[WIP] Contamination Area Mod

[jshock 513]

FULL RELEASE THREAD (link)

 

 

I've had this project half finished for months now, but I am seeing what the community may think of a contamination area mod.

What does this mean?
It means that you can simulate a biological attack (or anything in your imagination) within a user defined/placed area and the only way you can make it through it is if you have a "mask" on or certain set of gear (all user defined). This mod would be modular and allow you to define any headgear/goggles/uniform/vest to be considered necessary gear for traversing the area (so it will work with Hidden Identities) and there is a detection sound when you are in the area (similar to a Geiger counter) so you know if you need to have your gear on or not.

The mod will have no outside dependencies, but will be compatible with ACE3 in the sense of how damage is applied over time to the player if ACE3 is enabled on the client.

Please let me know if this would be of any use (or if there is something already out there) and I may be able to find some time to finish it and push it out to the community :)!

 

Features List(s):

 

Currently Implemented Features:

A mostly modular system:
	-Contamination Area Module:
		-Use/place as many as the mission calls for
		-You can use the module positions as center, or sync it to any number of persons/objects/triggers (an area will be created for each one synced)
                -If you do sync it to a trigger with a specific condition, the module will not create the area until that condition is met
		-Can choose to make entire map contaminated
		-Define custom radius (enabling entire map overrides this)
		-Choose to show marker on map for the area
			-Can be simple marker, to a "Hazardous Area" warning type marker (red in color)
	-Safe Zone Module:
		-Same as Conamination Area Module (see above)
		-Cannot apply to entire map
		-"Hazardous Area" marker changes to "Safe Zone" (blue in color)
	-Environmental Effects Module:
		-Choose from an assortment of post process effects to apply to your player while in area
		-Enable/disable rain effect while wearing mask
	-Settings Module
		-Define all your gear from uniforms, masks, and vests (masks are considered headgear or googles)
		-Choose your mask overlay and when you can see it (1st/3rd person)
		-Enable/disable mask sounds
		-Require a detector to hear the "beep" (detection sound)
			-The detector inherits from the vanilla watch, so it can be found under the wristworn section in Arsenal
			-Again, you can turn the detector on/off on the fly in game by pressing your "Show Watch" key.
			-Detection sound speed based on distance from originating object
		-Enable/disable damage (auto detects ACE)
		-Enable/disable auto recovery from damage (for Vanilla damage only, the ACE version will put you in a state of cardiac arrest after ~20 seconds)
		-Choose your MOPP level (basically what gear is required to enter the area without receiving damage)
		-Enable Debug (will send to client rpt and server rpt)
A custom contamination detector:
	-Custom UI
		-Power on/off
		-Direction indicator to originating object
		-Contamination level indicator (number)
		-Time of day
	-Detection sound
		-Speed of sound varies based on distance from origin of detection zone

Zones are heirarchy from cold to hot (4 perimeter zones, leading to hot, deadly, zone)
ACE Compatibility (not a dependency, autodetected)


Current WIP Features:

Post Process effects fading in and out properly when entering/exiting an area
Reorganizing post process effects for more modularity
Adding more post process effects (chlorine, mustard, dune red)
Micro zone around origin of contamination (different sound/speed of sound) for identification of source
Rain effect with mask on
Apply different detection/alert sound once in deadly radius of a zone


Near Future WIP Features:

Allow user input of detection radius
Allow user input of gear requirements for each zone individually (currently gear restrictions are global across all zones)
Injury/coughing sounds when taking damage in hot zone or perimeters


Future Features (again will be modular, allowing almost all features to be turn on/off):

Possibility of gear failure (on getting shot or taking shrapnel)
Zeus module integration (for on the fly areas/safe zones)
"Mobile" areas (attaching to objects/units that will be moving, keeping the zone localized to their position)
Speed of mask sound based on player's current level of stamina
AI experiencing area effects



Requested Features (that I'm incapable of completing):

Particle effects for areas
Custom gear/items models/textures/etc.
 

 

Here is some footage of what I have thus far:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspiring/Interested Developers

 

If you are interested in assisting me with this mod, there is a list of features below that I'm unsure I can complete myself, you will of course get credits when/if it's released!

 

- MOPP Gear models/configs (mask, suits, etc.)

-Particle effects for areas

Please PM me here on the forums if you are interested!

[EO 11277]

A standalone version of this would be greatly appreciated, the ability to define ones apparel is a sweet bonus.

[jshock 513]

A standalone version of this would be greatly appreciated, the ability to define ones apparel is a sweet bonus.

Yea I figured something like this must be out there, but wasn't sure if there was a standalone or not. And as far as the custom apparel goes, I figured I can't assume what mods people have and my intent with this was to make it as general as possible so both vanilla and modded players can still enjoy its use without all the unecessary dependencies :).

[EO 11277]

Could that same modularity be extended to define ones own detection sounds too..... :)

[jshock 513]

Could that same modularity be extended to define ones own detection sounds too..... :)

I would have to look into it, it may or may not be so easy, if you have your own sound mod I may be able to have a module you can put down to define the class of that sound and use it in place of the defualt, but I'm not sure about an "on-the-fly" custom sound. I'm also not a big config/mod guy, more of a scripter at heart so some things may be easier said than done :P.

