Viking W/ Turret Z - StarCraft 2 Maps

Viking Sqauadron Strafe-Shooting mutalisks

I noticed there has been some discussion/requests for units that act like a phoenix (will face attack target while moving a different direction), so as a breif exercise into how turret Z attachment worked, I added one to a viking. For good measure, I gave the viking left and right barrel roll animations, because now you can DO A BARREL ROLL.

Not really original, but potentially useful.

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EchoedRequiem Aug 06, 2011 at 21:46 UTC - 0 likes
saweeeeet

Also, there is a way in-game to cut animations in half via turret z, so because it's added I can make it attack walk without additional anims, but thanks for the extra work anyway!

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TonyFuentes Jul 24, 2011 at 18:08 UTC - 0 likes
Alright all you mech warrior fans, the viking assault also has a turret Z attached to its upper torso, allowing it to traverse like a goliath. For the really ambitious amongst you, I added an "attack walk" animation that can be utilized with actor events, allowing this thing to strafe and shoot too. The animation isn't top notch (I couldn't get the arms to recoil), but the gats elevate, spin, eject shells, and the bottom half walks, which isn't half bad either.
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EchoedRequiem Jul 23, 2011 at 11:37 UTC - 0 likes
Can you attach a turret z to the ground mode viking as well? allowing it to function like a goliath?
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TonyFuentes Jul 20, 2011 at 23:00 UTC - 0 likes
No, I actually added a turretZ to the viking model, so it still has all its original attachments and particles. The key was to bind the bone_root to the turretZ attachment (Ref_TurretZ), which allowed the viking to emulate the behavior of a pheonix while still holding the essence of a viking! In my great wisdom, I forgot to bind the Ref_Shield volume to this turret, and that will be fixed in a bit.

Without physically modifying the model or using a pony actor with a turretZ, there was no known way of copying the pheonix's strafing shindig.
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Statharas Jul 20, 2011 at 07:47 UTC - 0 likes
So you just replaced the phoenix model to the viking model?

Do a barrel roll!
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talisstarcraft Jul 19, 2011 at 23:41 UTC - 0 likes
sounds very useful... how long until it is perfected?