Powerups in CTF.

[k0jak]

At the moment the only powerup is Strength / Quad whatever you call it that i see in CTF...

I spoke on irc a few days back about introducing other powerups? maybe so we don't have just one quad on a map or something.

Things that i mentioned with esteel.

Battlesuit (similar to Q3's battlesuit) Half's damage taken or something along them lines.
A Haste stlye powerup (Q3's haste increase speed by a 1/3rd and doubles your fire-rate and maybe something else)
Health Regen (I know nexuiz has this with own health regen, but it takes a while before it kicks in, maybe make this work faster)
Shield. (which we already have i believe not sure what it exactly does)

I just wrote these as viable ideas from other game's powerups e.t.c

What do you think about this idea, i think it will enhance the ctf play a bit atleast proper team based games with clans, and i just generally think we need to be able to collect some other powerups (on CB's new big map he is making for example since it's quite a large / long map to cap by the looks of it)

Anyhow write...or if you want to be picky 'type' some idea's down.

Please nothing like 'How about a lamp which when you grab / touch / rub you get 3 magical weopens from Alakazam THE MAGICAL NEXUIZ GENIE!" e.t.c

[Shoe]

It'd be nice to see some really original power-ups, though I can't think of anything good at the moment.

Hmm. Maybe some kind of Beserker power-up where you constantly run at a speed you can't control for the duration of the power up, but you can aim the direction you move in; your weapons are disabled, but any person you hit automatically explodes. Maybe have a 5-10 second duration on that?

[k0jak]

That seems like you'd be a human Gauntlet...so basically your a melee weopen and you can't fire? and you can be shot at..

seems more like it would disadvantage me more then anything

[torus]

Although this kinda brings nexuiz toward Halo a bit, a "ninja" powerup would be awsome- basically invisibility, and speed (like the speed rune), but 3/4s dmg.

[k0jak]

A invisiblity power-up could work, not to sure on the speed increase...and damage i'm less inclined only because


i just found out that the shield you only take 20% of the damage (awesome )


but invisibility sounds possible i guess....perhaps with a faint outline like the invisibility in minstagib?

[Shoe]

That seems like you'd be a human Gauntlet...so basically your a melee weopen and you can't fire? and you can be shot at..

seems more like it would disadvantage me more then anything

Okay... make them invincible, too

[torus]

Yea- not totally invisible, which would be very unfair, but like an active camo type invisible. I dont think that increased damage would work here, or even reg damage, because you could circle an enemy and they couldnt see you.

These should probably just be tested out with different configurations until the best one is obvious.

[Psychcf]

how about a "you bump into the flag carrier, you return the flag" powerup? It would last 20 seconds.

[Dokujisan]

is it possible to have this?
a "giant" powerup where your model actually scales up like 1.3x or 1.5x and you are bigger than everyone else, and you move a little faster and perhaps take more damage...and if anyone touches you then they bounce away as if you hit them with a laser.

Downsides
- You are heavier so laser/rocket/etc jumping doesn't get you as far, and you can't jump as high, and the grapple doesn't pull you as well.
- You can hurt teammates if they bump into you. If no team damage setting is on, then you receive damage from bumping into teammates.
- You can't fit into the same spaces as everyone else because you are bigger.

[Dokujisan]

How about an ALL WEAPON powerup where you have all of the weapons for a short amount of time (with limited starting ammo of course)