Fun With 3.0!

[Jefe]

Yeah, we made a huge mine tower in ns_delta. I did post it in the NS forums but I thought you guys would like it too. :p


Mine towers are fun!

[Black Mage]

i was the comm who dropped all of those

yeah, we maxed out on mines in that area

side view:


note the fps :help:

[ANeM]

Actually there is no way to really max out the number. With the right placement you can go on forever (or till the server crashes)
The trick is phasegates. Have one where you want to plant the mines, and another by the armory / base. As long as you don't have the mines interfering with the structure limit for the area you can continue to drop them and place them on the other side of the PG...  
Edit: Yeah, looking at the picture explains exactly why it got maxed out. When making towers you never want to place the mines near the armory. That will max out the areas structure limit and cause you to not be able to drop more packs of mines.

Oh, and that tower is hardly huge.. Try for the roof of MS on ns_metal  
Tower part 1
Tower part 2
Tower part 3 (below)

[Jefe]

oo, nice fps BM

[Satiagraha]

LOL! nice :lol:

I saw 2 of those pics on the NS forums, and it still amazes me!  you know? i never even knew you could stack mines! (now i'm gonna have to go try it :p )

[ThoraX]

<<ThoraX's Commercial Salesman Voice>>

"Need to get into that vent but your commander is too much of an ass to get you jetpacks? Why not try the new TSA mines! Not only do they help eliminate the Kharaa Threat, but they also make a lovely staircase! Just stack them on top of one another and presto! you too can enjoy vent camping like those damned spore-spamming lerks. Don't delay, Mic Spam today!"

[Jefe]

well, you can't in 2.0x because the mines don't have hitboxes, but they do in 3.0.

[Malevolent]

well, you can't in 2.0x because the mines don't have hitboxes, but they do in 3.0.

So are you saying that if you shoot one, it will explode?

[Grimm]

So are you saying that if you shoot one, it will explode?

If I remember correctly, the mines have a set amount of hit points, allowing aliens to destroy them with non-direct attacks, such as spit or parasite.

[ANeM]

<<ThoraX's Commercial Salesman Voice>>

"Need to get into that vent but your commander is too much of an ass to get you jetpacks? Why not try the new TSA mines! Not only do they help eliminate the Kharaa Threat, but they also make a lovely staircase! Just stack them on top of one another and presto! you too can enjoy vent camping like those damned spore-spamming lerks. Don't delay, Mic Spam today!"

Actually, the best way to use mines to get into a vent in put them on the wall and use them as little ladder. That can take 1-3 mines at most.  A staircase can take 6-10 mines...

[Fewlio]

but stairs are fancier!

[Isamil]

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...=ST&f=1&t=58182

O Fixed mines so that they cannot be placed on top of each other (bug #225)

Guess you can't do that anymore.

[Diablus]

10 onos < mines

[Satiagraha]

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...=ST&f=1&t=58182

O Fixed mines so that they cannot be placed on top of each other (bug #225)

Guess you can't do that anymore.

but you can still place them on the side of walls and use them like a staircase that way, right?