My Comments on 2.4.2

[Taiyo.uk]

I think we could compromise and have a "PG" option with no grunts.

Nexuiz is an orgy of death and violence. Keep it pornographic!

[bengreenwood]

Maybe we could have an option called "urrrg arrrrg hooooo". That would be pretty funny. Also I think it would be good if your own character screamed when you take damage, and maybe started breathing heavy when you're close to death.

I actually know a few really good semi-professional voice actors on the internet. Maybe I could ask them to provide some screams. Or maybe we could have a contest, that could be funny.

2. Having dead bodies stay would be a cool option. It'd be great to have loads of corpses everywhere.

Taiyo.uk: 3. Indeed, but that would eat FPS.

Yeah but you know, everything's a sacrifice. Might there be a way have an option to render the corpses with less detail so that you could have more of them about? I really think this would add something new, in terms of making the game feel like an absolute bloodbath! Like the big levels in Doom 2 where you had bodies everywhere.

Any chance you could make the explosions louder? Currently if you shoot a rocket you can barely hear the explosion over the sound of the rocket firing. That said they do look awesome now.

Taiyo.uk: 3. Yes, the rocket explosion does sound rather tame. A cracking boom with oodles of subwoofer-shaking rumble seems appropriate.

Maybe there could even be some screen-shake if one happens close to you? BTW Like I said I really like how the explosions are coming along. The sprites look awesome now.

4. Some of the weapons could do with being a bit louder/ more dramatic when you fire them.

Taiyo.uk: Yup. The shotgun and machinegun especially.

I think maybe if the models were a bit bigger, it might make them seem more powerful. Also, the muzzle flash could be better too. Maybe I could re-draw it? I drew this a while ago:

http://www.geocities.com/ben_2891_uk/shotgun_grey_green.jpg

Anyway thanks for all the responses guys- especially people agreeing with me.

[Xeno]

If screams/grunts/etc were ever added, they'd have to be an option. It would just be way too annoying to have to hear that all the time. I'm already sick of hearing Torus tell me about flag captures and the few times that I've played WSW, the sounds have driven me crazy.

Something better than a pacman blip might be in order, but subtle nonetheless.

[HarryButt]

This option actually might be more interesting for casual gamers then for pros.
For my part, I like torus announcer more then the old one. And I'd like to hear some varying sounds instead of the same beeps.

[Sepelio]

Still, got to enjoy it when you hit the different limits for frags. Those sounds are ace. "HOLY SHIT" and what not.

[esteel]

Well those ideas (more gibs, gibs n body stay, stupid scream (scnr)) could be made possible when Nexuiz does use CSQC in the future to allow for more client side control of the game. Like if you change that setting now it only does something when you really connect to a game. So if you disable them and watch the demo later the gibs are gone forever. With more clientside control the server could just signal "need gibs here" and the client and then either not display them or as many as you want..
As for the sounds thats taste, i like them quite much as they are

[bengreenwood]

Esteel, that's awesome. So do you think these features might get implemented then? I really think they would make Nexuiz unique, because no other shooters have these options, as far as I'm aware.