Carrier catapults

TF6049 · Post by **TF6049** » 2008-03-27 17:35

If we do end up getting a carrier (full-size), I have an idea for a catapult. Take the US shotgun shell from the sandbox mod and put it where the catapult starts. A "gun" shoots it into the air and it detonates, pushing the aircraft off super-fast while triggering a steam emitting object-line across the catapult. Similar system for the carrier wires, a player on the carrier detonates an explosive ahead of the aircraft to slow it down. And, some ideas for the carrier use...

A "destroy all these targets" map

If possible, bots control the carrier functions and the planes will provide CAS for ground troops

"Spec Ops" type maps

NOTE: PLEASE DONT YELL AT ME IF ALL OR PART OF THIS IS IN THE ALREADY SUGGESTED LIST!!! I KNOW THE CARRIER PART (NOT THE CATAPULT) AND SPEC-OPS MAPS ARE!!!

zangoo · Post by **zangoo** » 2008-03-27 18:17

could just use python to edit the jets max power when it is on a surface, then it would just take off, do the same think of the brakes. i cant say if it would work cus i know nothing about python.

TF6049 · Post by **TF6049** » 2008-03-27 19:17

However, this is the only way to have that realistic steam emission.

turnpipe · Post by **turnpipe** » 2008-03-27 19:35

Surface edit and a puff of steam. -Since animators are few and far between.

zangoo · Post by **zangoo** » 2008-03-27 20:04

i dont think having a huge bomb go off will be too good, first you can predict if the force will push the way you want, what if it throws it foward and flips it? it will also push alot of other object. you would also need someone to launch the plane and that would be a job no one would do. afaik you could trigger a steam effect with python.

Post by **Rhino** » 2008-03-27 20:10

I've got a bunch of ideas of how you could do it but the main reason would be, what is the point? First we would need to make a new carrier from scratch which has them built in, I know a guy who as been working for over a year on trying to make that huge carrier as a static for BF2 and still dont have a texture and that is going to take anouther 4 to 6 months min if he had the time to work on it, which he dont, then ehhh, it wouldn't add much anyways...

far better we spend the time working on something more rewarding...

Mora · Post by **Mora** » 2008-03-28 13:57

But what about the carrier of SF? or is that not a realistic carrier... is it a carrier at all??

TF6049 · Post by **TF6049** » 2008-03-28 20:04

That carrier is designed for VTOL aircraft and much smaller than a full size carrier. Although, a carrier would probably be a noob-vac for vBF players and some of them would end up staying with PR and learning the ropes

[uBp]Irish · Post by **[uBp]Irish** » 2008-03-28 20:16

wasnt the inside of that carrier...like.. the whole point of that map? seems pretty futile to import something like that just so we can get some l33t special effects.

GR34 · Post by **GR34** » 2008-03-29 04:50

Mora wrote:But what about the carrier of SF? or is that not a realistic carrier... is it a carrier at all??

The SF carrier would be cind of cool with the movable elevator. Then Harriers could be stored below deck and have to taxi out on to elevator and some one to press the button to make it go up. But more n00bs would crash but it would be so dam cool

Also mayby more room for other stuff in there maybe something so the the enemy might infiltrate the carrier to destroy something how ever unrealistic that is!