Difference between Surface Environment Settings?

Lord_Ephialtes · Post by **Lord_Ephialtes** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:49 pm

What do they all do? The quicksand doesnt make me sink, and none of them seem to make a difference except ice, do they make a difference or are they not programmed yet?

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:02 pm

most of them just slow the vehicle down different amounts or change the smoke that comes up when driving on them.
don't know of quicksand was supposed to make you sink, though, it'd make sense.
besides that, last i asked mit, he said they were still work in progress.

Lord_Ephialtes · Post by **Lord_Ephialtes** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:32 pm

Oh ok, thanks! I tried the quicksand, and you dont sink

It would be cool if you did! i am gunna make a parking spot that pulls you down into the ground when u try and park!!

hedgehog · Post by **hedgehog** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:44 am

quicksand afaik isn't yet implimented, though the manual has mistakenly claimed that it is from time to time.

should also be mentioned that surface properties generally affect the surface in a way that impacts gameplay (tiles that make you gain damage, tiles that don't allow you to fire your weapon, etc).

in contrast to surface environment settings, which create an effect on the surface mimicking a type of real-world environment (driving on dirt kicks up mud, driving on snow makes you slide around, etc)

look in the manual under island user guide--->customising your island---->surface properties for the full list.