Archive: 11 posts

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Hi guys, Well........ I have a level (called Total Execution *wink wink*) and right now I'm working on the final part. So I need a boss for it and I was having troubles with concepts. So I tried a boss who has preset motions which works really good but it's not really what I want. Basically, I'm wondering if it's possible to have a large automated boss Follow the character. It's a somewhat large robotic circle with a sackbot on the top controlling it. The shape is as large as you can get a sackbot to be. An example of the following I'm asking about would be like in the LoZ series (quickest reference I thought of) where all of the bosses look at you and follow you around slowly while still attacking you. Thanks to anyone who can help!

2011-06-28 14:17:00 Author: kuppokid Posts: 79

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Love Zelda's bosses. Best bosses in any video game of all time imho. Yes. this would be very possible, and actually shouldn't be TOO hard to do if you are a decent enough logician. Is the level top down, side scrolling, or FP?

2011-06-28 14:26:00 Author: poorjack Posts: 1806

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It's all over the place, but this one part is side-scrolling. Like the story mode of LBP1+2 And I agree, especially OoT and TP

2011-06-28 14:34:00 Author: kuppokid Posts: 79

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If its just a circle all you should need is a follower.

2011-06-28 14:47:00 Author: Zero10100 Posts: 385

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And are you using a sackbot as the playable character, or a default sackboy?

2011-06-28 14:50:00 Author: poorjack Posts: 1806

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A sackbot will be on top of the circle thing using a controllinator to fire things at the player.

2011-06-28 14:55:00 Author: kuppokid Posts: 79

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well I emant is the PLAYER a sackbot or boy?

2011-06-28 15:00:00 Author: poorjack Posts: 1806

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Oooh Im sorry, its an actual boy/girl

2011-06-28 15:03:00 Author: kuppokid Posts: 79

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Ok, then you can put a microchip on a circular piece of invisible holo and on it, have a folower set to maximum speed and accel, and a tag that is used to sense your sack thing. this, essentially gives your sack thing all the microchip options of a bot. I personally like this better, as it gives you a physical central hub for interacting with your sack thing. It can also work as a hitbox for whatever your boss fires at him. Then, what you need to do, is set your boss bot to look at your sack thing, and have a rotating arm at the top of the circle (if im imagining this right) that will fire a projectile at your thing. Yeah... confusing in writing... but try it out.

2011-06-28 15:41:00 Author: poorjack Posts: 1806

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Thanks! I'll try it out Oh wait, where am I supposed to put the tag? Like how will it be identified with my sack thing?

2011-06-28 15:57:00 Author: kuppokid Posts: 79

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on the chip that is on the circular piece of holo- following your sack guy

2011-06-29 15:46:00 Author: poorjack Posts: 1806

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