Flamethrower
Roger_Wilco_IV
Join Date: 2003-07-06 Member: 17964Members, Constellation
Join Date: 2003-07-06 Member: 17964Members, Constellation
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Probably in NS:S, or NS2. Don't ask me though. It's not really confirmed as far as I'm concerned.
You should also check this topic out.
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=95530' target='_blank'>3.1</a>
1. looks pretty
2. is volumetric, and
3. doesn't eat your fps
I think they've gotten 2 out of 3, but no luck on the perfect flamer with this engine. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I don´t remember where, but Flayra said once in an interview about making it possible in NS:S... I might be wrong though...
and do they actually have a good hit reg? Everytime I use a Flamethrower in HL1 I usually don´t hit the target...
what the marines really need is some sort of weapon that is only really effective against fades, while not screwing over other classes.
what makes you think marines are the ones getting the flamethrower?
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The problem is making it volumetric, i.e.:
Firing in the open gives a 40 degree spred and 10m range.
Firing in a vent gives a 10 degree spred and 20m range.
etc...
The problem is making it volumetric, i.e.:
Firing in the open gives a 40 degree spred and 10m range.
Firing in a vent gives a 10 degree spred and 20m range.
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Which HL1 mod did you have in mind?
Firing in a vent gives a 10 degree spred and 20m range.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's not really how a true volumetric weapon would work, you know.
The problem is making it volumetric, i.e.:
Firing in the open gives a 40 degree spred and 10m range.
Firing in a vent gives a 10 degree spred and 20m range.
etc... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Which HL1 mod did you have in mind? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry XCan, I never played it myself so I don't remember the name- someone just posted a picture of it here.
It was never a big name mod, that's all I remember :S
I posted some pics of my flamethrower a long time ago...
here's one of them:
<img src='http://hlpbm.free.fr/fs/lflamme.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It looks great, it doesn't kill fps (I had a crappy graphics card at the time I did the screenshot above) but it's not what you call "volumetric". And it was made for a single player mod so I didn't care about network performance but it's easily optimizable.
There was a huge thread about volumetric flamethrowers and I think its conclusion was that a volumetric flamethrower would be too dificult to implement. I don't remember very well.
(My personal opinion is that it doesn't need to be volumetric... why would flames turn in vents?)
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What if the flamethrower didn't do much damage quickly (like a shotty), but it did set the target on fire for a while, making it lose hp over time. That'd be a great anti-fade weapon (or anti-any-hit-and-run).
Because that would be one of the main reasons for bothering to add it, if it does anything different than any other weapons.
and it'd do something different: as sky said, it'd set the victim on fire.
but it's a very, very old discussion... no need to bring it back...
I posted some pics of my flamethrower a long time ago...
here's one of them:
<img src='http://hlpbm.free.fr/fs/lflamme.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It looks great, it doesn't kill fps (I had a crappy graphics card at the time I did the screenshot above) but it's not what you call "volumetric". And it was made for a single player mod so I didn't care about network performance but it's easily optimizable.
There was a huge thread about volumetric flamethrowers and I think its conclusion was that a volumetric flamethrower would be too dificult to implement. I don't remember very well.
(My personal opinion is that it doesn't need to be volumetric... why would flames turn in vents?) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That looks pretty iffy, wouldn't you have a screenshot viewing the flames from third person?
do they stil use sprites for those flames?
in the next vresion, the shotgun wont be as good, or atleast thats what i think.
do they stil use sprites for those flames? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
quake 3 engine.....