No Gravity
Anthoni
Join Date: 2009-04-10 Member: 67129Members
Join Date: 2009-04-10 Member: 67129Members
I was thinking of a map idea, looking at other sci-fi games, and the idea came to me. What if say on a space ship certain compartments the "artificial gravity" had failed. It would be interesting to see Marines and Kharaa pushing off walls and fighting in a no gravity or low gravity area.
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I vote no.
I vote no.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually Aliens would have clear advantages since human being in no gravity move even less adequatly. Although they would jumper higher and move a bit faster in a direction, skulks, lerks, fades and even gorge would greatly benefit of movement advantage. Not to mention that aliens are already advantaged by movement abilities.
It would be fun to see, as long as it does not apply to a whole map.
Also, marines shooting would send them backwards when floating. Action = reaction after all.
I dream of a Odysee 2001 living quarters type of map
It would be fun to see, as long as it does not apply to a whole map.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Er, what? Zero G = you're either motionless or at a constant velocity. This doesn't bode well for a melee team. Marines would be just as immobile but it wouldn't affect their ranged weapons.
Maybe we could see it in one map, as a gimmick. If say, marines control a hard-to-reach location they gain the ability to lower gravity in a room.
That's right.
No gravity doesn't mean there's no gazeous matter. So it gives friction. Remember how you can turn in mid air in a skulk leap in NS1. Same principle. Fades' blink would also work without gravity even better.
But for the gameplay purpose I also think that all this should be avoided.
Here is a screenshot of what I kinda had in mind:
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if you push off a wall you will keep going in one direction until you push off something else or something else pushes you.
Quiet a bit of options for mappers.
Hard Sci-Fi dictates that a gun shot sends you in the opposing direction you pointing at (the guns becomes something like a thruster), you also cant walk into a room and are suddenly floating. It's rather a soft ramp where the G forces are reduced until there're none left.
a single no g room somewhere in the center of the map would be cool, but stupid as it'd suggest that each room has its own G generator - and the forces working on the walls would tear them appart.
Unless it's a 0 G Lift.
I do think bullets are sealed, no water nor gas can enter and i.e. moisten the propelant charge (different story with a paper cased shotgun shell).
I also doubt it's still plain black powder that's used to launch the projectile.
its pretty damn hard to get used to the movement. marines would be the easy party. imagine trying to move aliens in space. flying onos? uh... lol
its pretty damn hard to get used to the movement. marines would be the easy party. imagine trying to move aliens in space. flying onos? uh... lol<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Marine + Onos + 0 G = Splat?
I mean, 0G should be in the game, just probably not in official maps. I'm sure someone will make something unique with it.