Directional Jump Pad Squares

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

Directional Jump Pad Squares

Bl!tz · ...ǝp¡s ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo

héhé good job :) looks clean & usefull for maps full of jump pads

stevelois · ...

Good idea dude smile

Will be very practical for sure biggrin

THX for your work wink

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

Thanks guys.

@Blitz My current map that I am working on is a map full of jump pads and that was the motivation for me to watch all of the Collector Edition videos on making particles/emitters. After watching them, it was fairly easy to make these and was also able to make my own "custom" (but still using stock assets) emitters for my jump/launch pads.

@Steve I wish I knew how to do this a while ago as I always "complained" about Epic's jump pads. Ohh well, with time, comes knowledge. I will update the pack as needed, so I was thinking of making "team color" based ones for people to use in each team's bases?

stevelois · ...

Odedge wrote:

Thanks guys.

@Steve I wish I knew how to do this a while ago as I always "complained" about Epic's jump pads. Ohh well, with time, comes knowledge. I will update the pack as needed, so I was thinking of making "team color" based ones for people to use in each team's bases?

Team color is a nice idea. It could add a little touch on CTF & VCTF type maps.

One thing I thought I could setup is the default emiting sound, you know, the sound it does when you approach the jump pad. We can setup the target sound easily so I thought the default sound could also be changed when I started to map.

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

stevelois wrote:

One thing I thought I could setup is the default emiting sound, you know, the sound it does when you approach the jump pad. We can setup the target sound easily so I thought the default sound could also be changed when I started to map.

I don't think you can really get around that as I think it's tied directly with in the actor. Even if you make it invisible, the sound is still there. Someone would have to make a new actor that you could embed into your map. That's beyond my skills, now and probably forever as I have no interest in learning to code, Kismet is challenging enough. yawn

Diesalot · Drinker of too much beer

I like this.
Remember the old 2k4 emitter, it had like sparks that were directional too.
That would be cool.
Good job mate.

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

Diesalot wrote:

I like this.
Remember the old 2k4 emitter, it had like sparks that were directional too.
That would be cool.
Good job mate.

Yeah, I believe the UT2004 jump pads were directional and you just had to rotate them? The UT 3 version has 2 particles, the squares and mist. I tweaked both of them the same amount.

Bl!tz · ...ǝp¡s ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo

haha sometimes and on some details ut2004 looks so complete & accurate compared to ut3...

stevelois · ...

After thinking about it, it would be more adequate if this mod would be in the mutator section ?

Bl!tz · ...ǝp¡s ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo

feel free to moove things to their right place mate ; u got the powaa to do it ;)

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

Bl!tz wrote:

feel free to moove things to their right place mate ; u got the powaa to do it ;)

Who are you speaking to? If it's me, I may have the "powaa", but I don't know how to use it. disbelief

Bl!tz · ...ǝp¡s ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo

was talkin to steve; he have admin power so he can moove things if he feel they arent in the right place

if you plane to still active here i can give u admin power too ; it s usefull for the mapping section & the "things" like here haha...i will ask to the other mappers if they want to share the admins too ....i feel more comfortable if we are all on same "level" ;)

stevelois · ...

LOL

I was wondering at who Blitz was talking to lol

Well, even if I have admin rights, I thought that it would be Blitz that would move the thread is my dear Odedge was willing to do so :) It's Blitz server after all...

& Blitz, a little advice, not that I don't trust Odedge but be prudent about admin rights. A server don't have more than 2 admins habitually specially a web one. As nice as people can be, you never know what someone can do if he just "flip over" in real life.

Just an advice ;)

Odedge · Feedback-Master ..

stevelois wrote:

LOL

I was wondering at who Blitz was talking to lol

Well, even if I have admin rights, I thought that it would be Blitz that would move the thread is my dear Odedge was willing to do so :) It's Blitz server after all...

& Blitz, a little advice, not that I don't trust Odedge but be prudent about admin rights. A server don't have more than 2 admins habitually specially a web one. As nice as people can be, you never know what someone can do if he just "flip over" in real life.

Just an advice ;)

Hehehe, I don't trust me either. But that is good advice, the fewer people who have the "powwaa", the less chance something will get messed up. I have my own site and that's all the "powwaa" I needed. biggrin

Bl!tz · ...ǝp¡s ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo

lol...it s not "my" server ; another time i just have "build" this one to have a place of freedom for ut old friend and old mean "mature" for me ;)

in allways it s done and if something s wrong (thats not possible to my eyes with thoses who are here^^) i have a lethal weapon in stock it s called "forum owner special power ;)"

more admin u have more opinions u have when u have to take a desision

other point is that it s usefull for mappers to be allowed to moove threads like here for example.....hm....excpt for some old canadian cousins who havent find the way to do it......muhahahaha

btw ode u are admin too and if u dont want just tell it :p ....else moove yer thread alone ...i m in hols ;)

NOVA · French cat under acid

stevelois wrote:

One thing I thought I could setup is the default emiting sound, you know, the sound it does when you approach the jump pad. We can setup the target sound easily so I thought the default sound could also be changed when I started to map.
Odedge wrote:
I don't think you can really get around that as I think it's tied directly with in the actor. Even if you make it invisible, the sound is still there. Someone would have to make a new actor that you could embed into your map. That's beyond my skills, now and probably forever as I have no interest in learning to code, Kismet is challenging enough.

It's possible to have a jumpad without it's ambient sound, without any code or kismet, just copy that jumpad I have modified (with the command "editobject") on your map, it's works like a charm ;)
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=711259

-- Edited by NOVA on Wednesday 9th of December 2009 05:49:34 PM