CUT2 in UT2k4?

Post by **Shadowstar** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:01 am

Well, the flamethrower allows you to direct the fire more. The fire grenades explode, and then just stay there, so people can avoid them. With the MUG and Argon Labs' new Liquid Fire ammo, you can make sure those pesky victims can't run away from the flame.

Also, Chaos is coded to allow the life of the flame damage to increase by exposure, so the longer you hold someone in the flames, the longer they will burn. It also increases the damage per second. So the MUG can potentially do a great deal more damage than the Napalm grenades, but it relies on your ability to direct the flames accurately and skillfully.

Burn, Baby!

jeditobe1 · Post by **jeditobe1** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:37 am

actually.. it doesnt increase the damage per second as far as i know if they get more burn, but it does increase the total damage obviously since they burn longer. It is also obvious to note that more burn time means more view obstruction from the flames/poison(for nades)/ice/etc

On a side note: napalm damage *should* now fall to the ground, it does not follow the particles exactly, but covers a decent area.

Post by **Shadowstar** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:31 am

I thought I read a post from SPA somewhere that the game counts how much fire is attached to a player and then increases thier damage-per-second as well as the amount of time they stay burning based on that. Exposure to the effect increases the amount of fire attached to the player.

jeditobe1 · Post by **jeditobe1** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:48 am

right now mug flame = napalm flame = 6 damage/tick, but that is subject to change once we start cranking out IRs again.

NeoNight · Post by **NeoNight** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:01 am

Shuriken wrote:
NeoNight wrote:well I think the texture could maybe have a more glowing bright um color to it.... like the magma thats flowing on one of the ut2k4 DM maps. Can't remember the name of it though.
Which texture?

opps I meant the texture for the MUG flamthrower (for that magma liquid in the gun)

TKATK · Post by **TKATK** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:02 am

its gravy...maybe smaller bubles and redder gravy?

Zachariah · Post by **Zachariah** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:05 pm

TKATK wrote:its gravy...maybe smaller bubles and redder gravy?

but then it would be pasta sauce . . .

TKATK · Post by **TKATK** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:13 pm

but its better than "uncle bens gravy"

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:51 pm

That mug will probably be the only gun I use, becasue flamethrowers are the best gun for me to use, and I love to see the other guy BURN to DEATH

o sorry, and a icethrower will take it to the next level, so I can see the other guy FREEZE to DEATH

o, sorry.

YOU GUYS RULE, cant wait for the release.

Zachariah · Post by **Zachariah** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:05 pm

Brandon wrote:That mug will probably be the only gun I use, becasue flamethrowers are the best gun for me to use, and I love to see the other guy BURN to DEATH o sorry, and a icethrower will take it to the next level, so I can see the other guy FREEZE to DEATH o, sorry.

YOU GUYS RULE, cant wait for the release.

If thats the case when our next release comes out , I'd like t ochallenge you to a one on one on face classic

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:30 pm

Pepito wrote:
Brandon wrote:That mug will probably be the only gun I use, becasue flamethrowers are the best gun for me to use, and I love to see the other guy BURN to DEATH o sorry, and a icethrower will take it to the next level, so I can see the other guy FREEZE to DEATH o, sorry.

YOU GUYS RULE, cant wait for the release.
If thats the case when our next release comes out , I'd like t ochallenge you to a one on one on face classic

ID love to

And if the IR testing goes well are they going to release Chaos 2K4 to the public?

Melekai · Post by **Melekai** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:33 pm

hmm does the flame leave the skeleton exposed after burning? like falling into lava seems to do?

Zachariah · Post by **Zachariah** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:37 pm

Brandon wrote:And if the IR testing goes well are they going to release Chaos 2K4 to the public?

well , this is the way it works.
the coders make an IR using the content that the skinners modellers and coders have compiled . the testers test the IR for bugs , the coders adress these bugs and implement new features , then the testers get a new IR , with bugfixes. the testers test again , new IR adress newly found bugs , lather rinse , repeat. This will continue until we feel we have a presentable version of chaos to release , then we will go through 2 or three release cantidates(You will be informed when we get to this stage) and soon after , we will release a new PR(public release) and continue on.

oh man . I guess I just ranted off topic there for a bit.

anyway , to answer your question , yes. After the steps I have mentioned chaos ut2k4 WILL be released to the public.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:19 pm

Pepito wrote:
Brandon wrote:And if the IR testing goes well are they going to release Chaos 2K4 to the public?
well , this is the way it works.
the coders make an IR using the content that the skinners modellers and coders have compiled . the testers test the IR for bugs , the coders adress these bugs and implement new features , then the testers get a new IR , with bugfixes. the testers test again , new IR adress newly found bugs , lather rinse , repeat. This will continue until we feel we have a presentable version of chaos to release , then we will go through 2 or three release cantidates(You will be informed when we get to this stage) and soon after , we will release a new PR(public release) and continue on.

oh man . I guess I just ranted off topic there for a bit.

anyway , to answer your question , yes. After the steps I have mentioned chaos ut2k4 WILL be released to the public.

Sorry but what is a release cantidate?

DemonHunter · Post by **DemonHunter** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:21 pm

Brandon wrote: Sorry but what is a release cantidate?

A release cantidate is a potential public release. Its a build after the IR's that we test and test until we can find no bugs in it and then release it as a Public Release. Chaos usually goes through a few Release Cantidates before finnaly ironing all the bugs out