Flying Marines

Haplo_64Haplo_64 Join Date: 2012-04-03 Member: 149890Members
in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">I can't believe no one else has noticed this.</div>So, uh. Marines have a fatal physics flaw at the moment. I am not 100% sure if this works with aliens, as I only found it (and had fun confusing people with it) in the waiting room. I have photographic evidence! See here, my buddy QuantumMan, flying high above the competition.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/bASJY.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

(More shennanigans here: <a href="http://imgur.com/bASJY,GityI,AftYa,AktKB" target="_blank">Pictures!</a> )

All you need do to achieve this is have one marine jump on top of each other, then the one on the underside move away, and the one on top not move in any direction. They can change their view by moving the mouse, but any change to x/y/z position will plop them back down to earth. Just thought I would let you all know. Feel free to ignore this, if it's a known bug. But I couldn't see any evidence of it, and thought the recent updates to the physics engine may be the cause.
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  • havok?havok? Join Date: 2012-05-22 Member: 152462Members, NS2 Map Tester
    <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=95171792" target="_blank">http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...ls/?id=95171792</a>

    We stacked a few.
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  • AurOn2AurOn2 COOKIES&#33; FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS&#33; Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff
    Just marines? what about gorges, onoses and exos?
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  • Haplo_64Haplo_64 Join Date: 2012-04-03 Member: 149890Members
    You can indeed stand on anything that can move, and then as soon as it throws you off, or moves away (For instance, a Lerk flying straight up, then horizontal instead) you can hover indefinitely. Like I said, I haven't tried this as an alien, or in a mech suit or jetpack though.
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  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    Nanites imo.
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  • BVKnightBVKnight Join Date: 2012-02-26 Member: 147496Members
    This happened to me with a hive the other day. Popped down on top of the alien hive as a marine from the catwalk in shipping on Tram, and once I killed it I remained hovering in the air for a few minutes until I got killed.
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  • WombatLOLWombatLOL Join Date: 2011-11-30 Member: 136042Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Already know if this bug :P Our team had an exo in the air.
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  • ellnicellnic Join Date: 2010-07-19 Member: 72559Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1974923:date=Sep 10 2012, 12:14 PM:name=AuroN2)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AuroN2 @ Sep 10 2012, 12:14 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1974923"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Just marines? what about gorges, onoses and exos?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    A floating exo would be awsome to see :P
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  • TyphonTyphon Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1899Members
    Sounds like the physics logic is only being run when a player moves, but it should be running every frame regardless of movement.
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  • Haplo_64Haplo_64 Join Date: 2012-04-03 Member: 149890Members
    I'm pretty sure that would kill some FPS, and that the movement only physics was made to lower the cpu demand.
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  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    I was a floating exo last night.
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  • CodeineCodeine Join Date: 2010-11-22 Member: 75155Members
    edited September 2012
    On that note, i found a section of wall in crevice that if oyu backpedal on you can fly up ontop of the mountains.

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3TzsiQAJys&feature=player_detailpage" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3TzsiQAJys...ayer_detailpage</a>
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  • LocklearLocklear [nexzil]kerrigan Join Date: 2012-05-01 Member: 151403Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow
    It is known.
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  • TechercizerTechercizer 7th Player Join Date: 2011-06-11 Member: 103832Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1975052:date=Sep 10 2012, 11:27 AM:name=Locklear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Locklear @ Sep 10 2012, 11:27 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1975052"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It is known.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Beat me to it.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    That's not a flying marine, that's just a marine in zenlike status. I want my money back from this thread
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