Another quick question...

realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">Regarding aliens and ladders.</div>This has been mentioned before, but I don't think it was ever given a direct answer. Are all of the aliens able to climb ladders? Any?

Because of r_speeds limitations, I am being forced to place a couple ladders in place of a functioning lift in a certain area where alien access is absolutely <i>essential</i>. A hive.

If any one of the aliens cannot climb ladders, the area will need to undergo some major feature elimination... I've already done all I can to reduce the wpoly. The next step in poly reduction if I can't use ladders here is the removal of some major features... I don't like that thought.
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  • BiomechanoidBiomechanoid Join Date: 2002-02-12 Member: 203Members
    If I remember correctly, only the level 5 aliens won't be able to use ladders. I may be mistaken thou...
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    If this is the case and level five cannot, does anyone have any information on how high he can jump? (Now there's a scary thought&#33<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

    I really can't imagine level 2 or 5 climbing a ladder due to their stance. I'm hoping the team has some workaround for this.
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  • JaciusJacius Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 43Members
    The only aliens that even *look* like they could climb ladders are the level 3 and level 4. L1 couldn't with his claws, but that doesnt matter because he can climb regular walls anyway. L2 doesn't seem to have much flexability in the wrist -- ever seen a small elephant climb a ladder? L5, obviously, couldn't, because aside from being a huge, lumbering beast, he's got worse feet for ladders than L2.

    L3 seems to have some nice curved front claws, and ok feet for climbing, and L4 definitely has the feet... I don't know how he'd use those claws for climbing.

    *shrug* lets get an expert in here :-)

    -Jacius
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    All the aliens can climb ladders.  I agree that it may look a bit funny, but I think it's dangerous to remove physical capabilities from the aliens on account of realism.  This might change in the future, but I doubt it.
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    That is exactly what I was hoping to hear! Thank you Flayra!  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    /me hopes that renewed enthusiasm is turned into pure high-grade NS mapping output
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