[227] [UT] Skeletal Mercenaries

[AlCapowned]

I took most of the anim notify code from the original mercenary, including that part. Maybe it would work if the spraytarget code was added to the mercenary's carcass.

[Buff Skeleton]

Oh shit, I didn't even think of that, good call. Dunno how that would work online but I'll have to check it out.

[AlCapowned]

- 2 lens flares for the commandomerc instead of just 1 spawned on the (right?) hand weapon
- For the merc trooper I would suggest remodeling his hand to a 2d 2-sided type hand like the stock unreal models did so it looks like he is holding it properly.

I can do that first suggestion, but I don't get what you mean by the second one. The merc trooper's hands are just like the regular mercenary's normal hand, and that shape is similar to the skaarj trooper's hands.

Edit: The next release will have the mercenary commando spawn two flares, and there will be one or two extra mercenary models included. Most of the new animations are done.

[Tarydax]

Good stuff as usual, Al.

[AlCapowned]

Thanks.

The new version is out. I added those extra animations you wanted, Waff, but I didn't do any coding for them aside from the alternating rocket fire and the anim notifies for the others. I added all of the new animations to the source, along with the Unreal models and code.

[Buff Skeleton]

Awesome! As long as the anims are there I should be able to work out fire mechanics. Thanks again!

[evilgrins]

Hey, you didn't mention they came in assorted colors!


By the way, that MercenaryTrooper doesn't seem able to pick up weapons. Dunno if that was intended or not, it only just uses the dispersion pistol it spawns with.

[AlCapowned]

I should have been more clear in the readme, sorry about that. I was thinking that if anyone used these for mapping, they would want to know that the trooper can pick up whatever weapon is set in their default properties, like the skaarj trooper classes.

I guess I should update that image, but it was never accurate to begin with. In the first release, they all used the stock mercenary skin.

[evilgrins]

You should make a pink one, go all Reservoir Dogs.

Better, put it in a little wheelchair, with a blanket in it's lap. It doesn't attack, it just waves a fist and complains about how life was when it was younger.

Oh, just remembered something...
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...so I'm not posting the same thing all over the place.

Read that one line in the talkbox.

When you play with various classes of the same monster they don't typically try to kill each other. The Krall don't try to kill the LeglessKrall or the KrallElite, same with the various classes of Brute and the original Mercenaries.

When I didn't have the "Stop Your Fighting" mutator on, your new Mercenaries started attacking each other.

Just saying.

[AlCapowned]

Are they actually trying to kill each other, or are those kills accidental? I tested reactions to friendly damage by summoning them on top of each other, and they didn't start fighting. It might just be a MonsterHunt problem, because they seemed fine in 227/Oldskool.

[evilgrins]

Are they actually trying to kill each other, or are those kills accidental? I tested reactions to friendly damage by summoning them on top of each other, and they didn't start fighting. It might just be a MonsterHunt problem, because they seemed fine in 227/Oldskool.

Okay, they don't initially shoot at each other but if one accidentally shoots another one, the one that gets hit seems to take it personal and attacks back.

[iLikeTheUDK]

Can I please help with this one? I'd probably be able to enhance their animation a bit, as well as increase the detail a bit and add some additional morph targets for facial animation to go with the talk sounds (mainly the "sylXmr" sounds).

[AlCapowned]

The source files are included in the zip file, you can do whatever you want with them.

[iLikeTheUDK]

Well, I'm using Blender, and I can't import FBX files. And for sone reason I have difficulty importing PSK files as well.
If you might give me a link to a plugin which allows importing of FBX files, it would be pretty good.

[AlCapowned]

I haven't done a lot of searching, but it seems like there isn't one because of legal issues.

Do you know if there are any formats I could export the animations as that would keep the skeleton and work with Blender? Otherwise, the only thing you could do is get the student edition of 3DS Max.