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Re: nope, not a fake
Posted By: Dan Rudolph <7thface@bungie.net>Date: 3/23/00 10:46 p.m.

In Response To: Re: nope, not a fake (Shadowfax)

> I think it makes sense that it is the real thing. After all, if
> you were playing with teams, you would like to be able to know
> their names at a quick glance, so Bungie probably came up with
> the good idea of superimposing their name in front of the 3D
> model you are aiming at. Much better than including a "name
> tag" on a texture, which wouldn't be visible from every
> angle.

Actually, both Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 do this. I'd agree that it isn't actually a nametag, but letters super-imposed over whoever you're pointing at. If it was curved, you wouldn't be able to read it anyway.


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Could it be a fake???RCox 3/21/00 9:33 p.m.
     Re: Could it be a fake???mud 3/21/00 11:00 p.m.
           Re: Could it be a fake???Mhaddy 3/21/00 11:06 p.m.
                 nope, not a fakeTsao =PN= 3/22/00 1:13 a.m.
                       Re: nope, not a fakemud 3/22/00 1:53 a.m.
                             Re: nope, not a fakeMark Levin 3/22/00 8:11 a.m.
                                   Re: nope, not a fakeRCox 3/22/00 10:39 a.m.
                                         link works, extra ">" -NT-wc 3/22/00 11:55 a.m.
                                         Re: nope, not a fakemud 3/22/00 1:19 p.m.
                                               Re: nope, not a fakeShadowfax 3/22/00 8:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: nope, not a fakemud 3/22/00 10:16 p.m.
                                                           Re: nope, not a fakeMatt 3/23/00 10:31 a.m.
                                                                 Re: nope, not a fakemenace 3/23/00 11:36 a.m.
                                                                       Re: nope, not a fakeCorum Jhaelen Irsei 3/23/00 12:06 p.m.
                                                                 Re: nope, not a fakeRCox 3/23/00 4:09 p.m.
                                                                 Re: nope, not a fakemud 3/23/00 11:20 p.m.
                                                                       Re: nope, not a fakeDoug 3/24/00 4:59 p.m.
                                                                             Re: nope, not a fakeXero 3/25/00 12:54 p.m.
                                                                                   eww..starcraft..(totally OT)skyblu38 3/25/00 4:44 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: starcraft had a physics engine? -nt-RCox 3/25/00 6:16 p.m.
                                                     Re: nope, not a fakeDave Fin' 3/23/00 3:02 a.m.
                                                           Re: nope, not a fakeJh'Akin 3/24/00 12:15 a.m.
                                                                 Re: nope, not a fakeSiliconDream =PN= 3/24/00 2:12 a.m.
                                                                 Re: nope, not a fakemud 3/24/00 8:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: nope, not a fakeDan Rudolph 3/23/00 10:46 p.m.



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