Full Body Awareness for the 1st person view

[The_Emperor]

Once again a suggestion for animations, the topic yet tells it: Full Body Awareness (FBA).
For people who can't imagine this right now: As you're looking to the ground ingame you don't see your feet, legs and the lower body. This is not very realistic as you're actually a left hand (sometimes a right one also), holding a weapon, and you're flying across the level like a ghost.

This discussion yet took place about Ostfront in another forums, here's the most funny one I found which is against the FBA: "But when looking down you could shoot your own feet. I'm sure several noobs would do that."

Well, I believe it truly gives atmosphere. Look as you're dead you can see the whole body in its ragdoll behaviour. So why shouldn't you see your body when you're still alive?

 

[RedGuardist]

I hope this will be in RO:HoS. Would be nice feature in every way.

 

[RiccardoTheBeAst]

I hope this will be in RO:HoS. Would be nice feature in every way.

i agree, i want to see my body

 

[PETERPANs]

I hope this will be in RO:HoS. Would be nice feature in every way.

Oh I cant believe, you suport Idea based on other feature than unreal tournament score hunting and gameplay.

 

[Xendance]

Oh I cant believe, you suport Idea based on other feature than unreal tournament score hunting and gameplay.

And you shouldn't get upset if people support only a fraction of your brazillion ideas

 

[The_Emperor]

Yes, Peter, I got smashed on the forums for several times. It's nature that not all people think the same.

 

[Zetsumei]

full body awereness would be nice to have, although its probably not an easy task to implement it well.

 

[RedGuardist]

Oh I cant believe, you suport Idea based on other feature than unreal tournament score hunting and gameplay.

Ummm...Sorry, what?

I really don

 

[<*>Nora The Martyr]

Good Idea! It would take a lot of work.

 

[SiC-Disaster]

It would be very nice to have this, even more so to check if your body really is behind cover or if you are just thinking so

 

[Ermac]

I do hope this makes it into HOS.

 

[Mormegil]

Is it in any Unreal Engine3 games?

Conceptually, you need to make a high poly-count 3rd person model without a head, and put the camera there instead. Since you'd have the arms pinned to the body instead of the camera, it would look different when you move you gun around, especially when hipped.

 

[Reise]

This would be great to have, but it would take a lot of work if it's not already in.

 

[Xendance]

Is it in any Unreal Engine3 games?

Conceptually, you need to make a high poly-count 3rd person model without a head, and put the camera there instead. Since you'd have the arms pinned to the body instead of the camera, it would look different when you move you gun around, especially when hipped.

I was gonna say mirrors edge but they had separate models for the arms and legs.

 

[Mr Milkman]

actually, it's kind of a joke if they DONT do this. I think there's been a couple of FPS's that let u see ur feet, I just cant remember them at the moment... but seriously, this day and age, you gotta be able to see ur feet....

I've been kinda expecting that they would include this all along... but we will see...

 

[SgtH3nry3]

actually, it's kind of a joke if they DONT do this. I think there's been a couple of FPS's that let u see ur feet, I just cant remember them at the moment... but seriously, this day and age, you gotta be able to see ur feet....

I've been kinda expecting that they would include this all along... but we will see...

In the past, third person and first person character models used to be seperated due to performance issues.
Today that isn't necessary since most third person models are detailed enough for first person camera's.

It saves development time, it does need some extra coding though.

 

[<*>Nora The Martyr]

I don't really think this will affect my game-play experience.

 

[shadowmoses]

yeah... this is a nifty thing to add but it wont effect my game experience.
i mean its in left4dead... but i hardly ever notice it... there just doesnt come a time where im looking at my feet enough to make it worth it.
but hey! if its done then cheers for that.

 

[The_Emperor]

In lef4Dead the enemy is mostly not below you. Imagine you look down through a hole in the 1st floor and right at the edge there are your feet. This is awesome!

 

[SgtH3nry3]

In Left 4 Dead you don't carry much gear and it seems the body is too small.
For Red Orchestra it could mean a visual munition check, so less HUD (or HUD on demand) elements are needed.