Author Topic: A Typing of the Dead-esque weapon (Read 4533 times)

Masterlegodude · October 02, 2014, 09:02:24 PM

For those who don't know, Typing of the Dead is a game where you shoot zombies by typing in words or phrases that appear on the screen

And i've been working on a weapon model inspired by the game, however, i'm no scripter

Is it possible to have the weapon spell out a word like 'Blockhead!' (10 damage per character) in a bottom print with each shot that hits a player, and would it also be possible to have the spelling progress change between targets? Like Target A's been hit 3 times, so that means there's only 'Blo' spelled out, while Target B has been hit 7 times which spells only out 'Blockhe'?

I think you can do some kind of 'get player health' shenanigan to see what player has what spelled out on them depending on their health, so like, 10 health means that the player has 'Blockhead' spelled out on them and the '!' would be the killing blow

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blockguy� · October 02, 2014, 09:26:38 PM

thats a nice model

Mister Cheese · October 02, 2014, 09:30:53 PM

This needs to be a thing
I love that model too

Thorfin25 · October 02, 2014, 10:26:20 PM

It will require a client mod to work.

Masterlegodude · October 02, 2014, 10:48:30 PM

Quote from: Thorfin25 on October 02, 2014, 10:26:20 PM

It will require a client mod to work.

What kind of a client mod?

kompressor · October 02, 2014, 11:21:43 PM

Make this.

gr8dayseth · October 02, 2014, 11:27:44 PM

when kompressor asks someone to do something, it better be done

Thorfin25 · October 03, 2014, 12:29:14 AM

Quote from: Masterlegodude on October 02, 2014, 10:48:30 PM

What kind of a client mod?

Just one to send the hit keys to the server.

Farad · October 03, 2014, 07:07:55 AM

I hope this will be a multiplayer game. What's the plan for displaying everyone's words to each other?

Kishgal · October 03, 2014, 07:33:36 AM

Every time I go to the game room at any convention there's always a Typing of the Dead set up and nobody's using it. I sit there for like an hour and people are like "why is this and why is it awesome."
I would kill for this.

Quote from: Thorfin25 on October 03, 2014, 12:29:14 AM

Just one to send the hit keys to the server.

If Kompressor's guitar is any indication, that shouldn't be necessary.

Thorfin25 · October 03, 2014, 12:03:33 PM

Quote from: Kishgal on October 03, 2014, 07:33:36 AM

If Kompressor's guitar is any indication, that shouldn't be necessary.

He uses already key bound functions to make the guitar play. ` through = iirc, and all of those are by default key bound and just packages the functions. There's no way for the server to figure out what you're typing currently without a client add-on.

Masterlegodude · October 03, 2014, 04:50:29 PM

Quote from: Thorfin25 on October 03, 2014, 12:03:33 PM

He uses already key bound functions to make the guitar play. ` through = iirc, and all of those are by default key bound and just packages the functions. There's no way for the server to figure out what you're typing currently without a client add-on.

I was thinking that you just fire the weapon with the left mouse button and the word's automatically spelled out one by one as long as your shots hit a player, and then the letters show up on your screen via bottom print and what letters are there depend on how hurt that player is and the weapon would use some sort of player health getting script to figure out what letters a player has, sounds simple enough

I don't know if it's possible to make it more like Typing of the Dead, but that'd be great if it is, and it might be better than my idea if it works out

Emmanuel Goldstein · October 03, 2014, 07:12:30 PM

If someone can make it cycle between eight blockland-related words, that'd be even better for variety.

Example Wordlist

Hammer
Blockhead
Add-On
Horse
Brick
Wrench
Jeep
Printer

Farad · October 03, 2014, 08:06:48 PM

Quote from: Emmanuel Goldstein on October 03, 2014, 07:12:30 PM

If someone can make it cycle between eight blockland-related words, that'd be even better for variety.

Example Wordlist
Hammer
Blockhead
Add-On
Horse
Brick
Wrench
Jeep
Printer

it'll need way more than eight I think. I like the one's from the actual game lol, like "ambition"

Futurjojo · October 04, 2014, 11:41:37 AM

/supportalltheway

I loved that game so much