Tearing apart.

Would it be possible to section off sectors of a zombie's model, for example, and give the sectors different HPs so you could blast (or cut with a chainsaw) parts of their body off?

I don't see why not.
But not without prehaps some coding here and there.*

*Unsure. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Cool. you could saw the weapons out of their hands...

It would require seperate models for each part, and reworking of the ai to accmodate to changes in its anatomy (like what a commando would do without its hentai appendage)

Actually, it's already in there, but they use it to attach lamps and shit to lamp shades.

kristus said:

Actually, it's already in there, but they use it to attach lamps and shit to lamp shades.

Well, the potential is there anyway. The idea being pitched by Janderson is, of course, a bit more complicated than lamps and lamp shades. Either way, it seems feasible. I encourage someone who's capable of pulling this off to give it a try.

Well, thye had it in Both SoF and RTCW and it's basicly the same technique as with the lights, you bind a model to it, and to a special joint of the skeleton, it'll follow and stuff.

AI made for enemies compensating for a lost limb would be necessary. I'm sure it wouldn't be terribly difficult, just tedious.

Hmmmmm, are there any free programs that could be used for this? Or are there any I could buy and which decent ones?