!!! WMP Contest Discussion !!!

[soldat]

hey what do you think about this - cool or lame

a guitar weapon. pri fire - play a chord, which equals a beam laser or something. i dunno.

sec fire - play a song (like smells like teen spirit lol) that makes ceiling tiles fall from the roof or meteors if it's an open sky

 

[EvilDrWong]

edit: can we use special custom buttons, like chaosUT's change ammo? if so, how many buttons?

If it were completely up to me id say yes... but there would be a couple requirements:
Only one special button. and the exec function needs to be called SpecialButton, so we can include a keybinder that will work with all of the weapons that are included in the pack.
got half of the vote just waitin on postal's approval.

Damn donator, that looks freakin rad!

 

[Postal]

Ooo, another plasma toy. Cant wait to play with these things.

Soldat, I say no limit, just include a keybind section for the GUI. Guitar sounds fine to me. Something more unique then the generic blaster.

 

[ROFL 451]

Ooo, another plasma toy. Cant wait to play with these things.

Soldat, I say no limit, just include a keybind section for the GUI. Guitar sounds fine to me. Something more unique then the generic blaster.

I am submitting an Uzi, but IF POSSIBLE I have an idea that may allow me to add TWO weapons. Just theory, of course. Uzi just needs skinning and animating. w00t! I will start animating right now.

 

[Postal]

Well, I could think of several ways to have 1 weapon be several. Make it upgradeable, or multimode, etc.

 

[soldat]

hmm.. one more thing. what are you guys looking for, mainly? creativity, technically spectaular, overall enjoyment while killing, attention to details? which would you say is more important?

here's a pic of Ankalar's fabled famas... ported by me, and at the moment shooting goo...

edit: i probably won't enter this weapon... but it's fun anyways.

 

[Postal]

All of the above. Origionality would be near the top, but not the most important. A totaly origional weapon that doesnt work for instance cant win. Fix the bugs, make the minor tweeks to make it good.

 

[ROFL 451]

All of the above. Origionality would be near the top, but not the most important. A totaly origional weapon that doesnt work for instance cant win. Fix the bugs, make the minor tweeks to make it good.

My second weapon is nearing complete model stage. Ok, question:

Would you prefer
a) Uzi
b) Lava Caster

Neither is too much eye candy, but here are ideas:

Uzi: reloads every 30 bullets. (drop anim)
Lava Caster: Shoots a stream of lava that lands on the ground and forms a puddle, that lasts 10 seconds, (sorta like Bio Goop) To combat the minefield effect, make high ROF, low ammo

screens (updated):

 

[Postal]

I have no preference either way, you make the idea you like better, you make it to the best of youre ability, and then with some luck, you might win.

 

[soldat]

hey postal,

my weapon is..er.. 2.5 mb on disk. but it zips up to around 1.2mb... is that alright?

it's a colt revolver, and there's about 15 attachments you can purchase with kill credits, which include dual guns, scopes, different primary and secondary firing, etc.

here are some screen shots... first one is no attachments, second is a silencer + 4x scope, and last one is a 12x scope... heh heh

rofl: the lava gun seems interesting... what will 2ndary fire do?

 

[Postal]

NNNoooooooYyyessshh Way. As I said in the rules, were flexable if you ask first. Sure I will take it. I'm also pritty sure Colt never make a top break. Looks more like a Schoefield, or more like some gun in a cartoon show I once saw, called trigun or something like that, Think I have seen like 3 episodes. Full underlug would make it kinda heavy, would would help control recoil, and I never saw a left hand loading gate before, but it does look awsome. Someone else made a Trigun pistol for 2k3, but this looks similar, but is obiviously better.

Anywho, I can recieve e-mails. If you want to submit something, mail it to Postal0311@Boo.net When I recieve a submission, I will make a post about it.

 

[ROFL 451]

hey postal,

my weapon is..er.. 2.5 mb on disk. but it zips up to around 1.2mb... is that alright?

it's a colt revolver, and there's about 15 attachments you can purchase with kill credits, which include dual guns, scopes, different primary and secondary firing, etc.

here are some screen shots... first one is no attachments, second is a silencer + 4x scope, and last one is a 12x scope... heh heh

rofl: the lava gun seems interesting... what will 2ndary fire do?

Still deciding, but I have a good idea.

Primary: Sprays a continous thick stream of boiling lava out onto the ground, lasts for 10 seconds, does moderate damage, and burn damage (after damage) Mostly used a choke point creator, or to cover your back when retreating. Try spraying it on an enemy >:]

Secondary: Fires a longrange pencil-width stream of super pressurized lava. Uses less ammo, does less damage, BUT you can shoot long range with secondary, while Primary is short/medium range. Best use: Burn damage. Need help thinking up a possible better secondary

 

[Postal]

*Taps foot*

*Looks at watch*

*Checks E-mail*

So, I am wondering when someones going to send something in. I understand it would be better to wait till the last moment, since I am going to only take the first submission, but boy am I looking foward to getting a submission.

I better get 10 weapons!

 

[soldat]

hrm... sorry... ut2k4.... keeping me busy!!!!!

onslaught... wierd name... but royale fun... especially online. what can i say.

actually... i should be coding *hangs head in shame*

postal: have you heard from 10 people about contest interest yet?

 

[Postal]

I believe we have had over 10 people respond to this thread, but, wether they will follow though or not is the question.

 

[ROFL 451]

hrm... sorry... ut2k4.... keeping me busy!!!!!

onslaught... wierd name... but royale fun... especially online. what can i say.

actually... i should be coding *hangs head in shame*

postal: have you heard from 10 people about contest interest yet?

Ut2004 is rockin man! I spent 5 hours this morning playing assault, instead of trying to animate my weapon.

Soldat, can you help me with my model? I am having a bit of trouble animating/skinning it. WHat program are you using to model/animate? I see you've got a fine lookin' gun there, and was wondering if you could help me. Postal is worried about submissions, and I will gladly make one, but since this is my first ever REAL MODEL, I need some help.

Also, you know how to code, and that would help me out if you could give me some pointers. Not asking you to code, skin, or animate it, just asking for pointers/help.

Lava Caster model is finished, complete model is slightly below 1,300 poly's for 3rd person, will cut down some detail and make 1st person too. So, 1 hour of work.

 

[soldat]

rofl: 1300 polys should be fine. for a 3rd person model it is a little high, but if you optimize, that's not bad for a 1st person polycount. i mean, most people will be able to handle it.

i did talk about animating, but here's not the best place. i started a thread: http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?p=1366115#post1366115

.. i am sucking at 2k4's assault... but onslaught is where it's at~!

 

[Postal]

I love the vehicles, but I dont like the ONS gameplay. I would rather do Assault with vehicles.

2 weeks left

 

[ROFL 451]

Hey Postal, maybe could you give us a few more days to complete the weapons? I think if I have a little more time I can finish it in time.

 

[Postal]

Anyone else need an extension? I would rather not, but if enough people ask for one, I will grant a short one.