Sure you can drop the custom player model into the models folder and change your player model using the command "cl_playermodel models/custom.mdl"
If you want to add it to the game menu, navigate to resource/modelselectmenu.res and add a new entry for your player model.
I can't speak for certain, but it is something we will hope to implement.
I'll admit it's funny considering this project(ricochet) is nearly 10 years in the making, who knows maybe it's what Valve is waiting for.
Yes I suppose I should have mentioned that. The new version of the mod will be built on SDK 2013.
For anyone wondering what's been up, we've been doing some work on finishing up the last alpha release. The code is kicking and we are switching the mod over the the orange box engine. That means everything is being recompiled and a lot of extra stuff is being worked on. I'm currently trying to finish the HTML guide for the mod. I'll try to get some media releases up for you guys.
It is a model, it's just hard to tell from a still.
The mod is on hiatus until we find a coder to take over for the project. We lost all support when we ran into a brick without the source code.
Amazing updates guys, love the new gameplay units in this patch and the balance is fantastic.
Server side files and tutorial for hosting coming this week.
As a general announcement, the release for a1.2 is going to be April 30th, and that will move us into the beta stage for the summer. I do expect that deadline to have serious delays as the sourcecode still isn't available to my coders.
Guess our host cut us off. I will upload the server files so people can host one, I certainly will.
4 new maps are going to be packaged with the next release, screenshots will be coming as soon as possible.
New skybox models and textures are also in the works.
Finally done with the bricks. Now onto some new skybox stuff :D
"Going to bake normals for soft round edges"
Cherry is hosting us a 16 man right now.
Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been at home for the past week resting off my injury. Broken collar bone as a result of hockey. Here's a sweet picture.
But I should be returning to uni sometime this weekend, and I'll be able to talk with the team to get things back on track.
I'm not using floating squares with a color texture for this mod. I have no aim to replicate the original style of ricochet. I'm creating a new model to replace these bricks, they will be the same size and serve the same function.
If you care about using models and textures that show no artistic talent, then port over all the original ricochet content, and pakrat it into your maps, the models will not be in the release.
Some news for development. We are currently sorting out some media related stuff. A start up video is being made by a friend of mine. The team is currently picking out a song for the menu. Lastly we are between designing a menu background, or a background level(.bsp file with some animations and stuff). I guess it would be best to include both, for those who prefer to have a shorter load time(slow computer).
On another note, the bricks that are used in flip deathmatch are going to be replaced with a new model. The concept is fitting to the rest of the models currently used, and will be similar to the platform models. WIP on that soon.
The jump triggers are the same size of the arrows from the original game, it's just the arrow that is smaller. You don't need to land on the arrow, just close enough to it.
While the game doesn't play exactly the same as that of the original, it's still the same basic idea. We went for a different feel, so it's more attractive, since the neon stuff shows little artistic effort. For the means of this game, the arrows are all the same size, and will always be that size. It is very easy to jump from arrow to arrow without ever touching the platform. It might take some practice.
If you type "map mapname" in console you can change the map assuming you are hosting the server. Also, if you are playing on cherry's server, just type rtv, and hit escape to vote for a map.
Also, if you want people to play, grab your friends and have them join in. It's a fun way to kill an hour and have a good time.
Odd, here is the IP for the server that is currently running. You must of just check when it was being updated.
66.90.103.33:27027
It's always a fun game to mess around in ,get all your buds to download it. There is a server running currently.
Damn, I hope the news gets authorized today for the release. But thanks for the support guys, I hope you'll enjoy this release.
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