3rd person view?

Eos · June 2002

Will you be able to play in 3rd person view? I am a big fan off 3rd person view games and 1st person view games so will it be both or just 1st person view?

And this is <b>my</b> first post. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

I feel proud, I think... <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>

Plaguebearer · June 2002

Dunno if he's planning to leave in the 'thirdperson' console command or not (and its accompanying camera angle commands).

In practice, though, performing simple tasks like, oh, aiming would probably be too difficult to be playable in thirdperson.

Sgt_X · June 2002

hello, as is said whenever one finds a first post, plz read the faqs, <b>all of them.</b>

About third person: There was a discussion a while ago and the general consensus was not to put it in for various reasons the biggest one i can remember is that it lets skilled players look around corners and walls the way the HL engine does it.

Eos · June 2002

What's so wrong about lokking around corners if you do you'll be paying to much attention to your enemy then they'll just run around the corner and do a fancy strategic move and your dead, like jumping off a wall and biting your enemy. It is more of an advantage to aliens though. Well that is my opinon.

And yes I have read the faq and I have not been around long enough to know about that thread.

In 3rd person view it is easy to aim. Why did you think it is hard?

Moleculor · June 2002

This is a strategy mod. Paying attention to the enemy will be necessary. There are turrets. You shouldn't be able to peek around the corner to see where they are.

And no, aiming in third person is usually hard, unless one has a TON of experience in the mod and possibly some form of crosshair (somehow).

So third person view is not only cheating, but non-immersive and pretty hard to deal with. Probably won't be in.

Welcome to the forums, please be sure to check out the FAQs (ESPCIALLY the General Forum FAQ) and the Readyroom. You can get a link to the Readyroom in the General Forum FAQ.

the_stalker · June 2002

lol, id like 3rd person for an optional

Eos · June 2002

See someone likes my idea.

Eos · June 2002

You also get to enjoy the models better, or worse.

Flayra · June 2002

Nope, there's no third-person for NS. It's a FPS and an RTS, no room for this. :)

Edo · June 2002

topic now officially dead <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

TychoCelchuuu · June 2002

do a search if your idea seems like one that could have been brought up. if you are suggesting to add a new alien lvl, i wouldnt bother but for 3rd person view or assault maps, check the archives first.

3rd person view?

Comments