Transition Snow Map To "The Thing" Themed Map

[NoahKirchner]

Oh jeeze, the things I would do for this.

[Fritigern]

Sorry, been busy with work the last few months so I wasn't around to do much follow up on these (semi-recent) posts. I'll throw out a few thoughts while waiting for my turkey to defrost.

I would be all for this but I would prefer the ratio be much lower, Like 5 out of 100 low. Make it less likely someone is a ling near you.

My idea for the large number of changelings is to keep the round brisk and action packed. Since changelings aren't a new idea in the SS13 verse, we've had many years to watch them interact in standard SS13 rounds. Long story short there is a risk of huge amounts of boredom coupled with round delaying. And, because I don't think we'll be allowing people to spawn into a match in progress, we want to wrap shit up quickly. An hour to an hour and a half is the maximum this game mode should be running for, as I see it.

I remember playing The Thing themed maps in Starcraft back in the day, and that was the coolest thing ever. Would be neat to replicate that here, but the work required would likely be huge.

I was a big Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne player, where they had massive amounts of custom maps similar to starcraft. DOTA made them jump from there, but there were -tons- of game modes that honestly should be full on games today but just never had the backing behind them. A lot of those custom maps back then are basically what CM is today, and there were several 'thing' themed maps as well. They were always my favourite. That and zombie maps.

I agree it's a large project, but I think it could be done within 3-4 months depending on the work ethic of the volunteers. Almost all the assets are already in place within CM and SS13s base code, it's just a matter of retooling them and kicking in a few new things.

[WD-Andrew]

I had thought too of a Thing server for SS13.
+1

[immaspaceninja]

It might sound good on a paper, but i reallity we'll probably just get some sort of a counter strike gamemode.

[apophis775]

Not possible.

Changeling code doesn't even exist for us anymore. We replaced it.

[Feweh]

Not possible.

Changeling code doesn't even exist for us anymore. We replaced it.

Mistakes were made

[MrMafioso]

Not possible.

Changeling code doesn't even exist for us anymore. We replaced it.

I am no genius with coding so I probably sound retarded right here - But you know re-implementing the code and/or remaking your own changeling code overtime sounds like a possibility or is that only me?

[SpaceFarer]

I am no genius with coding so I probably sound retarded right here - But you know re-implementing the code and/or remaking your own changeling code overtime sounds like a possibility or is that only me?

Hey I have no idea how to do a complex thing, but you should do it for me, even though I literally just admitted I am completely ignorant of the scope and capacity of what I am even asking you to do.

[Defcon4]

God bless you Fritigern

[Bronimin]

If you want to play changeling, do it on a regular server?

[Marcus Jackson]

If you want to play changeling, do it on a regular server?

You can't play changeling on a regular server without clowns and mimes tripping people with bananas, church people cutting someone open despite not being cult antagonists, or shitcurity putting you in solitary for an hour because you accidentally said: "pig" in a sentence. Most of the regular servers have turned somewhat cancer over the past year, which is why I've really been playing CM exclusively as of recent months.

Also, most of what is being described in this topic hasn't ever been done on any server as far as I know, so really you can't just go play changeling on on another server to get the desired experience.

[Heckenshutze]

Didn't we had a special event where we had a changeling back at the Sulaco?

[Snypehunter007]

Didn't we had a special event where we had a changeling back at the Sulaco?

Yeah, but after that I'm pretty sure we stripped a lot of changeling code.

[Clayton_Kelly]

+1 for Things

[TheMaskedMan2]

The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time so +100 for the blind hope that we get a return for changeling-esque monsters. Just make new ones. We don't need shitty old changeling code. It's eeeaaaasssy.

[Symbiosis]

The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time so +100 for the blind hope that we get a return for changeling-esque monsters. Just make new ones. We don't need shitty old changeling code. It's eeeaaaasssy.

Why not use the zombie code but add add antag options and remove the speed debuff portion?

[TheMaskedMan2]

Why not use the zombie code but add add antag options and remove the speed debuff portion?

Now that I think about it. I would love if eventually we get more varied modes along similar vein to zombies, certainly not a main game-mode, but special antagonists that are admin-spawned/admin-run similar to zombies. So currently we have zombies as a functioning mechanic, that's neat. We should get more. Like, perhaps a 'The Thing' antag/mob created. Perhaps even some other things. Just as a long term thing for variation to mix it up from Xenos now and again, hardly a main project but perhaps a side thing that could be worked on. Though then again, that's just my thoughts because I miss changelings.

[Liptick]

It would be a mess but imagine instead of avp inspired rounds we had avt rounds. Alien versus the thing with monkey marines acting as food

[Snypehunter007]

Again, we removed changeling code, so this is all moot.

[kooarbiter]

JC's The Thing, best horror movie, wanted this for a long time +1 x 10

Someone here whose favorite horror mivie isn't alien/s? FOUND THE LING!

[Stripetail]

Greatest horror movie ever, would be an incredible experience in CM.

[Honkintuga]

+1 Yes, awesome idea!

[Wubs4Scrubs]

Stop killing my dreams snype! The point may be moot, however The Thing is right next to the aliens universe in terms of my favorite Sci-Fi worlds. The thought of being able to RP as a marine while also having all of the amazing detective work that such a gamemode would require is exciting to say the least.

I'd be willing to do anything in my power to assist in developing this idea further, whatever it may be.

[Rustarus]

Again, we removed changeling code, so this is all moot.

Sny 'Ruiner of Dreams' pe