Figured I'd give you all a view of what Team Epic's Saber System is looking like. The coding is 20% done, models are finished, not worth posting, and no keys have been started, simply because I -just- finished the models.
Tic-Tac-Toe View
The system basically divides the general area that the saber can be in (Basically the entirety of the first person view) into nine sections, similar to a Tic-Tac-Toe board. Doing this allows us to tell the cog which area the saber is in, based upon cog.
Saber Definition
Due to the Sith Engine’s inability to define the precise location of a weapon, we can tell the Cog where the saber is according to the currently being played key (Animation.) 8 simple moves are calculated for the saber system. High Swipe: 1 - 3. Swipe: 4 - 6. Low Swipe : 7-9 Left Cut: 1, 4, 7. Cut: 2, 5, 8. Right Cut: 3, 6, 9. Left-Right Slash: 1, 5, 9, Right-Left Slash: 3, 5, 7. (As seen in ‘A’). When a key moves in the general area of a number, the code talks with those numbers. If another saber is on that line, then a block occurs.
Free Saber Movement
6 Keys (Animations) are given for each of the 8 attacks. The first key is a ‘Move In’ key, which, for ‘Cut’ is the movement to 2 to 5, or 8 to 5, depending on where your saber is coming from. If in the middle of the saber attack, say I come from 8, and I press left and down, moving me in this order: 8, 5, 7. The second key is the ‘Move Out’ key, which was the second portion of the Right-Left Slash in the 8, 5, 7 attack. In a simple saber attack on nothing, your saber would play Move In, and Move Out, seamlessly. But when directional buttons are changed while the attack button is still held down, one native attacks move in animation is before another attacks move out animation. The third, and final animation, is simply the ‘Block Out’ animation, which is simply the movement out of a blocking position. So, if I move in from 1 to 5, and someone’s saber animation is at five, and I let go of my attack button, the animation moves out on 5 and 1, unless you let go with a certain direction pressed, which would move you out in that direction. That’s three, double it for moving the other way... (IE: High Swipe can be 1 2 3, or 3 2 1. Depending on where your last saber attack ended at)
Blocking and Shifting Weight
A blocking button, plus a directional button will station the saber on one of the 8 native attack’s number order. If 2 sabers clash (Weather one be blocking, or both be moving) if the attack button is held, the weapons stay ‘Together’ and directional buttons are useless unless you let go of the attack key, which the direction will show which way the saber will pull out. The only directions that you can move in ‘Together’ mode is left and right around the opponent with strafes. If you strafe too far without them strafing with you, you can continue with the attack you originally started with. Also, because directional buttons move the player, the player will look like he’s shifting weight per attack, because the saber system relies on the directional buttons so much.
Sectional Damage
A complete native left cut with no blocks or clashes instantly takes off the left arm. If the player uses that arm for sabers, the weapon is ‘Dropped’ and can’t be used by that player. It also takes from health, and stops the use of 2 handed weapons, and lowers the reload time. Low Slash, completely through, no blocks or clashes, takes off the waste, killing the enemy. If the in, or out keys of the low slash are completely unblocked in between their descent, that leg is taken off, slowing movement considerably, and health even more. A body or head attack is an instant kill, and each kill renders a seperate death animation, according to limb dismemberment.
Stances
High, low, and normal, Left, right, and normal. Some are not available in certain stances. With up to 3 stances, each gives a separate order of attacks available. Blocks can be on any level, and never very with stance.
New Sabers
Light Whip, Double Bladed Saber, Light Pole, Adjustable Length Saber (Holding the button lengthens the saber a small bit every second, allowing for max, or min protection and distance. The longer, the better for distance, the shorter, the faster the blocking.) Light Axe, Light Claws, and Light Mace.
What do you think? Ideas, suggestions, Gebohq's nipple rings?
