Well it seems Bungie had originally intended the scorpion to be a two-man vehicle (see this old topic for explanation: http://www.modhalo.net/index.php?/topic/27149-interesting/). I thought this would be interesting to see fully implemented, and may help to reduce the "cheapness" of tanks in multiplayer (as one single person can't roll around wherever he wants while shooting wherever he wants).

The only problem right now is that the head sticks slightly out of the hatch, because it's shorter than the driver hatch, but I can fix that soon.

So, for now, here you go: http://www.cereal-killer.tucker933.com/TCK%27s%20Mods/dual%20scorp.zip. Simply replace your current scorpion_mp.vehicle, gbxmodel, and model_animations with the tags in that folder.

Vid to demonstrate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-BPC7FkiHM

Also, I opened up the four passenger seats on the side since taking that vid.
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Apr 24, 2011 at 07:57 PM

This is mostly just to add a different aspect to MP, not trying to follow any canon in doing this :P

Just copy the main hatch. And make a closing overlay anim scaled by gunner power on.
You can add the frame on the scorpion, import anims then reexport to have a correct node checksum...

Copy the right hatch then i can snipe this noob who thinks protected.

100% agreeing for MP balance.
Edited by bourrin33 on Apr 23, 2011 at 08:39 PM

You forgot to add the hatch animation and flip the entry animation for the gunner's seat. Also, the reason the gunner's seat was never implimented was because the SP ai were a bit suicidal and couldn't aim to save their lives and in multiplayer the tank became a big sitting duck or a deathtrap if you have an incompitent driver. I being a tank user myself; i gotta say, its harder to keep alive with full use of the gun while driving than most people think.

That is a good idea, bourrin. The stock gunner hatch already has a node for animating, and the interior is like the driver hatch interior; like I said, I am fairly sure that Bungie intended to make it with a separate gunner from the start, but decided against it in the end.

@Switchblade, I didn't forget to do that, I just did this quickly last night when I was running short on time but wanted to still get an early version out for opinions.
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Apr 23, 2011 at 08:44 PM

it looks nice :) more to realism and with the addition of a hatch gunner would probably be awesome too :D

looks cool, cant wait to see it in-game, well done and thank you for the tag release :)

http://www.cereal-killer.tucker933.com/TCK's%20Mods/avn.rar
Nice FTP.
Edited by Necroisgod on Apr 24, 2011 at 09:24 AM

Right when I deleted my tags folder so I could have more memory. THANKS D: Now I have to reinstall HEK.

Good luck getting the gunner hatch to animate. The opening and closing animations aren't per seat, they're for the whole vehicle, power-up and power-down.

The old CMT had done this, I believe its one of there old maps too.

Well I've never seen it :P



That's the reason I didn't try adding the animation, however bourrin suggested an overlay scaled by gunner power on.

Mind putting the .gbxmodel with the FRICKING GUNNER SEAT ENTRANCE NODE INTO YOUR RELEASE?
Edited by ODST_Nick on Apr 24, 2011 at 07:51 PM

Mm sorry. Fixed.