IT OUT! no. it isnt... i bet its coming on christmas, as is black mesa source, seeing as we know it was just a prank to scare people away so they would save bandwidth when they released.
[QUOTE=certified;19057363]IT OUT! no. it isnt... i bet its coming on christmas, as is black mesa source, seeing as we know it was just a prank to scare people away so they would save bandwidth when they released.[/QUOTE]
or is it? you'll never know when im dropping it on you. i'll post progress here though so check back once and a while.
Edit: got bored and made this:
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Edit: the pod is completely done, time to start coding ^^
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metro cop not included
Edit: for who ever rated it late: its late because i was grounded for 3 weeks so i couldn't work on any of my stuff.
[QUOTE=flyboy95;19054242]Now all we need is a decent drop map, oh and for this to come out. Woops.[/QUOTE]
You could also use a space build map or gm_wireconstruct. They both have a space area that leads to land(space build maps look a bit nicer.
@Cheese: Great news! I hope coding it isn't too hard(I also hope it doesn't take too long, lol)
Keep it up Cheese!
P.S: These regular updates are a nice change. Its nice to know you are making good progress(at an alarmingly fast pace I might add!)
prepare to drop
[QUOTE=certified;19084939]prepare to drop[/QUOTE]
i think i'll be the one telling you when to prepare. please dont repeat what has been already been said too often because then it just gets old real fast.
[QUOTE=thlaughincheese;19089436]i think i'll be the one telling you when to prepare. please dont repeat what has been already been said too often because then it just gets old real fast.[/QUOTE]
Amen to that.
By the way, who keeps rating my posts, as well as yours, dumb? Whats so dumb about what we are saying?
P.S: I bet this gets rated dumb, lol.
[QUOTE=Bail Organa3;19095996]Amen to that.
By the way, who keeps rating my posts, as well as yours, dumb? Whats so dumb about what we are saying?
P.S: I bet this gets rated dumb, lol.[/QUOTE]
most likely some bored dumb ass.
EDIT: while searching the gmod wiki i discovered the add angle velocity function. and with this, i created a new pod stabalization system. so in the next update, you will be able to hit the skybox without tumbling out of control.
[b]VOTE STARTING HERE: do you want the odst pod to stabalize so it will always land upright, or do you want it to be more realistic and not stabalize and you die if your pod hits the ground sideways? post your votes here.[/B]
[QUOTE=thlaughincheese;19098963]most likely some bored dumb ass.
EDIT: while searching the gmod wiki i discovered the add angle velocity function. and with this, i created a new pod stabalization system. so in the next update, you will be able to hit the skybox without tumbling out of control.
[b]VOTE STARTING HERE: do you want the odst pod to stabalize so it will always land upright, or do you want it to be more realistic and not stabalize and you die if your pod hits the ground sideways? post your votes here.[/B][/QUOTE]
no stabilization
no stabilization!
maybe two versions for people to choose if they want to risk death to land or if they just want to drop saftly. A question will it be controlled like the BF 2142 pod as in mouse to look, WASD to drive?
Option to manually stabilize, auto correcting if you push r or something.
[QUOTE=The Enclosed Instruction Book for Halo 3: ODST]
SOEIVs are fully automated, but most ODSTs prefer to fly them manually, performing evasive maneuvers to evade hostile fire. Be advised: A typical drop terminates in a rapid deceleration 50 meters or less from the ground. And while SOEIVs are rugged systems, their thrusters and air-brakes have been known to fail, killing the occupant on impact. We call this "digging your own grave."[/QUOTE]
SOEIVs are ODST pods. Also, if you hit the ground too fast, maybe the person inside should die?
I like that manual stabilize idea. maybe have it so if it starts to tilt or flip on drop, it starts flashing a red light and a small warning alarm like the one from the game, and you press r to correct the flight path.
But have it that after it corrects the flight path it turns back off and won't turn back on, so if you screw up again your..well...screwed.
I like the idea for a button to stabilize.
No stabilize. I like to make it real. With the pod to malfunction, as in halo 3, it would be truthful to the Halo Facts. only 3 of 5 odst pods survive.
no stabilize
[QUOTE=Shogun42;19111359]maybe two versions for people to choose if they want to risk death to land or if they just want to drop saftly. A question will it be controlled like the BF 2142 pod as in mouse to look, WASD to drive?[/QUOTE]
the mouse won't do anything. you can only use WASD to move the pod. the pod will also have 1000 health and when it is too damaged, it explodeds and you die. the pod will have something called stages. stages are what the pod does, example: deploying the chute.
[QUOTE=Kude;19111871]Option to manually stabilize, auto correcting if you push r or something.
SOEIVs are ODST pods. Also, if you hit the ground too fast, maybe the person inside should die?[/QUOTE]
that auto stabalize is a good idea, BUT that would be unrealistic. also, when the instruction book says "manuver" and "fully automated" i think it means you can only change landing targets but not be able to flip your pod up side down or right side up.
[QUOTE=sam123486;19114556]No stabilize. I like to make it real. With the pod to malfunction, as in halo 3, it would be truthful to the Halo Facts. only 3 of 5 odst pods survive.[/QUOTE]
he makes a good point. but wouldn't 3 out of 5 pods successfully landing be kinda useless?
Because the odds of dieing are kinda high.
vote ends here
in conclusion, how about the pod will not have stabalization when first launched and is in free fall. but if it is hit or flipped during free fall, it will automatically deploy it's chute which will stabalize it. and how about a manual override toggle button that allows you to change the course of the pod and be able to deploy the chute when ever you want and fire the thrusters when ever you want. but when you turn manual override off, you can't do anything exept for look around, not even move the pod. this adds a challange when you move the pod because you will also have to manually deploy the chutes.
