Add ping system

[Thuzar]

The current "ping" system is actually pretty bad - it only works to highlight the items/weapons you are looking at and to do three emotes which aren't even animated nor do they appear above the player's head. Just look at how Remnant: From the Ashes handled it - instead of binding it to "V" they bound it to Mouse 3 (scroll wheel button - 99% of people today have modern mouse peripherals with this function, so why bind it to "V"?), and by pointing at the environment and pressing the ping button it highlights the location on both the minimap and actual terrain.

Me and my friends have had numerous occasions in Gunfire Reborn where someone fell and needed to be rezzed, yet the lack of pinging system to make others aware of the position of a fallen comrade really made rezzing quite an ordeal when the friend in peril is behind you, or under the platform upon which you stand etc. The ping system, therefore, needs to be more robust than what we have now, more functional, with emotes that (if you can't or won't make animations for) could at least float in their artwork form above heads instead of appearing in the side bar where the players are listed.

I'm actually surprised that the current ping system is what we have this close to the actual 1.0 release, which is not only a QoL issue but also a major deficiency gameplay-wise. Hope this one gets sorted out before the game leaves Early Access, as there are far more picky gamers out there than me who are gonna rip Gunfire Reborn a new one in the reviews because of basic stuff like functional ping system missing from the game.

[Prof]

u w0t m8

[Super Earth Ceremonial Guard]

3 paragraphs just to say "let us ping fallen teammates"

I agree though that would be a handy feature in MP to ping teammates that need reviving. +1

[Thuzar]

Originally posted by McTosh:

3 paragraphs just to say "let us ping fallen teammates"

I agree though that would be a handy feature in MP to ping teammates that need reviving. +1

Not just to ping fallen teammates, but to ping anywhere on the map/in the environment, even on landscape - see how Remnant: From the Ashes handles it, that's what I want and what this game needs.

[Blacktail]

There is thing magic funtion in the game:

It is really amazing that you can transfer even complex information with this function. It's that thing where you have those special cords that make the atoms in the air vibrate and those waves travel at 330 meters per second just to be caught in another magical device, where it is being translated into binary signals which then again travel at the speed of light to the other player, then undergoing the same magical process the other way around and finally are heard....

Isn't that a hardcore ping system? Such WOW! Bamboozled now right? :D

[Super Earth Ceremonial Guard]

Originally posted by ShootyMcBoomBoom:

There is thing magic funtion in the game:

It is really amazing that you can transfer even complex information with this function. It's that thing where you have those special cords that make the atoms in the air vibrate and those waves travel at 330 meters per second just to be caught in another magical device, where it is being translated into binary signals which then again travel at the speed of light to the other player, then undergoing the same magical process the other way around and finally are heard....

Isn't that a hardcore ping system? Such WOW! Bamboozled now right? :D

Can't hear them over my music.

[Blacktail]

You get a message when someone goes down, don't you? If a player can't keep track of that message, how is he supposed to notice a ping? (Wow, that was diplomatic :D - Yes Prof.549, exactely what I'm thinking - harharharhar )

Turn down the music?

[Thuzar]

Originally posted by Prof.549:

u w0t m8

Originally posted by ShootyMcBoomBoom:

There is thing magic funtion in the game:

It is really amazing that you can transfer even complex information with this function. It's that thing where you have those special cords that make the atoms in the air vibrate and those waves travel at 330 meters per second just to be caught in another magical device, where it is being translated into binary signals which then again travel at the speed of light to the other player, then undergoing the same magical process the other way around and finally are heard....

Isn't that a hardcore ping system? Such WOW! Bamboozled now right? :D

You two are the epitome of sarcasm on these forums, a scourge if I may. Hence I won't be participating in any further discussion as regards Gunfire Reborn, seeing as memers and edgy people like you two jump at every opportunity to belittle someone or his ideas...

[Blacktail]

Aw come on! We're just joking / having a little bit fun. Try taking things with a bit of humor.
And we're just pointing things out.

Take a look at it from outside: You get a message like "bla bla is down and needs help", you have voice chat and if someone ignores that - he will ignore the ping too. And if a player can't keep track of what we already have, adding on top will only overwhelm him/her/it further.

No need to feel offended by everything: Things don't hit if they are not true, right?

[Super Earth Ceremonial Guard]

Originally posted by ShootyMcBoomBoom:

Turn down the music?

Then I wouldn't be able to hear it??? Silliest suggestion ever

[Blacktail]

I am really sorry that balancing voice, gamesound and music levels overstrains your intellectual capacities dude! But it's alright. I'm sure after this, many players will be considerate of you and take care of your special needs when meeting you in a game. There are a lot of nice and kind players in Gunfire :D

[Super Earth Ceremonial Guard]

Originally posted by ShootyMcBoomBoom:

I am really sorry that balancing voice, gamesound and music levels overstrains your intellectual capacities dude! But it's alright. I'm sure after this, many players will be considerate of you and take care of your special needs when meeting you in a game. There are a lot of nice and kind players in Gunfire :D

What? Why do I wanna hear voices when I wanna listen to music instead? You're not making any logical sense. If I wanna hear your voice and chat like teenage girls I'll call you on the phone, or Skype?? If I wanna play a game I put on some badass music. It is what it is

[Blacktail]

Dude, you've made yourself more than clear. Everyone can see it :D

Tools at players' disposal for indicating a downed status:
lower left - health bars
message on screen - blabla needs help
red circle around the player (even shows how much time left)
hold v - ask for help
voice message
chat message
brains - observation skills (not available to everyone)

...as if you would notice an additional ping when you are listening to loud music and are already overwhelmed with noticing 3 "auto pings" - signals/messages.

And now you're even sexist - "teenage little girls".

Betting 3 chocolate bars you still don't get it :D

[Gavodir]

Why bind it to V is a question I should be asking you. If you think middle mouse is better, put it on middle mouse.