View Full Version : Bullet Time with the mechanical eye
Arkanis
07-21-2009, 06:00 PM
Clearly, we need to be able to use bullet time with Garret's special eye, right? RIGHT?!
Arkanis
07-21-2009, 06:32 PM
There's nothing silly about imagining Garrett doing a sideways jump flip, nocking an arrow and firing it into a guard in super slow motion.
Squid
07-21-2009, 06:47 PM
There's nothing silly about imagining Garrett doing a sideways jump flip, nocking an arrow and firing it into a guard in super slow motion.
Yea, there is... Garrett isn't superhuman. He doesn't live in the Matrix, he's not a superhero, he's not even an assassin. He steal for a living.
Besides, the animations would be a pain in the toochus to build. :D
Squid
DarthEnder
07-21-2009, 09:44 PM
Don't forget he should be able to curve his arrows mid-flight.
PJMaybe
07-21-2009, 09:55 PM
I want Garrett to be able to punch a guard through a wall knocking out another guard on the other side.
ToMegaTherion
07-22-2009, 12:32 AM
We have hard evidence that Garrett is superhuman. Sometimes guards cannot spot him even when they walk into him, he has longer arms than Mr Tickle, and he can make that huge jump to the tower in the Lost City. It is, therefore, reasonable for him to be able to pick up buildings and throw them to other continents. Anyone disputing this is simply ignoring the facts presented in the previous games.
Herr_Garrett
07-22-2009, 02:01 AM
I've always suspected he's able to teleport at will. It was the lack of any intermediate travelling between the missions that gave me the clue.
kabatta
07-22-2009, 02:15 AM
Also...he has a grue as a pet.
Flashart
07-22-2009, 02:21 AM
The game "Sniper Elite" made great use of "bullet time" for really long kill shots etc. But, after a while it got very annoying. I'd thought about suggesting this option as something to use the eye for, but it's of no real practical use.
Yaphy
07-22-2009, 02:57 AM
Ehem...excuse me for asking, but what does this thread add to the making of Thief IV?
kabatta
07-22-2009, 02:59 AM
No forum is trully complete withouth a joke thread.
Yaphy
07-22-2009, 03:25 AM
I see...pardon me then.
Nothke
07-22-2009, 04:17 AM
'scuse me, but shouldn't it be "ARROW TIME" instead of "bullet time"?
kabatta
07-22-2009, 04:27 AM
It's hammer time.
Arkanis
07-22-2009, 05:11 AM
It's hammer time.
Hammerite bullet time, brilliant!
KittyCatAngel
07-22-2009, 06:31 AM
Garrett firing an arrow at point blank range.
"Dodge this."
gryphos
07-22-2009, 08:47 AM
I fondly remember the bonus mission in Thief Gold where Garrett stole Chuck Norris' powers...
kabatta
07-22-2009, 09:46 AM
It was triggered in the Alarus extension.
DarknessFalls
07-22-2009, 09:47 AM
The eye should be like Clu's Bit from TRON and give him yes and no advice, like a very limited magic 8-ball.
Oh, wow! A TRON reference. Love that movie!!...
I can picture Garrett sneaking down a corridor on carpet with his eye saying, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" and then unexpectedly hits a steel grate, "No! No! No! No! No!" :)
If the eye could scan the environment and give a HUD highlighting where all the enemies are on the screen, their vitals, their faction, their weapons, their weaknesses, their pickpocketable items, their alert level, and the best path to take when walking through an area, that'd be great. Also including perimeter outlines of the surrounding terrain would be masterful. You know, show us where the carpet areas are, versus steel, versus moss, versus wood, etc... along with the anticipated decibel volume increase of stepping on those surfaces. Wow, Thief IV would be so awesome and just like every other cool game if this were done.
Herr_Garrett
07-22-2009, 11:15 AM
Oh, wow! A TRON reference. Love that movie!!...
I can picture Garrett sneaking down a corridor on carpet with his eye saying, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" and then unexpectedly hits a steel grate, "No! No! No! No! No!" :)
If the eye could scan the environment and give a HUD highlighting where all the enemies are on the screen, their vitals, their faction, their weapons, their weaknesses, their pickpocketable items, their alert level, and the best path to take when walking through an area, that'd be great. Also including perimeter outlines of the surrounding terrain would be masterful. You know, show us where the carpet areas are, versus steel, versus moss, versus wood, etc... along with the anticipated decibel volume increase of stepping on those surfaces. Wow, Thief IV would be so awesome and just like every other cool game if this were done.
I really, really hope you meant this as a joke.
kabatta
07-22-2009, 11:19 AM
Allso, Garrett is totally invisible even in broad daylight and invincible. He stole the builder's soul. >:)
However, he cannoth interact with the enviroment anymore. No more loot for you.
DarknessFalls
07-22-2009, 12:15 PM
I really, really hope you meant this as a joke.
