Squalliss Posted March 11, 2002 Posted March 11, 2002 If you are like me, you were probably displeased with the replication of the Jedi lightsabers in the games. The main thing that got be pissed with the lightsabers from previous games was the lack of lightsaber trails from moving it around. Jedi Knight Dark Forces II and Mysterious of the Sith didn't even have lightsaber trails. The Phantom Menace game had trails, but were very poor. Obi-Wan had better trails then Phantom Menace, but still was not good. What the developers were getting wrong was, when the lightsaber moved they made the trail this long light wave, but in Outcast Raven has actually made the trail part of the saber and instead of making a long trail they make it slightly short - how it should be. Can't wait for dueling lightsabering in multiplayer - oh yes!
simon says Posted March 11, 2002 Posted March 11, 2002 Yeah, they got them replicated pretty well, except for one thing: the 'bat saber' effect. THAT I can definetly do without:mad:
Squalliss Posted March 11, 2002 Author Posted March 11, 2002 What is this bat-saber I am hearing about?
ryudom Posted March 11, 2002 Posted March 11, 2002 the batsaber is when theres a knock back on the light saber, although raven said there wasn't any in single player, and wasn't sure about multiplayer. i don't think we need to worry about it
TIE Posted March 11, 2002 Posted March 11, 2002 Wouldn't getting hit with a lightsaber do the same as getting hit with a laser bolt, though? -TIE
digl Posted March 11, 2002 Posted March 11, 2002 no!! would a laser cut through you as the lightsaber would?
simon says Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 the bat saber is when you hit a person with the saber, and that person flies 30 feet away from you. Watch the trailers, you can spot it once or twice
Lord_FinnSon Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Please, let's not go into that Batsaber discussion again... It's like hitting your head againts the wall! How it affects MP gameplay? In the words of so many forumgoers so far, "we will see it, when JK2 comes out." What comes to lightsaber itself, I also think Raven has done tremendous job and it's closest visual representation of this "elegant weapon" in any SW game so far.
Obi Kwan Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Agreed Lord FinnSon; remember how heated the whole "proper sabre blending" debate got? Ug-LEE.
TIE Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Originally posted by digl no!! would a laser cut through you as the lightsaber would? How...would I know...? I imagine it could be possible for some kind of blaster to shoot through you, like a lightsaber "cuts," But I suppose it's just speculation... -TIE
MustangMatt302 Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Raven did a very "perfect-o" job at wielding the true visions of lightsabers. The glows, the shades, the hums, animations, static, and etc.... The "bat" saber is true waste of time, it makes absolutely no sense at all. Keep the saber, but lose the baseball player.
Belgirion Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 well they did take it out...didn't they say that at the devchat?
Cracken Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 I think I've seen the "bat saber" effect, but I have a possible explanation for it: perhaps it is the combined effect of a killing or wounding blow plus Force push. It would also make sense, as you wouldn't want someone's saber cutting off your arm after you left yourself exposed to strike the last blow.
Belgirion Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 or maybe they made the lightsabers realistic and made the saber a stick with computer generated effects just like the movies!!!!!!!!!
Gabrobot Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Uh, doesn't anyone remember that raven guy posting that the "batsaber" had been taken out? "Sometimes I just don't understand human behavior!"
D4rkKnight Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Originally posted by Belgirion or maybe they made the lightsabers realistic and made the saber a stick with computer generated effects just like the movies!!!!!!!!! ...Lightsabers are far from realistic...the whole idea behind it is physically impossible.
Wacky_Baccy Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Originally posted by D4rkKnight ...Lightsabers are far from realistic He meant realistic to the movies ...the whole idea behind it is physically impossible. Really? Would you care to prove that? Now I'll be nice Welcome to the forums, D4rkKnight - make yourself at home, enjoy your stay, and don't say anything's impossible - because that's not necessarily true...
patchx Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 actually i read a thing in a New Scientist magazine that i found on the train once that some physicists had theorized a way of making a functional lightsaber-like device if i recall correctly the idea was to use some sort of really strong magnetic field to bend a stream of plasma around on itself that was emitted from some sort of "thingo" they said the "hilt" of it would be freakin huge though
ryudom Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 if i recall correctly the idea was to use some sort of really strong magnetic field to bend a stream of plasma around on itself that was emitted from some sort of "thingo" hehe, i have the guide to the star wars weapons and technologie book and it says something like that about the lightsaber.
Agen Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 gah! i like glowsitcks better j/k Welcome D4rkKnight, have a newbie's spoon replica gift
Pedro The Hutt Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Originally posted by patchx actually i read a thing in a New Scientist magazine that i found on the train once that some physicists had theorized a way of making a functional lightsaber-like device if i recall correctly the idea was to use some sort of really strong magnetic field to bend a stream of plasma around on itself that was emitted from some sort of "thingo" they said the "hilt" of it would be freakin huge though Well to be honest I think that lightsabers are best kept in that galaxy far far away.
IES_Horn_SWS Posted March 12, 2002 Posted March 12, 2002 Sabers can be created.... Keep this quiet, but I really am working on one. The design is finished, constructo time!
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