Posted by Elanthil on March 13, 1998 at 08:07:41:
Ok, its time to begin on the new items/powerups phase of my project.
There are several jetpack patches out there, but their not 'items', their part of the player from the 'get go'.
what I need to do is this:
1)add a NEW item, associated bins, etc to the game in my level or replace the fieldlight with one
This will be a jetpack that uses energy cells (like the conc. rifle does) to power itself.
2) Energy usage will be set to 1 cell/second of flight
3) Unlike the jetpack mods out there, Energy for the pack will NOT regen. Player must find more energy cells to keep using jetpack.
4) Define/add Jetpack object so I can place it and its sprite(?) in the game as a powerup
5) Hardcode key assignments for the jetpack so that:
***Any key bound for thrust (including hover) will activate the jetpack
keypad 8 is forward thrust
keypad 7 is downward thrust
keypad 9 is upward thrust
keypad 2 is reverse thrust
keypad 4 is thrust that slides you to left
keypad 6 is thrust that slides you to right
keypad 5 stops ALL movement in ALL directions and lets you hover in place, while still using energy cells as if thrusting in a direction.
(**my best guess on hovering is thrusting in all 6 directions at the same time?)
6) assign a sound to the jetpack
7) make heavy smoke particles emit from the middle of the player's back
(hehe, I briefly considered letting it come out his rear end but I think LEC
would dissaprove)
Ok...that should do it.
If someone can help me at least get started with this I'd really really appreciate it.
I KNOW this is a tall order, but Im totally lost on something like this.
in exchange for the tutoring, assistance, and writing/helping write the .cogs, , .uni, items.dat entries, etc for this, I will give full credit to the person or persons helping me, both in the level text file and in each cogfile, etc, and promote your work on the Team Carida homepage under a 'special thanks to' page.
Sincerely (if confusedly),
Elanthil. Coordinator, Team Carida Addon Development Team