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smartkid
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by smartkid » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:13 am
Is it possible to make a plugin that lets you drive on walls, as in you can drive up an arc and drive on a flat wall?
~Sk
JeffM
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by JeffM » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:06 am
no, a plugin can not change how tanks move. Movement is handled by the client. plugins affect the server.
tanks in bzflag will allways be flat to the ground, and not tilt up.
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smartkid
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by smartkid » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:07 am
o thanks anyway. Im tring to think if there would be a way to create an illusion of a tank going on the wall. I guess it is possible but would be more hasle than its worth.
~Sk
G-MAN
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by G-MAN » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:17 am
If a new release came out; rendered in OpenGL, I guess it could.
pyr0
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by pyr0 » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:40 am
G-MAN wrote: If a new release came out; rendered in OpenGL, I guess it could.
nope, wont happen
JeffM2501 wrote: tanks in bzflag will allways be flat to the ground, and not tilt up.
him being the head developer... notttt gonna happen. possible yes, will it happen, no
-pyr0
Gnurdux
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by Gnurdux » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:22 am
two things:
#1 Jeff is NOT the head developer, he pointed that out to me today.
#2 BZFlag IS rendered in opengl. lol
the reason tanks wont tilt is that it would fundamentally change the game, for example how aiming works.
smartkid
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by smartkid » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:16 pm
I would like to see a BZFlag where tanks could tilt and roll over small objects (like real tanks) and anuther thought was what if you made the turret on the tank be able to move seperately from the tank.
Yeah, yeah I know its not going to happen but it would be very cool.
~Sk