Ok I've almost finished my first saber alternative for JA, it's Squall Lionheart's Gunblade from FF8. "Wait a sec, one was release for JK2" I hear you cry...yes there was but it was out of scale, used the wrong textures and bad sounds :p I'm trying to correct all that and release one compatable with JA But I have a tiny problem...

This is the gunblade at rest, all looks fine...
http://sgmod.crashespad.com/files/saber_down.jpg)
This is the gunblade when activated...
http://sgmod.crashespad.com/files/saber_up.jpg)

I cannot find a way of hiding the saber beam :( I'm probably missing something very obvious but for now I'm totally stumped!

Do the same thing that the Sith sword does, its a very thin gray line that still leaves a trail. What I think you SHOULD do, is replace the sith sword with the gun blade, then it works perfectly :D

Whenever I load the sith sword in MP I just get a regular blade...
sith_sword
{
//note: the SABER_SITH_SWORD type of saber draws no blade and does knockback
name "Glory of the Sith"
saberType SABER_SITH_SWORD
saberModel "models/weapons2/sith_scepter/sith_sword_w.glm"
saberLength 44
notInMP 1
}single_gunblade
{
name "Gunblade - Squall"
saberType SABER_SITH_SWORD
saberModel "models/weapons2/saber_gunblade/saber_w.glm"
saberLength 35
singleBladeThrowable 1
}

Originally posted by WadeV1589
Whenever I load the sith sword in MP I just get a regular blade...
sith_sword
{
//note: the SABER_SITH_SWORD type of saber draws no blade and does knockback
name "Glory of the Sith"
saberType SABER_SITH_SWORD
saberModel "models/weapons2/sith_scepter/sith_sword_w.glm"
saberLength 44
notInMP 1
}single_gunblade
{
name "Gunblade - Squall"
saberType SABER_SITH_SWORD
saberModel "models/weapons2/saber_gunblade/saber_w.glm"
saberLength 35
singleBladeThrowable 1
}

In case you hadn't figured it out, you need to remove the "notInMP 1" line.

All that does is allow it to be used in MP...it doesn't stop the saber blade being drawn. I figured the entire file system out quite some time ago, I'm already working with trigger_hyperspace and stuff in mapping as well as the effects, scripts and saber files...it's just I can't find a way to turn of the damned glowing blade!

in the .sab file set like this.

single_31
{
//note: the SABER_SITH_SWORD type of saber draws no blade and does knockback
name @MENUS_SINGLE_HILT31
saberType SABER_SINGLE
saberModel "models/weapons2/saber_31/saber_31_w.glm"
saberLength 44
numBlades 1
throwable 1
saberColor None
disarmable 0
lockBonus 5
parryBonus 5
breakParryBonus 5
disarmBonus 5
returnDamage 5
notInMP 0
brokenSaber1 "single_11"
}

Tried that, no effect in MP. Where did you get that from anyway? Hilt 31? I don't see that in JA....

hmmmmm... I dont know them, Im just a modeler :( I dont know coding.