JediKirby
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Epic: Episode I TC, Epic: Podracing Mod MP/SP, Epic: Starbattles Mod MP/SP
Tic-Tac-Toe View
The system basically divides the general area that the saber can be in (Basically the entirety of the first person view) into nine sections, similar to a Tic-Tac-Toe board. Doing this allows us to tell the cog which area the saber is in, based upon cog.
Code:
A
1 | 2 | 3
4 | 5 | 6
7 | 8 | 9Saber Definition
Due to the Sith Engine’s inability to define the precise location of a weapon, we can tell the Cog where the saber is according to the currently being played key (Animation.) 8 simple moves are calculated for the saber system. High Swipe: 1 - 3. Swipe: 4 - 6. Low Swipe : 7-9 Left Cut: 1, 4, 7. Cut: 2, 5, 8. Right Cut: 3, 6, 9. Left-Right Slash: 1, 5, 9, Right-Left Slash: 3, 5, 7. (As seen in ‘A’). When a key moves in the general area of a number, the code talks with those numbers. If another saber is on that line, then a block occurs.
Free Saber Movement
6 Keys (Animations) are given for each of the 8 attacks. The first key is a ‘Move In’ key, which, for ‘Cut’ is the movement to 2 to 5, or 8 to 5, depending on where your saber is coming from. If in the middle of the saber attack, say I come from 8, and I press left and down, moving me in this order: 8, 5, 7. The second key is the ‘Move Out’ key, which was the second portion of the Right-Left Slash in the 8, 5, 7 attack. In a simple saber attack on nothing, your saber would play Move In, and Move Out, seamlessly. But when directional buttons are changed while the attack button is still held down, one native attacks move in animation is before another attacks move out animation. The third, and final animation, is simply the ‘Block Out’ animation, which is simply the movement out of a blocking position. So, if I move in from 1 to 5, and someone’s saber animation is at five, and I let go of my attack button, the animation moves out on 5 and 1, unless you let go with a certain direction pressed, which would move you out in that direction. That’s three, double it for moving the other way... (IE: High Swipe can be 1 2 3, or 3 2 1. Depending on where your last saber attack ended at)
Blocking and Shifting Weight
A blocking button, plus a directional button will station the saber on one of the 8 native attack’s number order. If 2 sabers clash (Weather one be blocking, or both be moving) if the attack button is held, the weapons stay ‘Together’ and directional buttons are useless unless you let go of the attack key, which the direction will show which way the saber will pull out. The only directions that you can move in ‘Together’ mode is left and right around the opponent with strafes. If you strafe too far without them strafing with you, you can continue with the attack you originally started with. Also, because directional buttons move the player, the player will look like he’s shifting weight per attack, because the saber system relies on the directional buttons so much.
Sectional Damage
A complete native left cut with no blocks or clashes instantly takes off the left arm. If the player uses that arm for sabers, the weapon is ‘Dropped’ and can’t be used by that player. It also takes from health, and stops the use of 2 handed weapons, and lowers the reload time. Low Slash, completely through, no blocks or clashes, takes off the waste, killing the enemy. If the in, or out keys of the low slash are completely unblocked in between their descent, that leg is taken off, slowing movement considerably, and health even more. A body or head attack is an instant kill, and each kill renders a seperate death animation, according to limb dismemberment.
Stances
High, low, and normal, Left, right, and normal. Some are not available in certain stances. With up to 3 stances, each gives a separate order of attacks available. Blocks can be on any level, and never very with stance.
New Sabers
Light Whip, Double Bladed Saber, Light Pole, Adjustable Length Saber (Holding the button lengthens the saber a small bit every second, allowing for max, or min protection and distance. The longer, the better for distance, the shorter, the faster the blocking.) Light Axe, Light Claws, and Light Mace.
What do you think? Ideas, suggestions, Gebohq's nipple rings?
JediKirby
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Epic: Episode I TC, Epic: Podracing Mod MP/SP, Epic: Starbattles Mod MP/SP
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