Ninja Rope

[DarK]

Hi all!

Silly topic, i know; will never be implemented.. but the talk may be fun.

To code this, you'd have to look into the physics of springs and create a rope with a series of nodes connected by arcs of course.

Now, this idea would involve a lot of modification to the whole Soldat code probz, and mr. MM doesn't want too much work on his head.

Would it enrich or ruin the Soldat experience?

[FliesLikeABrick]

play worms much?

[Zamorak]

All the old maps would be abused, all the maps that could be abused must be re-mapped or replaced..


I think it would detract, although it would be pretty nifty.

[vulbastick]

already been suggested - grapplehook - kinda same idea.

but still quite cool

[Eagles_Arrows]

play worms much?

Yah.

I do not like this idea.  Because of jets.  Could kill climb maps.

[Sotija]

No. Play worms .And we have jets allready

[Zegovia]

Think of maps where there are no jetfuel, then the grappling hook could be replaced instead,
>>>>AS A SERVER OPTION!!!<<<<

[Stalky]

play worms much?

Leiro*

[BooBoo McBad]

play worms much?

Yah.

I do not like this idea.  Because of jets.  Could kill climb maps.

Weapon disable >.>

[Keron Cyst]

M79.

[Serial K!ller]

No! we already have jets and ninja ropes wouldn't fit in soldat

[Mr. Jenkins]

Why the hell would you make a rope out of springs?

No I don't like this. This would be too a drastic change to soldat, and I like soldat the way it is. It would be pretty pointless, cause we have jets. And why would it be enabled on climbing maps? That would make it easy.

[DarK]

To be quite honest, i don't like this idea either...

That why i wanted to see the response.

And matey, check into some physics... you implement a rope by using a series of springs, or rigid body arcs (even springs with an infinite stiffness; hooke's law). This goes into rag doll physics...
It could be implemented.
Soldat uses Verlet Integration for motion.

Do a search for 'Advanced Character Physics'.
It's not to difficult to get your head around if you're physics/maths minded.

This is what MM looked at whilst programming soldat.

Many disadvantages to this method, but MM's done alright with Soldat.

[Plonkoon]

It would probably take too long for michal to impliment them than it would be worth.

[2big4u]

How would you use this So called "Grappling Hook"?

Would you have to press a button, use it as a secondary wepon(point and click). It might be fun to use as a mod, otherwise it would be very abusive, and think of all the annoying people just grappling to everything.....




MY UNITED STATES OF WHATEVA!!!!!!

[T-Bone]

i dunno about this....sometimes its a pain in some INF maps when you have no boost and you need to get onto a ledge to score, but other than that i dont think this is really needed.