Another discussion! I iz smart.
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What do you think about that ol' scrapped weapon called "Virus"?
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In my highly intelligent opinion, I don't see why they scrapped it.
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Well... maybe demo files can hint us with something?
I think it might be something that was created to be Treachery we have. -
Virus stuff like models and virus related commands are propably compiled in machines.exe from demo.
The first problem with demo is in mach1.met. That file is different type than one from full game, so we can't use metaex. Another problem is that the demo has only level 3 machines. Virus is described as L_PULSE_CANNON_R_VIRUS and it is propably developed for overseer level 4 or 5.
In full game, command related to virus and models from models.bin are removed.
Update: it is possible to hack Machines Demo to think that LR_PULSE_RIFLE_X2 is L_PULSE_CANNON_R_VIRUS. Result:
Unfortunately game crashes after selecting this commander. -
Well, that's pretty interesting. What happens if there's an enemy near this commander? What does this Virus do?
...and, yeah, I've had an demo version too, so I've found some sounds referring to Virus.
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Nothing happens. Game just crash,
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Well, that might mean the weapon wasn't properly or completely implemented.
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I guess it's pretty common for old games (pre-2005) to have hidden and not-fully implemented stuff.
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Wait, did that discussion/topic/whatever... well, it's got a total of 300+ views! Is that good?
