Search For The Holy Flamethrower
wascally_wabbit
Join Date: 2003-09-09 Member: 20701Members
Join Date: 2003-09-09 Member: 20701Members
<div class="IPBDescription">An example of a FT in another mod</div> Can't be too sure of performace issues (just a movie), but it does look very very nice <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's from the mod paroxysm, and here's a link...
to the mod: <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html</a>
to the movie (low-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-lowres.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...amer-lowres.rar</a>
to the movie (high-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-hires.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...lamer-hires.rar</a>
Hopefully this hasn't been shown before. I searched for paoxysm in all the forums, couldn't find anything, so... =)
You'll need WinRAR or WinACE to unpack the movie.
It's from the mod paroxysm, and here's a link...
to the mod: <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html</a>
to the movie (low-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-lowres.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...amer-lowres.rar</a>
to the movie (high-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-hires.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...lamer-hires.rar</a>
Hopefully this hasn't been shown before. I searched for paoxysm in all the forums, couldn't find anything, so... =)
You'll need WinRAR or WinACE to unpack the movie.
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and if you're having problems viewing the video, make sure you get a mpeg-4 compatible codec. Like the one included with ffdshow.
How the 'flames' linger onto the aliens r perty, maybe the FT is *possible* after all!
-be pretty
-be volumetric
-have acceptable performance on the server and client side.
I think I've read somewhere that so far they can only get two of those at once, but never all 3.
-be pretty
-be volumetric
-have acceptable performance on the server and client side.
I think I've read somewhere that so far they can only get two of those at once, but never all 3. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's the last bit. I remember back when someone said most of the code was done, but was unacceptable because it was too laggy client-side.
EDIT : Looking at the video, looks like the Flamethrower has some latency issues as well, because the Flames dont go together with the barrel of the FT.
Not to mention it isn't volumetric <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's from the mod paroxysm, and here's a link...
to the mod: <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html</a>
to the movie (low-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-lowres.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...amer-lowres.rar</a>
to the movie (high-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-hires.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...lamer-hires.rar</a>
Hopefully this hasn't been shown before. I searched for paoxysm in all the forums, couldn't find anything, so... =)
You'll need WinRAR or WinACE to unpack the movie. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
NICE <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
but i don't know if i would really want it in NS wouldn't mind it in NS:C though
-be volumetric
-have acceptable performance on the server and client side.
I think I've read somewhere that so far they can only get two of those at once, but never all 3. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thats what i heard too. I'd prefer a crappy looking minor lagging Volumetric Flamethrower, as long as its volumetric It has a use in NS in my opinion. Vent clearing fun indeed <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
-be volumetric
-have acceptable performance on the server and client side.
I think I've read somewhere that so far they can only get two of those at once, but never all 3. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thats what i heard too. I'd prefer a crappy looking minor lagging Volumetric Flamethrower, as long as its volumetric It has a use in NS in my opinion. Vent clearing fun indeed <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd prefer it to be nice and volumetric, but a little laggy for client side.
It's from the mod paroxysm, and here's a link...
to the mod: <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/paroxysm/index.html</a>
to the movie (low-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-lowres.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...amer-lowres.rar</a>
to the movie (high-res): <a href='http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planethalflife/paroxysm/paroxysm-flamer-hires.rar' target='_blank'>http://old.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?planet...lamer-hires.rar</a>
Hopefully this hasn't been shown before. I searched for paoxysm in all the forums, couldn't find anything, so... =)
You'll need WinRAR or WinACE to unpack the movie.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Perhaps the best example I've seen was done by a guy named FireStorm (he posts here: say hi everybody).
www.panique.fr.fm - Warning, it's French.
It is possible to have a volumetric flamethrower in HL however there are a few constraints that limit it's use:
1) It requires a hugely elaborate particle engine. - NS's particle engine pales in comparison to the beast that would do volumetric work. The creation of said particle engine could take the same time NS took to develop!
2) To look good, I.E. not a bunch of particle sprites, it'd have to be OpenGL - This limits the audience.
3) Processor use skyrockets. - Only high-end machines will be able to handle the beast.
that is not an accurate measurement of latency.
there's no evidence the flamethrower is being used online, but even if it was... unless it sent his ping to 500+... it's unlikely you'd notice any problem, even if it was lagging him and those around him.
anyway... I think flayra's being a little silly with the flamethrower requirements. why must it be volumetric? atleast, why must it be that way before we can try it out?
it's a different weapon and could be given it's own strengths and weaknesses. i.e, more effective against structures or ANYTHING of that sort.
obviously these "realism" requirements were not placed on other weapons of the game.