• From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-01-02
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Topic: Pod Racers

I saw this thread on the BF2 editor forums:
http://bfeditor.gotfrag.com/forums/view … ight=rally
and a thourght popped into my mind. I know you doing the trilogy at the moment but when the time comes to do I, II and III we can use MACH 10's python code, which he so nicely provivedfor the comunity: http://home.comcast.net/~mach10/gpm_rally.py to add a POD RACER level. I know it sounds a bit strange to have a race in a war game but it would set you apart from all the other mods (and battlefront) and at the same time give players a more varied game; conquest get boring after a while. Plus im willing to map the track, making a tatoine pod racer track would easy enough. But this is along way down the track i guess. Although the only thing I would need would be a pod racer(ones enough for the first release), then i could add more pod racers and SW statics later, like a fancy start finish line and grand stands. If the devs like this I'll start mapping the track, using BF2 Faavs until some can model a racer.

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2 Reply by Andrew_Kirk_25 (edited by Andrew_Kirk_25 2006-01-24 22:06:32)

  • From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-01-15
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Re: Pod Racers

Awesome.

Maybe it could be combat racing, where the classes are pods and you can choose whether you want more speed, firepower or armour.

And before you ask:  No heydude, there won't be R2 units in the podracers.

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  • From: Boca Raton Florida, US
  • Registered: 2006-01-05
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Re: Pod Racers

this sounds fun to me. Way better than the GC race.

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  • From: AACC., Maryland
  • Registered: 2006-01-15
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Re: Pod Racers

I would love to play a map like that! That's my opinion though lol.

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  • From: Eugene, OR
  • Registered: 2006-01-23
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Re: Pod Racers

I like the idea, it would probably have to be an enormous map though to get the correct sense of speed, and you wouldn't want the laps to be too short.

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6 Reply by FSDev| General Un-Co (edited by General Un-Co 2006-01-25 02:41:03)

  • From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-01-02
  • Posts: 1,930

Re: Pod Racers

Sounds popular, I might start mapping out the track now. Although Mach 10 posted the code on bf2 editor forums, the code has a notice telling you to ask permission first before using it. If this is to be part of the MOD then Aquilla will need to say pretty please to the Des Con guys.

In the rally Mod (Which I can't test with only one PC) it says that team 2 can't do anything because the race is a free for all on the other team. My idea was that the other team could spawn as tusken radar taking pot shots off a cliff at the racers, they can't win but at least the other team is there for a reason.

If the devs are too busy to make me a pod racer model I could always use speeder bikes, until someone make a Pod racer model.

If anyone has any pod racer track picturesor referneces please post them here for me.

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  • From: Seattle, Washington
  • Registered: 2006-01-06
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Re: Pod Racers

pod racers sound fun.  Although I hated that movie (ep. I), I think it might be fun to race around in those bad boys.  I want a big loud one like the mean dude drove.

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