Trees

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-01-04 20:33

I haven't seen it suggested, so what if you could make trees climbable (sp?) It would come in handy in maps like Mao and Ghost Train. I'm no coder but two possible ways to do it would be 1. To model a "vehicle" type tree where you go up to a tree and press e and you're in the branches, it'd just be a vehicle that doesn't move, kind of like those TOW missles, or 2. Make a ladder and some trees have wooden boards that you can climb up on. What do you think?

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-01-04 20:36

the main problem about this is lag. you would also have to place each tree by hand i would have thought aswell. which on OGT, would take me a year...

but anouther big problem is that after they are destoryed, there is still a shaddow on the terrain of where they use to be...

the biggest problem with this thou is lag. just think how much stress the trees put on the server when you have a full 64 players running around steel thunder. with them being destructible aswell, would be hell for the server hehe.

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » 2007-01-04 20:39

64 players up trees fighting. Might as well be an Ewoks Star Wars mod :s

Rhino has the answer to be serious.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-01-04 20:40

climbable? oh i thought u said destructible hehe.

ummm no, we cant really do that without a shit load of work and then we would probaly run into some major bugs with it too hehe.

Post by **NikovK** » 2007-01-04 20:59

You can climb trees on Hills of Hamgyong with your trusty grappling hook!

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-01-04 21:14

Lol, ok, too bad, would've been cool for the snipers, and that damn ghilly (sp?) suit would be of some use.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-01-04 21:57

'[R-DEV wrote:NikovK']You can climb trees on Hills of Hamgyong with your trusty grappling hook!

ye but when you get to the top you will fall off

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-01-04 22:01

Can you fire while midway up your grappling hook?

As for hills of hamyong, I wouldn't know. I never play that lag-fest. It's much worse than even al Basrah for me.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-01-04 22:07

JP*wasteland.soldier wrote:Can you fire while midway up your grappling hook?

As for hills of hamyong, I wouldn't know. I never play that lag-fest. It's much worse than even al Basrah for me.

the lag has been fixed for next version.

and no, you cant fire when on the grappling hook.

Post by **Dunehunter** » 2007-01-04 22:45

Would it be possible to only have this on a couple of bigger trees then? Sounds like a really nice idea, though on most forest/jungle maps snipers are kinda useless.

Aus Sniper01 · Post by **Aus Sniper01** » 2007-01-04 22:47

Leo wrote:Lol, ok, too bad, would've been cool for the snipers, and that damn ghilly (sp?) suit would be of some use.

Na mate, main reason that Snipers are taught not to sit in trees because say for instance when your looking through your scope a leaf could move and screw up your shot.
Besides your gonna look like a blob that stands out from the rest of the tree.

huleboeren · Post by **huleboeren** » 2007-01-04 23:00

What trees? Only 'wood' I have seen is bamboo? :S

SGT.Collado · Post by **SGT.Collado** » 2007-01-04 23:23

I would like to see a portable ladder for snipers

. They could have it in their backs over their ghilly camouflage. This would be awesome. Then you could "fold it" or hold G and it goes back in your back and away you snipe!.

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever · Post by **.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever** » 2007-01-05 00:14

If you're stuck up a tree then you're, erm, stuck up a tree. No quick getaway for Mr Sniper.
Also, what good would a ghillie suit do you in Autumn (Fall)? Might as well wear a boiler suit.

Randleman5102 · Post by **Randleman5102** » 2007-01-05 03:20

Is the lag fixed for Al-Basrah because I rly want 2 play it

Post by **Mongolian_dude** » 2007-01-05 03:31

'[R-DEV wrote:NikovK']You can climb trees on Hills of Hamgyong with your trusty grappling hook!

YEAH! YOU KNOW THE WAYS! HIGH5

Also, nice going with the secret tunnle Nikov, top notch. Same with all the bunkers and that.

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...mongol...

Sneak Attack · Post by **Sneak Attack** » 2007-01-05 04:34

back in fh for BF1942 on some of he jap maps such as midway they had it so you could climb the trees, the climbable ones had like, notches on each side of the truck, like ladder steps, then on top there was a platform, it was definently pretty cool. except they wernt always in the best spots

Sneak Attack · Post by **Sneak Attack** » 2007-01-05 04:47

bullit_toof · Post by **bullit_toof** » 2007-01-05 05:05

I'm not a fan of large areas of bamboo forest on ghost train. Gets a bit too crazy at times. I'd go for a forest with more clearings and some watch towers/ bunkers. There's a bunker on some maps that you have to crawl into, they would be sweet on ghost train. So yeah, clearings and bunkers FTW. That could satisfy your sniping tree fetish possibly.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » 2007-01-05 08:38

Aus Sniper01 wrote:Na mate, main reason that Snipers are taught not to sit in trees because say for instance when your looking through your scope a leaf could move and screw up your shot.
Besides your gonna look like a blob that stands out from the rest of the tree.

Lots of inexperienced vietnamese snipers in vietnam used trees as vantage points. However, they knew they were sitting ducks (which a sniper wants to avoid) and knew they were likly to be killed. Snipers are trained to only use areas where they have at least 2 points to fall back too, this is because they need several possible routes of escape if discovered. So basicly, as you were hinting at, trees and snipers arent a good combo.