Of course! :) I thought I'd join in the exaggerated fun :D
Herr_Garrett
07-23-2009, 12:45 AM
Of course! :) I thought I'd join in the exaggerated fun :D
Okay, then :D
I'd love to see some MelonBeasts, they can be really scary.
kabatta
07-23-2009, 12:49 AM
"Thou shalt not escape" *ptui* *ptui*
Melon seeds firing beast for the win.
KittyCatAngel
07-23-2009, 01:10 AM
"Thou shalt not escape" *ptui* *ptui*
Melon seeds firing beast for the win.
That sounds a lot like a Pokemon monster :D
Beware the ferocious ankle-biting LOGBEAST (Pagan lawn ornament modeled after their Treebeast friends, actual unused DromEd object).
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/jtr7/Logbeast.jpg
ToMegaTherion
07-23-2009, 02:13 AM
I hope it can fire Tiltowaits out of its "arm".
That eye looks like it could contain an emitter of some sort. Zap!
The tiltowaits ARE pretty devastating. Motion-sensor eye, and a tiltowait launching arm. Hah! Surprise, beyotch! Didn't expect this from the Pagans, didja?!
maybe it's not an eye, maybe it's a cursor he can use to res up equipment as needed
lets see who gets that reference :D
Herr_Garrett
07-23-2009, 02:44 AM
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/jtr7/Logbeast.jpg
That's super cute :)
Vladimyre
07-23-2009, 07:27 AM
Good idea and maybe he can also fart rainbows! ;)
13LACK13ISHOP
07-23-2009, 08:02 AM
Nightvision anyone.
Sierra Oscar
07-23-2009, 01:46 PM
No thanks!:D
Nightvision anyone.
That would ruin the atmosphere of the game in my opinion!
The Logbeast could have nightvision! :)
Hellion
07-23-2009, 02:03 PM
You could insert THE MECHANICAL EYE into the Logbeast and have him/it walk around and explore the entire level, maybe even grab some phat lewt while he/it is at it. We could even RAISE ITS STATS WHEN LEVELING UP so that it can run faster or gain kewl abilities. THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES. Are the Devs getting this?
DarknessFalls
07-23-2009, 06:58 PM
13LACK13ISHOP- Night vision would be perfect for a game like this. It's too dark and has too many shadows...
hehe ;)
Captain567
07-23-2009, 08:59 PM
I think that at the beginning of the game, Garrett should be really badly wounded, maybe crushed under a loose rafter that he pulled on with his rope arrow. Anyways, they pull out his mangled body and he falls unconscious, maybe into a coma. He's rescued by his apprentice, and she takes him to the remnant of the Mechanist's, forced into the criminal underground, and they make a mechanized brain. This gives Garrett enhanced abilities, and better connection with his eye.
Because of this massive favour, Garrett is in the service of the Mechanists and must do as they please, and he uncovers their plot to take over their city, and must stop them. What do you guys think?
If yer serious Cap'n, heck no, whatcha smokin'? If yer joking...HAHAHAHA! :thumb:
myb he should just shoot an atomic laser out of his eye that instantly makes you win.... fun
Captain567
07-23-2009, 10:54 PM
If yer serious Cap'n, heck no, whatcha smokin'? If yer joking...HAHAHAHA! :thumb:
Hehe, 'course I'm not serious. Although wouldn't it be awesome, Garrett sneaking around, old Mechanist programming kicks in, and he starts shouting about the Builder an' Karras.
I do think it'd be interesting to see some Mechanist remnants, though.
Herr_Garrett
07-23-2009, 10:54 PM
myb he should just shoot an atomic laser out of his eye that instantly makes you win.... fun
Right, on his eye there should be the keys Ctrl+Alt+Shift+End... :D:D
I have thought about the possibility that something could go wrong with Garrett's eye. It could be tapped into so someone could see what he sees. It would cause Garrett concern like when the Keepers knew he was going to be someplace, or Karras knew he was coming, or Viktoria knew Garrett would meet Lotus--he'd still not be rid of people knowing his next move before he does. We know it must transmit to rotate the Scouting Orb.
PlumsieTaker
07-24-2009, 12:08 AM
Even as a joke thread, some of these posts resemble many people's serious opinions about what Thief IV really needs.
In light of that, I think Garrett needs a Interwoven-nanotech Kevlar polymer cloak that makes him impervious to all damage. His eye also needs AI-compatibility that allows infrared vision and bio-molecular tracking of guards. He needs five thousand daggers up his sleeve that can kill instantly when it hits anywhere in the enemy's body and a sword that can cut through stone and wood with one blow. Not to mention a super-duper magnet that can attract all loot from all over the mission straight to his position even though the loot already glows and is easy enough to find.
Oh, and his bow needs a range of over infinity six billion that can kill in one hit, even moss arrows!!!
Just in case... I don't want to see Garrett's eye used as a spying device by someone else. :)
I want to see it hacked into to change the frequency of its transceiver in an attempt to cook his socket and short out his brain, but lucky for Garrett, he'd juuust taken it out to get some sleep.
