Low gravity

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:00 pm

I am making a map located on our moon. How would I simulate at least low-gravity conditions? Also, is there a way to have particle effects, e.g., dust, fly up when units walk around?

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:16 pm

You cannot change gravity levels. And you canot add dust fx to a unit only when he is walking, it would have to be all the time.

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:22 pm

THEWULFMAN wrote:You cannot change gravity levels.

Yes, I know, that is why I said simulate low gravity. Isn't there a way to decrease the fall time for jumping? I think I remember seeing something like that before...

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:25 pm

Marth8880 wrote:Yes, I know, that is why I said simulate low gravity. Isn't there a way to decrease the fall time for jumping? I think I remember seeing something like that before...

This is a game, so everything is simulated. You can not change gravity levels, that includes fall time.

Post by **AQT** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:29 pm

Try playing around with these values to simulate low gravity to the best the engine will allow you:

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JumpHeight              = 1.78      // base jump height in meters
JumpForwardSpeedFactor  = 1.3       // boost forward part of velocity by this factor when jumping
JumpStrafeSpeedFactor   = 1.0       // boost side/backward part of velocity by this factor when jumping
ControlSpeed            = "jump   0.03 0.03 0.35"

You could also remove the units' jumping ability (or make the JumpHeight very low) and give them modified jump packs instead.

acryptozoo · Post by **acryptozoo** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:56 pm

some walkers have dust kick up when they walk
not sure if you can transfer that to units ...

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:12 pm

acryptozoo wrote:some walkers have dust kick up when they walk
not sure if you can transfer that to units ...

You cant, I have tryed.

acryptozoo · Post by **acryptozoo** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:10 pm

THEWULFMAN wrote:
acryptozoo wrote:some walkers have dust kick up when they walk
not sure if you can transfer that to units ...
You cant, I have tryed.

thought so

linksith · Post by **linksith** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:25 pm

what you could do is change the animation stuff (i think you want combo files but im not sure) to make it seem like a low gravity.

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:45 pm

linksith wrote:what you could do is change the animation stuff (i think you want combo files but im not sure) to make it seem like a low gravity.

I am unsure, but I remember Mav or Tean or somebody saying you cannot change the anims for jumping, etc.

DarthD.U.C.K. · Post by **DarthD.U.C.K.** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:50 pm

animations dont demerminate speed and velocity anyway so you are best off modifying the jumpvalues.

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:49 pm

i thought of something... i notice how in combo files there is the gravity setting for jump attacks (just look at vader's for example) and it sets the gravity to times 4... wonder if you can convert it to something like a decimal for jumping... or at least the jump attacks...

also you could change gravity values from certain weapons (notice there is a gravity setting for things like grenades/other dispensibles/projectiles)

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:56 pm

Dakota wrote:i thought of something... i notice how in combo files there is the gravity setting for jump attacks (just look at vader's for example) and it sets the gravity to times 4... wonder if you can convert it to something like a decimal for jumping... or at least the jump attacks...

Hmm, I have never really taken a peek inside of a combo file. I should sometime, this sounds interesting.

Dakota wrote:also you could change gravity values from certain weapons (notice there is a gravity setting for things like grenades/other dispensibles/projectiles)

Yeah, I know about those.

Snork · Post by **Snork** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:07 pm

The best way to do this would be to go to a game store, buy a game that has better physics (physics, period) and learn how to mod that one

edit: that sounded kinda trollish, I'm really just saying that it isn't worth the effort because the results will not be that great. I mean I suppose you could make a person-shaped hover vehicle and call it a space suit and have the player spawn in a hangar and make the space suit really bouncy but that just wouldn't be worth it.

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:11 pm

hmm speaking of low gravity i wonder if there is a way to make a grenade that does anti gravity and makes units float.

maybe a grenade that does no damage (or low damage) and plays an effect and there will be an auto turret that appears either above the grenade and pulls people up or maybe a better one would be an auto turret that is underground and pushes enemies up (the auto turret would be invisable, either no msh or just a reskin).

Snork · Post by **Snork** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:53 am

dakota.. while I am a big fan of convoluted schemes, that is just a bit too much

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:36 pm

Snork wrote:dakota.. while I am a big fan of convoluted schemes, that is just a bit too much

if you think thats a bit much you should see my black hole... or my prototype grenade that fires beams while it flys...

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:52 pm

Snork wrote:dakota.. while I am a big fan of convoluted schemes, that is just a bit too much

You cant argue with convoluted logic, you will never win!

Fiodis · Post by **Fiodis** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:38 pm

THEWULFMAN wrote:You cant argue using convoluted logic, you will never win!

Fixed. The dark side of logic is not stronger than the light, only easier.

@ Dakota -

Dakota wrote:there will be an auto turret that appears

There's the problem. How does this auto turret simply appear?
Black holes and flying beam-grenades are actually fairly simple, compared to antigravity nades.

In the end, BF2 is a worthwhile game without antigrav. Aye?

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:49 pm

Fiodis wrote:Black holes and flying beam-grenades are actually fairly simple...

wut
Wait, so black holes are possible?

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