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Sticky Particles!
Posted by Data in Cortex Command - May 8th, 2008

Contrary to (understandable) popular belief, we are toiling away on the next build. I’ll try to get a series of posts going, each talking about a new feature or fix already completed for the upcoming version.

Concrete sprayer at work

Today’s featured… uh, feature is: sticky particles! Yes, now some of the spray from the concrete gun actually stick to walls and ceilings, as well as blood splashes, etc.

This enables you to reinforce tunnels and caverns you’ve dug in the bare dirt. Just spray some concrete up on the walls and it will set into much harder material to make intrusions difficult for your enemies!

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108 Responses to “Sticky Particles!”

  1. carpet_ninja - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am

    coolnew feature first?

  2. carpet_ninja - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:30 am

    what new stuff can we expect and when will the next post be? every 2 days would be cool,
    anyweays to the new feature, it sound awsome and should realy help when i piss about making dugouts.

  3. GrimResistance - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Will it stick to people?

  4. NovaNoah - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:51 am

    Yay!

  5. BenDy - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:54 am

    I knew you wouldn’t desert us lol. Are we going to get any screens of the new build soon?

  6. carpet_ninja - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:01 am

    @3 ptobably not

  7. Lazyfaith - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am

    Sounds great, but if only some sticks to the roof when we aim it at the roof won’t stop drop to the floor which could cause a tunnel block?

  8. crazy - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    Any news is great so thanks and more is even better. the content is good as well i hate it when the concrete makes little walls which stop you from filling everything in propaly.

  9. frenzy95 - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:12 am

    I KNEW DATA WOULD DO SOMETHING GOOD ON THE DEV LOG

    i hate hearing bad news lol

  10. XDevil - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:13 am

    Sounds great Data!

  11. Midna - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    Sounds nice.

  12. Electroclan - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:27 am

    Freakin’.. unbelievable. - Scout

    Can’t wait to mod with sticky particles.

  13. Alty - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:30 am

    I smell extra gore.

  14. The Pope Man - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:34 am

    WOOO! - Scout

    The next build is going to be absolutely amazing!

  15. lmsyhmic - # May 8th, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Anyone else thinking spider man is one step closer to being a CC actor?

  16. Fuzzo - # May 8th, 2008 at 11:24 am

    My key still hasn’t reset, do you send me a new key or have still not reset them all

  17. Data - # May 8th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    fuzzo: keys are being reset today, sorry for the delay. New licensing system won’t need this in the future.

  18. trolleydude - # May 8th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    sorry for all the horrible things we said about you
    we love you really
    especially when you update

  19. Lapsus Antepedis - # May 8th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Haha, looks like you’ve got the PERFECT picture for that

  20. Hiro - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    wow carpet ninja
    watch the first minute of this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmvcP71A-Wk
    it applies perfectly to you.

    anyhow, it’s totally shocking that data was actually working on cc all this time right? i mean i totally thought he was buying sports cars and shooting things with guns and dumping us!

  21. Kurrus - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    Awesome! Will stickyness be only applicable to particles or also to materials and MOSRotatings and such?

    Also, will they stick to actors?

  22. TFSR - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    18 get?
    Also, same question as everyone else- will they stick to actors? I doubt it, but still :D.

  23. someguy - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Hmmm… Sticky particles….
    I smell stickybombs!

  24. Alty - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    Data, please enable sticking on MOs like TDExplosives and other such too.

  25. Ctrl - # May 8th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    STICKY STICKY STICKY STICKY STICKY STICKY STICKY STICKY.

    Data I love you.

  26. zalo - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    What do you mean by “Blood Splashes”?

    Does this mean particles can stick to other active particles?

    Just wishful thinking. Also, http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d144/Zalo10/TestDump002-2.jpg

  27. Thoughtprocess - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    Dreuls at new post…

    But yeah, the sticky particles are a good thing. better than “stacking” particles to block something off.

  28. carpet_ninja - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    lol @hero number 20, loved the video thanks for that :)

  29. digitalstick - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    and when will we be gettin this mang?

  30. Azukki - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    holycrapfinallysomething

    So MOs have some sort of stickiness variable now?
    Or are you just making wet concrete have zero bounce and concrete gun round particles have even higher RestThreshold?

    Either way, it’s nice to know that something is going on, and that we’ll be hearing about it.

  31. war_man333 - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    FUCK YEAH!
    AWESOME!
    This is what I’ve wanted!!

  32. Pyrorex - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    Freakin finally dude, I asked for this in like B13. <33333

  33. Tomaster - # May 8th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Awesome, I knew you hadn’t deserted us. And the sticky particles sound awesome.

  34. wiplash - # May 8th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    kewl :]

  35. roy-g-biv - # May 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    Cool.
    Will this make bullets/TDExplosives sticky particles affected?

