Proposed Change For The Lerk In 1.1

Lev · February 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">carrying aliens....</div> I think it would be a versitile idea if the lerk could pick up aliens and fly them around. Like a troop transport. It would add a whole new dimension for alien deployment.

He could lift that gorge into that vent that would require going gorge>skulk>gorge to do. He could fly the gorge to the next hive to save time and speed up deployment.

He could carry a skulk and fly into battle with spikes blazing and drop a skulk in the waiting arms of a marine.

I think some limitations should apply like no onos carrying heh.

The possiblities go on and on!

Comments? Flames? Ideas?

-Leviathan

Paq · February 2003

You really should have putted this topic in suggestion and ideas forum.

Well actually now if you are a gorge, you dont have to evolve to a skulk and then back to gorge when you need to go in to a vent. You can ask someone to boost you up. For example: ask one skulk there under that vent. Jump on top of him and then start to jump. Every time you jump that skulk keeps climbing up that wall....keep doing it until you reach that vent <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'> Or jump on to a lerk, it works same way. You can even boost onos up <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

But that troop transport you suggested would be interesting. When aliens have 3 hives, lerk could carry a skulk in to a group of marines and then blow himself up with xenocide <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> Or carrying gorge while he is dropping babblers or shooting web everywhere....

Anyway that is a good idea <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Lucid · February 2003

Someone has made a plugin for this. I don't remember where I saw it. Do a search for "carry and gorge and lerk"

BOZO · February 2003

I was playing on a server that had the Lerk carry plugin. But I came at the back end of the game so I didn't see it happen*weep*. I'm not sure but I think one of the devs said that was one of the planed additions. Like I said I'm not sure about this, it might have been anybody so nobody quote me on this.

T_RAT · February 2003

hehe i think that would be neat to see a lerk flying at u with a gorgie on his back.
I have seen a skulk boosting a gorge into a vent, and boy did that look funny.
Its only natural for the lerk to lend his air support for his slower troops.

Onos on lerk rofl.

Sevendashseven · February 2003

Yeah, there's a lerk lift plugin in the server op forum, here: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=22565&st=0' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...=8&t=22565&st=0</a>

It let's you lift gorges. Allowing Lerks to lift Skulks and items has been suggested as well so we'll see what happens. Check page 2 for screenshots.

Charge · February 2003

good idea <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

FireStorm · February 2003

lol imagine you could carry marines that have no more ammo lol. You catch a marine, fly to the great viaduct, go to the ceiling then let him fall lol...

Ryan · February 2003

Well, there is a plugin on my favorite server [NSAF] Covert Oral Texas that is valled lerklift. Lurks can pick up gorges and fly them around ,and it works quite well. It dosent unblance the game and can help get the gorge of tight spots and get him to where he needs to go faster.

KboT · February 2003

If a Lerk could hold a Gorg and carry him around be kool but it should only bealod when u got 2 hives IMO

Magin if a lerk could pick up a skulk and they had Xenocide!!! BOMBS AWAY!!!!!!

DArtagnan · February 2003

This would look especially cool if the lerk used its hind legs to carry its buddy, like an eagle carrying a dead rabbit or something. Darn, i wanted to use a lerk smilie to demonstrate, but there isn't one. FIE.

dialfeed · February 2003

This new trait might be cool for a lerk player.... Just have to remember that if you plan to use xenocide as a skulk, do not use it too early or BOOM...both you and the lerk will be dead!! OUCH!!

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

eaglec · February 2003

After adding the lerklift pluggin I suddenly realised its also a great way to get rid of excess gorges, I'm not sure the gorge would be quite so enthusiastic though!
Pick up gorge, fly to top of refinery/viaduct etc and drop... I have yet to try the pluggin so I dont know if this would work but shouldnt a gorge do damage if dropped from high enough onto a marine?

DArtagnan · February 2003

Well in "real life" it might... In-game, I have a feeling that colliding players don't deal damage to each other (without leap/charge)...

Plus your lerk would have to use perfect aim... just a few inches off and your favorite gorgie goes splat...

Or would it bounce? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Cxwf · February 2003

I think making the gorge go "splat" was kind of the point. An interesting tool for games when three or four people all insist on being Gorges, slowing down everyone's resources...but I'm not exactly sure we need another way to do friendly fire, even when friendly fire is turned off.

[WHO]Them · February 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

on my server the lerks usually carry excess gorges (gorgii ?) over to the marine base and make a swooping drop.

gorge goes splat pretty fast.

Wolv · February 2003

IIRC the player being carried can press the +use key to be dropped. Of course newbie gorge # 4 doesn't know that.

ZdrozZ · February 2003

I love this plugin, my fav server has it. 1 hive lerks get something useful to do (and not just dying and wasting 33 res <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>) and it provides teamplay. But: gorges can build while flying, its too easy to drop OCs into a turret farm (or near a siege).