Lucky Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 this was a huge aspect of JK. It took a lot of skill to run fast in that game, and everyone moved at different speeds according to their style. Just about no other game has that centripetal force factor, where u accelerate when you turn. Also that old school strafe running was tight. These things are so unique to JK, it'd be a shame not to incorporate them somehow into its sequel. Its just one of those things that would keep the game true to the DF series and set it apart from other games. Who's with me on this one? Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH83 Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Hm... first of all, it's kind of unclear what you were refering to by "running speed" and "skills." Did u mean the ability to manuver without killing yourself while running at 4-star force speed? Or do you mean strafing+forward to run faster than just pressing forward? Or do u mean both? I'm with you either way. Tho I think the strafe+forward thing will not be in JK2 simply cuz it didn't exist in Q3, and there isn't really any reason for Raven Soft to want to add it in. As for the second, I think force speed will exist, cuz it's like the "Long Swords, Long Bows, Daggers, etc" in RPG games, basic stuff that always exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReAcToR Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 I'm with Lucky. Force Speed was great in JK and anyone who says otherwise is smoking crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millions o' Monkeys Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 good point lucky. it would be a real shame not to have te advantage over newbies who didnt know that strafe+forward made u go faster...nah just kidding Oh BTW im with you on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 10, 2001 Author Share Posted December 10, 2001 No, im not talking about force speed. I'm talking about the centripetal force value thats attributed to every object in JK, its what makes item spin when they're just sitting there. If you strafe run and apply gentle turns to your path you run significantly faster, if you apply a quick turn you accelerate very fast. This is the the principle behind the saber style most folks refer to as 'mouse warp', but everyone who knows their salt either does it naturally or has learned to curve their movements just right so that they move at the optimal rate. It also allows for the 'double jump' applying an extremely quick turn and a jump and using the acceleration from the turn to propel u thru the air at a speed roughly equal to 1 and a half times that of a normal strafe run jump. Its one of JK's most interesting aspects. Tribes had skiing, ut has dodging, JK has centripetal force which is much more adaptative. I know its prolly not possible to include it in the game at this point, but its worth mentioning just in case the Raven folks hadn't noticed it when they were playing JK. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Originally posted by Lucky "...If you strafe run and apply gentle turns to your path you run significantly faster, if you apply a quick turn you accelerate very fast." i'm remember if you held down the forward and strafed right/left at the same time u would run faster than u would running forward. i want u to try running forward while running to you left/right a LITTLE, u'd trip over your feet ...or start up JK and trying holding down the forward and strafed right left in Jk 1 (no force is needed). it doesn't like right. hope they dont put this in JO. i dont think they will cause it's the quake 3 engine and it hasn't be done b4 in Q3 b4. second time editing. I forgot to say... *off topic* "we must move forward not backward or forward but sidewards" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathBoLT Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 i think centripetal force was what Rune was lacking... I felt like I had so little control in Rune over sword fighting.. couldn't quite come up with the right words to describe what Rune lacked, but lucky has the right idea. i certainly hope Raven keeps this in mind when touching up on movement, etc. in JO.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 well i havent played QIII, so im not exactly sure what you mean by Tho I think the strafe+forward thing will not be in JK2 simply cuz it didn't exist in Q3 so you mean that strafe+foward doesnt work in Q3, what happend when you pressed them both, you went foward, or straifed, or did you just move at normal speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1978 Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 hate to tell ya, but that isn't centripetal force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 Originally posted by Jerry1978 hate to tell ya, but that isn't centripetal force. Finally! I was waiting for someone to offer themselves up as the sacrificial ewok..... erm...lamb, yes, lamb. Centripetal is the precise opposite of centrifugal, which is a damn sight closer to what you're describing. I'm cruel. So sue my manager. j/k W_B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK_Morovski Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 i certainly do think the whole idea of shifting momentum in JK was a good one, and one that is missed whenever u play another game. but i would guess it is unlikely that the Q3 Physics engine will be altered to much :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 i dont mind strafting just as long as u the starfe speed isn't as fast as running forward speed. in JK it was u ran faster forward+strafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 12, 2001 Author Share Posted December 12, 2001 centripetal force=force exerted tangenital to an object pivoting in a circular motion around a fixed point. ie, a tether ball, when u hit it, it swings around the poll, if you were to cut the rope it would fly off on a line tangent to the circle it was describing. This was a factor in JK that most people didn't even realize was present, tho most folks made use of it. Its described in gen_move.cog fairly succinctly. Basically everything designated as an object in JK was assigned a centripetal force factor and spun accordingly. When you turned fast it exuded force tangent to the circle u described and u accelerated. This allowed you to move faster by either gradually turning while running