For things to come

[frvge]

@unskilled: yes =] unless we find some really weird things, but I haven't seen anything like that.

[Farley4Fan]

Won't there be a quick death animation then it will quickly shift to rag doll?  I thought I heard something like that.

[frvge]

The idea with the neckbreak is to have the Merc 'slide' from the Spy's hands and then turn ragdoll before he hits the ground.

[Farley4Fan]

I like it.  Maybe the head can be on a swivel.  I mean if the merc's neck is broken then maybe you guys should make the neck appear broken.  I think it would be cool to see the merc's head twist backwards if the merc fell awkwardly on the ground.  You know?  It would make it even more satisfying. 

By the way, how are the sound effects coming?  I would like to hear a nice and crunchy neck break sometime soon.   :)

[frvge]

The neckbreak sound is hearable in Zedblade's Lakehouse Teaser. It's the breaking of chicken bones afaik.
We have self-made sounds for walking, landing (differs based on surface) etc.

[Wh1tE_Dw4rF]

Will any colour change when we step into the shadows?

[Farley4Fan]

What do you think about having the merc's head (who had his neck broken) look all loosey goosey?  I think it would be awesome to see a merc with his ass in the air and face looking at it.

[frvge]

@Wh1tE_Dw4rf: No, except for maybe HDR effects and the human light perception.

@FarleyFan: Depends on the weighting/contraints of the skeleton. We had some weird stuff at the start, but I think the current version is pretty ok. It can still get 'weird' but it usually makes some sense.