[Ltf 381]

Looks amazing! I imagine missions with this mechanic and it brings tears to my eyes.

[jshock 513]

Looks amazing! I imagine missions with this mechanic and it brings tears to my eyes.

It does work with Hidden Identities :).

[R0adki11 3949]

Could that same modularity be extended to define ones own detection sounds too..... :)

This would be great to with other mods like Ravage :)

[1LT Creech 57]

I think this would be amazing. It would add a depth to the game that has not yet been penetrated in A3. There was similar type things we could do in A2 for milsim. I miss such actions. Looking forward to see this one play out. Definitely keeping an eye on this one. 

[jshock 513]

Just to throw a bone on this, I've been working on it the past few days and have quite a few features working as they should, I'm just trying to work out some locality kinks and trying to brainstorm up some new ideas as well as develop the originals, along with trying to decide what parts need to be modular and which need to remain static.

@Evil Organ, I've looked into the structure of it all, and it would techincally be possible to have it use a custom sound, but for it to be compatible the end user would need to know extra info on the sound (length in particular) to then provide that info so the module functions can alter the status of the sound as it checks to see if the player is in a contaminated zone. Currently, with the vanilla sound I use, it "beeps" every second (give or take evaluative times), and at the moment that one second eval is hard coded. But as I said I can make that modular, but I don't know if people would be willing to jump through the extra hoops just for a custom mask sound, or I could be talking out of my a**, who knows :).

Side note: Noticed how the new APEX helments make for a good vanilla alternate mask ;).

[xxgetbuck123 945]

I support this 100%! Would be great for cliche zombie missions etc. I would definitely use this in some missions.

[zagor64bz 1225]

This is perfect for my WIP campaign... Get it out asap, or whenever you're ready man!

[jshock 513]

Ok, I believe I've got the locality down (at least for MP, SP I'm still working at it), but the respawn EH is being a bit of a pain in the a** right now for whatever reason....but I've made some progress nonetheless. For now, I'm probably going to leave the detection sound the same until later down the road (I'll probably add an actual Geiger counter sound along with the vanilla 'beep' I'm currently using). I'll probably add in features for all gear (not just headgear/goggles) that way you can decide if it's just an aerosol threat or a full on "no contact with anything" threat.

 

But please keep the ideas rollin, because between brainstorming for this and debugging, I don't have much more imagination left....

[das attorney 858]

Let's make other players take their masks off trololololo    xD

[jshock 513]

Let's make other players take their masks off trololololo    xD

And in pops the idea, create an optional "off chance" mask failure function, hehe :D.

[das attorney 858]

Maybe have the mask and the geiger counter as two separate things, so you can make your own model for the geiger counter (or just reconfig an existing BIS model and call it "detector"/"geiger & gas counter"  or somesuch).

[jshock 513]

Maybe have the mask and the geiger as two separate things, so you can make your own model for the counter (or just reconfig an existing BIS model and call it "detector" or somesuch).

Already done, lol.

class ItemWatch;
class JSHK_contam_detector: ItemWatch
{
	author = "J. Shock";
	descriptionShort = "Used for detecting contaminated zones";
	displayName = "Contamination Zone Detector";
};

^This was one of the main reasons for mod over just a script folder for mission files.

[jshock 513]

Another, future...future plan is Zeus integration so you can add new areas on the fly (remove someone's mask, cause why not :D) and whatever other mischievous things we can all think of.

[zagor64bz 1225]

Since you asked for ideas....down the road an NBC suit could really set the stage just right...

[jshock 513]

I'll do the config if you do the model, lol :D.

[zagor64bz 1225]

I'll do the config if you do the model, lol :D.

LOL....Trust me..I wish I could do it....

[EO 11277]

Will it be possible to define bodies of water as contaminated areas?.......

wetsuit+rebreather+diving googles+custom sound combo......

[jshock 513]

Will it be possible to define bodies of water as contaminated areas?.......

 

With this system, you can make everything contaminated if you want to :).

 

And yea, sooner or later any combo will work, I'm starting to think of adding some modularity to the extent that you can define specific combos for specific areas, all on the same mission, instead of what it is currently is, which is just global across all areas.

[soolie 189]

Sorry if this was answered(skimmed through quickly). Is there any visual aspect to the atmosphere planned? Like a toxic cloud?

[jshock 513]

Sorry if this was answered(skimmed through quickly). Is there any visual aspect to the atmosphere planned? Like a toxic cloud?

It's a hopeful plan that I actually forgot about until you just brought it up, so thanks! Can't promise anything, postProcess (for me) is a bit difficult, and the "heavier" effects on MP end up causing major frame drop (from my experience with other scripts, *cough* blizzard scripts).

 

FYI, I did start keeping a list of this stuff so I don't forget :P.

 

 

Any other developers that are interested in helping me with this and any of the ideas presented here in this thread let me know, I don't mind working with someone (I can't promise my framework, or lack there of, will be understandable, but we can try and work it out).

 

OP updated with information on what I wouldn't mind some assistance on :D.