[WIP] (Alpha 8) Arachnid Threat (v.1.02) [Progress: 36% (141218 0147)]

[john pretzel]

This is nice! Starship troopers fits well in this game too.

[Evul]

I will not be able to work on this until after the holidays. Due to lack of hardware will tho be able to do framework and other non codeable things.

[HBKRKO619]

No problem Evul, take your time and have a good holidays

[StorymasterQ]

I hope I can get it running asap.

Please have a walking animation before running

[Evul]

Hehe that should require dll moding that is a littlw bit hard for me

[Evul]

Moved it to Unfinished caus it's not finished
-Mod

Ok thx Evul!

No problems!

[Vas]

Don't forget the brain bug!  And those ass blaster blue bugs!  And the nuke launcher!  And the marauders!  Finish faster!

[Evul]

Well don't we have mechanical brainbugs already

[Vas]

Reuse their texture with slight edits

[Evul]

Reuse their texture with slight edits

I whant a custom ai befor I make more bugs. So they work like the bugs in the movie. next bug I'll make when I have a custom ai is the flyer thingy. And I need a ai for that to.

[RoflWaffleGod]

Could we get an update on this?

[Evul]

Look! Its a puppy!




But seriously it have been standing still due to mayor things on PA. Will get back to this as soon as i got some things running.

[Johnny Masters]

Wait, there's been an ST arachnid mod in the making all this time and i'm only seeing it now? daaumn

Hey, seeing the video i get that is a pretty old one, but makes me wonder if you have made the bugs easier to kill?

That is, keeping to as how they are handled in the movie, is it possible to:
1. Increase damage based on skill level, or have skill level influences on where the shots land? (as how experienced soldiers can aim for its nerve stems to put it down faster)

2. Have MG shots or shots in general - even those that hit carapace - stun them more often, if not always?

3. Increase fire rate or randomize ROF to shoot a lot of bullets in succession (automatic or semi-auto fire), and only get a cool down every x bullets fired, as to simulate reloads?

The idea is that bugs should be easy to kill from a distance or on a 1-1 (unless the trooper is really bad at shooting). Ideally they should handle a few on their own, the trouble is getting really swarmed, reloading under melee (once hit it should be a spiraling death) and getting surprised. Which leads to:

Since the idea is to have a lot of powerful but vulnerable melee creatures, you need a lot of those, since having a lot of those = straining your computer,  4. Is it possible to make the anthills pop near your troops every once in a while to swarm? So there's still a lot coming, but not many existing at the same time.
Thanks.

[Evul]

Well it have existed in alpha 3-4 but the mod got behind maintenance when the health system changed.
And it is annoying to fix it... so that is were im at now.

[MyNameIsSpyder]

I was expecting the spider kind of arachnid, but it turned out to be just as good.