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Well, the problem is if you were running... and SUDDENLY you get the turret flag. You get killed. Maybe the flag AND a button will do that, other wise it could be annoying Well you can't really add another button that easily. And sometimes picking up a flag does kill you, like when you grab TH and ...

Actually, this idea is the closest I've seen to a workable "moving turret" idea.

Instead of pressing a button to get it that way, though, you'd probably pick up a flag. Apart from the up-and down motion raising and lowering the turret instead of driving, it would be the same as burrow.

Hi, I'm interested in joining as long as I'm not expected to be online a certain amount of time or anything :) What exactly would we do? Name: Joe-Schmoe Advanced player (I think...you mean "good at the game" as opposed to "good at making mods/maps/servers" right?) Contact me via...

Ah...my teles were meant to link to the floor above and the floor below, but they could link to any two floors in theory. Preferably two floors that aren't already directly linked...

This seems pretty cool! Attached is my entry. Only use the FRONT side of the teles, the backs are up against walls. Some thoughts, I'm just throwing these out there: --The L flag might not be suited to this project very well, it's too easy for a floor to be made that just gets wrecked by laser. --PZ...

Sure, here are the same files in attachment form, sans the first screenshot due to the 4-attachment limit.

In other news, I plan to add another layer onto this map as soon as I get around to it.

Hi everyone, Here's my first map so far...the basic idea is that all the boxes jump you up to another level. http://joesmagicgathering.googlepages.com/Steppingstones.txt From the floor, you get bumped up to the large square in the center. From there, there are four routes you can take, each of which...

Is it possible to have multiple rabbits? You could have the 15th player join as a second rabbit, to divide the map into two major battles.

Maybe give the map three teams. Once team A secures the middle zone, they may have flags, but the other two teams will "gang up" to try to retake it, so they'll have to kill twice as many people.

Actually, there's a pretty simple way to implement the ammo idea. (Assuming this works, I have no idea how to code stuff)

You make it so that tanks without flags can't shoot, and then scatter some useless flags around with a shot limit on each one.

I like it with just one opening...but maybe add a sprinkling of OO flags.

Thanks, I have fixed it

When I say minimalist, I'm being kind. It looks alright...as long as you don't really look at it that much.

http://joesmagicgathering.googlepages.c ... Edited.bzw

Okay, so we all camp (and most of us will admit it), but personally I think that camping is something to be discouraged rather than encouraged. It may be fun for the individual doing it, but think of the other players who may get killed many times over without even engaging the camping player in a ...

I agree about the points not draining every 24 hours, I want to stock up a huge amount and then have the server write my name on all the textures :) I don't think the problem that was raised would be too bad, an admin with a sharp eye would probably be able to figure out what was going on soon enoug...

That. Sounds. Awesome. However, I think that 10 points for a flag is a bit much, unless the flag was so good you were all but garunteed to kill 11 people with it. Also, you could do /bank deposit with a negative score too, it would be the same as a withdrawal :) Would you buy things with points from...

I like spawning on the letters. Otherwise it's too easy to forget that they're there ;) Also, when jumping back down, I love falling through the "O" and firing a shot on the way so that it ricos around, trapped! I've never had a problem with falling into combat and being shot, just jump on...

What I do (in addition to the aforementioned ID key) is a move up to the highest layer, near the edge. I can see when people spawn on the layer beneath me, and then I can jump down behind them and kill them. If I must move around, I try to stay in the little patches of bushes, when you're on the rog...

mmm...seeing that i don't play much, when i DID play or sometimes play on lasermania, I'd usually listen to: Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and sometimes Kraftwerk. Its quit a combination. Ah! Another Kraftwerk fan! I also recently discovered a group called Orbital to listen to wh...

you guys should really invest in a multiple core processors. I run hella stuff on my machine. Though it can't stand downloads. I don't mind bangin around on mofo @ 200 but if I turn everything off I jump to under 50... I have a freind who keeps complaing about how badly he stinks at this game...so ...

I always say "sry", but if someone tks me and doesn't say sry, I don't usually say np back to them. (exception is on fast-paced servers, where I don't bother to think and I just say "np" right away.) If I run right in front of somone like an idiot and then they shoot me, I say sr...

I play Rogue when I can, it's a lot more fun having more enemies and fewer tks. If I have to play on a team because it's CTF, I join whichever teams has fewer players, because a teamate = one more player I can't kill :twisted: All things being equal, I like Green, since you can camoflage a bit bette...

I really don't think there needs to be any new player tutorial system. If they don't want to take the little bit of time to learn how to play, then I don't think we really want them around playing. The best way to spread the word is to tell your friends. Show them the game, let them watch you play,...

If you are moving forward at 100 units, and bullet speed is 100 units, then the final bullet speed will be 200 units. If you are moving backwards at 100 units, and the bullet speed is 100 units then the final bullet speed will be 0. (those units are just examples, not the real thing) Turning also e...

I played there a couple of times, it's lots of fun!

My main strategy was to just keep moving as fast as I could...it's also not a bad idea to jump, since you'll most likely either land behind an obstacle or so far away that the person who you are running away from can't turn fast enough.