Switch-Activatable Checkpoints

The concept is simple - make checkpoints so that they can be activated by a switch.

No more having to break things in order to teleport somebody somewhere - just rig up a switch to the new checkpoint and you're on your way. No more having to move your checkpoint in survival challenges either - you can just activate another checkpoint above the start gate. Plus, imagine the possibilities- I just thought of a Level That Plays Itself using the device and clever ways of murdering sacks.

Your thoughts?

This would be a nice addition. And quite an obvious thing to add, if you ask me. Not only would it simplify survival challenge mechanisms, but it would offer a lot of interesting new gameplay. It might even be possible that such a feature was already in development - who knows?

yeah that be a great feature to add will make the game a little simpler

I'd bet my house (if I owned one) on this becoming a feature one day ;)

I can't get a teleport thing to work, so this would help alot

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Originally Posted by jackofcourse

I'd bet my house (if I owned one) on this becoming a feature one day ;)

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:rolleyes:
Well OF COURSE you would. How could you "lose" this bet? The premise is that it will become a feature "one day".

A: It never became a feature. I'm sorry, but I get your house.
B: Well, it might become a feature tomorrow. I don't lose yet.

It's a bet that you would make where nothing would happen until, possibly, you win.

Even if MM went under, you could still argue that someone COULD pick up the IP in the future and put in that feature.

When do you lose this bet, when civilization collapses? When the human species goes extinct?

Objective statements that aren't realistically falsifiable tend to be complete junk for just that reason ... so yeah, if you can find someone to take you up on that bet, go for it.

i think i heard something in the wind about it

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Originally Posted by deboerdave

i think i heard something in the wind about it

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Clarifying this with the version that was just edited away about 10 seconds after it was posted.

You think you heard something "in the wind" about it or jackofcourse may have "heard something in the wind" about it?

If this actually occurs, it would certainly be interesting.

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Originally Posted by Jagrevi

:rolleyes:
Well OF COURSE you would. How could you "lose" this bet? The premise is that it will become a feature "one day".

A: It never became a feature. I'm sorry, but I get your house.
B: Well, it might become a feature tomorrow. I don't lose yet.

It's a bet that you would make where nothing would happen until, possibly, you win.

Even if MM went under, you could still argue that someone COULD pick up the IP in the future and put in that feature.

When do you lose this bet, when civilization collapses? When the human species goes extinct?

Objective statements that aren't realistically falsifiable tend to be complete junk for just that reason ... so yeah, if you can find someone to take you up on that bet, go for it.

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LMAO that is epic :)

Who is this wind fellow and what has he been telling you all...? ;)

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Originally Posted by comphermc

Who is this wind fellow and what has he been telling you all...? ;)

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That's what I've been wondering as well. ;)

I'm with Jack though, but I'll change the supposition from "one day" to "soon". But "soon" is still up to interpretation. :p

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Originally Posted by BSprague

That's what I've been wondering as well. ;)

I'm with Jack though, but I'll change the supposition from "one day" to "soon". But "soon" is still up to interpretation. :p

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I'll go with that too. ;) Teleporters are becoming too common to not include this. :p

Although, I absolutely hate forced deaths... I like trying to ace levels.

If they did, they should have a return to checkpoint object, that returns you to a checkpoint without losing a life...

MAI 10 CENTZ!

I can safely say this - it is time to end the unrestricted slaughter of checkpoints. I've witnessed the intentional crushing of innocent peaceful checkpoints for far too long.

yeah i think he must have been standing in the same wind, is what i thought when i read it, but changed my mind i didnt want to make any implications about him

Jagrevi caught on to my cheeky plan I see there...

My 52nd sense is telling me that it will be put into the game soon.

(If you would like to know all my other senses...tough).

This will surely never become a feature... :rolleyes: ;):blush:

I would love this feature. Hopefully it will be in the next creator pack.

This shouldn't be difficult to make, as it's just activating it.. Kind of removing the "sensor-switch", that's already in it.

I fully support this idea. I'd really like to be able to make a device that could kill you, and like that, make a roller coaster.. That'd be funny :P. It could also be used to simplify survival challenges, etc...

This getting stickied, could make it possible for MM to catch a glimpse of this idea, hm?

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Originally Posted by Risumm

This getting stickied, could make it possible for MM to catch a glimpse of this idea, hm?

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I'm sure something like this would have crossed Mm's minds my now, no? ;)

Why the creator pack? It could be really easy just to make it a update.