in a straight line, or pulling an extremely quick 180 degree turn and rocketing in the opposite direction faster than you could normally go, even with strafe. It's very subtle, but its really apparent when yer using force speed or trying to jump across the pool in oasis in one splash. People made very good use of it in sabers and this is why you'll hear 'elite' players making comments about people's speed. ie, "that guy is really slow" or "she's really fast". Everyone was able to move at different speeds with this very simple physical characteristic. Strafe running is just a remnant of oldschool 3d shooters, its the same with all of em. Centripetal force is unique to JK and JK alone. I'd like to see it represented in the movement of JK2 just cause it is so unique and gives folks supreme flexibility in their movement speed. It also allows for interesting 'moves' or tricks like hoping across the pool in oasis in one splash, double jumping in bgj, or running past a mine fast enough that the splash won't catch you. And stephen, try jumping off a 50 foot drop off and then putting a box of bandaids on yer face. Thats not gonna work out too well either. Its just a game bro. Making the gameplay fun is much more important than realism. Lookit ww2 online. Have to hit 8 buttons just to reload yer damn gun. DB: I know it man. Its the same with every other game outside o JK, they just don't *feel* right. Even more reason to put this in, if it at least *feels* like JK, ill play it. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 13, 2001 Author Share Posted December 13, 2001 I just realized this was in the game because the JK engine was basically the xwingvtie fighter engine with different modules. In 0 gravity that physics characteristic makes a lot of sense. Hope some ole ken or chan reads this =P Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agen Posted December 13, 2001 Share Posted December 13, 2001 In JK they pretty much had plan for ages then develop. They didn't realise until before level designing that the strafe+run worked in jk aswel! Lec were gonna get rid of it but then they decided it would be pretty neat that's how it got there. if lec can remember the success it had they'll order raven ti stick it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 lol, strafe run was common in all old 3d shooters. the centripetal force thing was unique to JK tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrUeFoRcE Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 i agree this should be included in jk2, also i think that wall and roof damage should be optional, took me a while when i first started playing to get used to the speed and not kill myself from a force jump missed landing or running face first into a wall , jedi is still one of the fastest games out there, keeps people always on there feet, and with force seing and map theres no campers practically, which makes it a great game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Yoda Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I agree they need to add that in. I would make it seem more like JK, and not just a new game with JK as the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 Word! I'm glad someone actually agree's with me. Rock on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathBoLT Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Originally posted by TrUeFoRcE i agree this should be included in jk2, also i think that wall and roof damage should be optional, took me a while when i first started playing to get used to the speed and not kill myself from a force jump missed landing or running face first into a wall but thats all part of the fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_silvergun Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Originally posted by Lucky centripetal force=force exerted tangenital to an object pivoting in a circular motion around a fixed point. Tan-genital? Lol! I think you mean tan-gential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 LMAO, yes looks as tho I made a mistake, thats what posting late at night will getcha. I actually looked up the word tangenital just for kicks and found a link to an activist group for transexuals. LOL. ty for pointing that out. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest toms Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Originally posted by Master Yoda I agree they need to add that in. I would make it seem more like JK, and not just a new game with JK as the title. don't you mean "It would make it seem more like JK, and not just a old game with JK as the title." ? maybe i am getting FPS overload, or maybe they have just "perfected" FPS games so no one varies the formula anymore, but all the FPS games I have played recently have all played a bit to similar to be truely exciting. They all seem too much like mods, rather than fully fledged games. (EF="star trek Mod", NOLF="Bond Mod", etc...) Maybe it is because they all use the same engines, therefore all kind of have the same graphics, physics, controls, responses etc... JK had a visibly diferent FOV that made stuff look samller and further away (lending to the "big levels" impression) and a "feelably" different control/movement system. For that reason alone i hope they include the cp force, just to make the game feel a bit different, and not just like a starwars Q3 mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 20, 2001 Author Share Posted December 20, 2001 its just one of the things that makes JK incredibly unique. I dunno, mebe its cause im addicted to JK and don't want to have to unlearn the movement system because I enjoy it so much. Mebe I'm bein a lil greedy with my request, I dunno. What do you guys think of the plausibility of Raven developers actually noticing this thread and making adjustments to the game to accomodate it? This late in the game I think that'd be a pretty fat chance, but it makes u wonder how much good yer doing by making suggestions at this point. I know its every gaming geeks dream to get a developer to grant you a wish, but thats really unrealistic. So while I post about somthing that I really care about, I realize its just not gonna make it into the game, and that it prolly won't even get read. Hum, this is a weird mood this incredible hangover has put me into, lmao. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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