Movement suggestions.

by del on 04/15/2007 05:38, 7 messages, last message: 04/17/2007 22:21, 1336 views, last view: 04/22/2024 08:30

For Sauerbraten to be a better Deathmatch game, it needs a more robust movement system. Strafe-jumping, or double jumping are almost essential to truly make a robust game.

Basically, if the developers could add something where each jump accelerates you (see painkiller http://www.gamershell.com/download_6460.shtml)
Or where you can jump once again in mid-air (see ut2004 http://data.unrealtournament.com/UT2004-Demo3334.exe)

And along with this slow down movement speed, I think that it would attract a much larger crowd.

/soapbox

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by del on 04/16/2007 05:14

You go faster when you jump like a lunge in Sauerbraten, but in Quake 3, and other games, you actually continue to speed up, like 320ups, 500ups, 550ups, etc, and I think this could serve as a more interesting gameplay mechanic, along with air control so you can accumulate more speed.

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by SanHolo on 04/16/2007 22:37

Actually, I personally dislike all that "jump-acceleration" in current games. It is the opposite of what happens in the real world (yeah, no real argument) plus it makes everyone hop around like a rabbit; ridiculous.

I agree that the new airspeed is great and makes the game even faster and feels somehow smoother, though, but I would oppose to more accumulation of acceleration.

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by tentus_ on 04/17/2007 01:55

Have people watched the ogro from third person? The poor little guy is flipping out just to marginally match up with the ground. Cube and Sauer are already really, really fast... every time my roommate talks me into playing Halo or some other FPS I rage against how slow it is.

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by kurtis84 on 04/17/2007 04:27, refers to #3

The changes in this release that effect speed/jumps are the first in a while to effect the "feel" of sauer. I figured people would complain some. I thought it was a good change.

That "jump while in the air" crap is annoying, and I agree with tentus about sauers speed...it's very fast already. Fast enough.

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by Drakas on 04/17/2007 08:46, refers to #3

It is actually quite interesting watching ogros play :-)

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by baby rabbit on 04/17/2007 21:36, refers to #5

kinky...

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by Quin on 04/17/2007 22:21, refers to #3

You should try watching the game from a chasecam, I was watching the bots in SauerMod and the camera goes beserk following them.

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