gkkiller on 17/4/2014 at 12:49
Why can't you jump in moving elevators in video games?
This happens in most first person games, I've noticed. I was just wondering what the reason is.
Renzatic on 17/4/2014 at 13:10
Jumping on elevators would break the universe and cause dogs and cats to sleep together.
N'Al on 17/4/2014 at 13:22
Hot.
Renzatic on 17/4/2014 at 13:58
So hot.
Ostriig on 17/4/2014 at 14:09
It's because Cliffy B's no longer making videogames. In Unreal Tournament, if you jumped in an elevator you'd jump higher, FUCK DA!
Muzman on 17/4/2014 at 17:02
Not wishing to kill the vibe, but I probably will...
In old FPSs you could. I think with the advent of detailed and global physics middleware like Havok, it's probably hard enough to deal with making the lift move full stop (since it clearly uses fakery not physics to actually move), without the player jumping around and inviting all sorts of interesting bugs. So they craft the lifts into sort of physics free spaces and turn off jump so you don't get yourself into trouble.
(I don't actually know for sure, but this explanation seems like something I've heard somewhere)
WingedKagouti on 17/4/2014 at 17:35
As has been said, elevators boost your jumping ability in the Unreal engine.
Other games sometimes get you stuck in the moving platform and/or deal massive damage upon landing due to poor collision detection/simulated physics.
nicked on 17/4/2014 at 18:59
It's for realism I reckon. Who the fuck jumps in an elevator in real life? That's like tempting fate.
ZylonBane on 18/4/2014 at 01:25
I don't think I've ever played an FPS where you can't jump on elevators. What a weird question.
Yakoob on 18/4/2014 at 01:37
Every time you jump in an elevator, god kills a kitten...
On a serious note, I can only remember one or two instances where you couldn't jump, most game I seem to recall being able to. Which one are you referring to?
In my game, there are no elevators, so you can theoretically not do anything in them you'd ever want! The player most definitely CAN not jump in the non-elevator, he can not perform any action they don't want, and on one occasion, by pure chance, I was also able to lure three guards into the elevtor shaft that I don't have and not watch them run around in confusion as I sneaked away! I wish I hadn't not taken a video of that, oh what a funny and emergent-gameplay moment it wasn't!