  36. Foaboegik - # May 8th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    * Starts giggling uncontrollably *
    WE LOVE YOU DATA!!!

  37. Sixteen - # May 8th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    Will this make the game laggier? How does it work?

  38. AGENT15 - # May 8th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    DATA: Sorry for doubting you :(

    Also, yay tools! I was sad that earlier CC versions did not use the concrete gun to its full potential. Being able to actually create barricades and walls will be sweet.

    Combat engineers, woo!

  39. Ryawolf - # May 8th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    You better put the resolution options in the next build. That has always been bugging me. (Since build 17,)

  40. Fooby - # May 8th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    OH
    EMM
    GEE..
    O_O
    *insert orgasm joke here*

    YESHH!!! Sticky will be awesome. And very. VERY. Funny.

  41. W0w00t - # May 8th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    raejvkikkfvydjk6k
    Aboot time, eh?

  42. Skateorama - # May 8th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    sticky concrete will be great. But even better will be sticky bomb mods :)

  43. Tomaster - # May 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    Sadly, I can see several penis guns in the future, shooting “concrete”

  44. Djinn - # May 8th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Dang, man, I’m already way ahead of you with this. Oh well, it’ll be nice to have a new way of doing things.

    Also, what about weapons that cause emitters to form on the target. As in, weapons that make associated wounds on the target. This could be used to, among other things, set people on fire.

  45. Omni - # May 8th, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    Awesome. Hey, another thing you should add if you get around to it is slide material. Things would hit the slide material and slide all the way down to their target destination. This would allow for funnels for dropping equipment into. :3

    But don’t let that delay the next build. I want that thing as soon as humanly possible.

  46. Shook - # May 9th, 2008 at 4:16 am

    Oh wow, that sounds awesome! Now i don’t have to stick my concrete sprayer
    into a wall to reinforce it… (Do not comment about the phallic resemblance
    of this post, it wasn’t intentional)
    Can’t wait to see what other goodies you have in store ;)

  47. XDevil - # May 9th, 2008 at 5:11 am

    lol?
    wtf?
    why is the picture turn around???
    XDDDDDDDDDDDDD

  48. Fooby - # May 9th, 2008 at 6:38 am

    (I didn’t explain what I was hoping for in my reply before. I will explain this now.) W00Ts! Now I can have a dart gun fight in CC! :P

  49. christopher - # May 9th, 2008 at 6:40 am

    Does the concrete actually build up?

  50. iniclof - # May 9th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    excellent idea!!! cant wait for the next version!!!

  51. PlasmaNova - # May 9th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    will The sticky quality of the concrete be able to be applied to other weapons such as grenades?
    If so, this could lead to cranes, sticky bombs, and possible even gravity guns!!!

  52. TheClamV2 - # May 9th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    @26
    What.
    What is that?
    DID DATA GIVE YOU IRCIANS THE NEW BUILD EARLY AGAIN!?

  53. Octyl - # May 9th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    Hopefully they stick to actors… Plasma grenades FTW

  54. Fooby - # May 9th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Thats a great idea!.. Sadly Bungie (not Microsoft) has those rights to the “Plasma Grenade” so maybe. You know if you feel like you’re lucky.

  55. roy-g-biv - # May 9th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    You can copyright made-up weapons?!

  56. Grif - # May 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    It’s called intellectual property, Roy-G-Biv.

    However, Bungie ever even knowing that Cortex Command exists is very unlikely. Plus, there is almost no moddable game that exists that lacks a Halo mod.

    Also, TheClam, that’s an absolutely ancient mod Zalo made. Like, early build 19 ancient.

  57. Sir Brian Mattier - # May 9th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Holymotherofgodnowai! I luv you Data…

    =D -Sends you money-

  58. Jay - # May 9th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    56: I recognize that blue-yellow stuff. If that’s what I’m thinking it is, that was long before B19.

  59. Vash - # May 10th, 2008 at 12:49 am

    @Grif

    would that be Dirt build ninteen or actuall CC build ninteen,(im hoping hte prior,CC build ninteen ancient,thats a laugh)

  60. Tea - # May 10th, 2008 at 5:47 am

    Fuckin’ finally.

  61. robolee - # May 10th, 2008 at 6:21 am

    what I want back from the dirt builds is the sprite sheets for arms and legs, and other animations.

  62. DudeGuy - # May 10th, 2008 at 8:51 am

    Woah, are those In-Game graphics? Man Data, you really have been working hard.

    EL

    O

    EL

    But anyway, this will bring so many modding possibilities.

  63. Sixteen - # May 10th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    Zalo’s gun looks like B18 because of the glows.

  64. Turunen45 - # May 10th, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    this may allow modders to do Sticky bombs!!