I'm kidding.
kabatta
07-24-2009, 02:28 AM
Garrett
code name: 1BDY
Garrett
code name: 1BDYgrooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn
kabatta
07-24-2009, 02:41 AM
Read the code correctly. You'll see why i chose that code. It reads:
"code name: 1 beady eye" > : )
Read the code correctly. You'll see why i chose that code. It reads:
"code name: 1 beady eye" > : )I did, hence the groooooooooaaaaaaannnnnn
kabatta
07-24-2009, 09:41 AM
Oh...it sound funny to me.
Pieter888
07-24-2009, 10:04 AM
Nightvision anyone.
They invented the option "gamma" for that :rasp:
I like super jumpy boots!
Arkanis
07-24-2009, 10:01 PM
Here's a good way we can upgrade Garrett's eye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vn2Goe51Gg
Don't forget, we can make it be a thermal imaging eye too, and be like a Predator!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuA1I30QMsM&feature=related
You read my mind! If there was any infrared vision, I'd like it to be like a Predator's visor'd vision, where it doesn't illuminate the world, but shows heat radiating off the AIs. (Not really, but it could make for a nice screensaver to just watch the AI patrol.)
yeah lets link the eye to a shoulder mounted bow upgrade powered by burrick belches that fires the currenty selected arrow when he blinks
not being remotely serious about this at all
Pieter888
07-27-2009, 01:08 PM
I won't buy the game if garrett doesn't have a laser coming from his eye. Seriously how would you even think of rushing a level without one, a laser is deadly, silent and perfect for shooting around a corner using a mirror-type object to bend the laser. goodbye fire arrow, say hello to the shoop-da-whoop-eye laser.
Get yours today!
I'm positively serious about all the above.
Just burn through the danged locks. Forget the picks!
Jtr7, that's PERFECT! Garrett can be the Predator Thief. While he is out stealing, he has to shift between different vision types to locate loot.
PLUS, he also gets a Predator stealth suit complete with the shoulder mounted Ion canon.
ToMegaTherion
07-28-2009, 01:02 PM
The game manual could then include in the Hints section: "You are not a tank. No, you are much more powerful than a tank."
Arkanis
07-28-2009, 03:02 PM
Jtr7, that's PERFECT! Garrett can be the Predator Thief. While he is out stealing, he has to shift between different vision types to locate loot.
PLUS, he also gets a Predator stealth suit complete with the shoulder mounted Ion canon.
I think the Ion cannon is a little over the top. It should be there, but replace your bow as your shots! I have to laugh, thinking about using Predator's thermal vision, that swishy electronic and beeping sound, and watching the triangle swirl around a torch, ready to be doused by a shoulder-fired water arrow.
clock12345
07-29-2009, 05:25 AM
no garrets eye should be only used for zooming and nightvision he maked that eye to see not for some superpowers. but imagine garret running on the wall jumping on guard lol it doesnt sounds equal for garret huh?
hammerite451
07-29-2009, 09:24 PM
They invented the option "gamma" for that :rasp:
I like super jumpy boots!
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/powerbocking-3.jpg
think these would work good enough? also called jumping stilts lol
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090728/powerbocks-power-leaps/
hammerite451
07-29-2009, 09:30 PM
i believe garrett should be able to shoot a mind control beam from his eye on enemies that makes them do a tap dance with him instead of attacking him as he runs by, that way hes not the only one tap dancing through the whole game!
Super jumpy rocket boots, made by Sliptip with the Dark Engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo_BBFBUjZ0
Bullet time?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/Selisios/various/bullet-timegarrett.jpg
Hahahaha! :thumb:
EyeBorg:
http://vimeo.com/4051377
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Hamadriyad
07-30-2009, 01:11 AM
Bullet time?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/Selisios/various/bullet-timegarrett.jpg
:lmao:
Can you add arrows instead of bullets?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/Selisios/various/bullet-timegarrett-1.jpg
Herr_Garrett
07-30-2009, 05:15 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/Selisios/various/bullet-timegarrett-1.jpg
That picture's wrong... He's got a cloak :D:D:D:D
He should have gills as well, maybe that way he won't drown in water...:rolleyes:
Lol! Put a SCUBA tank on him and flippers, and he should do fine in water.
Maybe the cloak is water repellent? But yeah, the frogman suits should be usable.
And he could have a sippy straw to sip on breath potions if his air supply gets low.
Moosemoose
08-09-2009, 01:36 PM
Come on guys, the slow time thing is absolutely realistic. The other half of garrett would just have to be across the map hanging on to the hand in the clock tower, seeing as we all know that the clock tower controls time and not the other way around.:lmao:
Great thread btw, I have not laughed so hard in a long time. Thnxs!
tarhiel
08-10-2009, 04:08 AM
After successful misson completed in stealth with no dead guards Garret should be able to see BBC news in his eye.
*sarcasm*
ToMegaTherion
08-10-2009, 05:20 AM
After successful misson completed in stealth with no dead guards Garret should be able to see BBC news in his eye.
*sarcasm*
Maybe that is a suggestion for the Death to the loot stat! thread :nut:
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