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There's a lot of game design baggage that big IP titles just can't resist including, I'd expect an arena revival to come from an indie shop trying new things an
by Jach 8y ago
There's a lot of game design baggage that big IP titles just can't resist including, I'd expect an arena revival to come from an indie shop trying new things and importantly leaving out a lot of other things.
I wouldn't mind seeing Tribes sledding in more stuff though.
- mr_luc 8y ago"Skiing" -- a physics bug that could cancel out friction with the ground, which (together with the game's wide open terrain and jetpacks) was so beloved by the community that it became the identifying movement mechanic of the franchise.
- Jach 8y agoWhoops, embarrassing slip of the tongue with a different winter activity... To make up for it here's an article for those interested in implementing Tribes physics with skiing. It's not really just some notion of "friction = 0". https://floodyberry.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/tribes-1-physics-part-one-overview/ https://floodyberry.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/tribes-1-physic...