Actually, I ruined it for the generally populous in November, just wanted to note that fact, for a completely not random reason.

So you did.Yes, it's all coming back to me now. Seems like there was a map competition going on.

Later,

Rommel

Wow, the off-topicness there.

Back to the topic ... Your screen shot of the desk reminds me of an old TV show. Seems like it was named Land of the Giants. It was about some people stranded on a planet where everything was about the same as on Earth but about 20 times larger. Watch out for the cat!

I like what you're doing and have played with the idea a little myself. I'm not sure if the model sizes you are using will crimp your style or force you to use excessily large maps, but if so, perhaps there is is a viable option. In case you weren't aware, you can decrease the tank size to the point of being totally invisable on the main screen. The tag you use is:
and can be found in the display.xml file in your /.scorched directory.

At the time, I was trying to design maps that were scaled to be true to life. A nuclear plant is much larger than a stadium, a factory is much larger than a house, a city block is much larger than a tank, etc..

Be forewarned that I never tested this option online. Playing offline all of the tanks are increased or decreased by the same amount. I abandoned this idea as it is most likely a local option only (like the GL Shaders) and would not change the way other players see the field. You might want to try it for yourself and see. If this works for network players, then you may find that by decreasing the tank sizes you can get the same look without eating up all the landscape with only a few models.

Good luck with the mod,

Rommel

Anyone know how to, or could make a heart or smiley face (don't ask about what happened when I tried to do that)

Also is it possible to have a item use a parachute while not actually showing that the chute?



PS

the mod isn't dead, I've just hit a brick wall for now with ideas.

smiley face or heart is no problem. want to upload a picture of the kind of thing youre after?

note to self, need to remember to log in more.

It would be easier to just describe it.

I'm looking for a simple heart, 3d or 2d would work.

As to the smiley, can you make it a ball with a face graphic that can be changed out.

Had an interesting idea, A frog weapon that the face changes with each bounce. From, smile -> neutral -> sad -> mad -> evil

you get the idea

these do you?







the symbols are windows webdings

woa, those are spooky. boy, I hope I don't have nighmares

but seriously, those are spooky.

I like the smiley face that is is more of a symbol, the other one isn't exactly what I'm looking for. I was trying to do a ball with a smiley face on one side of it. More FaceBall 2000 style. (though round eyes are better)

Speaking of faces, a smiley face map,

yes, sorry. i didnt read it properly.

its just a squashed sphere, s/b np to rescale if u need to.

woa... that thing is almost as creepy as the burger king.

Been meaning to say, that face looks like it has hair



Thanks Laptop for the help.


I should put this in another topic..

I know how to make it look like theres energy building up in front of a tank
(I think it will work, using multi explosions of different sizes) but I
cannot figure out how to get the "lines" of energy that many shows and
games use to make it look like it being gathered. The game engine
makes it go upward when trying to animate it in the explosion effect.

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man... at least it isn't a giant chucky(cheese) face.