Project working Gravity Rifle

ackza · Post by **ackza** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:04 pm

Active camo in place of the flam graphic, Nice idea! A hud wouldnt be difficult to create, just activtaing to make it work, you could always just copy a hid from another gun, and modify it a bit. But the Grav rifle was supposed to be like that Sonic Gun in minority report. It was supposed to Blast someone far away, at the same time giving them damage. How would you make this invisible projectile that WOuld be able to create force, without impact? Well, actually, thats were it gets fun, that wouldnt be to hard, just copy ove the existing tank shell projectile, and remove the flames and contrail, But when it gives off its force, it would blast the shooter along with the victim, how would you cuase it to not effect someone on the otherside of the gun? COuld you force the Force to go in one direction? This would be a very cool gun to have tho, I just really belive it was supposed to be similar to that sonic gun in minority report, bending gravity with that sam look, and the active camo would be a very nice substitution, if you could only make that into an arc, or an explosion.

GosTBorD · Post by **GosTBorD** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:27 am

who knows what the gravity rifle is actually supposed to look like?
in my opinion i think it would look like the fuel rod gun.

WaLKa · Post by **WaLKa** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:47 am

GosTBorD wrote:who knows what the gravity rifle is actually supposed to look like?
in my opinion i think it would look like the fuel rod gun.

if you hacked xbox halo, you woul know what its supposed to look like

staticx57 · Post by **staticx57** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:00 am

active camo bends light, but what does bent gravity look like?

WaLKa · Post by **WaLKa** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:02 am

staticx57 wrote:active camo bends light, but what does bent gravity look like?

the same thing...

CrimsonKnight · Post by **CrimsonKnight** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:36 pm

O.O i know this!! bent light looks the same as bent gravity. Bent gravity would look like nothing without light. The light slows down in that area and the gravity bends the surrounding materila, so the light hitting the surrounding material brings a "distorted" image to our eyes. In past games makers have simulated "bent" gravity with a somewhat distorted graphic. my thought is that is exactly what active camo does...unless im wrong.

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:18 pm

Why Wont YoU LiSten To mE????!!!!!! DisTorTEd GrAviTy Is The blue FLameS FroM tHe GuN TuRReT... That Is wUt ThE DisTorTion iS!!

CrimsonKnight · Post by **CrimsonKnight** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:49 pm

heh heh, i just now realized what you guys were talking about, i replaced the plasma rifle with the grav rifle in bg, and i picked it up. First off, it looked really cool, could use some new touchups though. second off, no hud but there were sound fx. and then i noticed the flame, it spreads in a circle. beyond that i dont know, perhaps you guys could get it working so i can find out. i suggest talking to gearbox or bungie. they might help out.

Deadly_Shadow · Post by **Deadly_Shadow** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:58 pm

Wait... It looked cool? Woah... Looked like something I find in my neighbors garbage... But that's just my opinion.

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:45 pm

I've been experimenting with some meta swapping to get the GR to produce that active camo effect, but to no avail. I can't even figure out how to get it to damage the target. The awful fact is that there just isn't enough stuff in the game to build on without a more serious editor. And without exact knowledge of how the gun was originally intended to work we just have to use our imaginations. If anyone else has some practical ideas or breakthroughs, please share them. But as for me, I'm setting this project aside until some more serious work can be done on it.

jimmsta · Post by **jimmsta** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:04 pm

from my own experiences trying to mod the gravity rifle, we might need to create a new object -- as in, completely understand the metadata for the activecamo effect, and be able to duplicate it as a weapon's explosion, not projectile. perhaps having two activecamo objects in the map would allow for this to happen. I'll try to create a new activecamo effect by copying the metadata into a new folder.

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 4:59 pm

you dont need to replace the projectile the flames are the distortion of gravity..ive said that four times...i hate being a grunt..no one listens to me...

HunterXI · Post by **HunterXI** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:15 pm

maybe u could change the GR so it shot some kind of cool beam (with a cone of 0) so it was in effect a cove sniper rifle...when i first looked at a GR i thought the front shot a laser beam...and add some sort of zoom...ill look into it

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:34 pm

are you trying to make me mad or do you press 'post reply" one the first page? if you do, read the rest of the thread first, alota times they'll awnser any questions u got... like the beam... you dont need a beam..its got the right efect alredy...(5th time i said that)

Phoenix9 · Post by **Phoenix9** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:14 pm

heres a strange idea but what if for the effect u used the beam that comes from the structres in halo (the level) and the bases in infinity it might look reight if it came straight up outa the ground where you erer aimed

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:17 pm

(10th time) the effect for distorted gravity is BLUE FIRE!!!

Phoenix9 · Post by **Phoenix9** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:25 pm

7th. and i just want sombodey to make a gun that uses that thing cause i havent gotten round to it yet.