Ns_srac pic (effect preview)
mr_Nebel
Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 36Members
This is a shot from the cargo scanning area which is an intermediatry area between the two main cargo handling areas.
The arms sweep down scanning the crates and then turn off and return at double speed. I might make it trigger a trigger_hurt as a kind of trap. Good or bad idea?
The arms sweep down scanning the crates and then turn off and return at double speed. I might make it trigger a trigger_hurt as a kind of trap. Good or bad idea?
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Could you make it so the sprite (im assuming its a sprite) wouldnt go throught the floor somehow, maybe by giving the sprite a flat bottom.
And maybe you could make something that looks as though it projects this 'beam' like something on the roof maybe. That is if you dont already have something that i cant see.
Anyhow that looks damn good, and nice idea with the trigger_hurt too <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
How will it be activated? Randomly... a set timeframe... by the player... etc.
At the moment it's player/commander activated and will have a large time delay before its reset to prevent it being spammed.
edit: woohoo 50 posts and a star <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
i disagree with the others about having it go thru the floor. realistically using principles of physics, it would be far more energy efficient to have a circle projected than an irregular shape.
if its merely a scanner of sorts, why would it necessarily have to hurt people? what if the crates contained organics of some sort in transport. frying it might be bad for business.
also, i dont know if this is possible but... maybe if you had a device that was clearly the emitter near by have some coloured spotlights tracking the circles it may give a neat effect. (not sure if you can have spots track or even use the particle system to simulate this)
it looks really good, kudos to you for thinking of it!
the trigger_hurt was more of a representing the fact that if an unwanted biological specimen was found it could be exterminated, more than likely i won't put it in thou.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!
say what are the r_speeds with that pic, i sure hope that they are under 450 or 500
keep up the great job.