feature sujestion: blood on off option?

[Salvakiya]

hey i was wondering if there was a option to turn the blood on or off? if not could this be a feature?


sry for my english

[eleazar]

there's not an option, but you could replace the "blood" image(s) at base/pics/sfx/
with a transparent targa to accomplish the same thing.

[Salvakiya]

i cant find that folder... i found the base folder but no pics folder.

[eleazar]

"pics" is directly in "base"... unless maybe you have an old version.

Do a search anyway, up to 2.2 the file should be called "blood.tga"

[BTAxis]

In the release version of 2.2, there is no such folder. Instead, there is a 0pics.pk3 file, which is a zipped version of that folder.

There are instructions on this forum on how to deal with the archives. A quick search should do the trick.

[Salvakiya]

ok so i have one more quick question... in Red alert they have mix files. if i export a file and change it. then put it in the game directory it will be in the game and i didnt need to import it back into the mix file. if there is a file in the mix file nammed the same as a file outside the mix file then the file outside overrides it.

is that how the .pk3's work? or do you have to reimport the stuff for it to work?

[Kildor]

And please, remove killing of soldiers and civilians, and aliens too, it`s so cruel.

And, even better, let`s make UFO:Sims.

:-D

[BTAxis]

is that how the .pk3's work? or do you have to reimport the stuff for it to work?

I don't know how Red Alert works because I've never looked at it. But yes, that's right.

[Salvakiya]

kildor- haha yea my mom isnt fond on blood


BTAxis- ok thanks for your help.

[Kildor]

Let`s your mom doesn`t play in this game.

[nemchenk]

Kildor, if Salvakia doesn't want blood, that's his choice, ok? There's nothing wrong with providing options for players.

[BTAxis]

In this case I'd include that option as a possible performance-increasing setting rather than because it gives the player more options. There is such a thing as having too many options.

[nemchenk]

BT, it's also a parental-guidance--type option. I know, I know -- if you are too young, don't play this game. But if turning off the blood helps his Mom feel better about UFO:AI, why pick on him about it?

[Kildor]

But he want kills of soldiers? And doesn`t pity poor and unlucky aliens?

PS: will this setting switch off aliens green blood and oil of UGVs? We should be political correctnessy to all characters in game and players in RL

[eleazar]

it's not implemented in 2.2, but i've provided alien colored bloods and black oil for machines.  It might make the game more parent-friendly... but will make it look better, which was my main point.