[KroniK]

Zenity, on 24 January 2016 - 12:00 AM, said:

It's not so simple, but one thing I plan to do is make it so that you can't wall run on slick surfaces. This will give map makers a very easy way to disable wall running where it would get in the way of old school jumps. Of course the areas where you can't wall run should be made very clear by the mapper, otherwise this would be very confusing.

Hmm... This could be odd since making a wall slick was how we stopped people from being able to wall jump as well. If wall running is going to be a thing (separate from wall jumping), I would hope that requires its own special physics material to enable so that the default is to not allow it. This way we can have walls which can be wall jumped but not wall run, and vice versa. Having the flexibility to be able to choose either of those options is key in my opinion. It allows for the mapper to force a player to do a parkour jump one specific way and stretch their abilities at a particular aspect of the game.

This post has been edited by KroniK: 25 January 2016 - 06:04 PM

[FS Zenity]

KroniK, on 25 January 2016 - 05:50 PM, said:

Hmm... This could be odd since making a wall slick was how we stopped people from being able to wall jump as well. If wall running is going to be a thing (separate from wall jumping), I would hope that requires its own special physics material to enable so that the default is to not allow it. This way we can have walls which can be wall jumped but not wall run, and vice versa. Having the flexibility to be able to choose either of those options is key in my opinion. It allows for the mapper to force a player to do a parkour jump one specific way and stretch their abilities at a particular aspect of the game.

No no, in general this should be avoided because it can be terribly confusing or frustrating for players. Jump maps are a special case for legacy reasons, and non-runnable walls should be clearly marked with a special colour or something. For frag maps, it's much more sensible to just put a pillar or something to break up a possible wall run path if needed. :)

I didn't know that slick was used to disallow wall jumps... If that's still used then it's a bit more complicated. We'll definitely cross that bridge when we get there though.

[sC`SailorMo-n]

That TP(similar) part was very interesting. I'm more excited now than before, so great job!

If I'm not repeating a question: will TP become a night-map?

[FS Frankie V]

SailorMo-n, on 25 January 2016 - 11:01 PM, said:

That TP(similar) part was very interesting. I'm more excited now than before, so great job!

If I'm not repeating a question: will TP become a night-map?

TP uses a dynamic lighting setup so it can be day or night.

[FS BladeKiller]

I agree with Zenity. Walls that have secret physics are not fun. It is better to make it look slippery if that's what you want. If a wall was made of ice or had an oily substance leaked down it then it would make sense to have slick over it so it would be slippery. This is probably a parameter in the material editor so it shouldn't be an issue.

I remember Tub telling a mapper (paraphrased) "if you're going to have a mix of locked and unlocked doors make it clear which ones are locked."