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Offline DeadMeat

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Being "ditched" by CV
« on: December 06, 2009, 08:17:00 AM »
Could we please fix the bug of being rolled off the back of carrier when landing in FM2 and catching 1st or 2nd wire? This is annoying to say least.  Thank You,  HiVolt

Offline OOZ662

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Re: Being "ditched" by CV
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 12:10:52 PM »
Could we please fix the bug of being rolled off the back of carrier when landing in FM2 and catching 1st or 2nd wire? This is annoying to say least.  Thank You,  HiVolt

Zero your throttle before touchdown (as you should if you're landing properly) or don't use the tailhook. This is caused by the tailhook and the system used for reversing on the deck. Look at it this way:
We don't have a few single wires stretched across the back of the carrier as is visually shown. We have an "infinite" number of them stretched along the designated landing area of the carrier, each one providing a tiny backwards push until you stop "hooking wires" by losing all of your speed. Also, our method of backing up on deck is a workaround; you bring your throttle up a tiny amount and trick the game into thinking you're moving under your own power slower than the carrier is moving.

Put those two together with your tailhook down; you have a slow backwards movement and are "catching" wires that are imparting a backward force on you...you get slung off the back of the deck.
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