Anyways, I was watching Dead Alive (or Braindead, to some of you), and I got to the scene with the lawn mower. I also happen to know that this scene was referenced in Left 4 Dead, and has an existing prop in game (A really bloody lawnmower). Naturally, as the mad scientist in me tends to do, I then thought of how awesome a swep this would be inside of Gmod, cutting a path through a crowd of zombies or other npc's.
Would it be possible to rig the Left 4 Dead lawnmower so that
a) the world model is basically the lawnmower being held like a gravity gun (or could just be the gravity gun).
b) Works in the same fashion as the Doom 3 chainsaw (primary fire speeds up the motor, starts when equipped), which would also include the blood shower effect that accompanies each slice. (CMasta might know about this, I'll ask him)
c) Anything that gets in the path of the lawnmower will be sorry they did. This would be ideal for Gibsplat or something like that, but I think the firepower should provide the same sense of raw power as , well, running through zombies lifting a lawn mower.
By the way, if the lawn mower isn't viable, could it at least be something like a jackhammer, or just a fast-spinning propeller attached to the rocket launcher model (which I think is the next best option.)?
So, if you comment on this thread, would it be easier to do the lawnmower, or the bladed rocket launcher model?
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