Ace of Spades Game Forums » Topic: Dirt Grenades?

Verdant on "Dirt Grenades?"

Verdant — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:47:09 +0000

Awesome! You might be right about number 2, I was in a bit of a hurry.

But I'm fairly positive about 3. I had no grenades on me when I capped.

I wish I could test it out now but I'm at work, heh. (WP7 ftw.)

hompy on "Dirt Grenades?"

hompy — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:18:22 +0000

Verdant, fixed the third one! The first two are invalid, though-- 1 was probably the tent refill timer, and 2 is impossible unless your weapon switched when you captured (tried myself). If it happens again however I'll look into it.

Verdant on "Dirt Grenades?"

Verdant — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:49:28 +0000

I hate to point out this small list of bugs I noticed when I was playing earlier...
But I do thing you did a great job with it, and I just want to bring these to your attention

1. The home tent doesn't refill dirt nades.
2. Capturing Intel refills with normal nades instead of dirt.
3. Dirt nades seam to be able to build blocks over water, that become impossible to remove

But other then that, they are great! I just wish I had more chance to play around with them before I went to work.

Mr. White on "Dirt Grenades?"

Mr. White — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:59:22 +0000

The sound it makes is pretty cool.

Verdant on "Dirt Grenades?"

Verdant — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:55:24 +0000

Unfortunately, the map that has this right now, is bridge, with no bridge.

So, no chance to really use them effectively :P

PinkDozer on "Dirt Grenades?"

PinkDozer — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:46:58 +0000

Wow! Amazing. Well done. Im going to get on and have a play later hopefully.

MegaDeuce on "Dirt Grenades?"

MegaDeuce — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:19:07 +0000

Awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g7sihtdWW8

Drury on "Dirt Grenades?"

Drury — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:58:46 +0000

Liero much?

[MLG] paul on "Dirt Grenades?"

[MLG] paul — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:41:26 +0000

Fire if u read this its really odd to mention it here but what do u wana build

Verdant on "Dirt Grenades?"

Verdant — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:59:11 +0000

Nice! it looks pretty awesome, i cant wait to try it

Bobbunny on "Dirt Grenades?"

Bobbunny — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:27:50 +0000

^^^
Run away from nades like your instinct tells you to.

DeathEnhanced on "Dirt Grenades?"

DeathEnhanced — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:57:34 +0000

Griefing potential? putting people in blocks will be 10x easier.

TheGrandmaster on "Dirt Grenades?"

TheGrandmaster — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:56:33 +0000

I very much like this idea. Though I think it should be made as a separate inventory slot at some point. I believe there'll be a secondary slot coming, so perhaps it could be an option for it?

mat^2 on "Dirt Grenades?"

mat^2 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:26:09 +0000

Bobbunny, no, they don't

Dirtnades are pretty nice, especially with SMG since you can create obstacles that lead to close combat.

Bobbunny on "Dirt Grenades?"

Bobbunny — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:00:19 +0000

Hompy, I am now proud of my self in meeting a talented person like you. Even if it's because of a early game in beta and over the internetz.

Watched vid, do the nades still do damage?

HelpfulHarry on "Dirt Grenades?"

HelpfulHarry — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:55:02 +0000

Dirt grenades are currently being tested on Mat^2 server.

hompy on "Dirt Grenades?"

hompy — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:40:23 +0000

guys! GUYS! Great idea.
Here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g7sihtdWW8

We'll be testing it at Sham's in a bit. For now only SMG users get dirt grenades instead of normal ones.

mat^2 on "Dirt Grenades?"

mat^2 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:39:48 +0000

hompy has done some work on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g7sihtdWW8

I like especially the mid-air grenades :)

Bobbunny on "Dirt Grenades?"

Bobbunny — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:15:17 +0000

^^^
OVER 9000!!!!11!!!1!!
no more like 1 or 2 probs.

JosephAllen129 on "Dirt Grenades?"

JosephAllen129 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:23:39 +0000

Not a bad idea, but how many Dirt bombs would each player have then?

MegaDeuce on "Dirt Grenades?"

MegaDeuce — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:14:38 +0000

@ Verdant: oh man insta-fortifications! That'd be awesome!

Camelsaurus on "Dirt Grenades?"

Camelsaurus — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:00:53 +0000

We can have a dirt cannon. >:O FIRE AWAY!

Reverend Brown on "Dirt Grenades?"

Reverend Brown — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:43:54 +0000

Me likey.

Sue_Sakamoto on "Dirt Grenades?"

Sue_Sakamoto — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:41:18 +0000

I'm not worried about griefers too much anymore, just about anything added to the game can be used as a griefer tool, things existing already do.

Sounds good to me, a quick setup defense wall.

Verdant on "Dirt Grenades?"

Verdant — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:37:48 +0000

About Greifing:
Right now, getting buried gets you hall of mirrored, but, i am certain it cant be that difficult to program a way to let you dig yourself out.

Right now it doesn't work be cause you literally cant hit a surface that doesn't exist.

it would be easy to run a check on a players location, compare it to the map, and if its "Buried" underground, remove the block (or both blocks) around him. the only reason (i believe) that this has not been addressed, is because its not a situation that comes up often, and would be a waste of time.

but, i believe if he wanted to fix it, it wouldn't be all that hard. (I did learn C,C++ and C# for two years in college, so i do have an idea what i'm talking about )

About Additional gameplay:

it would be good for more then just filling in caves, it could create cover in front of the front line, allowing both teams to try to move forward even trenched in. Quick tower repairs, or even blocking the view of the other teams tower for a few seconds while you sneak past. that's just a few examples.

AntiMatter on "Dirt Grenades?"

AntiMatter — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:30:43 +0000

MegaDeuce, that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this thread. I just didn't know the name of the game. I've been looking for that game forever! YAY!

KomradeZherhec, no. All I use is IRC under the name Kaprekar.

PinkDozer on "Dirt Grenades?"

PinkDozer — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:15:01 +0000

Totally support this idea. If this weapon is actually a possibility, then it should definately be added. It would really enhance gameplay.

After MegaDeuce brought up Scorched Earth last week, Ive actually been thinking about this alot, and I cant recommend it highly enough.

I just want to add that some people may be surprised that I support this suggestion and if so I dont blame you, it is pretty wacky. I also want to be clear that this is a feature I can live without and is not a priority at all. That said, if I was in Bens shoes, I would sooner add this than sniper rifles, shotguns or pistols for sure.

MegaDeuce on "Dirt Grenades?"

MegaDeuce — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:01:27 +0000

Hell yes. They had dirt bombs like this in Scorched Earth! It was a cool 2D game from the 90s.

This would work best if the dirt was generated on contact, when the dirt grenade touches a block or a player.

Chipou on "Dirt Grenades?"

Chipou — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:09:14 +0000

griefers can now hallway of mirrors you easier now, im not sure if i like this idea.

Drewgon13 on "Dirt Grenades?"

Drewgon13 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:07:05 +0000

What we need is sand blocks that will only stay in place if a block is under it, and will kill you if you are under it when it falls.