A new ability for the Hunter?

**Skumball** · 12-16-08, 09:20 AM

For those familiar with the mod The Hidden: Source, I'd like to see the Hunter able to cling to any surface and then pounce from that position. It would add an extra dimension for that character and the survivors would have to be wary of attack from any direction. As it stands, the hunter has a varied but limited number of places to hide. It would eliminate the need for map makers to construct a purpose built room specifically for the Hunter to pounce from (see No Mercy Map 1, building opposite stairs leading to safe room). The Hunter would also have a good spot clinging to the high ceiling corridors/buildings to leap down from.

**Skumball** · 12-16-08, 10:51 AM

Releasing smoke at will would be a good feature. I guess Valve wanted to keep it simple: left click - special ability, right click - melee. A secondary special could easily be implemented though, as defensive abilities:

Smoker - Smoke at will.
Boomer - Puke on a fellow boss infected to increase their health, as an armour bonus.
Hunter - Able to scream and make it appear like the voice is coming from wherever the crosshair is OR leave a copy of himself as bait which would fade away after a few seconds.

**Kaizoku** · 12-16-08, 03:23 PM

The way I jump around, I actually slide along walls and curve my jumps around buildings. If you know the techniques and have the skill, hunter can come from nowhere and return there fairly easily. The only mechanic I really don't like is how if you get shot anywhere in the air it screws up your next all jump.

**Hege** · 12-16-08, 04:15 PM

I use walls and stuff all the time, but I think hunter should recover from the melee hit faster than it currently does.

For smoker i suggest quicker recovering from missed/cut off tongue snare.

Boomer is good as it is now, imo, but it's slime could cause a temporary complete blindess for the first few seconds.

E: All these should be easy to change, well except the boomer thing, but it isn't really so important to me, as the other ideas.

**Kenny007** · 12-17-08, 09:29 AM

Just a temp blackout of the screen for the boomer idea would be all, then slowly fading into the slime view, then recovery. Shouldn't be too hard.

**chuckg0928** · 12-17-08, 11:20 AM

you can wall jump as the hunter; you cant hold on but you can, jump at the wall then hit RB to turn 180 degrees(as you hit the wall, if you hit the wall early in your jump then you will continue jumping at the wall for a short while, maybe a second and a half) and then it will let you jump off the wall. its pretty hard to do but it is possible. (i dont know if there is a key for turning 180 degrees on the PC version but it should be as simple as either customizing what each key does or plugging in a 360 gamepad)