Jetpack Race

CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Inspired By Skulkrace</div> The idea is simple, jetpack around the map. JP'ers are not allowed to touch the floor, except at unoccupied resource nodes and predetermined "Pitstop" areas. Landing incurs a time penalty of a predetermined number of seonds. Each level will have a circuit with several laps each, each circuit will be unique on level geomtry. Shortcuts can be used where applicable, but the allowable shortcuts should be difficult to reach so as to offset the time gain (though, skilled jetpackers will gain some time inevitably).

This idea is so that jetpacking marines can have some fun too <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

As an added incentive not to touch the ground, the alien team will have to try and kill the jetpacker when he touches the ground. If the jetpacker dies, he has to begin from the start and go back to where he was. If the jetpacker was in a team, then the team must stay put until the jetpacker can get back to his original position.

What do you think?
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  • Jabba_The_HuntJabba_The_Hunt Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11850Members
    Could be interesting, but theres very few people who can jetpack for extented periods of time without having to touch the floor to refuel.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Good idea. As long as you do it AFTER the refuel bug has been fixed, so little Billy with his "H4X50R D4DD3H > J00" PC beating us all down with his flat 100fps all the time.
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    If it were to be done in 1.04, pitstop areas can be adjusted accordingly, so a 100 FPS race group will have pitstops few and far between, whilst those with lesser frames can be adjusted during qualifying or even during practice sessions.

    One interesting thing to add, the marine comm can build an RT on the res node to take it out of the refueling chain, could make for an interesting game with a sadistic but fair comm <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    That might be interesting.....in 1.1. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • OlljOllj our themepark-stalking nightmare Fade Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10696Members
    edited May 2003
    physics need changings.
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  • TeoHTeoH Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11640Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Ollj+May 6 2003, 04:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ollj @ May 6 2003, 04:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> physics need changings. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No they dont.
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  • exoityexoity Join Date: 2003-03-17 Member: 14620Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--TeoH+May 6 2003, 05:08 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TeoH @ May 6 2003, 05:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Ollj+May 6 2003, 04:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ollj @ May 6 2003, 04:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> physics need changings. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No they dont. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yea they do.
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  • jollseyjollsey Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15619Members
    No they fkin dont
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  • N1ghtN1ght Join Date: 2003-04-07 Member: 15301Members
    <!--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-->QUOTE (TeoH @ May 6 2003, 05:08 AM)
    QUOTE (Ollj @ May 6 2003, 04:53 AM)
    physics need changings. 

    No they dont. 

    Yea they do. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    no they dont
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  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    edited May 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--N1ght+May 6 2003, 02:25 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (N1ght @ May 6 2003, 02:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--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-->QUOTE (TeoH @ May 6 2003, 05:08 AM)
    QUOTE (Ollj @ May 6 2003, 04:53 AM)
    physics need changings. 

    No they dont. 

    Yea they do. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    no they dont <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yea they do <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Ph0enixPh0enix Join Date: 2002-10-08 Member: 1462Members, Constellation
    In a desperate bid to rescue this thread before it gets locked, Ollj, could you please post why the JP physics need changing and how you would do so.

    Then we can proceed to prove you wrong <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    BTW, no they don't <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SpeedKilledSpeedKilled Join Date: 2003-03-29 Member: 15012Members, Constellation
    I'm pretty sure that the physics are getting revamped for the jetpack in 1.1 I read this in a journal of a playtester but I don't know exactly how credible they can be or if they are just making it up. <a href='http://www.wideloader.com/nsa/files/Day_Four.html' target='_blank'>By the way, jetpacks will have a very different feel come 1.1, but I can't say anything yet, sorry.</a>
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  • Ph0enixPh0enix Join Date: 2002-10-08 Member: 1462Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--SpeedKilled+May 6 2003, 11:47 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SpeedKilled @ May 6 2003, 11:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm pretty sure that the physics are getting revamped for the jetpack in 1.1 I read this in a journal of a playtester but I don't know exactly how credible they can be or if they are just making it up. <a href='http://www.wideloader.com/nsa/files/Day_Four.html' target='_blank'>By the way, jetpacks will have a very different feel come 1.1, but I can't say anything yet, sorry.</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Firstly, it's not made up. It's a journal by one of the vets playtesting NS 1.1.

    Secondly, I don't think hes alluding to their physical handling but rather how they fit within the game.
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  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Paq+May 6 2003, 12:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paq @ May 6 2003, 12:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--N1ght+May 6 2003, 02:25 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (N1ght @ May 6 2003, 02:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--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-->QUOTE (TeoH @ May 6 2003, 05:08 AM)
    QUOTE (Ollj @ May 6 2003, 04:53 AM)
    physics need changings. 

    No they dont. 

    Yea they do. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    no they dont <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yea they do <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    no they're fine (me <-- 100 fps <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)
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  • Frogg2Frogg2 Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4867Members, Constellation
    omg the <a href='http://www.froggeh.com/downloads/jprace.zip' target='_blank'>JP races</a> already happenend!!!

    <a href='http://www.froggeh.com/downloads/jr_corr.bsp' target='_blank'>Map</a>
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    We could use adminmod or something such to set fps_max to 51 for all clients.
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    cronos: making it so jectpacks could not touch the floor is impossible, because jetpacks are not stupposed to be able to thrust to infinity. Thusly, this race is dependant on using an exploit that is being fixed in 1.1.

    Don't hold your breath.
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  • SandrockSandrock Join Date: 2002-12-16 Member: 10905Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Just make different classes for people with different framerates. For example, a 20-40 fps class, a 40-60 fps class, 60-80 fps class and 80-100 fps class.
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  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    Make anyone who places 4th or under get a better computer and stop ripping on people with good rigs, 100 fps isn't a bad thing.
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