The TELEGIB mod [?!??!?]

[krm`]

[ph34r]

what a brilliant idea no one has thought of yet

[Lineage]

Wouldn't the IG rifle still 1 shot even with full armor and Keg?

Maybe shock rifle primary only, like Sdom only CTF and with damn piston and trans

[krm`]

The health would only be for multiple pistons.

[kud]

I'd test that mod out.

Other things that could make IG more interesting:
-Powerup timing. Maybe a neutral flag that spawns every 5 minutes that when captured bestows an advantage (altering map geometry, changing spawns, giving everyone jumpboots, jailbreak location board, idk).

-Team location markers. Spamming ts with location information could easily be replaced with location markers visible through walls; allowing for more strategic information and complex strategies. It would also be beneficial as we transition into a multilingual community.

/threadjack

[detox]

This mod was already made years ago.

[Sauron]

There is a reason why IG remains very popular. This mod is the antithesis of it.

[InfamousRaider]

Hold your horses krm, message me on irc.

[Convict]

kuds idea was best.. would be fucking amazing if we all didn't have to put up with no mics running offense and could just see where they were when bringing in flags.. i'm no expert but I don't see why this hasn't been done for ig...

at least for pugs, maybe leave it out of matches because usually everyone uses a mic anyway for them

for those pugs that I have been in where i'm the only mic or maybe 1 other .. that would be just x10 ... kud i'd donate $ to make this happen

just ask IJ he can probably help with whole markers through walls for where team mates are

[PACO]

n0b made a telegib gametype about a year ago.. think it's still on ip1 but not the mapvote. I have some ideas for a name and how to market it but it's not really a priority at the moment.

[PACO]

[Lineage]

Are you trying to say I'm late on my calls, Paco?

[kud]

Communication is definitely an underrated asset in UT, and I think that's because much of the most vital info requires no skill. Your examples wouldn't be applicable to this mod; the EFC wouldn't be affected, and there's simply no way to remove hectic situations from UT. There will always be people who can do more with what they're given in this competitive community, this mod would simply allow those people more creativity.

Realistically, a lot of communication doesn't require skill. Coordinating attacks for instance (this is an offense-minded mod). Currently the only method is 3 guys spamming comms every 10 seconds with "Attacking wherever...nm dead", or opening F1 to see where your 'mates are. The most likely scenario is that comms won't be used on offense because it's more practical to give priority to the defense until a promising grab. If the pinnacle of UT comms is pinging your location, then there's not much skill involved.

Forget location markers if you want, but keep in mind the problem that's been defined. 5v5.ictf is simply too fast of a game to accommodate dynamic strategy AND the constant location reporting necessary to execute said strategy. The purpose of the mod would be to allow room for more skilled comms by reducing unskilled comms. We already play with FC location displayed on the HUD, and I'd say that's a fantastic feature. I'll suggest a compromise that tackles the same problems. An optional HUD component that displays the people on your team, and a timer since they last died. It's more vague than location markers, but provides similar information when combined with map knowledge (travel time base-to-base). Best of both worlds?


ps: I feel bad for hijacking krm's thread, but I couldn't resist throwing down on something that I've been thinking about. An admin is free to split my off-topic posts into a new thread.

[PACO]

[RickJames]

These are the worst ideas of all time

[kud]

"My muscles are like arnold shwarsanagers and I will do my best to demonstrate them in this tourney" -R1ckjames, bails after first round.

[RickJames]

Cool story, bro. In case you forgot, this thread is about great ideas such as team location markers and translocators in ig. Don't know why you've been getting on my nuts lately, but it's getting annoying

[PACO]

I think he's going for a first round tapout..

[kud]

I can't control myself when people say or do stupid shit.

[RickJames]

I post a funny gif in a thread and kud takes it upon himself to call me "stupid," pretentiously claiming that he just "can't control himself." Damn, you got me with that willy wonka picture. Take your ridiculous attitude somewhere else.

[krm`]

holy threadjack batman.

[kud]

[kud]

[Sauron]

Threads this bad deserve to be hijacked.

[Carras]

played tCTF yesterday and it was amazing.

fully charged hammer should be instant kill

as soon as people have trans/shock/hammer bound, should be good for everyone.

We played azcanize, which had a great flow and never gets played in IG, and DS-GU2.
It was a lotta fun and brings lots of things together.