  65. Nick Fury - # May 10th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    I can’t wait to take nothing but a digger and a concrete gun and make a base :D

    Great work, data, please keep it up! For all our sakes!

  66. Azukki - # May 10th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    That glowey sprayer had the old brain and old rocket legs. Almost certainly B18.

  67. whitty - # May 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    sooo… stick pixels. yay.

    what else ya got?

  68. Sixteen - # May 10th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    Not to mention the clone.

  69. FireBlizzard/DragonHero - # May 11th, 2008 at 7:32 am

    Great job again Data, I’ve been wondering when the cement would be made properly XD

    Either cant wait too see more features =3

  70. Cighton - # May 11th, 2008 at 10:39 am

    Best. Picture. Ever.

  71. The Punisher - # May 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    Lol…. Good job Data.

  72. Tomaster - # May 11th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Hey, where has you been Punisher? I haven’t seen you in awhile.

  73. roy-g-biv - # May 11th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    I like how Data and Prom updated the graphics.
    Now it looks really realistic, and I also like how prom made the concrete sprayer look like a hose now. [sarcasm/]

  74. Shook - # May 11th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    Funnily enough, the head located on is propotionally
    identical to the clones in CC :P

  75. AtomicTroop - # May 11th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Eh, tomaster (71), Punisher got banned. That “could” be the reason for he to disappear. That sucks though, you were a good guy punisher.

  76. Sir Brian Mattier - # May 11th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    <3 I love you data…

    And yes… Now… I have a vision…

    A GIANT MOFO AAL SUPERMECH BEING PULLED OUT OF A DEEP DEEP HANGAR WITH A SUEPR STICKYPARICAL USING CRANE EQUPIPEDEDEDED WITH A SUPER STICKY CRERTTEEOCON GUN THEN GO TO ENEMY AND DROWN THEM AND MAKE THEM IN CONCRETE AND STUFF AND LAWL![/end sillyness]

    But yeah… Sticky particles (Like EVERYTHING else) have a LOT of potential… Sticky/axelgreese-bombs, setting people on fire… concrete…. Building bases from nothing, Patching up the god damned holes those mechs leave in my bunkers roof… (for f*cks sake), Making my very own Encased Dummy Museum… Making my vents impenitrable! (yarite).

    All that fun stuff…. =OOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OMFG

    What if we had… Explosive stickyparticals? (Think gunpowder/Nitroglycerin saturated pulp, etc.) Mmmmm Coat a Kamikaze bot with explosizes and send him headfirst into the wall of an enemy base… BOOM! =DDDDD -is in his own little world by now-

  77. The Adviser - # May 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    This will rock! I can see it now…

    Guy:Hmmm I’m pretty exposed here.
    “takes out phone”
    Salesperson:Hello this is bunkers on the fly inc. how may we help you?
    Guy:Hi I’d like to order an evil tower of death please.
    Salesperson:Ok where do you want it?
    Guy:Just put it where I am.
    Salesperson:Ok that will be 700oz of gold.
    Guy:Sure, but if I get any concrete on me I refuse to pay!
    Salesperson: Don’t worry the chances even one drop of concrete won’t land exactly where it’s supposed to are 1 in 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000.
    Guy:Well thats reassuring.
    Salesperson:We’re sending it down now just wait a few minutes.
    Guy:Ok
    “after it’s done”
    Guy:Wow. It looks even better than the one in the picture…

  78. Seraph - # May 11th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Whoo! No more need to mod the concrete sprayer to fire out a laggy amount of particles to make big walls! :D

  79. Shook - # May 11th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    I now realise that my previous post made no sense at all ._.
    What it SHOULD have said was “… located on [insert persons name]”
    and “Proportionally” :P

    That aside, this still sounds very, very promising ^_^

  80. Tomaster - # May 11th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Why was Punisher banned?

  81. Pie2.1 - # May 11th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    Data can you fix these things very soon or now?

    *When building base; then placing weapons the gernades arent counted

    *Gold digging AI

    *longer demo? :)

  82. Sir Brian Mattier - # May 11th, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    Don’t complain (#81), Your lucky he gives’ ya 6 minutes.
    >:( D: -cries- I need to get some moneh… -Sighs-

  83. zacness - # May 12th, 2008 at 3:01 am

    Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
    This could be the beginning of anti-dropship stickies!
    Or goobombs that trap actors!

    Or even chemical reactions, like stuff going black when burnt.

  84. Tea - # May 12th, 2008 at 5:59 am

    You make an update, they hate you…
    You never update, they hate you even more…

  85. trolleydude - # May 12th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    As Linus Torvalds used to say:

    “Release early. Release often. And listen to your customers.”

    Capische?

