transpider

[Sarge-David]

took some days but i have to finaly bump it
ohwell

*BuMp*

[porkmanii]

Originally posted by Sarge-David
1=they can stop you by killing A your char or B your mine which may or maynot go boom or may or maynot hit them with the boom

2=running from your base to theres just to have to do it again and hope they dont repair there health

them are 2 magor reasions

It's meant to be a remote-controlled Translocator beacon, not a remote-controlled "super-weapon". I'll make the damage an option (eventually), so if you want a more powerful Spider, you can have it.

The Spider is considerably difficult to hit (being much smaller and a little faster than a player), so if it gets killed, that's the player's shortcoming.

that bungie idea is GREAT!
im thinking E deploys it...
pressing e again releases the bungie...

I'm not sure E (Use) can be overridden by the Pawn - it seems to be built into PlayerController. At the moment I have Crouch/Duck make the Spider fall down (jumping down without hitting another wall is difficult), so it could use that. This isn't likely to make it into the first release (depending on when I am able to release it.)

BTW the screen shots cant you send them to a Cd then when you go to the enternet place just send it over and such....it should work^^

ImageShack.

Running


SpiderLauncher/TransSpider. Notice the icon in the bottom-right corner, indicating if a Spider has been deployed. It also indicates whether the TransSpider is in normal TL mode or Spider mode.


Camera, sitting on (the side of) a tree, looking down at porkmanii.
Don't mind the lines up the top - they only appeared when I took the screenshot (all my screenshots came out like that...) :weird:


Shut down, not being controlled (attached to the tree.)

Originally posted by SolaceEternal
By the way, porkmanii, about the concept of the spider walking on ceilings? This will likely fit in with the previous attempts at people trying to have changing gravity centers or something, and to my knowledge, it's buggy as hell, as the system simply isn't meant to handle it well. Then again, what I'm talking about it people trying to make a map out of a sphere (like a small planet) and be able to traverse the sphere without falling off.

Here is a link to a map/SDK that pulled this off, albiet it's pretty buggy. Thought it could be of some use to you.

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums...hreadid=499488

Thanks, actually the Spidering is working rather well already. I started messing around with gravity the other day, but haven't got far. I might look into that SDK thing when I get the chance.

Originally posted by Sarge-David
so.....
what kinda bugs do you got going on?
and what have you done?
and what have you to do?
...
add me to the creaters plz^^

Bugs - none that I know of.
Progress - mostly complete, but without most of the optional ideas.
To do - just the ideas (i.e. configurable damage, configurable health, bungie, etc.). I'd upload it, but I can't/shouldn't from here (getting the files here isn't the problem.)

I haven't done the readme yet, but when I do, you'll all be in it.

[legacy-SolaceEternal]

Lookin' good. :3

Can't wait to see the results; you're really pluggin' away at this.

[Sarge-David]

I LOVE YOU FOR THIS!

yes that is exactly how i wanted it to look^^
the it dont have to be e....maybe x <.<
that isnt used is it?
yea well i forgot the damage was a configurable

yea the bungie should be looking like something like this
///////////////////
with a metal look to it

at the end of the bungie
in a later version(the bungie should be a later version)
yea the readme wil be easy as hell to do^^

anyway

at the end of the bungie there should be some clamp thing that an enemy can fire at and if so they can break it makeing the transpider fall down^^

now lets see >.>

yea lets see how granades inflect the movements :P

now lets see what is there left?
NEXT POST A README HELP^^

[Sarge-David]

my try on it

TRANSPIDER readme

worked on by Porkmanii,Sarge-David,SolaceEternal
and any 1 else who helped

how to install
place the files in there appropiate folders in the ut2004 folders

how to play
(should be)in mutators add the Transpider mutator

controlls
fire=deploy a transpider
atl-fire=change to the normal translocater
when in fire
fire=blows up the transpider
alt-fire=teleport to the transpider
q=controll the transpider
when in q
fire=blow up
atl-fire=translocate to mine
w=forward
s=backwards
a=left
d=right
space=jump
x?=install the bungie(to be added at a later version
when in x
space=go up bungie
c=go down bungie
x?=release bungie

version history
ONE=the only 1 thats out at the momment

in beta testing at the momment
so if you find any bugs or glitchs go to here to tell us

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums...=&pagenumber=1

THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING THIS MUTATOR!

[legacy-LorinUT]

This is excellent for spying on enemies.

I can imagine a scene where Remus is patrolling the halls in CTF-Face3 while that spider is slowly crawling on the wall. Remus turns around because he heard something and doesnt see the spider. It's on the roof right above him. Then Remus shrugs it off and continues patrolling the hall. After remus exits, the spider mine continues going around the entire base. The spider reaches where the flag is and there's 5 soldiers gathered in a circle discussing plans on attacking team Blue's base. Unfortunately, they red team doesnt know they are being spied on. So, the controller of the spider warns the others and they move to their positions to repel the attack. And then, the blue team succeeds in defending their base. Then 1 of the red soldiers was like, "How the hell did they figure out their plans?!" Then the spider walks behind him and he turns around and says, "Oh shh.." That's when the spider jumps up and explodes.


I got good movie thoughts eh?

