Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
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something like that, perhaps less extreme, could be done as a DLC, like black armor. Or in general.
Lets say, you can choose the base color, and add a few predefined "stickers" on it.
Later as a DLC if UWE needs money they can add the possibility to add a bunch of new stickers/colors. Just a idea.
even without a dlc thats a nice idea. How to solve the multiple commanders problem? simply "paint" every worker with the skin of the commander that built it (you might end up with many different builders over a game). Because of this the paint jobs shouldn't be too extreme, we don't want clown bots in TF2 look fly around.
Pink macs would look better than your purple ones ;)
I like the idea, maybe a simple RGB you could set in options (with a button to return to default). Then everytime a comm creates a MAC, it would use his selected color, making it possible to see several different colored macs at once, if ppl share comm, or there is multiple. Alternatively it could be yellow untill a comm selects it, and then get his color (if several comm select the same, it could implode in a rainbow fx, drawing every entity on the map into it until srv crashes).
<!--quoteo(post=1824180:date=Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM:name=Squeal_Like_A_Pig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Squeal_Like_A_Pig @ Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+1 for awesome idea. This will also automaticall introduce 'clan trademarks' as people always wants to 'represent!' =)
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<!--quoteo(post=1824180:date=Jan 13 2011, 04:58 PM:name=Squeal_Like_A_Pig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Squeal_Like_A_Pig @ Jan 13 2011, 04:58 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
<!--quoteo(post=1824180:date=Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM:name=Squeal_Like_A_Pig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Squeal_Like_A_Pig @ Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
That was Cory's opinion , and not a dev promise to add a feature.
Personally I think it would be open to grieving ( customising your MAC ), it wouldnt be too long before a floating penis passes you in the Tram corridor saying , " Escuse me , can I help ". May distract a few Marines.... and Aliens , I bet.
<!--quoteo(post=1824299:date=Jan 14 2011, 12:41 PM:name=Uzguz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Uzguz @ Jan 14 2011, 12:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824299"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And everyone would colour them dark orange in clan matches, to make them less noticeable.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> ..Or black. :P
Try to imagine how cute Totoro Mac would be! :) <img src="http://blog.dramafever.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20100726_totoro.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
I'd go for customizable armor... maybe with an unlock system. Nothing that changes game play though, just dramatically changes your look, although, there wouldn't be anything as noticeable for Aliens so it would be kind of disadvantageous to make a full customizable system that only benefits one team. I think all of this has been discussed to death though.
Griefing as described above does actually make this idea less enjoyable, but it would be cool to see around none the less.
<!--quoteo(post=1824180:date=Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM:name=Squeal_Like_A_Pig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Squeal_Like_A_Pig @ Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Awesome idea! Would be cool, but only as a "expansion" update or something like that....
<!--quoteo(post=1824204:date=Jan 14 2011, 03:54 AM:name=ownos)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ownos @ Jan 14 2011, 03:54 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824204"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->+1 for awesome idea. This will also automaticall introduce 'clan trademarks' as people always wants to 'represent!' =)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Same here, mac custom skins would be nice, but i guess the most will make them black :P
<img src="http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9647/muddy.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> Or some mudy (some horny XXX mac mud wrestling?) of course it need some windscreen wiper. Not very creative i know... :( first i want do some "biting" skin but its not matching with this.
Or some black?
<img src="http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9939/xcyu.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> seriously the kitty one is funny, hope see some more of your creative ones.
<!--quoteo(post=1824297:date=Jan 14 2011, 10:23 AM:name=ASnogarD)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASnogarD @ Jan 14 2011, 10:23 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824297"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Just to make sure there is no misinformation ...
That was Cory's opinion , and not a dev promise to add a feature.
Personally I think it would be open to grieving ( customising your MAC ), it wouldnt be too long before a floating penis passes you in the Tram corridor saying , " Escuse me , can I help ". May distract a few Marines.... and Aliens , I bet.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd think more along the lines of the Killing Floor customisation packs and not the "anyone can add a model to the game and make it work under consistency_1" way you in a very odd and long way are describing.
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--Cory
Such as the commanders logo spinning above (hologram) structures that are being built or recycled.
Lets say, you can choose the base color, and add a few predefined "stickers" on it.
Later as a DLC if UWE needs money they can add the possibility to add a bunch of new stickers/colors. Just a idea.
even without a dlc thats a nice idea. How to solve the multiple commanders problem? simply "paint" every worker with the skin of the commander that built it (you might end up with many different builders over a game). Because of this the paint jobs shouldn't be too extreme, we don't want clown bots in TF2 look fly around.
I like the idea, maybe a simple RGB you could set in options (with a button to return to default).
Then everytime a comm creates a MAC, it would use his selected color, making it possible to see several different colored macs at once, if ppl share comm, or there is multiple.
Alternatively it could be yellow untill a comm selects it, and then get his color (if several comm select the same, it could implode in a rainbow fx, drawing every entity on the map into it until srv crashes).
Where's the hello kitty mac?
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+1 for awesome idea.
This will also automaticall introduce 'clan trademarks' as people always wants to 'represent!' =)
+1
Liking the idea of customisation of characters with armour being unlocked and then pimped.
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
^<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->THIS.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Great idea. +1
+1 for the idea
*fires up Photoshop*
That was Cory's opinion , and not a dev promise to add a feature.
Personally I think it would be open to grieving ( customising your MAC ), it wouldnt be too long before a floating penis passes you in the Tram corridor saying , " Escuse me , can I help ".
May distract a few Marines.... and Aliens , I bet.
..Or black. :P
Try to imagine how cute Totoro Mac would be! :)
<img src="http://blog.dramafever.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20100726_totoro.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Griefing as described above does actually make this idea less enjoyable, but it would be cool to see around none the less.
- Garo
<!--quoteo(post=1824180:date=Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM:name=Squeal_Like_A_Pig)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Squeal_Like_A_Pig @ Jan 14 2011, 01:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1824180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ha, nice one! I'd love it if the MACs were customizable like that, and commanders could have their own custom paintjob. You could know who was commanding just by the way the MACs looked.
--Cory<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Awesome idea! Would be cool, but only as a "expansion" update or something like that....
This will also automaticall introduce 'clan trademarks' as people always wants to 'represent!' =)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Same here, mac custom skins would be nice, but i guess the most will make them black :P
<img src="http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9647/muddy.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Or some mudy (some horny XXX mac mud wrestling?)
of course it need some windscreen wiper.
Not very creative i know... :(
first i want do some "biting" skin but its not matching with this.
Or some black?
<img src="http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9939/xcyu.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
seriously the kitty one is funny, hope see some more of your creative ones.
That was Cory's opinion , and not a dev promise to add a feature.
Personally I think it would be open to grieving ( customising your MAC ), it wouldnt be too long before a floating penis passes you in the Tram corridor saying , " Escuse me , can I help ".
May distract a few Marines.... and Aliens , I bet.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd think more along the lines of the Killing Floor customisation packs and not the "anyone can add a model to the game and make it work under consistency_1" way you in a very odd and long way are describing.
Big MACs? ^^