Nexuiz GPM inspired?

[TVR]

Quotation from the Wikipedia article regarding 'Fallen Empire: Legions', a FPS similar to the 'Tribes' series.

Rocket Launcher Specialist: This loadout has two weapons: an upgraded rocket launcher and a chaingun. The upgraded rocket launcher comes with 36 rockets instead of the default of 20. Also, the rocket launcher has the added ability of detonating rockets in mid flight, allowing the user to more easily strike players who are not on the ground with it. Pre-detonated rockets have a wider blast radius than normal ones. Due to the enlarged blast radius of the detonated rockets, the weapon is considered by some to be even better than the Gunner class.

Appears remarkably characteristic of Nexuiz' breakthrough Rocket Launcker GPM [GamePlay Mechanic]...

[Taiyo.uk]

* Taiyo.uk smells filthy lucre.

PATENT THAT BABY BEFORE THEY DO!!

[divVerent]

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   232 vermeulenl void W_Rocket_Attack2 (void)
   232 vermeulenl {
   232 vermeulenl       entity  proj;
   232 vermeulenl       proj = findradius (self.origin, 50000);
   232 vermeulenl       while (proj)
   232 vermeulenl       {
   232 vermeulenl               if (proj.classname == "missile" && proj.owner == self)
   232 vermeulenl               {
   232 vermeulenl                       proj.nextthink = time;
   232 vermeulenl               }
   232 vermeulenl               proj = proj.chain;
   232 vermeulenl       }
   232 vermeulenl
   232 vermeulenl       self.attack_finished = time;
   232 vermeulenl }

I suppose we were there before Fallen Empire (announced January 2007)... but of course, quite some other games had that before, and be it just as a mod. I actually bet this existed before as a mod for Quake, and for Doom, and for about any other FPS

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[Captain Haddock]

Great(!) they are gonah be after the laser next. Then headhunter. Humans make me sick.

[TVR]

Manual detonation is only a catalyst for intended usage method of the Rocket Launcher, directing a rocket at the target, not at the floor, wall or ceiling near the target.