No Sniper Rifle!

bobertoboberto Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
in NS General Discussion
so why's there a file in /sound/weapons called sniperfire.wav? HUH? HUH? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

maybe it's the secret sniper ALIEN.
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    umm no. Maybe at one point there was going to be a sniper rifle, but in NS 1.0 there's honestly no reason for one. For one it would make it unbalanced, and 2 there is no real sniping spots in current maps.
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  • bobertoboberto Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
    i wasnt asking for one, i was making a joke. lighten up.
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--boberto+Mar 25 2003, 09:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (boberto @ Mar 25 2003, 09:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i wasnt asking for one, i was making a joke. lighten up. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I didn't say you were asking for one, I simply implied that it would be useless in NS.
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  • KillymageeKillymagee Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3136Members
    Mannn if they do put in a sniper rifle I would be leaving ns..... I get enough of my sniper lust from DoD and other games..
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    sounds kinda like a parasite hitting a hollow wall.
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  • MeltedSnowmanMeltedSnowman Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7779Members
    haha sniping aliens. funny stuff.
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  • XaeroDarknessXaeroDarkness Join Date: 2003-01-24 Member: 12693Members
    i agree with silly, for similar/diff reasons. Yeah, there are no sniper points on any maps really, except for dark corners etc, and there really is no time for sniping... because sniping requires accuracy and aiming for vital parts, its not worth it considering there are no places on an alien that do more damage than others.... at least to my knowledge...
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  • Trojan2Trojan2 Join Date: 2003-01-14 Member: 12290Members
    see you youngens never played pre-beta NS.0006 when fades could blink across the map and skulks had super sniper Laser death eyes.
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    ...
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  • BlaqWolfBlaqWolf Join Date: 2002-10-28 Member: 1667Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Trojan2+Mar 26 2003, 03:37 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Trojan2 @ Mar 26 2003, 03:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> see you youngens never played pre-beta NS.0006 when fades could blink across the map and skulks had super sniper Laser death eyes. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    don't forget about when seiges could shoot thru walls without marines having to paint the target!!!.... wait....
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  • bobertoboberto Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
    im just wondering what the official explanation behind this is...

    i would be really amused by sniper aliens.
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  • Sephiroth2kSephiroth2k Join Date: 2002-04-21 Member: 481Members, Constellation
    names are names. just because it says sniperfire doesnt mean thats the sound it corrisponds to in the game.
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  • bobertoboberto Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
    i dont recognize the sound from anything ingame though, so maybe it was removed. listen and see if you can pick it out as being something ingame.
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  • folkfolk Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8603Banned
    OMG SCOCK1.WAV IN MY TFC FOLDER???// PRONN A:LRT!1
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Only sniper weapon I'd want to see anywhere near NS is the M82. And considering it's a weapon designed to hit targets from a half-kilometer to a kilometer away, it'd more likely just end up scraping on both walls, or prevent you from turning around in anything resembling an enclosed space. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Might have been considered at one point, but at the moment the only sniper weapon needed in NS is the pistol. It does more than an adequate job in decent hands, and a completely broken job in an exploiter's hands.
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  • p4Samwisep4Samwise Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10831Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SillyGoose+Mar 25 2003, 06:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SillyGoose @ Mar 25 2003, 06:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> For one it would make it unbalanced, and 2 there is no real sniping spots in current maps. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wait, I'm confused... is it a bad idea because it would be useless, or is it a bad idea because it would be too useful? Or both? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Samwise : It'd be a waste of time.

    Do real snipers sit in corridors?

    (Yes, yes, I know some do, but that's because they're shooting at people OUTSIDE, not at the other end of the corridor. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    I guess I contradicted myself there, lemme explain a little further. In HL there is no time between when you click and when you hit the target, so basically it takes out the whole "leading the targe" aspect of sniping. This also makes aimbot sniping much more likely. But to use a sniper the way it was intended to be would be useless in NS.
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    edited March 2003
    Sniper gorge! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <i>edit:</i> Oh and Goose, that's not completely true. It is for hitscan weapons, but not all weapons are hitscan in HL games. If you really wanted to, you could make bullets for weapons ballistic and have them drop realisticlly. Just not sure how feasible it is to do with the HL engine.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    edited March 2003
    Duff, Action Half Life has done this with it's bullets for the sniper weapons since creation.

    Yes, it's possible. But if you don't <b>need</b> a sniper weapon, it's pointless.

    <img src='http://watmm.com/forum/html/emoticons/ninja.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'> <- me!

    Edited because I'm a spud, and I'm failing with grammar today, due to posting while answering customer enquiries at work.
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  • James_H4xwellJames_H4xwell Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11518Members
    Sometimes i just get so frustrated i say give lmg a scope just so noobs can sit in a corner with scope on and get chomped by skulks. Of course this would be a server option by default. And before i get flamed by 100000000000000.2 people this is a joke.
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  • TeoHTeoH Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11640Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--James H4xwell+Mar 26 2003, 08:27 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (James H4xwell @ Mar 26 2003, 08:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> *something about chomping* <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    roofle, nice screen name
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  • eXogeneXogen Join Date: 2002-11-23 Member: 9712Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--BlaqWolf+Mar 25 2003, 10:49 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BlaqWolf @ Mar 25 2003, 10:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Trojan2+Mar 26 2003, 03:37 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Trojan2 @ Mar 26 2003, 03:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> see you youngens never played pre-beta NS.0006 when fades could blink across the map and skulks had super sniper Laser death eyes. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    don't forget about when seiges could shoot thru walls without marines having to paint the target!!!.... wait.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LOL
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  • Seraphic8XSeraphic8X Join Date: 2002-06-15 Member: 771Members
    An unzoomed railgun shooting depleted uranium slugs with a low ammo stock and long reload time would own...
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  • Roger_DodgerRoger_Dodger Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14392Members
    OOOH ooooh oooh anyone remember the farsight from perfect dark?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> Oh the sweetness........
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Bah. Just toss in a few Auger-balls, and be done with it. <guides a little silver ball with big knives on it toward a Marine cowering in a vent somewhere>
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    heh speaking of sniper rifles this happenned to me yesterday...

    NSPlayer: how do you buy a weapon.
    others: the comm buys them for you.
    NSPlayer: ok. Comm, buy me an AWP+Deagle I know good places to camp.
    others: we cant have awps
    NSPlayer: it's ok Im good with scout too
    others: lmao
    NSPlayer: so comm, buy me an AWP
    others (voicecomm, text....): rofl.. lol.. noob... cs player... blah blah... admin slaps!
    NSPlayer leaves the game


    I mean god lol... And we're actually going to believe he knows even one room next to marine start :/
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