New Travel Mode

[Arnabas]

So, currently, we can turn into a panther to run around. Any chance we could someday get a wolf form? I mean, wolves are in the game already. Would that be very difficult?

[Clave Dark 5]

I was recently thinking about this too, we have a number of animals already coded into the game, such as wolves, lions, etc.

 

And can we have these powers merely suppress toggles, not turn them off completely?

[Arbegla]

Doesn't the 'beast run' give you the option to run on all fours, regardless of your costume? I know its not quite the same as a full body transformation, but its still really close, and it doesn't suppress your toggles at all.

[Troo]

I'd like a bird form to fly.

 

[Luminara]

Is there something wrong with the coyote travel power?

[biostem]

3 hours ago, Luminara said:

Is there something wrong with the coyote travel power?

Nothing wrong with it, but coyote != wolf...

[UltraAlt]

On 1/9/2023 at 4:03 PM, Arnabas said:

I mean, wolves are in the game already.

 

I know. having my werewolves change into a coyote form is a bit weird.

[UltraAlt]

4 hours ago, Arbegla said:

Doesn't the 'beast run' give you the option to run on all fours, regardless of your costume?

 

yes, but I get where the OP is coming from. You do run on all fours with beast run, but you move to a two-legged stance as soon as you stop moving.

[Andreah]

The animal form travel powers (coyote & panther?) are very cool. I'd like to see them expanded to other animals we already have the models for (e.g., from the beast mastery -- wolves and lions).

 

Further, and this is probably the hard part, I'd like them to have basic pose emotes for standing or sitting still, and also a walk mode for when the walk power is enabled.

[Rudra]

Considering Walk suppresses other travel powers? Not likely.

 

Edit: The only way I could see that working is if instead of a travel power that suppressed your character's powers, it was a full transform like CO has. Where the character is transformed into a different character complete with his/her/its own powers. Since it would be a full transform instead of a travel power, it could include its own walk power.

Edited January 10, 2023 by Rudra

[Andreah]

11 minutes ago, Rudra said:

Since it would be a full transform instead of a travel power, it could include its own walk power.

Or perhaps a travel power with a pop-up tray for sit and stand poses, and slow and fast speeds. 

[biostem]

22 hours ago, Andreah said:

Or perhaps a travel power with a pop-up tray for sit and stand poses, and slow and fast speeds.

IIRC, the various MM wolf pets already have some of their own animations, so it shouldn't be too difficult to port them over to such a power...

[Greycat]

*Adds Chicken to the list. Turns player into a chicken. Does a 200% runspeed away from the nearest enemy for 3 seconds when triggered.*

[Player2]

Why's it gotta be all beasts?  Can we get a flight power that turns us into the hero/villain team transport vehicle?  I mean, not technically transforming into vehicles but implying that the hero is inside piloting the vehicle, sort of like Skyraider bosses.

 

[A.I.D.A.]

On 1/13/2023 at 2:03 AM, Player2 said:

Why's it gotta be all beasts?  Can we get a flight power that turns us into the hero/villain team transport vehicle?  I mean, not technically transforming into vehicles but implying that the hero is inside piloting the vehicle, sort of like Skyraider bosses.

 

 

That would be much more interesting to me than the OP, tbh. lel

 

Better yet, can we get a motorcycle travel power? XD

[Rudra]

Thugs have pets that have them, so should be possible already. Question would be incorporating jumping into it.

[A.I.D.A.]

I am given to understand animations are the most difficult part of adding new things to this mess of a game, but I'd be happy with a motorcycle I could ride around on for RP even if it came with Jump Height -9999% like some of the ground powers that stick you to the ground do. Uh, ice slick, I think, or something? Can't jump while in it. Give that same debuff to the motorcycle while you're on it, and now you don't have to make a jump animation XD

[Clave Dark 5]

On 1/11/2023 at 6:18 PM, Greycat said:

*Adds Chicken to the list. Turns player into a chicken. Does a 200% runspeed away from the nearest enemy for 3 seconds when triggered.*

It would be pretty easy to get some recording of a chicken squawk too to add to that. 

 

[Player2]

15 hours ago, Aida LaCanthe said:

 

That would be much more interesting to me than the OP, tbh. lel

 

Better yet, can we get a motorcycle travel power? XD

Land vehicles are more problematic because of the way the game treats movement.  We would be able to strafe left and right without the wheels reacting accordingly, so... chances of a motorcycle happening are slim to none.  I would love to see the motorcycle (used in one of the Thugs MM summons) without the wheels and given little rockets to explain the levitation, and we can have bikes like DC's Lobo or the 90s Avengers skycycles.

[Arnabas]

On 1/13/2023 at 4:03 AM, Player2 said:

Why's it gotta be all beasts?  Can we get a flight power that turns us into the hero/villain team transport vehicle?  I mean, not technically transforming into vehicles but implying that the hero is inside piloting the vehicle, sort of like Skyraider bosses.

 

I always thought they could do this with motorcycles. All they have to do, really, is create your character sitting on a bike. Not very animation-intensive.

 

[Rudra]

11 minutes ago, Arnabas said:

I always thought they could do this with motorcycles. All they have to do, really, is create your character sitting on a bike. Not very animation-intensive.

 

Motorcycles would require more than just that given how characters move and how motorcycles don't. I would love to have vehicle type options in the game including motorcycles, but cars and motorcycles don't have lateral movement capability. How about speederbikes like from Star Wars or grav bikes like from CO?

[Saiyajinzoningen]

If we could turn into wolves and birds i would not need my kheldian anymore lol........

[dangeraaron10]

For a while, DCUO let Shapeshifters turn into a Pteranodon.  Not useful in combat but was cool to use but as far as I know they removed it some time ago.  Maybe HC will let us turn into Pteranodons.  That'd be neat!