RELEASE : Classy Mod v1 for TV

New game balance mutator for TV, available for download here
http://www.AveIT.Co.Uk/classymodv3.zip

Thanks to GazAssassin for the hosting

Readme excerpts :

Versions
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v3 : completely changed shieldpack since I realized that it wouldn't be possible to make it absorb damage
with energy without bugs.
Increased pod's chaingun rate of fire to 15 instead of 12 and decreased inherited velocity on exit to 0.5.

v2 : tried to do a shieldpack fix, failed

V1 : original


Changelist
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Grappler ammo decreased to 8.

Shield pack now has 0.20 passive damage absorption rate. When active it absorbs 0.75, BUT it
damages your energy when you get damaged.

Pod made much faster in straigth line, but lost 99% of it s strafing abilities
Inherited velocity on exit increased. This means when you leave the pod, you ll keep 90% of it s speed
Replaced it s weapon with chaingun to remove the ease of using it as a spamball.


details for the install procedure available in the archive.

:/

any servers actually running this?

Released it one hour ago, so I don't think so, but I hope they re will be a few soon.

neat.

take the entire grappler out, and dont make the pod into a capping machine again :\

I'd like to avoid removing features from the game. But your opinion is taken into account. Thanks for info.

I'd like to avoid removing features from the game. But your opinion is taken into account. Thanks for info.

well its onyl a suggestion because Tribes is not built on this grappler, it worked wonderfully wihout it, so why do we need it now? Its only caused problems in the player base(numbers of) and how people play the game, like another poster said, its a weapon that if you dont have it your at a huge advantage...

take the entire grappler out, and dont make the pod into a capping machine again :\
You can't vehicle cap in T:V, you silly billy. :banging:

You can't vehicle cap in T:V, you silly billy. :banging:
I think what he was saying is that its going a little overboard to completely change the role of the pod from defense to offense.

Just increase the amount of damage the chaingun does to the pod and bomber and you've made the game considerably better without adding anything stupid.

Seriously, the game does not need another way to grab the flag.

can this only be run on a dedicated server or can you host your own server within the game to check out the changes?

You can't vehicle cap in T:V, you silly billy. :banging:

I dont mean that he can hop back into the pod, i mean that insted of having a route to get speed u can just get into a pod and use its speed to get enough speed to do your entire route, thats bad

can this only be run on a dedicated server or can you host your own server within the game to check out the changes?

it should be able to be run from an integrated server. follow the same install instructions, but instead of running the dedicated client, fire up the game, n host a server.

edit: doesn't seem to work with an integrated host. haven't tried running it as a dedicated through the game though.

P.S. will be checking this out. thanks for the effort, for those of us who still play once in awhile :)

You can't vehicle cap in T:V, you silly billy. :banging:

Yes you can. It's a setting in the map properties that allows the flag carrier to enter vehicles. :domotwak:

You should just talk to rapher and see if he wants any help, seeing as he's already doing something like this, only better.

Concerning the pod being used in offense, well, it can be used to disrupt defense anymore, or it will be much harder, since it can't really strafe anymore, and his projectiles don't have splash damage.

as a tool to cap I have to agree the inherited velocity on exit change wasn t that useful. I'm probably going to revert back to the original value in the future.

The mod works with a "integrated" host and a dedicated server too if you follow the install procedure. It just has to be activated in the game like every other mutator. Can't remember what the console command is though.


If you have any ideas on how to balance the other vehicles...

I'll talk with rapher, but can't promise you anything

Stay classy San Diego

sounds good to me :shrug:

The mod works with a "integrated" host and a dedicated server too if you follow the install procedure. It just has to be activated in the game like every other mutator. Can't remember what the console command is though.

anyone know the console command? cheers

gotta login as an admin with adminlogin login pass
then admin switch MP-nameofmap?game=game.Class es.ModeCTF?mutator=cmod.c mod

I think I have fixed the bug, but won't do another release before a long testing time.