handling and speed
Edited by Dr Pepper And 7up Inc on Feb 3, 2009 at 07:01 PM

Each Characteristic makes up a different type vehicle in Halo. I like that every vehicle has it's own unique feel to it when your driving it.

I prefer a vehicle that has an original design. I don't care if it is slow or hard to control, if it is an original design that works well in the game then i like it.

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I prefer a vehicle that has tires...or wings...OR if it actualy moves.

I think the standard warthog speed is appropriate in the game it has an intuitive feel when handling. I dislike when the speed is increased which usually disrupts handling and cornering. The Hog is a team vehicle it almost forces team play since you need a gunner to give it any killing power at distance. The Scorpion's, slow movement is a one man vehicle and is balanced by the firepower which is why I think it is not normally used in multiplayer game play it can give a team an advantage.

As for flying vehicles, it is my opinion that they got it right with the Banshee the swooping maneuverability plus the ability to hover and even move backward, albeit slowly, fits nicely into the game. I have always wondered why no one has fully developed a team version of the banshee where you have a pilot and gunner like the hog. There was the Kestrel but it has handling and collision issues that made it more glitch than useful. And there was the Hoplite that I had high hopes for; however it never made it to the final development stages due to a hard drive crash on part of the designer.

Good idea, i maight try that. thanks Dennis!

Hey man...that's kinda a weird way to describe yourself.





Also, the warthog is great! I would love to see one with a grenade launcher.

To dennis:

This would probaly be well balanced:



The way the gunner can only aim behind. The hornet makes up for that by its speed and maneuverability.
Edited by Advancebo on Feb 3, 2009 at 04:33 PM

You mean this?

I'm really surprised that no one has taken up the project, considering that the model is open to anyone.

Thats a custom hoplite :V

I was working on it a while ago. But since I have gotten better in vehicle production, I might be able to continue working on it. So yah, I am working on it :V. Just problems with physics....

No I did not make the model or texture :V

Also Nugga, would you like to help?


At Dennis:
Do you remember what the designer said the folded up version was for?
Edited by Advancebo on Feb 3, 2009 at 04:43 PM

Dennis one tiny question. Why don't you make any CE objects (i mean that you release) ever? I mean your two bipeds in the official WIP biped thread are just simply awesome O:!

Nukes and overpowered missiles.

Just Kidding.

Something that forces you to use teamwork.

Something that is fair gameplay.

HUh? I do not model, don’t have the time. I never made a biped. The 60-75hrs a week at my business does not give me much time to play with modeling
You are probably correct there would have to be a number of things tweaked such as speed, maneuverability, fire rate and field of view but I am sure it would work pretty well. Of course you have to also look att he other weapons and vehicles in the level to make a real determination.

Game balance is a tricky thing and often it is small changes that make the difference. You can’t look at one vehicle or one weapon and determine the game play balance. That is the mistake that people make when modifying the weapons and stuff in the game. One small tweak and the balance is off. I am not opposed to new vehicles or weapons. I just feel that people do not work hard enough or think things through completely when making these additions. The game studios have teams of play testers for months at a time and even they get it wrong some times.


Edited by Dennis on Feb 3, 2009 at 05:29 PM

Heres one that no one has made yet probably because its super hard. But what about a vehicle that can transform by pressing a certain key causing it to be able to drive on land air water or underwater. and it has to have cup holders :)

^^^^ Not possible as far as i know. The part that i do not think is possible is the transforming.

it would just be an animation that activates when you press Q or someting, then when the animation is done, create a script that creates a new vehicle that looks like the end of the transforming animation, of course you would probably only be able to have 2 types. (idk about the script part, i dont know anything about scripting :P)

um i think it was dmt or cmt. 1 of them had a SP race map wher your on a hover board, then when u get to the bit wher u have to fly, it automatically changes (thru bounding radius i think) and then you can fly on it.

the thing i like in vehicles are good stunts and a good control at full speed. like the bull dog and the warthog. i would like also warthogs that has the ablity of boosting for a second each time giving it the ablity to surf in air. also a dmt race car type that has a boost which creates a gaint glow contrail behind and gives it the ablity to drive on walls and ceiling at boost.

Where do you get that model from?

It was only a script that would spawn a new vehicle and have you enter it.

original download link is down.

make one for us, advancebo, PLEAZE!!!

This is what I see in vehicles.

Unlimites Access. I don't like to have to walk 20 feet just to get to a gunner seat, like the longsword.

In Dropships, I like to be able to land and take off fast to get my players in and out of a hot zone quickly.

Handeling. One of the things I can't stand is when you turn with the longsword in the hangar and you end up hitting the wall, which not only slows you down, but it takes too much time to manuever around the hangar until you can just fly out.

Tanks. I like the fact that in the scorpion, people can jump on, but what about the wraith?

Planes. They need to be fast and manueverable.

wat?

couldn't agree more. thats why i want this one.... its sort of pelicanish

make sure you use the folded up one for landing
Edited by Koo294 on Feb 8, 2009 at 08:04 AM