Funniest Thing So Far In 2.0

StoneburgStoneburg Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8174Members
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">I wish I had a screenshot</div> I'm *hoping* that someone got a screenie of it, I was desperately flipping my fingers across the F keys but couldn't manage to find my screenshot key,, whichever it is.

On hera, we have siege up in Processing, on the ledge by the wall that is between Processing and Data hive. I am inside the Hive spotting it, and well, I admit I was knifing it as well. An onos come running in and I jump down to engage him with my LMG and... *BOOM* I die mid air! I've been SIEGED to death! I have no idea if this is supposed to be possible but I am *guessing* it's not.

This should really go in the Bug forum I guess.... here's some info that may or may not be relevant.

- The COM's comp crashed so we were without COM at the time, there was no name to the left of the siege icon. This would explain the lack of name there and maybe firendly fire?

- I did not build the siege.

- I was aproximately level with the siege animation, you know the white disc, in mid air when I died.


Anyway it was funny as hell, maybe someone can recreate it
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    Sieges do friendly fire sometimes, for some reason. I'm not sure if this is a bug or intended, but I've seen it happen several times before.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    This is the reason why Stoneburg carries a hammer. He doesn't knife Hives. He impales them.
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  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    Ya.. I've had seiges damage themselves a couple times after firing... Wasn't fun..
    I think the funniest thing I've done in 2.0 was I was trying to upgrade a TF for sieges in a siege map, and insted of the TF upgrading to advTF, the nearby CC got electrfied <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    I even have a screenshot of it somewhere
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  • OlljOllj our themepark-stalking nightmare Fade Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10696Members
    F5 is default screenshot key.
    Nicely its right next to f4.
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  • Jean_Luc_PicardJean_Luc_Picard Join Date: 2003-02-03 Member: 13051Members
    OMG! ELECTRIFIED CC!!! AHH!!! RUN!!! INVINCIBLE COMMANDER!!

    And after 5 onos kill themselves trying to destroy the command chair, the com pops out, welds it, laughs, and electrifies the hives....
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  • KhaimKhaim Join Date: 2002-06-28 Member: 841Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    seiges and sometimes sentries can kill the commander that places them, i'm guessing you got in the cc for a min and placed it then went and spotted for the hive.
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  • PathPath Join Date: 2003-06-28 Member: 17745Members
    Somewhere along the line Flayra implemented something that would allow entities to damage themselves (I think that sounds right). Anyway, this <i>might</i> have something to do with it. I've played games (1.04) where we'd be sieging a hive, and a gorge would waddle up to us, drop an OC in front of the siege cannon, and blow us all to hell. The only problem is that the friendly fire of the siege doesn't seem to be consistent.

    Ah well, best of luck figuring this one out.
    Path
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  • ClintClint Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18816Members
    That sounds really interesting. If someone could re-create that, that would be swell.
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  • StoneburgStoneburg Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8174Members
    I did *not* place the siege and I am fairly sure I didn't build it either, I remember admiring myself for my supersmart covering position allowing me to frag the frantic skulks while some cheap labour working for minimum wages got the actual stuiff up.
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  • SpazmaticSpazmatic Join Date: 2003-05-10 Member: 16184Members
    Stand next to a siege. Have a gorge waddle up, drop an OC, and run away. See what happens. Rinse, repeat.

    I, sadly, cannot test this, since all the people I know who play NS are gone this weekend! ^^
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    The gorge thing is perhaps one of the most innovative ideas I have read here.
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  • SpazmaticSpazmatic Join Date: 2003-05-10 Member: 16184Members
    <!--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-->The gorge thing is perhaps one of the most innovative ideas I have read here. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It's not an idea, it's a feature. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Big_Chief_Brown_BottomBig_Chief_Brown_Bottom Join Date: 2003-01-22 Member: 12584Members
    its a feature sieges do friendly fire damage to buildings. this was added a while ago. the friendly fire to marines tho i wasnt' aware of until i got killed by a siege too while i was knifing a rt

    slash slash slash BOOM WTH?
    <!--emo&::siege::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/siege.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='siege.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SuBSuB AusNS Forum Admin Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13723Members
    Yeh this has happened to me once or twice... I think it might have even happened in 1.04.

    Doesn't happen often enough to be an issue IMO.
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  • FoDJohnnyAppleWeedFoDJohnnyAppleWeed Join Date: 2003-05-31 Member: 16888Members
    Pretty hard to impale something with a hammer. Try a spear?
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  • elchinesetouristelchinesetourist Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17775Members
    edited August 2003
    "Funniest Thing So Far"... was me on guard duty @ vent hive in ns_hera, pwning 2 particularly good skulks and feeling proud of myself.. feeling cocky, I ventured out to check on maint RT. This sneaky little skulk, that ****, stopped biting and hid. I went up to the RT, cautiously but not slowly - I knew I could get that ugly alien dog - when a cloaked fade bitchslapped me in the face

    that pair taunted me afterward and even my own teammate who was dead and speccing me laughed ^^ there really do need to be decapitation effects for these models - would be nice to see flying bloody heads
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  • JimBowenJimBowen Join Date: 2003-05-30 Member: 16873Members, Constellation
    I got sieged on eclipse, glad to see its happened to someone else.
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  • MrBatmanMrBatman Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7176Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Stoneburg+Aug 9 2003, 10:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stoneburg @ Aug 9 2003, 10:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->... while some cheap labour working for minimum wages got the actual stuiff up.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But Stoney, I thought you <i>loved</i> the proletariat. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • NevermoreNevermore Join Date: 2003-08-09 Member: 19215Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--elchinesetourist+Aug 10 2003, 05:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (elchinesetourist @ Aug 10 2003, 05:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> "Funniest Thing So Far"... was me on guard duty @ vent hive in ns_hera, pwning 2 particularly good skulks and feeling proud of myself.. feeling cocky, I ventured out to check on maint RT. This sneaky little skulk, that ****, stopped biting and hid. I went up to the RT, cautiously but not slowly - I knew I could get that ugly alien dog - when a cloaked fade bitchslapped me in the face

    that pair taunted me afterward and even my own teammate who was dead and speccing me laughed ^^ there really do need to be decapitation effects for these models - would be nice to see flying bloody heads <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    got gang-banged <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> good stuff. decapatations would be hilarious. or at least a limb-severing system like in the JK games. (no thats not a suggestion. just worth a good laugh).

    btw, that gorge idea rocks. imma try it next time i see a siege.
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  • WarpZoneWarpZone Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6264Members
    edited August 2003
    <b>There was a server-side mod for 1.04 that lets pistols and parasite both shoot seige explosions that can damage both teams. You were probably playing on a server that used a 2.0 version of this patch or a variation of it.</b>

    Admitedly, it did make the game faster and more balanced, and also kinda fun. VERY refreshing after playing Neverending Stalemate for 4 hours.
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