The big list of little things - Image Heavy
October 1, 2019 7:45PM
edited October 15
This is a list of little quality of life issues I have comes across in game off the top of my head. What is your list?
Tech problems
player movement
- jump - add ledge grab/auto-vault to pull up over edges chest height (crates included)
- Ledges that are knee high block player from moving forward unless you jump. Add an auto step up to smaller elevations like control point A in the second phase of kamino Co-op room. There is a large walk way in the middle of the room stemming from the control point.
- Suggestion - add cover mechanic to Co-op ala gears/rainbow six vegas etc.
- Ground objects - player gets stuck on props. Yavin has a spawn point in hvv where the ground is broken with roots and rocks, the player has to bunny hop around the entire area to move.
- Control points like the naboo palace rooms are surrounded by props, jedi/sith characters end up on top of furniture after using their lightsaber attack do to poor collision?
- Dodge roll Suggestion - replace with ground slide to cover mechanic for Co-op
Vehicles
- movement physics are sloppy, vehicles could mimic halo's concept of control and physics.
Weapons
- Remove heat build up penalty animation for reaching max build up. It's redundant when you then have to watch the quick time reload after and slows down gunplay.
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Hero's
- ground elevation and environment props break abilities like force push/pull/radial attacks
- Felucia Co-op final control point has pot holes in the ground that break your force abilities
Match making
Allow the players to select their faction/hero before match making so they can play the game the way they want. I give the player a priority list of factions they would like to play second, third, fourth if first choice is not available.
This allows for easier cross era development and porting of all maps to all eras.
Tech problems
player movement
- jump - add ledge grab/auto-vault to pull up over edges chest height (crates included)
- Ledges that are knee high block player from moving forward unless you jump. Add an auto step up to smaller elevations like control point A in the second phase of kamino Co-op room. There is a large walk way in the middle of the room stemming from the control point.
- Suggestion - add cover mechanic to Co-op ala gears/rainbow six vegas etc.
- Ground objects - player gets stuck on props. Yavin has a spawn point in hvv where the ground is broken with roots and rocks, the player has to bunny hop around the entire area to move.
- Control points like the naboo palace rooms are surrounded by props, jedi/sith characters end up on top of furniture after using their lightsaber attack do to poor collision?
- Dodge roll Suggestion - replace with ground slide to cover mechanic for Co-op
Vehicles
- movement physics are sloppy, vehicles could mimic halo's concept of control and physics.
Weapons
- Remove heat build up penalty animation for reaching max build up. It's redundant when you then have to watch the quick time reload after and slows down gunplay.
-
Hero's
- ground elevation and environment props break abilities like force push/pull/radial attacks
- Felucia Co-op final control point has pot holes in the ground that break your force abilities
Match making
Allow the players to select their faction/hero before match making so they can play the game the way they want. I give the player a priority list of factions they would like to play second, third, fourth if first choice is not available.
This allows for easier cross era development and porting of all maps to all eras.
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below is an example of terrain that doesn't block blaster fire but breaks force abilities plane when standing anywhere on it or in it.
Great suggestions to add step-up via tapping a button, double jump for ledge grab and pull up, and quick step-up shin-high objects such as the ones in Kamino's inner chambers atop the main platforms. Using jump button may not work because it would then require a jump to be performed by holding the jump button down, but still possible. The problem with vaulting in certain games is it stops ability to shoot or use an item for longer than necessary. It should be really fast, and allow gunfiring during the motion, perhaps also certain abilities (e.g., throw an impact grenade or other throwable grenade, use a buff, but not set a turret or something that requires a longer time to activate). Initiating a shield and aiming a missile launcher is doable too within the vault action, and is doable in step-ups too. Not during ledge grab, however; immediately after pulling up to the ledge is alright.
Those holes in Felucia are cool hazards, but they're too difficult to get out from. I haven't seen or experienced the problems with force push and such, so I don't know what to say about it. They can be used as brief safe havens from enemy fire and potentially explosions. I agree that the terrain on Felucia and forest maps has lots of collision problems, especially when trying to run or dodge. If those areas were treated more like ramps with slightly different degrees of slope, it would probably be easier to change so it doesn't produce bumpy, jagged motions and ruin actions and immersion. But not all objects on the ground should be removed or walk-over areas. There's a button that isn't in use, on the PS4 it's the triangle button, so it could be set for the step-up and perhaps the vaulting & ledge grab actions too. Lots of objects, especially branches and certains boxes / containers have geometry that expands beyond their visible boundaries. A number of spaces underneath platforms, structures, and in between crates / objects are wide enough to fit through but cause getting stuck. It needs fixing because it often means I'm quickly killed, or am delayed in getting to an objective / moving through and to locations.
Here is an example of where to stand and use anakins abilities to try and hit AI and have your abilities blocked by static objects in the map.
In this section of geo there are lots of areas that the player have to completely run around like a 2d game in order to get to places.
Since you can't pull up over body height ledges you have to run all the way around, unless your a hero/jetpack class.
Why does there always have to be something in map around a CP for the player to get stuck on.
Theres basically one way out of this pothole unless you jump, theres no smooth terrain transition between them, or leaving them.
What's the point?
Some of the static props are too close together, and definitely hinder the ability to dodge and even to duck behind or run around when trying to escape gunfire or a grenade. I'll think I'm on the other side of a container or a small crate isn't in my path when moving in reverse or strafing, and then suddenly I'm stuck, become a static target, and have to respawn due to it. It's a really annoying thing to encounter, and occurs too often to overlook.