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Brilliant Great work, as always.. 500 rounds for the chain gun? I think I see the new favorite tool for the SBH hunter..

Starting my first year in college in approximately 3 weeks... my school starts so late

I'll agree.. I think any type of uncloak/recloaking sound should only be heard by the SBH/guy in the stank. It doesn't really matter realism-wise whether or not anyone else hears it.

I believe you can do that via LAN. Just set up a LAN local match, select the map you want, and start.

QUOTE (AsgarothXc @ Aug 18 2009, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe the present was from someone else other than parents, correct me if I'm wrong. But I agree with asgaroth on the second point...be happy you've got parents, however strict they might be. And happy belated birthday, hope you enjoyed it

QUOTE (epicelite @ Aug 4 2009, 02:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If somehow GDI builds a time machine and gets some Spartan armor, then probably.

If anyone here's been on Black Mesa Source's forums, there are community projects that get the community involved more in the mod (having forum members design and post misc. props, textures, etc.). This is only a suggestion, but you guys on the team could hold such projects/contests. For example, I was thinking that we (forum members) could each design propaganda posters for GDI/Nod, and the best one could be incorporated into the game. And so forth. The projects don't have to be groundbreaking; they could be very minor in detail, so they don't interfere with the regular flow of work.

Awesome footage there. I think this will be one of the few mods that I actually get to see finished...and spectacularly. Great job, again. I gotta say, the third person character movement is a bit jerky..a bit like TF2, imo.

Apparently steam only has a "special" version of UT3 (UT3 Black), bringing the price up to $20 US. Is the original UT3 still available in retail? Haven't taken the time to check yet. But, which one would you recommend? Would the "enhanced AI", quoted on the UT3 Black website, affect RenX gameplay?

"and the secondary fire will launch a grenade that will bounce as many times as it comes into contact with any object" Are you saying that the alt-fire grenade will bounce indefinitely (for 8 seconds) and not come to a rest after a few bounces like most objects when dropped? That's going to be a bit comical. And even if the grenade does use realistic physics (grenade comes to a rest after a few bounces), I have a feeling the alt-fire is going to be overused as an ad-hoc mine layer.

It's always best to wait and let the developers focus on their work. Just check in now and then, don't expect anything (not an insult to the devs), and be extra happy when an update arrives.

QUOTE (Demigan @ Jun 12 2009, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Remember that the ground from the tunnel to obi is sloped down, so the obi will only hit one or two people as its shots are somewhat perpendicular to the surface. Might work :] As for rushes, I haven't taken part of anything unique. Plenty of APC/Hottie, Med, Flame, Stank rushes, but nothing wildly unpredictable like Chem or Buggy rushes. Would be interesting, though.

I've heard of the host families system. Really great and cost-effective idea. Hmm, I live across the bay from San Francisco... If you haven't visited SF already, visit Pier 39 and the sea lions, visit the California Academy of Sciences and De Young Museum at Golden gate park, and ride the cable cars. All of those are probably already in your guidebook... sorry, I'm useless at recommending local destinations and events. Have fun! Wish I could travel to Europe and stay with host families.

The grayscale view isn't such a good idea imo. Remember Nod is red and GDI is yellow; in terms of infantry nothing else distinguishes each faction besides color. Obviously the HUD will identify units of both sides, but it'll be harder to quickly see who's on your team without pointing crosshairs at everyone. Dunno about the rest of it.

QUOTE (CrazyAndy @ Jan 29 2009, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Engineer looks a bit fat lol.. I like it Everything looks just so awesome. This is perhaps the only mod I've followed that has made significant progress. Congrats to all of you. Hopefully my laptop for college can handle UT3... just for this mod

Promotion out of reach: play as a free character for an entire match Parachuting without a parachute: jump out of an aircraft at a high altitude and survive No help from you: steal a teammate's kill with five rounds or less Blind as a harvester: as a SBH, sneak into GDI's base using a an enemy vehicle, besides the harvester, as cover Say cheese!: kill an enemy soldier less than five meters away with a sniper rifle while he is facing you N00bjets can say hello to my ass: kill a ramjet sniper by landing an Orca/Apache on him Hot fuse: (given to team) plant 3 or more beacons near enemy structures within 1 second of each other Big boom: (given to team) destroy 3 or more enemy structures using beacons within 1 second of each other Fighting with honor: (given to team) complete a match as Nod without anyone buying a SBH Cleanup on aisle 5: fill a 2x2 meter area with blood in an enemy structure Sliced: die by landing on a spinning helicopter rotor (assuming helicopter rotors DO kill in RenX...do they?)

I personally think that a feature similar to the !lock function won't work well, like the med tank analogy provided by R315r4z0r. I suggest that no immediate !lock feature be implemented. Instead, when a teammate gets in your vehicle, a small menu pops up on the HUD, stating that "someone is inside your vehicle" and gives you the option to press a certain key to boot him, or all teammates, out permanently. That way a person, if there is enough of a threat, can temporarily drive your vehicle (if you yourself are too busy) until the threat is gone.

It was the snow one with all the confusing tunnels and crannies. I think it came out later than the rest, so you might have missed it. By the way, I liked glacier! the way those passages work give the losing team a chance at infantry rushing at the last moment (although i've never seen such a thing )

If I had a mike I'd join you guys... have fun

This is just the ravings of a picky guy, so feel free to ignore. I just feel that there should be an "About" page on your main site (if for some reason I missed it, I apologize) that specifies the overview of your project, that the game is a mod of UT3, a sampling of frequently asked questions, etc. I was a bit confused myself when I first visited it. If you purposely omitted an "About" page to get more attention on the forum (which I suspect and completely understand) or for some other reason I apologize again...

Happy belated birthday!!

QUOTE (R315r4z0r @ Feb 11 2009, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A petty question, but will Gunner's launcher be different from the normal ones? I mean, it fires faster and can track. It must be more advanced...it should have some slight modifications, e.g. darker paint job, small motor for accelerating rocket firing, laser for tracking. Just aesthetics, IMO. Sorry if this has already been discussed. Oh... never mind. i seem to have gotten the two mixed up..

ooh. does my signature count as fanart? or does it have to be electronic (PS) to be accepted as wallpaper, etc?

Aw, that looks awesome. Where's the Christmas tree?

simply because I loved Ren and wanted to see it in even more awesomeness. The most appealing thing...probably is the amount of detail you guys put into everything.