Art work needed!

[Jon Man]

I have been working on a mod so everyone can see spectators. I need your help in making the right model for the spectators.
Things want applied:

• First of course keep with the theme of Tremulous
• Try to come up with something some what see through. If not thats okay.
• Something that makes it fly

Hope I find something that I can use. Good luck and thank you.

[Nux]

The less distracting the better. Of course the extreme of this is what we already have (invisible) but if they're going to be visible it's best they are kept small and pale or you'll have walls of these things messing with players' reflexes.

In that vein, I would suggest using a tiny little eye model. It's to the point and looks pretty ghostly by itself (plus it's easy to model). For an added ghostly effect you could use particle emmitters. Make sure it doesn't emmit many particles over time so that the server doesn't lag as well as to minimize distraction.

[Bissig]

Specs should only be visible by specs.

[Urcscumug]

I kinda second Bissig. Anythink that moves, for a player, will mean unnecessary distractions. And once you make them visible only for spectators you can use any model you want, since it won't be an issue anymore.

Or, you could make this setting into a cvar. If a player wants to see spectators even when playing, let them.

As for the model, a eye would be great. Here's another idea: a security camera. Or a security drone like the ones seen in so many movies or series. Examples: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5].

Searching for "flying drones" or similar on Google Images should come up with several more examples. I like link [5] above, myself (I found it here).

[Archangel]

more like the hl2 camera robots, those annoying ones that float above your head all the damn time?

[Nux]

Just bear in mind that if players can see spectators it offers a new way spectators can give away important information (e.g. "I'll hover in front of corners and bob up and down if there's an enemy behind it").

[mooseberry]

BUT ALSO NEW TACTICAL GAMEPLAY. THINK ABOUT IT. YOU COULD HIDE BEHIND THE DROIDS AND THAN POP OUT AND OWN PEOPLE. AND WE SHOULD ALSO MAKE IT SO THAT HEIGHT GIVES YOU AN ADVANTAGE OF AIM WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TEAMKILL.

[Plague Bringer]

Give spectator droids a big box, and make them semi transparent. They're cloaked! (Actually, it'd be a phase generator. They're partly in another dimension, which is why you can't hit them, either.)

I liked the sentinels in Halo. And the Monitor. Look at those guys. Also, the camera from Half Life 2 is an excellent idea. Stupid little bastards..

[Jon Man]

The camera from Half Life 2 is an excellent idea. Stupid little bastards..

Yes but don't allow people to flash other people.

[The_Spy]

Think about something like this:
http://www.robotmaker.co.uk/images/Micromechanical_Flying_Insect.jpg

Its small enough as to not interfere with gameplay and still be visible to the player.
It would have to be a bit bigger though.

more like the hl2 camera robots, those annoying ones that float above your head all the damn time?

Something like the HL2 City Scanners would be a pain in the ass, especially if they CAN flash you. If they were more like ManHacks they would be cool.

[Nux]

I hope you understand that if you make them look like tiny flying insects I WILL organise spectators swarms and charge at you constantly (possibly while shouting 'Bzzzzzz!' for added effect).

[Asvarox]

Small gwangas with angel's wings  <--- and this thing above their heads.

[Chess guy]

Now THAT would be truly EPIC and AWESOME! Someone needs to make a mod for that!