Author Topic: Killing Bomber Formations (Read 1347 times)

Bronk · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2007, 02:05:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
I dunno if he means he hasn't seen in, or its a bug he can't identify, I'm leaning toward the latter.

Well if its the latter might more films of it help find it?

Bronk

Treize69 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2007, 02:13:51 PM »

If it does, I can string together about 3 hours worth if they want it...

frank3 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2007, 02:24:28 PM »

I believe that, if you shoot the #2 in the formation (or #3, not sure) the other drone automatically falls in the empty slot?

(might be wrong, haven't flown for a long time)

Sketch · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2007, 04:15:42 PM »

If you collide with the bombers..... It just means you were too close.... get new glasses!!

Tilt · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2007, 08:18:33 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Actually the warp is a bug that I haven't been able to find.

HiTech

How can we help?

are formation drones AI or something else?

titanic3 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:06:31 AM »

hmmm maybe make a rule so that when a bomber is shot you can't just warp to another. you have to wait until it falls below 10k, if ur below 10k, u have to wait until it hit the ground. while ur falling, the AI will keep shooting in the enemy.

it sound like a bad thought, but oh wells

Odee · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2007, 08:22:16 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Actually the warp is a bug that I haven't been able to find.

HiTech

Never experienced the warping ram, but then I tend to shoot smart too.

HT is there nothing in the logs give a clue to what is happening?

So how can we help?

hapvodka · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2007, 10:35:36 PM »

i agree with the warpy bombers being a pain. I almost always target the laed bomber to throw off his bombing run-and if i am attacking heavies i am moving fast. its annoying to watch one bomber falling away and suddenly have another bomber "warp" into position directly ahead of me at the same altitude. maybe add a 2-3 sec delay between the time the bomber bails/explodes and the warp occurs?

tedrbr · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2007, 04:55:11 PM »

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Originally posted by titanic3
hmmm maybe make a rule so that when a bomber is shot you can't just warp to another. you have to wait until it falls below 10k, if ur below 10k, u have to wait until it hit the ground. while ur falling, the AI will keep shooting in the enemy.

it sound like a bad thought, but oh wells

Won't work. Once the lead falls too far from the drones, the drones should go pop due to being too far from lead plane. Also, the drones would be completely undefended until the pilot could change to one of the drone planes. Not very realistic that two planes full of "gunners" would not be firing while lead plane falls.

No simple solution to this.

If I'm in a bomber, and it takes a fatal hit, I try to jump to a second plane, or bail, ASAP to keep up the defense of my remaining planes.

If attacking buffs, I try not to loiter around the bombers after a kill, and don't make the run in if lead plane is in process of going down.

Denholm · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:44:30 PM »

Well, in my AH if I bail out of the lead plane, the second drone (now lead) doesn't seem to warp into lead position, plus the thrid plane (Now secondary) flies into the wing position, not warps. Of course I haven't seen myself from someone else's view, so I wouldn't know if this is client-based or just sending data over the web.

storch · « **Reply #25 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:01:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Stoney74
That's why I always hit the left drone first, then the right drone, then the lead. No warping around, changing places.

there you go. that's my solution as well

Author Topic: Killing Bomber Formations (Read 1347 times)

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