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Just played there. It's way too crazy. I couldn't last more than a few seconds without blowing up!

I had an idea for a flag yesterday. It would be called The Curse (TC). Once you pick it up, it gives you a random bad flag that doesn't affect you. Then you can shoot the bad flag out at flagless enemies (sorta like a backwards TH), thereby "cursing" them for a short time. There are drawba...

I remember looking into that Wings-BZW thing before, but I think it wasn't compatible on a Mac without me doing a bunch of codey crap I'd never understand, so I never downloaded it. I'm not that much of a techhead. And I know the map has a ton of curved surfaces that tanks can travel on, but the fac...

It would be helpful if someone can send me a Wings model of a BZ tank, that way I could use it as a benchmark.

Hey, do you guys think the entrances/exits at the corners of the arena are to low for tanks to actually travel through? It's hard to tell.

Yeah, I opened up the file and saw how the whole thing was upside down. I fixed it though, so I'll save and update the attachment.

Holy crap. I haven't posted here in ages! The other day I was tinkering around with Wings3D for the first time in a long time, and I made this cool map that actually isn't made of a bazillion objects. :lol: Basically, it's a huge arena that fills up most of the map. There's not much inside, but ther...

I'm with the people say it's too powerful. Maybe it would be better if it significantly limited your radar's range.

And I was joking when I was coming up with those goofy names for it.

Here's an idea for the absorbing flag: Any shots that hit your tank when you have the flag are automatically absorbed, except for SWs, GMs, and PZ bullets. When you fire, all of your shots are unleashed in the order you absorbed them. If you don't have any absorbed shots, you can't shoot. Hopefully ...

Geez, I was just joking around with those names. And to the guy above me: Get offa my head! Uh, I mean, keep in mind that we younger players don't have to listen to you older players either, so stop acting like what we say doesn't mean anything just because we happen to be a little below the typical...

Anvilled-Paratrooper (AP)? Leaping Sumo (LS)? Dirt Hugger (DH)?

And if so, it would be pointless. :/

Yeah that would work well.




Very well.

Maybe for the people who like challenge of having to use right-click, we could have it so the changes are noticable but not too drastic a change from the "normal" tank. It should at least be an option, though that would of course mean making two models for every flagged tank.

This idea will never happen....well with the current devs. Sorry to burst your bubble. This is due to the fact that bzflag was created to be a simple, open source game. The things you are talking about would require major client changes and taking away from the game's simplicity. Eh? This wouldn't ...

I find that Hide 'n Seek Hills is a great map to practice your skills in Wings dogfights as well as stealthiness and for those times when you don't use the radar (though a lot of other veterans recommend using radar most of the time, I prefer to have a nice balance in between using the radar and usi...

Nah, then it loses the whole point of being able to lob shots.

Shouldn't this be in Map Releases?

What makes my idea too complicated?

When you grab this flag, a visible Catapult will appear attached to your tank. When someone fires bullet at or close to you, you can press the fire button to have the catapult pick it up. The bullet doesn't have to be regular bullet; it can also be a GM, SB, etc. However, you can only hold one bulle...

I like 1 and 3 the best...Da Best.

A new form of the useless flag: One that gives you no points for your kills, therefore you're shots are useless.

what about a simple teleport flag, that shoots like thief, and when you hit someone you swap positions with them. could be very useful for quick entry into an opponents base, or to get you out of trouble. No, that actually sounds like it would just be annoying for everyone else. Just imagine: your ...

1st Consul wrote:i think thats a nice idea!!

gj

Who's, Ellri's or mine?