  86. TheClamV2 - # May 12th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    As I always say:
    He’ll do whatever the hell he wants.
    Seriously, Before you bought the game you were warned that the game might not even be finished.
    I think you can hold out longer.
    Or, Y’know, piss Data off to the extent he really does drop Cortex Command like a hot potato.

    Capische?

  87. Sixteen - # May 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    And Trollydude. I already did that. And would you rather have a horse missing half of its organs in January, or a complete horse in May?

    Capische?

  88. Aspect - # May 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    All I want is another update, Data did say series…
    My hopes have been brought up only to be dropped again.

    And if anyone else says capische I will go postal.

  89. whitty - # May 12th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    holy shit….. you guys are fucking retarded stop fighting
    Data will update this whenever the hell he wants to, deal with it.

    [/discussion]

  90. Pie2.1 - # May 12th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Data you should make gas bombs, and land mines, that would rock! :)

  91. Sixteen - # May 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Data, what do you mean by sticky? We have that already, right? If you spray a concrete sprayer at the wall, it will already stick. Unless you mean that particles can stick to people. Then that would be nice. Maybe a way to make walking on dropships.

    The dropship has emitters on it that make particles that stick to it. Then the particles can be stepped on.

    Whitty, you’re not really helping. Do you thing calling people retarded will make people calm down? I think not. And the [/discussion] thing is just stupid.

    Capische?

  92. Djinn - # May 12th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Why does everyone want to walk on dropships? Seriously, it’s crazy, someone says it every time he updates something.

    Of course, if we ever can, I’m immediately making hoverboards.

  93. Sixteen - # May 12th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Walking on dropships would actually be pretty fun. One guy drives it, the other person snipes/shoots people with bullets/rockets. And It’s not just dropships, its actors. So we can make good smashers. And some other stuff.

    Capische?

  94. Aspect - # May 12th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    sixteen, why are you trying to make me angry?
    And have you ever used the concrete gun? It doesnt stick at all. use the dirt concrete gun and compare it to the current one. the dirt one just kicks the current one’s ass. But it looks like we will now have a working concrete gun again!

    my sticky idea is fly trap floors. and someone could probably manage to make a sticky turret that could be attached to the wall or the celling

  95. Sixteen - # May 12th, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    Okay, not the concrete sprayer, but other sprayers. See post 26. How is that not sticking? And really, what’s so annoying about capische?

  96. Hiro - # May 13th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    It’s probably annoying him because these people obviously don’t have a clue what capische means.

    And the concrete gun is pretty sucky. You basically just pour it into little useless mounds. Making it sticky will help a lot

  97. aspect - # May 13th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    I understand what capische means, and I wasnt being really serious in my irritation, sarcasm is apparently difficult to understand over the internet.

    And post 26 obviously is really old, just look at it! The old clone, old brain, i havent been around that long, but Im guessing that this was an early build of Cortex, and modded too, judging by the glows… I might be wrong, but there may have been a sticky capability earlier in cortex history.

  98. whitty - # May 13th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    post #26 was by zalo.
    he made lots of suff like that.
    its from B18.

  99. cliftut - # May 13th, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    What is this I’m hearing about a license key change? Does this mean everyone who bought the game must receive and enter a new key to keep their full game unlocked?

  100. Sixteen - # May 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    B18 wasn’t too long ago. There weren’t any major engine changes over the last two builds. Why would it stop working? And you can’t mod in glows and transparency with the modding things we have right now.

    Yes, sarcasm is impossible on the internet.

  101. aspect - # May 13th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    I havent seen any sprayers that stick… if someone has a concrete sprayer type weapon that sticks, would they please post it, cause I dont want to wait for the “no build 21 in sight” concrete gun.

    and about the glows, I just meant that it was probably not a vanilla weapon because it glowed like no weapon that is included with the game.

  102. David - # May 14th, 2008 at 1:47 am

    Impressive site for this game guys! I remember when I was sent an early build and thought aah what kind of crap is this but it kicks some serious butt now!

  103. Omni - # May 14th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    @99
    Don’t worry about it.

    Also, I got the impression you’d be posting about new features every couple of days. It’s been like a week. WHERE’S OUR NEW FEATURES. >:(

  104. Octyl - # May 14th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Well, you can make things that get pinned. But technically the pinned object is just floating in the air, not stuck to something. I’m hoping that the concrete gun stuff will stick to people…

  105. Tomaster - # May 14th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    That means that you can create a gigantic walking concrete behemoth!!!

  106. The Adviser - # May 14th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Anyone know what I’m think :D ?
    “looks for concept art from shadow of colossus”

  107. Tomaster - # May 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Update the front page, you’re about the updates behind.

  108. Tomaster - # May 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Damnit, I meant three updates.

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