Phase Gate Portal Suggestion

tagwolftagwolf SF Bay Area Join Date: 2013-02-01 Member: 182710Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
edited June 2013 in Ideas and Suggestions
I think it'd be REALLY awesome if phase gates gave visual feedback as portals.

Meaning:

You can SEE what's on the other side of the phase gate (like portal), instead of just a warp blur.

This shouldn't throw off balance too much and it would add a lot of dynamic gameplay to pg defense.

Also, you'd see, WITHOUT A DOUBT, where you were phasing to and what positioning you should try to prepare for.

Comments? Ideas? Suggestions?

Thanks,

TagWolf - Team Waka Waka
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Comments

  • fat catfat cat Join Date: 2012-10-30 Member: 164696Members, Reinforced - Silver
    hm, this could help you not phase into meat grinders i guess.
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  • tagwolftagwolf SF Bay Area Join Date: 2013-02-01 Member: 182710Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    It's be cool if you could shoot through them too....

    But to make it fair, aliens should be able to use them too.

    I dunno. It's something I think would be cool to try and see how it worked.
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  • PsiWarpPsiWarp Gifted Gorge Richmond, B.C., Canada Join Date: 2010-08-28 Member: 73810Members
    Even if player movement can't be mimicked in the portal, being able to see the location would be great. There's already camera tech in Heist, so seeing the destination shouldn't be far off.
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  • shriikeshriike Join Date: 2013-03-27 Member: 184461Members
    Not a terrible idea.
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  • MelancorMelancor Join Date: 2003-12-15 Member: 24415Members
    edited June 2013
    Looking into the portal might just double my CPU load... if it doesnt, I'd rather have a rear mirror.
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Could be implemented currently with the camera stuff that went in for heist. Although portals ala Portal (valve) would be awesome, nobody would ever phase and would just shoot thru PG from the safety of main base.
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  • Ghosthree3Ghosthree3 Join Date: 2010-02-13 Member: 70557Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    Would be cool, though I'm not sure it would be worth it, all that effort just so marines can gauge exactly where a skulk is (well 50% chance) when they exit the gate.
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  • SherlockSherlock Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168595Members
    Would be an awesome idea. I hate that feeling of disorientation when you go through a phase gate and can't figure out where you are for a second.

    Would also help us flame idiot commanders who build their phases facing the wall quicker, too. ^_^
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  • cyanidecyanide Join Date: 2013-06-15 Member: 185567Members
    derp derp commanders do that derp.
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  • GoldenGolden Join Date: 2004-09-01 Member: 31169Members, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    I just want an arrow on the lines connecting phase gates on the map
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  • tagwolftagwolf SF Bay Area Join Date: 2013-02-01 Member: 182710Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    I also was thinking commanders could like nano shield the gate and that would prevent the alien side from going through.

    As far as performance impact. I really don't think it'd effect much. It'd be a small window with a shot view distance and a blur overlay. It shouldn't slow down anything.

    Maybe someone can test this with a mod or something. I'd love to try it on our testing proto server.
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  • cyanidecyanide Join Date: 2013-06-15 Member: 185567Members
    could you imagine a teleporting onos... no thnak you.
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  • joshhhjoshhh Milwaukee, WI Join Date: 2011-06-21 Member: 105717Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    IIRC, this was the devs original vision with the gates. Don't know if they ever plan on doing it.
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