A Publicity Rant With Results! - Page 3

o_geokill-----> · 04-29-2006, 01:32 AM

Wow this is so great

o_aware · 04-29-2006, 01:39 AM

lookin good...

o_alligator · 04-29-2006, 01:42 AM

I can't believe this....wow

Circuitous · 04-29-2006, 01:43 AM

You guys owe us new pants.

**mervaka** · 04-29-2006, 01:59 AM

as great as all this is, sorry to be negative, but i just wanna point out the way the rockets drop down the rack looks a bit artificial. i dunno where the animations are along the lines, but ya

i just thought blindly applauding would serve no purpose.

o_tu! · 04-29-2006, 02:00 AM

wut comp specs were those pics taken with?

Circuitous · 04-29-2006, 02:03 AM

Five.

o_fooleycooley · 04-29-2006, 02:16 AM

Quote:

as great as all this is, sorry to be negative, but i just wanna point out the way the rockets drop down the rack looks a bit artificial. i dunno where the animations are along the lines, but ya i just thought blindly applauding would serve no purpose.

This is actually a huge problem with the way this animation is formed. Y'see, it takes time for the rockets to actually slide down there, but the animation 'tick' (ie when the game thinks your rocket count has increased from 2 to 3) doesn't happen until the animation finishes.

In essence, you can load a rocket into it and interrupt it before the animation has finished, so even though you've seen a rocket go in there, because it hasn't slid down and 'finished' the animation you have no reload 'tick'.

I haven't really thought of a solution to this problem yet. Thus far, keeping the 'slide' animation really short so it isn't really noticeable is keeping it 'working', even if it's not quite as smooth as I'd have liked. Hopefully I'll figure it out sometime and improve the anim, but don't be surprised if its still there come our first release.

Welcome to the wonderful world of mod design...

o_rp · 04-29-2006, 02:39 AM

Awsome stuff guys, but sorry, all of this stuff are shadowed today by this:

o_balls · 04-29-2006, 02:39 AM

whoa...

It looks fucking mint, keep up the good work

I love watching the rocket count display go up when you reload, looks sexeh.

Circuitous · 04-29-2006, 02:41 AM

Oh fuck they started selling headcrabs?

Ah, but they're tiny. And the coloring's off. Ah well.

o_wicked spider · 04-29-2006, 04:02 AM

incredible
seriously those pics look awsome. great job guys
btw does the 3 lights on the RL have any special meaning?

i'd buy that headcrab looks warm and cuddely

o_tercel · 04-29-2006, 04:07 AM

i think i just orgasmed after watching that rpg avi.

lol but seriously it looks perfect...the idle animation is pretty sweet too

o_kam · 04-29-2006, 04:23 AM

The rocket looks like it kinda freezes for a sec as it comes out, like the rpg in hl/hl2 :/

o_stricknine · 04-29-2006, 05:42 AM

that rocket launcher fits the soldier perfectly... and the death blossoms, I'll be making plenty of those

. You guys are doing a great fuckin' job with the look and feel of the weapons.

o_end- · 04-29-2006, 05:46 AM

Looking awesome!

Oh yeah those screenies/vid are pretty good too

o_yank · 04-29-2006, 06:14 AM

wowzor, nice

o_don · 04-29-2006, 08:48 AM

Oh MY! GEEZ I WET MY PANTS! Thank you so much devs. I still can't believe what an excellent job you've done. The soldier looks fantastic. All of it. Well done everyone, (inc the coders who dont take much of the limelight).

Mmm MMMMM! (in old black lady voice)

o_don · 04-29-2006, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FooleyCooley

This is actually a huge problem with the way this animation is formed. Y'see, it takes time for the rockets to actually slide down there, but the animation 'tick' (ie when the game thinks your rocket count has increased from 2 to 3) doesn't happen until the animation finishes.

In essence, you can load a rocket into it and interrupt it before the animation has finished, so even though you've seen a rocket go in there, because it hasn't slid down and 'finished' the animation you have no reload 'tick'.

I haven't really thought of a solution to this problem yet. Thus far, keeping the 'slide' animation really short so it isn't really noticeable is keeping it 'working', even if it's not quite as smooth as I'd have liked. Hopefully I'll figure it out sometime and improve the anim, but don't be surprised if its still there come our first release.

Welcome to the wonderful world of mod design...

Could you split it into four animations*, each starting straight after the other so it doesn't flicker back to the default position. And so after each you could set that reload tick.
Maybe you've thought of this though.

* (one animation for each rocket, although the animations are identical except pehaps for the number of visible rockets in the rack)

o_afx · 04-29-2006, 09:01 AM

Lookin damn good!

04-29-2006, 01:43 AM	#44
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	You guys owe us new pants. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

04-29-2006, 01:59 AM	#45
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	as great as all this is, sorry to be negative, but i just wanna point out the way the rockets drop down the rack looks a bit artificial. i dunno where the animations are along the lines, but ya i just thought blindly applauding would serve no purpose. __________________ Support FF:

04-29-2006, 02:03 AM	#47
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Five. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

04-29-2006, 02:41 AM	#51
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Oh fuck they started selling headcrabs? Ah, but they're tiny. And the coloring's off. Ah well. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

04-29-2006, 04:02 AM	#52
o_wicked spider Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Israel Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	incredible seriously those pics look awsome. great job guys btw does the 3 lights on the RL have any special meaning? i'd buy that headcrab looks warm and cuddely Last edited by o_wicked spider; 04-29-2006 at 04:09 AM.

04-29-2006, 01:32 AM	#41
o_geokill-----> Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Tejas Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Wow this is so great

04-29-2006, 01:39 AM	#42
o_aware Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lookin good...

04-29-2006, 01:42 AM	#43
o_alligator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I can't believe this....wow

04-29-2006, 02:00 AM	#46
o_tu! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wut comp specs were those pics taken with?

04-29-2006, 02:39 AM	#49
o_rp Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Israel Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Awsome stuff guys, but sorry, all of this stuff are shadowed today by this:

04-29-2006, 02:39 AM	#50
o_balls Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	whoa... It looks fucking mint, keep up the good work I love watching the rocket count display go up when you reload, looks sexeh.

04-29-2006, 04:07 AM	#53
o_tercel Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i think i just orgasmed after watching that rpg avi. lol but seriously it looks perfect...the idle animation is pretty sweet too

04-29-2006, 04:23 AM	#54
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The rocket looks like it kinda freezes for a sec as it comes out, like the rpg in hl/hl2 :/

04-29-2006, 05:42 AM	#55
o_stricknine Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	that rocket launcher fits the soldier perfectly... and the death blossoms, I'll be making plenty of those . You guys are doing a great fuckin' job with the look and feel of the weapons.

04-29-2006, 05:46 AM	#56
o_end- Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Looking awesome! Oh yeah those screenies/vid are pretty good too

04-29-2006, 06:14 AM	#57
o_yank Join Date: May 2005 Location: ny Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wowzor, nice

04-29-2006, 08:48 AM	#58
o_don Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Great Britain Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Oh MY! GEEZ I WET MY PANTS! Thank you so much devs. I still can't believe what an excellent job you've done. The soldier looks fantastic. All of it. Well done everyone, (inc the coders who dont take much of the limelight). Mmm MMMMM! (in old black lady voice)

04-29-2006, 09:01 AM	#60
o_afx Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Walsall,UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Lookin damn good!

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