Grenade throwing types - Overarm & Underarm

[sturmfuhrer]

Basically in RO:OST you can throw over arm or a very limited under arm throw.

I propose an update version of the underarm throw whereby you can actually throw a fare distance underarm however you are limited in height, which is not a bad thing in if the situation and enviroment calls for it. What with proper grenade physics, i.e rolling on the floor, I think an underarm throw would be beneficial when the player want to roll a grenade down say, a corridor, stairway or small crevis and not launch full pelt with an overarm throw which may gain too much height when the target is close.

Also regarding throwing stances and animations, I think there should be different animations for the different type of grenade,

i.e F1 pineapple grenade which was commonly thrown like this by Russian and America soldiers, (British threw over-arm)

Stick grenades such as Russian AT grenades and German M24 Grenades should be thrown like this as the stick part of the grenade allows to be thrown further, throwing over-arm (RO current animation style) wouldnt gain the greatest distance as seen in RO at the moment

Over-arm in the old RO:OST fashion should only be used when prone as seen here

What do you guys think?

Sturm

 

[Dsquad]

I think you're the smartest guy ever, this would be great ingame. If this gets in i will always smile if i see someone trow a grenade.

 

[JOHN_MACCLANE]

Then it s mean : more animation to create ...
But it's good idea.

 

[skittlesareyum47]

Too much work for too little reward. No point.

 

[FBOTheLiuetenant]

I don't feel the differing animations are a must, but having distinct tactical benefits to over/under hand nade lobbing should be considered.

 

[hockeywarrior]

I don't feel the differing animations are a must, but having distinct tactical benefits to over/under hand nade lobbing should be considered.

Yes but think how silly it would look if a grenade did different things from a 3rd person perspective but used the same animation.

I DO think it would be pretty sweet if you could roll grenades down stairs and surfaces. It bugs me that grenades in most games today (including RO) come to a dead stop when they hit the ground, as if bouncing or rolling are non existent phenomenon.

 

[Zetsumei]

In RO the key functionality for an over-handed throw is generally for me to throw something as far as possible. I use the underhanded throw to lob a grenade over a small wall (like the wall in the first cap of danzig).

As long as i can continue with that I'm happy.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

So you want to throw grenades like in America's Army? Yeah that is fine with me. It would be great to underhand/roll a grenade as in some examples above.

 

[Zetsumei]

If grenades have physics applied to them and you lob them at a low angle they should automatically roll.

 

[sturmfuhrer]

I found the under arm throw in RO:OST clumsy and awkward, occasionally Id try to throw out of a window or over a wall and completely miss judge how far or close it would go, its a very strage type of throwing as it isnt really an underarm toss, more of a underarm drop with very limited range.

Sturm

 

[Zetsumei]

I found the under arm throw in RO:OST clumsy and awkward, occasionally Id try to throw out of a window or over a wall and completely miss judge how far or close it would go, its a very strage type of throwing as it isnt really an underarm toss, more of a underarm drop with very limited range.

Sturm

which is exactly why it is nice, as it allows you to tip a grenade over a wall. If it started with more power that wouldn't be possible

 

[Moyako]

Too much work for too little reward. No point.

Well, under that logic any tiny detail (like detailed tank interiors, or the running animation for each side) would be useless too. I like this idea, it would have the same purpose as the different running silhouette for germans and russians

 

[Grumms]

Decent idea but it won't be implemented. Unless it's in the mod community.

 

[ductape3]

love it +1