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Rickard Roentgen

Renaissance Punk

Join date: 4 Apr 2004

Posts: 1,869

07-18-2004 18:34

a while ago vehicles were made to transmit damage to the person sitting on them. Good thought, since have a big enough vehicle otherwise and you'd be invincible. relying on people to script thier vehicles (and weapons for that matter) fairly so that they give the other guy a chance is a fools bet. The problem is that now, sitting on a vehicle makes you one heck of a big target. That sorta removes the fun of using vehicles in combat at all.

Here's my solution, for an object, keep a health meter, like for an avatar. When the vehicle takes 100% damage, unsit everyone on it and make it unsittable say until it's rezzed again. hence, vehicle is useless until it's rerezed.

A nice feature to go along with this would be a function to get the damage an object has taken so you can make a damage meter.

there are other things that could be added to this idea too if someone wanted to take the time. For instance transmit damage to the av sitting but have a max damage that can be done while sitting, say 90% damage. That way when the vehicle takes 100% and unsits everyone, you don't have a fully healthy av to deal with, just a "wounded" one with 10% health left.

I think this beats the way vehicles currently work in pvp areas.

Post your opinions please, pro or con, repetitive or not.

Goshua Lament

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Join date: 25 Dec 2003

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07-21-2004 11:34

Being able to set the health of a set of prims would be great.

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Carnildo Greenacre

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Join date: 15 Nov 2003

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07-21-2004 23:38

There are problems with forcing a re-rez of a vehicle. The one that comes to mind immediately is if the vehicle is copy-enabled, its UUID will change on re-rez, making it difficult for any scripts in it to be contacted by XML-RPC or email.

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Rickard Roentgen

Renaissance Punk

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good point

07-24-2004 11:59

I haven't used xml rpc or email with my vehicles, but I suppose it might be necessary to keep the key. So fixing the sit on rez isn't the solution. I guess the health meter could just be like normal health and regenerate slowly. It could also just unsit people, not prevent them from sitting agian.

Ryen Jade

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07-24-2004 13:01

Rickard, why did you even post this? Your in the tartarus project group, you know we are adding this to tartarus

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Rickard Roentgen

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because...

07-26-2004 02:59

Because I don't write vehicles just for a private sim that doesn't use the health meter

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Rickard Roentgen Renaissance Punk Join date: 4 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,869	07-18-2004 18:34 a while ago vehicles were made to transmit damage to the person sitting on them. Good thought, since have a big enough vehicle otherwise and you'd be invincible. relying on people to script thier vehicles (and weapons for that matter) fairly so that they give the other guy a chance is a fools bet. The problem is that now, sitting on a vehicle makes you one heck of a big target. That sorta removes the fun of using vehicles in combat at all. Here's my solution, for an object, keep a health meter, like for an avatar. When the vehicle takes 100% damage, unsit everyone on it and make it unsittable say until it's rezzed again. hence, vehicle is useless until it's rerezed. A nice feature to go along with this would be a function to get the damage an object has taken so you can make a damage meter. there are other things that could be added to this idea too if someone wanted to take the time. For instance transmit damage to the av sitting but have a max damage that can be done while sitting, say 90% damage. That way when the vehicle takes 100% and unsits everyone, you don't have a fully healthy av to deal with, just a "wounded" one with 10% health left. I think this beats the way vehicles currently work in pvp areas. Post your opinions please, pro or con, repetitive or not.
Goshua Lament Registered User Join date: 25 Dec 2003 Posts: 703	07-21-2004 11:34 Being able to set the health of a set of prims would be great. _____________________ Flickr Second Life Photo Gallery I no longer regularly login to SecondLife, but please contact me if an issue arises that needs my attention.
Carnildo Greenacre Flight Engineer Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,044	07-21-2004 23:38 There are problems with forcing a re-rez of a vehicle. The one that comes to mind immediately is if the vehicle is copy-enabled, its UUID will change on re-rez, making it difficult for any scripts in it to be contacted by XML-RPC or email. _____________________ perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'
Rickard Roentgen Renaissance Punk Join date: 4 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,869	good point 07-24-2004 11:59 I haven't used xml rpc or email with my vehicles, but I suppose it might be necessary to keep the key. So fixing the sit on rez isn't the solution. I guess the health meter could just be like normal health and regenerate slowly. It could also just unsit people, not prevent them from sitting agian.
Ryen Jade This is a takeover! Join date: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,329	07-24-2004 13:01 Rickard, why did you even post this? Your in the tartarus project group, you know we are adding this to tartarus _____________________ From: Korg Stygian Between you, Ryen the twerp and Ardith, there's little to change my opinion here.. rather you have reinforced it each in your own ways IM A TWERP, IM A TWERP! Whats a twerp?
Rickard Roentgen Renaissance Punk Join date: 4 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,869	because... 07-26-2004 02:59 Because I don't write vehicles just for a private sim that doesn't use the health meter .

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