[Sarge-David]

its avarage for what im use to wathing from these 3rd rate movies
anyway he just got to get the files to a com with enternet and write the readme then upload it to my website i just made for it
and BAM beta in no time

[porkmanii]

Originally posted by Sarge-David
the it dont have to be e....maybe x <.<
that isnt used is it?
yea well i forgot the damage was a configurable

Every key on my keyboard is used, and then some (key combos.) :haha:

The damage and health aren't configurable yet, but they will be.

Crouch/duck will most likely trigger the bungie.

at the end of the bungie there should be some clamp thing that an enemy can fire at and if so they can break it makeing the transpider fall down^^

What should this clamp look like? I'm no modeller...

yea lets see how granades inflect the movements :P

What purpose does that serve? If grenades are stuck to you, you're as good as dead anyway...

Originally posted by Sarge-David
my try on it

TRANSPIDER readme

Don't worry, I'll do the readme.

fire=deploy a transpider
atl-fire=change to the normal translocater
when in fire
fire=blows up the transpider
alt-fire=teleport to the transpider
q=controll the transpider
when in q
fire=blow up
atl-fire=translocate to mine
w=forward
s=backwards
a=left
d=right
space=jump
x?=install the bungie(to be added at a later version
when in x
space=go up bungie
c=go down bungie
x?=release bungie

fire= deploy TransSpider or normal beacon, depending on current mode. If a beacon/Spider is active, recalls it (Spiders explode when recalled.)
alt-fire= while a beacon is active, teleport, otherwise toggle Spider/normal TL mode.
q= control the TransSpider, or view camera as usual if in normal TL mode.
w/a/s/d/space= movement as usual while controlling Spider

And eventually (not yet):
c/Duck= activate bungie if on a ceiling. While bungie is active, extend its length (go down)
maybe ThrowWeapon or some other unused key= deactivate bungie and fall to ground.

Originally posted by LorinUT
I got good movie thoughts eh?

:up:

[Sarge-David]

ok more this to add
im thinking the bungie will be like the size of the pretty trans light
ad the hook on the end allows the transpider to hang there...
makes sence :P
anyway
it will look lik a box with little hooks on the side :P
easy enuff

the grenade are like normal spiders with nades on them...gives a bigger boom

so heres an idea for a later version

ALLOWS TO STICK TO PPL AND VEHICLES
because the normal spider mines blow up with contact to people or vehicles no 1 has really seen what they do when they dont explode
because off the unseen hooks in there leggs
(uses geco[or wahtever that lizzard is]hairs from there feel it allows them to grab onto anything)
allowing the transpider to ride piggy back on an enemy
vehicle or player or an ally vehicle or player

this allows it to move around faster

it also allows the funny sceens of the enemy shooting 1 of there ally's to death to kill the spider on there head

his is an option to add^^

ohyea can you give us a pic of the option screen :P

good work and remember that host here pm or wahtever

use that site :P

WE WILL HAVE IT ON THE WEB BEFOR CRISTMAS!

[porkmanii]

Originally posted by Sarge-David
ALLOWS TO STICK TO PPL AND VEHICLES
because the normal spider mines blow up with contact to people or vehicles no 1 has really seen what they do when they dont explode
because off the unseen hooks in there leggs
...
allowing the transpider to ride piggy back on an enemy
vehicle or player or an ally vehicle or player

Actually, the TransSpider doesn't blow up on contact with people/vehicles. I may be able to allow spidering on people/vehicles...

(uses geco[or wahtever that lizzard is]hairs from there feel it allows them to grab onto anything)

:weird: Sure, a mechanical spider with hair...

this allows it to move around faster

Attached to a vehicle, yes. Spider Mines have a ground speed of ~500 UU/sec. Normal players are slower, at ~400 UU/sec.

ohyea can you give us a pic of the option screen :P

Possibly, but not until next week at the earliest (no internet access until then.)

WE WILL HAVE IT ON THE WEB BEFOR CRISTMAS!

Most likely.

[Xyx]

Double-tap Crouch to drop?

[Sarge-David]

yea see there are these lizzards with cool hairs on there feet
that allows them to walk on upsidedown glass :P

anyway they took them hairs and put the idea to the transpider allowing them to climb :P

yes who cares about there speed it still be fun to hitch a ride^^

jump on the flag carrier and right befor they reach the flag base BOOM they die and you get a laugh
it be fun to bungie off of a raptor

it blows up when it gets close to enemy's
so its like a touch thing :P
ITS CLOSE ENOUGH! to be considered touching

anyway why cant you get the internet?
thats like a requiterment :P

[porkmanii]

Originally posted by Sarge-David
yea see there are these lizzards with cool hairs on there feet
that allows them to walk on upsidedown glass :P

Yes, I know that. My point is - why would a mechanical Spider need that, and how would it have hairy legs?

it blows up when it gets close to enemy's
so its like a touch thing :P
ITS CLOSE ENOUGH! to be considered touching

The Spider Mine does, but not the TransSpider. At least, not yet.

anyway why cant you get the internet?
thats like a requiterment :P

Money. Specifically, a lack of it. X-|

Originally posted by Xyx
Double-tap Crouch to drop?

Good idea.

[Sarge-David]

sucks for you :/

anyway yea
they took the idea of it
(they got a robot with them hairs on its legs already)
(i was the tv show)

yea it works and explains

[legacy-LorinUT]

Err... where's the download link at?