Tanks in Unturned? A question to Nelson :)

[Asl00]

Hi! today I'd like to share my thoughts about tanks in this awesome game!

I'm planning to make a tank content pack for for Flans mod that is a mod for Minecraft, that adds vehicles and guns to Minecraft. But then I heard from my friend that tanks might be added to Unturned too some day? So if tanks will be implemented it would be super awesome, and I have some ideas about the features they could have, and hopefully Nelson will read them! :D

So if tanks will be added, first of all, players like me should be able to add them quite easily, like in Minecraft (Flans mod). I hope it is correct that players will be able to mod Unturned in the future and share them in the Steam Workshop, if not then this topic is useless because I'd like to make tanks for Unturned...

But anyways, here are some features tanks could have in Unturned:

1. Tank tracks, not wheels; Tanks should have, you know, tracks, like they do IRL. Only the track wheels should be animated though...

2. Driver's, Gunner's and passengers' positions; So tanks could have the driver, (the default position) the gunner (you could change to gunner's position like you can change your position in cars now...) and then passenger seats where you can be in cover and maybe shoot the enemy with your gun.

3. Armor values; This is quite complicated though, but would be awesome and would make tank battles very exciting! So somewhow you could set different armor values for different parts of the tank, like strong frotal armor and weaker side and rear armor etc...

4. Turning turrets; So basically in gunner's position you would be able to right-click and enter gun's sight mode, and then you would be able to aim the gun with your mouse and shoot with left-click. But the turret should not turn as fast as you move the mouse unlike in Flans mod but it should be limited!

5. Config file; This idea is from Flans mod, and would make adding tanks and different vehicles a lot easier. So what it is? It basically is a file that has all the stats of the tank like speed, traverse speed, fuel capacity, HP of different parts, seat positions, main gun's accuracy, main gun's reload time, and maybe hitboxes etc... I have no idea that is that possible in Unturned but it would be handy!

And ofc before all that config/coding part you need to have the model done.

So that might be all? If or when I'll remeber more stuff I'll edit my post. But as you can see, I'm pretty new to Unturned and I have very limited knownledge about making mods for it, but I hope you (and Nelson :D) got my idea! So basically first Unturned should support modding and tanks, and then I could make the models and import them to Unturned and give the stats I want! Just like in Minecraft, but with awesome render distance and beautiful terrain!

Keep in mind that this idea is for PvP fighting in Unturned, not so much for survival stuff... And also there could be some RPG's and AT guns to make tanks less op! If you have any questions or suggestions I'd like to hear them. Especially I'd like to hear Nelsons thoughts about adding tanks to Unturned!

Sorry about my not-that-awesome english... :/

[s e a s o n i n g]

I'm totally supporting this idea, I'd like to try making tanks in Unturned too.
Waiting for Nelson's thoughts on this :)

[Ranko]

This isn't a shoot em up, this is a survival game, it's why MOST people are against tanks and rockets. We prefer balance to blowing everything up.

[s e a s o n i n g]

I know. But! I like modding, adding and tweaking. It would be awesome to have a Workshop where making your own weapons would be as possible as making your own tanks. I hope that Nelson will make it possible for modders to make what they want for their own use. Asl00 didn't say that Unturned should have tanks. He said that he should be able to MAKE tanks for his own personal use. Peace, Miller

[Asl00]

Yeah, me and my friends, and definitely many others would love to have ability to make own vehicles and guns! And I would love to have ability make especially tanks and play with them with my friends. That would be awesome IMO, because I find the PvP element of the game very exciting and important, but some players don't and I understand that! :)

[mojo]

this better not be in the vanilla version of the game

[Hawkward]

I like the idea of tanks, but i have a few questions..
Would it ever run out of ammo? if so, how would you refill it, and what ammo would you use?
/\ /\ I guess this would depend on the type of gun the tank uses, which leads to my next question
What type of gun would the tank use? XD

[Hawkward]

Tell me how yall guys like this idea:
What if the tank was the only vehicle that had built-in storage? (Basicly can hold items)
I think this would be cool

[PERFECT TOAST]

Seems like a good idea, but it could really be game breaking. As soon as someone has the tank, you know they've won because they can just completely annihilate you.

[NoZaku]

I think an armored car or an Armored Personal Carrier with a cannon would be more resonable as they would be tough, but not impossible to kill without explosives. Other then that, I agree with giving players control of the workshop.

[Asl00]

Yeah, joshua108's idea about storage is kinda what I'm thinking about. The gunner would be able to press maybe R to enter tank's ammo storage and put some ammo to a slot and then the tank would automatically load them.

And I understand that tanks may be op. But me and my friends (And why not you guys??) would just make a map with all the guns, tanks etc. right in the bases and then we just start the fight. So then we would put those tanks to both bases/teams to make it balanced! And if you are too stupid to stay in front of a tank in the battle it's just your fault... xD. Also being able to make RPGs, AT-guns and mines would be awesome and would make killing tanks much easier! And tanks wouldn't be balanced in survival or normal PvP, but in "organized" PvP where teams and weapons are balanced, they would be great! Sorry for slow responding.

[isu-kun]

Why does it seem like some of the suggestions are basically asking Nelson to make a different game?

[Asl00]

No... you got me wrong... I don't want that Nelson would make a tank game, only tanks in Unturned! Or ability add tanks to Unturned easily. I like the survival and the PvP element of the game, and tanks and maybe other weapons would take the PvP gameplay to the next level, especially if you ask a tank lover like me... :D

[isu-kun]

I'd rather see Nelson focus on fleshing out the survival aspect of his survival game. Work more on improving environmental hazards and the dangers of being in a zombie apocalypse and focus less on making this just another military PvP shooter.

[PERFECT TOAST]

Please go back to your first person shooters

Originally posted by Asl00:

Yeah, joshua108's idea about storage is kinda what I'm thinking about. The gunner would be able to press maybe R to enter tank's ammo storage and put some ammo to a slot and then the tank would automatically load them.

And I understand that tanks may be op. But me and my friends (And why not you guys??) would just make a map with all the guns, tanks etc. right in the bases and then we just start the fight. So then we would put those tanks to both bases/teams to make it balanced! And if you are too stupid to stay in front of a tank in the battle it's just your fault... xD. Also being able to make RPGs, AT-guns and mines would be awesome and would make killing tanks much easier! And tanks wouldn't be balanced in survival or normal PvP, but in "organized" PvP where teams and weapons are balanced, they would be great! Sorry for slow responding.

[s e a s o n i n g]

Originally posted by Black_Victory1162010:

Please go back to your first person shooters

Sorry, but I personally haven't played many first person shooters that have tanks in them. And you most probably wouldn't be able to make your own tanks. What I want is the ability to make my own tanks in Unturned. Thanks, -Miller