wailing i drop them into a trigger_hurt area or a high place, if they survive i do it aghain and again >:)

Ruu · August 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> a shame Lerk Lift only works on georges. imagine a lerk zooming over the marine's turret farm, holding a xenoide-ready skulk! now that's a bombing run.

BigMadSteve · August 2003

Or a Lerk lifting an Onos...that would be a sight <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

I like the xeno skulk idea better though <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

TheGlow · August 2003

Haha, i never did much business with lerk lift but I never thought about hurting the gorge. I guess because I care about fatty.
But id take em to the other hives stupid fast.
Back when 1.04 let you dash crazy fast through vents and what not.
Seemed like fun. Im s ure you could get tubby up in some interesting spots or play, hide the defense chamber.

The_Real_Quasar · August 2003

No no no... Lerks should be able to pick up marines and turrets and stuff!
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'>

turns into...

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'>

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'>

<bottomless pit)

Swift_Idiot · August 2003

Hahahahah! That's priceless. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> What about lerklifting LA marines?

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'> < I'd like to point out that this indignity wouldn't be happening if I had even half a clip of LMG ammo left. *sigh*

Ollj · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (philmcneal @ Aug 15 2003, 06:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> is lerk lift considered cheap?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Its definitely imballancing the game.
In 1.04 it was that your only gorge was uber fast.
In 2.0 its that any gorge can be uber fast andbe placed in any vent/place to bilebomb easily.

its fure fun.

Beretta · August 2003

How about you can get a squad of lerks to lift the HA

Hmm also have arial battles

A Lerk carrying a fade versus a lerk carrying a rine?

Best is the idea of a 20 player game 5 lerks 5 xeno skulks and a very tightly built base <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Swift_Idiot · August 2003

I shouldn't post immediately in the same topic I just posted in, but to make a serious couple of remarks, Lerklift can be a pretty nice advantage if the lerk has any idea where some really good places to put stuff up are. Caged has so many rafters and secluded rooftops that if you can get a gorge with a lot of res up there, forget the marines entering and getting through alive. Usually, the person wanting to build up there would have to go up there as a skulk first, then evolve on the top area of the map, and then have to worry about getting down, or moving from rafter to rafter. With Lerklift, that gorge can get everywhere.

Another server mod I haven't seen updated for 2.0 is the Aliens style flashlight/motion sensor. The mod made it so that by turning on your flashlight, you would get a clicking noise that got louder the closer an alien was. It would be a great mod to bring back, IMO, and is the perfect sort of thing to BE a mod anyway: It's not overbalancing, and adds to the fun of the gameplay.

Also, lerks, take your gorge to the Computer Room in Origin. There are places in the roof of that room high enough to put OCs and such, and I never see anyone looking up. I doubt many people know about places like that.

ANeM · August 2003

There is an alternate lerk life type mod that lets you pick up any alien aside from onos.. it was fun back in 1.04 where most areas didn't allow for long distance blinking, and acid rockets were a 1 hive ability. You could take fades in and pretty much do to a squad of 1.04 marines what the normal lerk lift in 2.0 can do to an outpost...

Testament · August 2003

Bwahaha. Suicide bombing Skulks. "Bombs away!" -SCREEEEEEEEEECCCCCH BOOM-

Oh that'd be sooo fun.

Beretta · August 2003

Testament u sort out the mod, ill be ure bomb <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> and how about gorge + babblers (if only we still had that)

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