Author Topic: HiTech, couple of questions on collisions (Read 2290 times)

ROC · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2006, 05:59:04 PM »

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One thing I'd like to see added to the collision model is, when someone collides with a tree, it should go away.

If a tree falls in the woods, and you aren't there to see it, does it make a sound?

How do you know it Doesn't to away, you zip back to the tower

Krusty · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2006, 06:04:20 PM »

ROC, if said tree was parked at the end of a runway and you were a heavy bomber struggling to take off, you can clearly see that said tree is intact when you hit it again the second time

ROC · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2006, 06:28:15 PM »

Miracle Grow? I mean, It can happen, you come back to life

(work with me here, we got him worried)

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2006, 07:16:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
ROC, if said tree was parked at the end of a runway and you were a heavy bomber struggling to take off, you can clearly see that said tree is intact when you hit it again the second time

No, that's just testament to the quality and professionalism of the grounds keeping department for that base. They replant a new tree as soon as one has been terribly and horribly destroyed by a lumbering bomber rolling down the runway.

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Speed55 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2006, 09:13:03 PM »

I understand the collision model, but get a load of this.
I'm on the runway, taking off. I see a 190 coming in from from 12 o'clock low to vulch me.. I hit the brakes hoping to tower out before i die.
I'm not fast enough, and he strafes me down, but i also get the message , "You Have Collided", before i explode.
From the tower i see mr 190 zooming up and away???
I'm sure he was laughing to himself when he saw the message on his screen "Speed55 has collided with you".

How did i collide with him?

Donzo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2006, 09:16:47 PM »

On your front end it looked like both of your aircraft occupied the same space. On the 190's front end it did not.

Hoarach · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2006, 09:18:40 PM »

Going have to start filming my jet rides then. I have on numerous occasions where ill rip plane apart and their wing hits me and i die or their gear.

Docc · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2006, 09:57:08 PM »

I would ask Hitech to at least lower the sensitivity of these so-called collisions and debris damage like he does with ack effectiveness. It is currently much too sensitive with the state of the microwarps in this game.

Donzo · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2006, 11:16:59 PM »

There is no damage from debris. See Hitech's post above.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2006, 11:23:39 PM »

Not debris like blown off ailerons and the like but if you collide with the a main part of the wreckage like what's left of the fuselage or wing still attached then you will collide.

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Docc · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2006, 11:47:35 PM »

There is something wrong with the collision model when a guy on the ground is penalized for colliding with a plane that was diving on him. Obviously the diving plane hit something (the plane or more probably the ground as well) but it flies off into the distance unscathed. See the post above.

Delirium · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2006, 03:33:23 AM »

I hit debris all the time without dying... in fact, I make it a point that if I hear the sound of their dead plane's peices hitting mine, I fired at a perfect range.

Sounds like hail hitting a tin roof in a rapid fashion.

Delirium · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2006, 03:35:43 AM »

What concerns me is if you can get yourself in just the right angle, you can kill the leader of a formation of buffs and he will end up ramming you with the drone as it goes to replace the hole. Sometimes, this will the bomber outright, or at least soften it to the point where only about 50 rounds of MG can take it out.

Granted, the idiot has to not be firing at you while you're almost to his 8 o'clock, but I can get myself into this position about 85% of the time successfully and save tons of ammo.

Speed55 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 11, 2006, 03:40:06 AM »

Overall i'm relatively pleased with the ram model..
Nothing is perfect, as this is a game, and everyone should accept that, but sometimes it just seems a little fine tuning is needed. Like what happens if both ends see the ram happening, but only one guy gets the "you have collided" message. I think both planes should go down in a ball of flaming wreckage. I mean, look what happens when two cars collide at 40mph, nevermind 240, or 400mph.
I still love the game, and i'm not going anywhere..
Most of the time when it says that i have collided with someone, its because i have, at least on my end.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #29 on:** March 11, 2006, 04:52:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Delirium
What concerns me is if you can get yourself in just the right angle, you can kill the leader of a formation of buffs and he will end up ramming you with the drone as it goes to replace the hole. Sometimes, this will the bomber outright, or at least soften it to the point where only about 50 rounds of MG can take it out.

Granted, the idiot has to not be firing at you while you're almost to his 8 o'clock, but I can get myself into this position about 85% of the time successfully and save tons of ammo.

No, the real pisser is when you bounce an unsuspecting bogie and saddle up on 6 slot and get in nice and close and let loose with a full burst of 20mm and .50s only to fly into the bogie as it flips over when you remove the tail.

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