Sounds nice.
hmm, i think the "X out of Y" survival rate needs to be more like 9 out of 10.
you would most likely survive, but there would still be a risk of dieing upon impact.
More like 7 of 10.
[QUOTE=thlaughincheese;19123764]the mouse won't do anything. you can only use WASD to move the pod. the pod will also have 1000 health and when it is too damaged, it explodeds and you die. the pod will have something called stages. stages are what the pod does, example: deploying the chute.
that auto stabalize is a good idea, BUT that would be unrealistic. also, when the instruction book says "manuver" and "fully automated" i think it means you can only change landing targets but not be able to flip your pod up side down or right side up.
he makes a good point. but wouldn't 3 out of 5 pods successfully landing be kinda useless?
Because the odds of dieing are kinda high.
vote ends here
in conclusion, how about the pod will not have stabalization when first launched and is in free fall. but if it is hit or flipped during free fall, it will automatically deploy it's chute which will stabalize it. and how about a manual override toggle button that allows you to change the course of the pod and be able to deploy the chute when ever you want and fire the thrusters when ever you want. but when you turn manual override off, you can't do anything exept for look around, not even move the pod. this adds a challange when you move the pod because you will also have to manually deploy the chutes.[/QUOTE]
Sounds good cheese. Looking forward to the "stages" feature.
Do I need Battlefield 2142 for me to be able to see the models?
[QUOTE=Scrake;19168169]Do I need Battlefield 2142 for me to be able to see the models?[/QUOTE]
No you don't. Its a really cool entity. Be sure to read some of the previous posts so you can see his new creation(an odst version that drops you).
EDIT: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THIS!!! (lol, /caps spam)
I want an Asus desktop for Christmas, halo books, books: Fall of Reach, The Cole Protocol. I also want Forza 3, Borderlands, and best of all, The goriest, [Prototype]. I had to make it correctly titled because its too cool not to be like that. and I really want this.
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Sorry got abit off. Well, hows it going? The drag shoot would be hard, and making it go into the ground, too.
[QUOTE=Bail Organa3;19168241]No you don't. Its a really cool entity. Be sure to read some of the previous posts so you can see his new creation(an odst version that drops you).
EDIT: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THIS!!! (lol, /caps spam)[/QUOTE]
sorry, D= D= D= the odst pod will not be released on christmas, theres still a lot of coding to be done. it will have a pod bay that respawns a new pod after the old pod launches. unfortunatly i have to proccess that model because the halo decompiler messes up the UVs.
btw, the pod v1b is comming out on christmas, it will have a new and better stabalization system and the doors of the launcher will be parented with the body.
[QUOTE=sam123486;19173207]I want an Asus desktop for Christmas, halo books, books: Fall of Reach, The Cole Protocol. I also want Forza 3, Borderlands, and best of all, The goriest, [Prototype]. I had to make it correctly titled because its too cool not to be like that. and I really want this.
[editline]02:22PM[/editline]
Sorry got abit off. Well, hows it going? The drag shoot would be hard, and making it go into the ground, too.[/QUOTE]
drag chute is actually one of the easiest parts, it playes the animations and slows down the pod's velocity. making it go into the ground is also easy, thanks to havok physics. you can ask rentehdragon about the pod model because he is the only person other than me who has access to it. i just cut off the physics model of the pod up to the part that you sit in so the bottom part of the pod doesn't colide with the ground. see the picture i posted with the metro cop in it, the smoke blocks it, but you can kinda notice the pod is stuck in the ground.
won't be here for to answer your questions in the next 7 hours, going paintballing =D.
[QUOTE=sam123486;19173207]I want an Asus desktop for Christmas, halo books, books: Fall of Reach, The Cole Protocol. I also want Forza 3, Borderlands, and best of all, The goriest, [Prototype]. I had to make it correctly titled because its too cool not to be like that. and I really want this.
[editline]02:22PM[/editline]
Sorry got abit off. Well, hows it going? The drag shoot would be hard, and making it go into the ground, too.[/QUOTE]
Good list....Ive read all the books, and there are three new ones that are supposed to come out soon.
@Cheese: I'm fine waiting on the pod, I wasn't actually planning on it being done by Christmas. I realize these things take time(I'm currently working on a Starship Troopers drop ship, and its very slow going on the coding front, but at least the models done :p) so take your time, ill bet this makes front page on Gmod.org!
Merry Christmas you guys!
P.S: In the event that you do not celebrate Christmas, Happy Hanukkah Kwanzaa, or whatever it is you celebrate!(Btw, I didn't realize Kwanzaa was spelled with a k....lol)
-Cheers Mate!
Bad to the ass on the ODST pod, in more ways than one (and the initial meaning good). Only real problem is the low-res mess of textures on the inside, but i'm pretty sure most can live with it. When it gets released (if it does), inb4 advanced dupes that replicate the inner-screen features. :v:
I GOT MAH ASUS! Wow. It is the highest performance pc I have ever seen. I have an integrated graphics, so not good for games yet.
[QUOTE=sam123486;19195839]I GOT MAH ASUS! Wow. It is the highest performance pc I have ever seen. I have an integrated graphics, so not good for games yet.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=thlaughincheese;18756903]then just post "bump" instead of derailing[/QUOTE]
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Whoops. sorry.
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