Deadly explosions

[dlh]

http://code.launchpad.net/~dlh/armagetr ... explosions

When the DEADLY_EXPLOSIONS setting is enabled, cycles in the blast radius of an explosion will be killed.

I'm not sure if it's a good addition to the game, so feel free to test it. Otherwise I probably won't merge it (even to trunk).

[Lucifer]

Merge it, that's cool.

Can you make it so that the blast radius is dependent on the cycle's speed when it hits? Or did you do that already?

[nsh22]

so this is fairly close to the self_destruct thing in sty?

[Tank Program]

Sounds nice to me. Consistent with what makes Armagetron Armagetron. I'd say merge it too.

[Z-Man]

Yep. Merge.

[nsh22]

inb4 this becomes worse than the holing issue in fort

[Luke-Jr]

Why is this even based on 0.2.8? Merge to trunk seems obvious.

Merge to 0.2.8? Only if we're going to be "backporting" features... IMO

[dukevin]

How is this different from the zone explosion blast in sty+ct?

[syllabear]

Its hardly different.

The one in sty+ct has a zone that expands/shrinks after someone dies, whereas this just takes everyone who is in the area and kills them (so it is arguably less controllable than the sty+ct one).

[dlh]

Conceptually it's the same, but in sty it's a death zone hack. I wasn't aware of the similar sty feature.

I did it on 0.2.8 because, … no idea. It's entirely server-side and requires no new client-side support.

Can you make it so that the blast radius is dependent on the cycle's speed when it hits? Or did you do that already?

I didn't do any work on that. It probably would be more than a minor change.

[Phytotron]

The difference, if I properly get the gist, is that this doesn't involve any silly, superfluous zones. It's based totally on the EXPLOSION_RADIUS, yeah? This is an example of the sort of thing I can support (for all your people who absurdly try to tag me as resistant to any change to the game, contrary to evidence and record).

[Titanoboa]

Wait, ALL of you agree? Without discussion or debate?

This is a sign of doomsday approaching, if anything.

[Misery]

It SOUNDS cool, but it will totally change the way the game is played. I'm not too sure it will be a good thing. Guess I'll have to see for myself before I knock it.

[Jip]

It SOUNDS cool, but it will totally change the way the game is played. I'm not too sure it will be a good thing. Guess I'll have to see for myself before I knock it.

Only because there is the option to enable doesnt mean it will get used on every server. Its a cool idea.

[INW]

This will prevent those times where you hug the other tronner but he/she has more rubber used than you so he/she dies and you get away through the explosion. Me gusta.