Muzzle Flash

Seraph · April 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Is there a way to reduce muzzle flash?</div> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> Do you see that flashing on the end of the gun? Yeah well it is quite obnoxious when small aliens come up ( <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'> ) and you can't see them b/c of muzzle flash? ya know? I hear 1.1 is reducing it, but anything I can do in the meantime???

Kenichi · April 2003

nope

tseepra · April 2003

But do you see teeth as a skulk, those ever get in the way?
It balences things and I hear it is being reduced for 1.1.

But no way of removeing it now.

Paq · April 2003

Just sit tight and wait until 1.1 is finished <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

daemitus · April 2003

if it really bothers you that much, go get the reduced muzzleflash thats floating around on the boards somewhere.

if you really want it, youll take the time to look for it. or someone else will post a link

ZiGGY · April 2003

theres a way to remove it now, which is considered an exploit and will be removed in 1.1 :/

Jower · April 2003

Ya... ( totally pointless post™ )

abtm · April 2003

I don't really think that there is anyway to reduce the muzzle flash as far, but flayra said in his 1.1 checklist that the flash will be less obstructive.

coil · April 2003

Generally speaking, altering the muzzle flash is considered exploitative and, for instance, would be cheating in an official match.

The easiest way to remove it is to simply delete the file. Another possibility is to check out the "Sprite Artists" post in the Models & Skins forum; there are many, many replacement sprites there, including a few muzzle flash sprites.

NS 1.1 will feature a reduced muzzle flash. If you dislike the idea of "cheating," just wait for 1.1.

N1ght · April 2003

bind a key to r_drawviewmodel "0" and another key to r_drawviewmodel "1" , this turns your models on and off so you can use it like a toggle, turning models off removes the marines gun from your screen along with the muzzle flash (which is absolutely ridiculous at the moment i have to say) it also removes the skulks teeth when you bite.

thats how you do it, as posted above it is outlawed in some leagues/ladders, but its up to you whether or not you want to use it on publics.

SoulSkorpion · April 2003

If it's really bothering you, you could try a higher resolution (which means the muzzle flash and weapon model take up less of the screen) and you could try burst-firing instead of holding down.

a_civilian · April 2003

The weapon model and muzzle flash take the same amount of screen space in all resolutions, so increasing your resolution will not help you see better.

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=25364&hl=skulk%20rush&st=45' target='_blank'>Proof</a>

SoulSkorpion · April 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (a civilian @ Apr 11 2003, 05:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The weapon model and muzzle flash take the same amount of screen space in all resolutions, so increasing your resolution will not help you see better.

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=25364&hl=skulk%20rush&st=45' target='_blank'>Proof</a>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Oh? Didn't know that.

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

Jower · April 2003

EVERYONE knows THAT !
hehe

Cereal_KillR · April 2003

what changing your muzzleflash is considered cheating? damn I gotta have to find the default again <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

Jower · April 2003

Of course it's cheating
It makes you see better than everyone else
That's an "Unfair Advantage"™

Cereal_KillR · April 2003

I've never thought of it this way... I mostly thought about having a nicer looking m-flash. I thought my X-hair was more like cheating but not quite still <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

SoulSkorpion · April 2003

Changing crosshair is cheating? It just tells you where the middle of the screen is, no big deal.

Anyways, it's a moot point because, like so much else, it'll all be different in 1.1.

Cereal_KillR · April 2003

yes exactly it's a "moot point" but you can see better where you're aiming. I don't think changing mflash is any more cheating than changing Xhair

Jower · April 2003

It is
Changing xhair's would be cheating to if your new one made you see better
But the original one isen't blocking your view
It's like the nightvision scopes for MOH:AA for example <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>
And the ones with no black circle around
etc
But NS has no scopes and the xhair is already good so...
Oh darn..
Babbling again aint I ?

Cereal_KillR · April 2003

what if your muzzleflash is just prettier and not making you see better?

Jower · April 2003

Well if it's the same size I guess it's not cheating...
Like changing it to blue or something...

ThinG · April 2003

This is probably off topic but...

Am I the only one not really bothered by it? I mean, I always play aliens when I can, but sometimes I get stuck on that rine team ( <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'> ), and I can't say it's that big of a deal...

Guess it's a matter of opinion then, and reducing the muzzle flash certainly will not have any bad sides to it...

Let's wait and see what 1.1 brings us and if it really changes alot considering muzzle flash

just remember, you're firing a machine gun for crying out loud, it's not a supersoaker!!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

My grandpa used to say:
Without a decent flash it can't be a decent gun!

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

Jower · April 2003

I haven't actually ever noticed the flash...
But still

Aros · April 2003

i think if it's the same size.. it'd be legal, if it's only a color change or something, just get a sprite editor or model editor.. which ever the m-flash is.

Jower · April 2003

I already said that

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