Quake 3 Arena 1.29f BETA release. What has actually changed insofar as the Rocket Launcher is concerned?

[Shagga]

Ok, I've dl'd the patch. I even read the readme that came with it!

I can see the changes to the Rail Gun (Don't like the changes), I can see the changes to the Plasma Gun (The particles get in the way IMO), I can also see the changes to the Lightnig Gun (I prefer this change) but i'll be damned if I can see any changes to the Rocket Launcher!!

I've typed \cg_oldrocket 0 in the console but it doesn't seem to change!!!

Is there a difference, the readme.doc file seems to think so.

:frown:

 

[DJediMaster]

I don't notice anything different myself.

 

[iamthesystem]

i'll third that. and agree with DJediMaster about all of the effects but the lightening gun. railgun is bad...plasmagun gets in the way (just fluff)...lighteninggun seems smoother, but i can't tell...and the rocket launcher???

i've shot about 50 or 60 rockets to test the change, and i see no difference...

 

[Shagga]

Well at least I'm not going mad. Perhaps as this PR is beta they forgot to add the effects for th RL?

 

[erikiksaz]

someone said that the new rocket launcher change has to deal with the impact of the rocket. it's supposed to have a orange type of explosion. hell, i guess it's not as noticiable as the others.

 

[Vrangel]

Different explosion. Its bigger and theres a small
cloud of fire rising after explosion.

 

[ApacheXMD]

like Vrangel said, the new effect with the rocket is a few particles that rise up from the main explosion. look carefully and the top of the explosion.

and the new rail is just like the q2 rail, pretty cool. tho i can't get the /color1 and /color2 to take effect.
it's jsut white to me..

-patchy

 

[BFG10K]

If there is a change it's barely noticeble.

BTW, has anyone managed to get the lightning gun to use its normal effect? It seems to be stuck with using the new effect no matter what the value of the variable is.