Hi, my name is Justin. I'm 21, I have been playing nothing but FPS since 98'. I must say, that I like this mod,
it is fun and creative. A mix of real world weapons and sci-fi weapons making an interesting combo. I like the
railgun, taken right out of the movie "Eraser". Ever since I have downloaded this mod, thats all I play, which beats the Unreal weapons. I always wanted to be an unreal modder, but I just never could learn beyond mapping.
After countless hours of playing with the Ballistic weapons, I developed some really interesting ideas myself.
I'll share them with you, and you can tell me what you think.
-Melee aspect-
Meele is fun but looks dull. I mean, in v1.6 the characters do the same hack & slash over and over again.
I think meele combat can be taken to a whole new level. Characters in UT04 can double tap dodge, double jump, crouch,
and wall dodge. (and not to mention in several different directions too) With all these various moves, it is possible to
program dozens of special attacks and combos.
Ideas on that would be...
Backwards stab - running backward + pressing primary fire
Over the head hack (powerful) - running forward + double jump + primary fire
thrust stab - running forward + double tap forward + primary fire
hack & slash - primary fire (current feature)
blocking - secondary fire
roll - crouch + double tap in desired direction
But as you can see there are many combo possibilities. How about if some one double taps forward then in the air
double jumps. What kind of sick combo could a character preform. This idea evolved from a mixture of mortal kombat
and jedi knight 2 outcast.
I would also like to point out that after you kill a guy with a sword, there is not blood on the blade. Remember the
old ChaosUT, lovely blood drenched blades, even for a game built on the old engine.
-Tactical aspect-
Frequently, when playing, looking at these great weapon models, I keep thinking there is an aim-down-the-sight feature.
It would come in handy for better accuracy over extreme distance especially in ONS, CTF, and Assault. but that is the modders call, I don't know if they want to make it a little tactical, or just keep it silly fun. We all know that using the sight would reduce a player to walking, and in crouch position would further more increase accuracy.
Another idea would be a prone feature. Plus it would be the best position for the maximum accuracy when aiming down the
sight.
Last but not least, would be a lean feature. But for some reason I dont see arena maps using this very well. It would
be better for close combat maps. But still it boils down to thier call on that.
-weapon additions-
AK-47: Extremly popular for all shooters. If there is an M50 then they should consider the AK-47 too. It is like Yin and Yang. They are the two big rivals.
Double Micro-UZI's: Everyone loves these fun little bastards, brings back the old school days for Tomb Raider.
Ninja stars: Well you have the Katana, so why not give a ninja his stars. best for medium distance silent kills.
Smoke grenades: v1.6 has the frag and fire grenade, I'm surprised they did not include the imfamous smoke grenade. Nothing brings more choas to an arena than not knowing which direction the enemy is, even if he is standing 3 feet infont of you.
Artillary!:woohoo:: Hell ya! "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" Weather its bombs or napalm or both; having people scatter for cover when they hear an incoming artillary strike, is the ultimate rush. I would do it the Call of Duty style. People can pick up binoculars and zone in on a spot, just like to target painter without the red lazer. However there would not be a plane overhead, you would just hear the imcoming bombs, and seconds later huge explosions all around that spot. Talk about a major subwoofer pounding. Depending on how intense and real the explosions sound, you could knock a gamer on his @$$ if he was suddenly caught in a artillary strike.:evil: The only down side of this is if everyone has it and uses it, it could slow down frame rates or crash a computer. So you would have to figure out how to balance it out.
-v1.6 problems-
The only problem I can point out is the railgun. I'm using it through a wall directly at people who are no more than 10 feet away and it does nothing.
This is not a problem, but it looks a little cheesy. :unsure:When somthing is exploded underwater, it looks like a fountain splash, instead if a explosion splash.
The explosions underwater sound like the explosions above water.
When shooting underwater, it sounds the same as shooting above water.
When I'm underwater and people are shooting at me from above water it sounds the same. To get a better idea listen to the sound FX
of the landing scene of Saving Private Ryan.
Well that is it, I hope some of my ideas will inspire the modding guys in future Ballistic versions.
Keep up the good work...
An Unreal Tournament fanatic
Justin aka SWIFT_DEATH
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