Alien vision mode

Flayra

<div class="IPBDescription">Here's a pic</div>I've been wanting to add a separate vision mode for the aliens for a long time.  I know a lot of people want this as well.  So here's what happens when an alien hits his "flashlight" key.  All teammates and alien structures are immediately highlighted, as the hive mind is showing you where they all are:

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/uploads/cgc-alien-vision.jpg" border="0">

I also have an alien upgrade that allows an alien to see all his enemies like this as well... :)

MonsieurEvil

Awesome.

JediYoshi

Amazing. Anyways it's kinda wierd that you're making small little updates only on the first realese. But if it'll make the MOD better than by all means continue.

Imperial_Fist

isnt being ablke to see ur enemys well kinda offsided? i mean if u can see al ur enemys then u all it takes if for u to get the right amount of ppl tell the mwere to go and ...ewwwwwwwwwwww bood wait i like blood. lol and the marine flashlit is a flashlight right? or is it night vision? if it night it shouldnt be to fuzzy cuz this is the future and they have thos wierd helmit thignys   <!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo--> are gonan be miurdered...sweet

Unknown

Cool that will keep my alien sences tingling <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Mouse

does the alien 'flashlight' light up the area as well as highlighting teammates and alien structures?

MonsieurEvil

Wow, Imperial Fist. I think that's a new record for you and your crazy, crazy writing. Since that was comepletely incomprehensible, I will reply the same way:

'ddue yer splling nd GraMMer suxs and w3 canT unnrstand j00 at allll'

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coil

Flay, wow!

DOOManiac

wow flayra, looks nice! :D and will appeal just a little more to the avp crowd, without the pesky fox lawyers! :D

Unknown

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'ddue yer splling nd GraMMer suxs and w3 canT unnrstand j00 at allll'

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I thought you said you were going to reply the same way.  I could acctually read what you posted <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Back on topic....Are you able to keep the "flashlight" on all the time or does it run out of "batteries"?

the_stalker

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Silver_Fox

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<b>awsome.</b>

XTS_Highlander

amazing!

Flayra has once again busted through the barriers that we could only contemplate trying to climb.  Will this alien flashlight illuminate marines that are in the line of sight of another alien?  Will it illuminate marines at all?  What about marine structures?

Imperial_Fist

hey monse do u read alought?  i read alought and i can understand crappy writting lol. but i said isnt it kidna unfair if they can see the enemy? i mean they can see each other or does the enemy have to be like in rang and doestn appear on radar or something? i think the marines are gonna need better and bigger wepeons.

Hida_Tsuzua

They do have some sweet little weapons.  So this is one of the "missing" alien abilities.  Been wondering what "Enhanced Hive Sight" was supposed to do.

And for the flashlight idea, it still wouldn't help when I'm stuck in the dark, but it rocks!

And what is that alien in the middle?  It looks like that dinosaur that spitted the black goo (and neck frill) in Jurassic Park.



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Sono

@ Hida: If I take the five possible alien classes in this mod I would say its a lvl3.

Topic: Wow! This is quite amazing.
I was just wondering that you don't have hivesight in the pic.
Is hivesight turned of when turning on the 'flashlight'? Or do you only have hivesight if an alien/alien structure isn't in you direct line of sight?

Slycaster

Hive sight is a universal thing for the aliens, all of the hives show up on the map by little blips, and any marine or other alien in your line of sight also show up. STC.

f3rret

Yo, Cyanide! You don't have to say STC anymore! The thing is FEATURE COMPLETE! w00t!

Nemesis_Zero

Feature complete means only "nothing new to add anymore". We'll still see a whole lot of tweaks, bugfixes, and also minor changes before this baby actually hits the mirrors.

Oh, and as usual: Incredible work, Flayra.

Moleculor

Oh yeah! Sw33t! This makes everything better! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Kassinger

This is how I imagined hivesight when I first read about it. Being able to see the actual models of the other players instead of 'dots'. :)

This looks great!

Ed: (Hah, who needs wallhack now? ;))

Greedo

Yeah, Kassinger.  That's one of the better parts of NS.  Not making it so that you can't cheat, but making it so that there's really no point to it.  (motiontracking, hive sight, etc.)  <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

Merkaba

Look's like a good implemention...I've been wondering what the alien will do for the flashlight bind for a while now.

Does it show up aliens THROUGH walls? If so, I'm assuming that the reason it's toggable is because the polycount would skyrocket when being able to see all those bobses.

humbaba

I'm not sure, but I think that the highlighted models show up when in line of sight. This may not seem like an advantage right off, but imagine how handy it might be in the fog hallway in Hera or various misc vents and other dar crannies. Im not certain, but I think theat flay will keep the blobs for those that are behidn walls (more IMHOP anyway). And yeah, good point about polys.  <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

biobrain

1) are you able to see through walls with this. Maybe a slight  silhouette (I spelled it right <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->) of your teammates will appear through the wall

2) are the marines also highlighted?

Sgt_X

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<!--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-->I also have an alien upgrade that allows an alien to see all his enemies like this as well... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> -Flayra
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I take that as, a yes. Just got to build the right structure.

Freemantle

<b>ROFLMAO</b>

That is MODELHACK!
It is a CS hack that illuminates player and destructible models!

HaHa! you don't even have to cheat in NS.

(Note: I don't cheat in counterstrike. I scouted around to see if there were any hacks for 1.5 yet {YAY! <u>NO</u> Aimbot!})

Die you cheating aliens!
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Imperial_Fist

i dont know being abble to see ur enemy through walls (even if they are blobs) seems kinda fair i mean 1 wall no problem but that would be funny if they could see the enemy base but not good AND DIE U CHEETING ALIANS <!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo-->  <!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo--> oops wrong one

Spyder_Monkey

Ahhh... enhanced hive sight. Naturally! I was wondering why the marine models weren't illuminating the same way. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--> Awesome job Flayra, that truly adds some more depth and overall ambience to playing as an alien. (In the off chance that the huge teeth chomping animation wasn't enough.) <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

biobrain

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That is MODELHACK!
It is a CS hack that illuminates player and destructible models!

HaHa! you don't even have to cheat in NS.

(Note: I don't cheat in counterstrike. I scouted around to see if there were any hacks for 1.5 yet {YAY! <u>NO</u> Aimbot!})

Die you cheating aliens!
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There's no such wonder as a modelhack. It's the llamas that use it call it that.
 
  Isn't that the models set to texture rendermode?

  If it is then you gotta watch out for complications that hppen when they overlap each other. At least it happens to brushes when they are set to texture rendermode. Anyway looks good.

Gencide

Cool little upgrade Flay.

And as usual Imperial Fist has made my day.