dawdler
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It was a long time since I visited this forum, and I *still* see people coming in with with book class mods... Where is the fun?! Where is the simplicity?!
So, is anyone doing "Headcrab Wars" or not? If there is, then guide me to the link and ignore the following idea. If there is anyone that thought of the idea earlier I apologize.
Story
After years and years of brutal bashing by the bigger races (and mutations), the headcrabs has had enough. Strapping weapons on their backs, they go to war... Soon it even becomes a war against themselves. This is where YOU come in, a young headcrab joining forces with either the Headcrab Legion or the Headcrab Rebellion, the two main fighting factions.
Multiplayer, ie playing the mod
Multiplayer is based on teamplay with other headcrabs, working together for full effect of their respective weapons. The regular gameplay modes applies, possibly some new.
There would be no "classes" per say, you would get a window and equip a few weapons of choice. Such as mortars (strapped on your back), machineguns, assault rifles, grav gun, pistols and whatever one can come up with. They would be in two light/heavy categories, ie you could carry a mortar and a pistol, but not a machinegun and mortar. This equipment may include items too, such as grenades.
On top of that the headcrabs can choose a special attribute to define what they are (in a sense their "class"), for example being an officer (increase things such as speed/damage in his vicinity), healer (HP regen in vicinity of player, possibility of reviving dead headcrabs), jumper (able to jump twice as high as normal), heavy (have more hitpoint but slower speed), light (have less hitpoints but faster speed) and more.
Headcrabs *might* have developed vehicles, such as jeeps and hover crafts. This would be determined after the initial design test.
Scope of additions
This mod can use all existing textures and junk from HL2. Maps can be either modified HL2 maps for MP use, or whatever maps a possible HL2 multiplayer part contains. Or just new ones, heh.
HL2 headcrab models need to be modified (or added upon... The main weapon controls the look of your headcrab) to include the weaponry on their backs/sides/whatever and customized for MP use as a player (this could mean new animations). There is no need for a 1st person version of weaponry, you're a headcrab for gods sake... 3rd person view would be the only view. If anyone thinks looking around walls is "cheating", that is the Headcrab Sense. They are smarter (and dumber) than you think.
A simple GUI is needed, but nothing too complex.
There should be a minimal amount of contents such as sound added, most would already be in HL2, or the mod itself could be adapted to conform to it. No new voices are needed for MP, Headcrabs dont talk, they squeek.
Vehicles however will require completely new models... Unless one want to see 3 headcrabs working together to control a buggy
NOTE: THIS IS A THEORETICAL MOD, NOT AN ACTUAL MOD THAT WILL BE CREATED, OR IS PLANNED. THIS IS AN *IDEA* POSTED WHILE WAITING FOR A BIG AND BORING DOWNLOAD TO FINISH.
So, is anyone doing "Headcrab Wars" or not? If there is, then guide me to the link and ignore the following idea. If there is anyone that thought of the idea earlier I apologize.
Story
After years and years of brutal bashing by the bigger races (and mutations), the headcrabs has had enough. Strapping weapons on their backs, they go to war... Soon it even becomes a war against themselves. This is where YOU come in, a young headcrab joining forces with either the Headcrab Legion or the Headcrab Rebellion, the two main fighting factions.
Multiplayer, ie playing the mod
Multiplayer is based on teamplay with other headcrabs, working together for full effect of their respective weapons. The regular gameplay modes applies, possibly some new.
There would be no "classes" per say, you would get a window and equip a few weapons of choice. Such as mortars (strapped on your back), machineguns, assault rifles, grav gun, pistols and whatever one can come up with. They would be in two light/heavy categories, ie you could carry a mortar and a pistol, but not a machinegun and mortar. This equipment may include items too, such as grenades.
On top of that the headcrabs can choose a special attribute to define what they are (in a sense their "class"), for example being an officer (increase things such as speed/damage in his vicinity), healer (HP regen in vicinity of player, possibility of reviving dead headcrabs), jumper (able to jump twice as high as normal), heavy (have more hitpoint but slower speed), light (have less hitpoints but faster speed) and more.
Headcrabs *might* have developed vehicles, such as jeeps and hover crafts. This would be determined after the initial design test.
Scope of additions
This mod can use all existing textures and junk from HL2. Maps can be either modified HL2 maps for MP use, or whatever maps a possible HL2 multiplayer part contains. Or just new ones, heh.
HL2 headcrab models need to be modified (or added upon... The main weapon controls the look of your headcrab) to include the weaponry on their backs/sides/whatever and customized for MP use as a player (this could mean new animations). There is no need for a 1st person version of weaponry, you're a headcrab for gods sake... 3rd person view would be the only view. If anyone thinks looking around walls is "cheating", that is the Headcrab Sense. They are smarter (and dumber) than you think.
A simple GUI is needed, but nothing too complex.
There should be a minimal amount of contents such as sound added, most would already be in HL2, or the mod itself could be adapted to conform to it. No new voices are needed for MP, Headcrabs dont talk, they squeek.
Vehicles however will require completely new models... Unless one want to see 3 headcrabs working together to control a buggy
NOTE: THIS IS A THEORETICAL MOD, NOT AN ACTUAL MOD THAT WILL BE CREATED, OR IS PLANNED. THIS IS AN *IDEA* POSTED WHILE WAITING FOR A BIG AND BORING DOWNLOAD TO FINISH.
