Animations

tom_dono

in your news post you said
"Artwork: 87% done
Level 3 animations..."
i was wandering what level 3 animations are?
sorry if its a silly question, but i m a silly guy <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

humbaba

The animations for the level 3 alien. He flies.

Greedo

flying, walking, dieing, attacking, etc.  Standard player model animations.

MooMoo_the_SnowCow

Well the flying isn't to standard...

Silver_Fox

eh, it is for something that flies ...

Sage

does level 3 fly, or does he glide?

GobyWan

I think he glides but you can flap his wings to make him swoop upwards. I've never seen it, ask a PT about the mechanics of the flight.

coil

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Yes.  (:

(he does both)

Sage

cool

Zcaliber

Does gliding mean... Falling while moving forward in the direction your looking?

Erhm, forget I said that. Better yet, how does the mechanics of gliding work? Seeing as I can't put my question into coherent words. ^^;;

Gwahir

question: If the flier were to walk off a ledge without pressing "jump," would it fall at standard acceleration until it pushed "jump" to extend its wings?  Or does it just glide whenever it is in the air?

Imperial_Fist

gliding is like slowly falling down or (take a kite for example) caches an updrift and goes flying away.  my biggest question is when will we see a lvl 3 in pics the next pt i hope  <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

Gwahir

I really don't think they, or I, needed a definition of gliding.  But I would like an answer to my question, PTs devs?  

impatient, me?  naaaa.

tom_dono

Great, thanks for the fast reply!
so whens it gona be out...just kidding.


p.s.
Sliver fox i see you kinda of a rei fan..atic, what do you mean by "Stop speculating ... It will be out when it's ready and no sooner "
??

coil

You have to press and hold Jump to glide.

Gwahir

ah, good, so when you just fall off something you really fall and can get hurt, good.  Requires attention then.  And enables a few really interesting maneuvers.

Longtooth

How slow is the decent while gliding?  In comparison to the speed of falling.

Insane

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Sliver fox i see you kinda of a rei fan..atic, what do you mean by "Stop speculating ... It will be out when it's ready and no sooner "
??<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He's talking about NS

Merkaba

You can hold jump down to glide?

Why didn't anyone tell me??? Bah! <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Comprox

Ouch Merkaba, no wonder you always dropped into my shotgun blast <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

coil

<!--QuoteBegin--Longtooth+Aug. 14 2002,16:27--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Longtooth @ Aug. 14 2002,16:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->How slow is the decent while gliding?  In comparison to the speed of falling.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Slower.

Seriously, how are we supposed to answer this question?? <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Gwahir

with 0 being standing still and 1 falling at full rate.  1/2, 1/3, 3/16, etc.

Legionnaired

STC: 380715109845/323857018575646

TiCK

<!--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-->Slower.

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1. Make a very simple map with a high ledge at a certain height.
2. Jump off.
3. Record amount of time it took to hit the ground.
4. Jump off again, this time gliding.
5. Record time.
6. Make a ratio.
7. Profit.

coil

Um... sorry.  Love you guys and all, but not that much.  I'm sticking with "slower."

tom_dono

profit lol, i thought that was part 3?

Surge

I dunno, I always want "Profit" to be step 1 on my list...  :|

Rico1

I think al ittle alien splat on the ground is a reward by itself.

AlongCameASpider

I've also wondered that, but now I know. But, does it really matter if his gliding or flying? Or am I wrong? Because I always thought that he was flying like a bird of some sort...

Dunsby

Man this post is really old, i dont like people who dig up old topics, other people probly do but i dont <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Unknown

Flying is (I'm guessing here) when you press your jump button to flap your wings and you go up (and using energy at the same time). While gliding is slowly falling while holding your jump key in mid-air.

There is also a Lv3 alien movie showing the (I'm guessing again here) finished model/skin/animations.  I was wondering something.  Could someone make a movie showing animations for ALL the aliens?  I would love to see how the Lv5 moves <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> (but then again seening the Lv5 in the movie would kinda ruin the surprise of seeing it in-game for the first time).