ziglodyte
GI. Patton
Posts: 147
Karma: 111
Pilot name: Light Legs
Platform: Facebook
Clan: ANgr
League: Master
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Gareth
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Post by ziglodyte on Jul 8, 2017 12:14:05 GMT -5
So there's a new heavy jumper coming along through the test servers, but is it just me or do the existing jump animations leave much to be desired?
Not sure about the Cossack, but the Rog and Griff both have what look to be jets in their backs. These robots jumping with just their legs looks silly when the Lance fires his butt jets just to scoot along a little faster. Wouldn't the jumps look way better if the jets were animated similarly to the Lance during the jump's ascent?
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Post by Ron Gaul on Jul 8, 2017 13:18:00 GMT -5
Yes, yes, and heck yes. The Griffin should be spewing smoke and flame when it goes airborne. Rog, not as much but still some. But with the Griff, it should be firing until almost the apex of its leap and then burn out. Clouds of black smoke everywhere...
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Post by Mechman-Mechout on Jul 8, 2017 13:26:26 GMT -5
Yes, yes, and heck yes. The Griffin should be spewing smoke and flame when it goes airborne. Rog, not as much but still some. But with the Griff, it should be firing until almost the apex of its leap and then burn out. Clouds of black smoke everywhere... Holy ?poo-poo? that would be incredible. I just love the idea of this building-sized machine blasting straight into the air to rain death upon all below. As it currently stands we've got a building-sized machine daintily hopping into the air to rain death upon all below. It just doesn't really give a good idea of the massive amount of energy it must take to get that thing up there, does it? |
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Post by fιяєfℓαмє on Jul 8, 2017 21:16:30 GMT -5
Looks better.
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Post by MCYL on Jul 8, 2017 21:57:11 GMT -5
It's the future and the rest of G-20 went green. Perhaps if they made an American jump bot it could have a special smoke effect.
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Post by ♧SGT FURY 24/7♧ on Jul 8, 2017 22:28:01 GMT -5
It's the future and the rest of G-20 went green. Perhaps if they made an American jump bot it could have a special smoke effect. And have it toss Styrofoam fast food containers out the driver's side window! |
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Post by Paps on Jul 9, 2017 6:04:33 GMT -5
It's the future and the rest of G-20 went green. Perhaps if they made an American jump bot it could have a special smoke effect. Griff is sort of an American bot. Accordin' to the faction info available, anyways. Better boost animations would be fantastic. But would Pixonic's cobbled together junk servers handle the added strain? |
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Post by Amleth on Jul 10, 2017 7:23:08 GMT -5
It's the future and the rest of G-20 went green. Perhaps if they made an American jump bot it could have a special smoke effect. Griff is sort of an American bot. Accordin' to the faction info available, anyways. Better boost animations would be fantastic. But would Pixonic's cobbled together junk servers handle the added strain? Yes, because jump effect rendering could be handled client-side. The servers wouldn't have to do or know anything they don't already. |
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Post by Paps on Jul 10, 2017 18:10:34 GMT -5
If that's the case, Amleth, I'm all for it. Seems they're already improving the jump effects somewhat on the new stealth GriffaLance. There's a rumbling sound when you land an the screen shakes a little. On test at least. |
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Post by amidf on Jul 10, 2017 18:13:15 GMT -5
Surprised no one mentioned that when Lance fires the thrusters on his back it somehow enables him to walk backwards faster too.
-Amid
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Post by stokr on Jul 10, 2017 18:17:39 GMT -5
Yes, yes, and heck yes. The Griffin should be spewing smoke and flame when it goes airborne. Rog, not as much but still some. But with the Griff, it should be firing until almost the apex of its leap and then burn out. Clouds of black smoke everywhere... I would love to see smoke tails on every jump. Great idea! |
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Post by bugdoc on Jul 10, 2017 18:25:02 GMT -5
Surprised no one mentioned that when Lance fires the thrusters on his back it somehow enables him to walk backwards faster too. -Amid Apparently those aren't jet nozzles - they're just auxiliary exhaust ports for when the nitrous oxide injection kicks in.  |
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