SS2 Jinx Nanobots

[6743649021bcaKolya]

The nanobot mod in these screenshots is based on the Talon droid model, an unused original SS2 model.
The mod is still being developed by Jinx.

[6743649021d59Lambda 00]

Friendlies?

[6743649021e5cJinx]

All ideas are up in the air right now.

[6743649021f8dKolya]

You could easily create two types with a different texture. The friendlies and the Black Killer Bees.
Just what the friendlies do to help you I'm not sure of yet, or how you would trigger or control them.
If you could indeed control one, it could act as a drone, possibly sending you it's scouting view (thief scouting orb) or they could independently attack baddies.
The unfriendly version could attack you with tiny lasers where a single one doesn't do much harm but it adds up.

[674364902208bBenNM]

They might do pretty well against those annoying swarms...

[674364902217fKolya]

Unfortunately nothing ever came from this old mod project...

[674364902226eFrom outer space]

i wonder if there are more unused things for system shock 2... the talon droid looks nice.. one should reimplement him....

[674364902275fEnchantermon]

i wonder if there are more unused things for system shock 2...

There are. There was a .mis file around a while back that took a lot of the unused objects from SS2 and threw them into a room for people's amusement. Not sure where it is, but it's probably still floating around somewhere.

EDIT: Ah, found it. Click here, then download G'len's Unused SS2 Objects.

Also, Christine used working Talon Droids in at least one of her FMs; I forget which one(s). Zombe also got them working, though I'm not sure to what extent.

[674364902369eGolan2072]

i wonder if there are more unused things for system shock 2...

There are. There was a .mis file around a while back that took a lot of the unused objects from SS2 and threw them into a room for people's amusement. Not sure where it is, but it's probably still floating around somewhere.

EDIT: Ah, found it. Click here, then download G'len's Unused SS2 Objects.

Heh... Nice to see this again after all these years

Also, Christine used working Talon Droids in at least one of her FMs; I forget which one(s). Zombe also got them working, though I'm not sure to what extent.

There were Talon droids in at least Ponterbee Station and UNN Polaris; I'm not sure if UNN Nightwalker had them. Anyhow, IIRC it is pretty easy to make them using a Psi Reaver as a basis and giving them a laser projectile. I recall creating them in a gamesys back in the day (about 5-8 years ago).

[6743649023f36Enchantermon]

Heh... Nice to see this again after all these years

I know, right? I had completely forgotten about that until today.

There were Talon droids in at least Ponterbee Station and UNN Polaris; I'm not sure if UNN Nightwalker had them.

Wow, you finished them all already? Sweet!

[67436490243abGolan2072]

There were Talon droids in at least Ponterbee Station and UNN Polaris; I'm not sure if UNN Nightwalker had them.

Wow, you finished them all already? Sweet!

Yep, I've finished both and I'm already halfway through UNN Polaris.

[674364902449bEnchantermon]

Well done. Christine's a great FM author; playing those made me want to play her Thief creations as well.