VScript VS Saxton Hale: VScript 23w11b

[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz submitted a new resource:

VS Saxton Hale: VScript - From the original creator of VSH

VS Saxton Hale Mode: VScript Recreation
by LizardOfOz, the author of the original VSH Plugin.​

This is a VERY early version intended to prototype maps. Expect things to change over time.
The code is a mess, I know. It's not finished after all. Visit this page later for future updates.

Credits:​

• LizardOfOz - VSH VScript recreation. The original VSH Plugin.
• Maxxy, Velly, JPRAS - Saxton Hale's model imitating the Jungle Inferno...

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[LizardOfOz]

Heads up: I'm currently testing the idea of removing the new mobility abilities and returning to Rage.
While I'm 70% certain the choice will be in favor of the Rage, meaning Hale won't have the Charge to have extra vertical distance in addition to the Brave Jump, plans can still change.
I'm also toying with the idea of Custom Spells. Or rather, custom pick-ups which function pretty much like spells, but tailor-made for VSH.

 

[LizardOfOz]

Heads up: my current plays is to reinstate the mobility abilities and remove the Rage again.
MvM Upgrades will also be a part of the game. Please wait for the next release.

 

[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz updated VS Saxton Hale: VScript with a new update entry:

22w07b

As instructed, please delete the old `/tf/custom/vs_saxton_hale` folder when updating, assuming you didn't put anything of your own into it. Or better yet, move it somewhere else instead of deleting just in case.

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[LizardOfOz]

Heads up: while the map logic will change in the future, Hale's abilities will remain mostly the same.
Meanwhile, classes will receive some of the most recognizable VSH-Plugin changes. For example, Sniper's melee wall-climb.
No upcoming changes will affect the map layout. Feel free to start making your maps for the fast approaching May 1st deadline set by Valve!

One big note though: in the future, when someone will get to play as Hale, he'll be placed in a "decision room" if he wants to play as Hale or bail out.
You can leave it as a separate room in the void (the prefab will be provided when done), or incorporate it into your map digetically.

 

[LizardOfOz]

P. S. My advice on how to design a good VSH map: design it like a Doom Eternal arena, like https://tf2maps.net/threads/penance.48977/ did

 

[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz updated VS Saxton Hale: VScript with a new update entry:

23w09b

* Rounds are now fake, which has implications to how you need to handle dynamic objects on your map. Please read the updated manual.

As instructed, please delete the old /tf/custom/vs_saxton_hale folder when updating, assuming you didn't put anything of your own into it. Or better yet, move it somewhere else instead of...

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[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz updated VS Saxton Hale: VScript with a new update entry:

23w11a

IMPORTANT NOTES!
* Remember when I said in the manual "delete your old vssaxtonhale folder when updating"? This time I really mean it - we've updated the resources.
* We've also added a particle file next to the `_level_sounds.txt`. Make sure to rename it to match your map file name!

Changes:
* New third- and first- person animations and particles for Saxton. Credits to Velly and Maxxy.
* Merc changes and abilities:
** Melee wall climb - a custom ability for all classes and...

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[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz updated VS Saxton Hale: VScript with a new update entry:

23w11a

IMPORTANT FIX: I forgot to include the actual script files. Windows' copy procedure didn't like symlinks I guess.

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[LizardOfOz]

LizardOfOz updated VS Saxton Hale: VScript with a new update entry:

23w11b

* The map now gets properly reset between rounds (aka rounds aren't "fake" anymore).
* Removed "vsh_round_start_relay" and "vsh_setup_end_relay" trigger logic.
** Now any logic_relay with the name starting with "vsh_setup" will get triggered when the setup ends.
** Now any door with the name starting with "vsh_setup" will get opened when the setup ends.
* Hale's Brave Jump height has been reduced (512hu -> 320hu).

* Hale's Brave Jump height is now more...

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[LizardOfOz]

Heads up: you need to delete vsh_round_start_relay trigger, otherwise your setup doors will likely not open.

 

[LizardOfOz]

Heads up: soon, VSH will present Hale with an option to bail out.

Because it can't be properly done with a menu, it will need to be implemented within the map geometry itself.

For the sake of consistency, I imagine it as a room Hale spawns in that has two doors: a smaller door for Hale to bail-out, and a bigger door that's either the spawn door or a door into the gameplay space. Both doors need to be visible for Hale as he spawns.

If you can't integrate this "selection room" into the main map, consider doing what CS:GO's Insertion did - a separate room where make your decision.

 

[LizardOfOz]

P.S. A prefab for such a room will be provided, but you need to think where such a room would physically go on your map.

If you have a suggestion of a better way to allow Hale to bail out, it'd be very welcome.
However, we can't expect a f2p on Casual to killbind. Also, interactive Custom UIs are not available. We can't tell Hale "press THIS to bail out"... Actually, we can do that, but it would feel bolted on top;

 

[LizardOfOz]

Actually, put pause on that. The more I think about it, the more I don't like this solution - forcing every map to have this room in one form or another is just not a good idea.

 

[LizardOfOz]

Maybe the easiest solution is the best, even if it's the ugliest: "Hold <Action Slot> to bail out" on the HUD. This is my current plan going forward.
VSH is just asking for cinematic pieces like jumping off a plane or from a skyscraper. I don't want to limit mappers with a boring Setup room that also has a "secondary bail out exit".