Video of some upcoming tank changes

[hitech]

I am curious about speed control, without manual trans. 

So, if I release the accelerator (W key) before I reach speed to change a gear, what is the response?  Steady speed?  Speed increases to the Max for that gear? or continues to grab speed and change gears? 

Also, have you tried the trans out on steep down hills?  Wondering how that all will work without the gearing (brakes) that we are accustomed to. 

These are really questions that can be answered when the model is actually here.  Mostly things that I hope are important to you all also. 

  Pyro, HTC Staff.... give yourselves a raise.... you can take it out of JunkyIIs bank account ( he's gonna be out of the country for a bit, I know where he hid the keys )

  JunkyII best wishes bro.  Hopefully, the advances in wireless will have you in touch with us over the next year.    I hope that you and all your mates get back to us soon, after a little muscle is flexed of course 

It works exactly like cruise control on your car with an automatic transmition.

Push w to accelerate to xxx speed then let go, it stays at xxx speed, go up hill it will down shift if need to hold speed . Turn hard it will down shift, then up shift when it can. It will even creep at 2 mph.

I.E. all you must do us push w to speed up s to slow down.

HiTech

[palef]

Honestly, that's rubbish and will be the end of GVing for me.

[Chilli]

Honestly, that's rubbish and will be the end of GVing for me.

Sweet!!!!  I wonder if LTARs will have me?  I can see me doing a lot more Tanking in the future. 

[gyrene81]

Honestly, that's rubbish and will be the end of GVing for me.

really, and you know it's going to be that bad without ever having experienced it...a miracle.

[Crash Orange]

Looks pretty awesome. I especially like controlling movement from the commander's position - IMO, more a step up than a step down in realism, since the real tank commander could just signal the driver to move without having to climb down into the driver's seat himself. It's like being able to rudder-turn buffs from the gunner position: it simulates the fact that the one player is taking on roles that there would be multiple crew members to carry out IRL. You'd never have a bomber or tank flying/driving around with no one at the controls because the one crew member was gunning.

I will miss the manual transmission, but it's a small loss for the big gain. However, the main thing I'd miss about it would be the 100 mph downhill rolls in neutral, but that should still be possible with the auto transmission, right? And I assume the T-34 will still be a beast going uphill.

Edit: my view questionw as answered, I just didn't see it first time through. But will the fast downhill rolls still be possible? After all you don't engine brake with an auto trans.

[hitech]

Hat switch switch turns your head with out moving the gun.

[DREDIOCK]

 We're also pulling out most hull gunners and just slaving that position to the coax so that it fires along with your coax if you're aiming within its field of fire.  

Well done video and very well presented. My compliments.

Not sure Im keen on the joining of the gunners though as I like to save my hull gunner as a gun of last resort.

couple of questions.
Will the hull gun now be taken out of action when the other guns are damaged now?

And will you be able to fire from the commanders position?

[hitech]

Well done video and very well presented. My compliments.

Not sure Im keen on the joining of the gunners though as I like to save my hull gunner as a gun of last resort.

couple of questions.
Will the hull gun now be taken out of action when the other guns are damaged now?

And will you be able to fire from the commanders position?

Hull gun still functions as before with the exception that it now can be fired from the commander or gunner position with the fire secondary key.

HiTech

[EskimoJoe]

Sweeeeeeeeet 

[Razzor 479th]

All in all, very cool.  Nice work on the improvements, which are significant.  I liked the you tube intro also since us visual learners could see what the heck you would normally describe in an update.   

[B4Buster]

You can change your speed just by not hitting the W key as much...he does it while driving so Manual transmission isnt needed.

Pyro did you mean to slip up and say the Tank destroyers were coming to Aces High?  


M18 = Next GV I got $5 on it  

He was referring to TDs with fixed gun positions. The M-18 has a turret 

Though it is probably on its way...

[DREDIOCK]

Hull gun still functions as before with the exception that it now can be fired from the commander or gunner position with the fire secondary key.

HiTech

Thats what I wanted to know thank you

Im sorry. with my second question I intended to be asking. But I think came out wrong was. Will you be able to fire the main gun from the commanders position?

Also it looks to me like you can  aim your turret to a general area from the commanders position. So Im assuming the gunners position you would be used to fine tune your aim?
Not sure if thats comming out right either. But I'll give it a shot  no pun intended

[ozrocker]

  but can we also have the tank flipping bushes nerfed? And trees fixed.



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[WWhiskey]

I thought of one,,   Can i lock my main gun on a target then go up top and look around, then fire my main gun from there?
For shooting over stuff is why I ask,, now I can set my gun close to target fire then go to pintle and see the round hit, then adjust and repeat to hit targets i could not see from the main gun,
 I wasn't gonna ask and tie up more of HTC time but just couldn't resist!
 I am just happy for more!  more is good!!
I am sure there are a good hundred more questions about all this, and I bet most of them will be answered as soon as the update hits!
I am still concerned about those darn killer bushes tho!

[JunkyII]

I am curious about speed control, without manual trans. 

So, if I release the accelerator (W key) before I reach speed to change a gear, what is the response?  Steady speed?  Speed increases to the Max for that gear? or continues to grab speed and change gears? 

Also, have you tried the trans out on steep down hills?  Wondering how that all will work without the gearing (brakes) that we are accustomed to. 

These are really questions that can be answered when the model is actually here.  Mostly things that I hope are important to you all also. 

  Pyro, HTC Staff.... give yourselves a raise.... you can take it out of JunkyIIs bank account ( he's gonna be out of the country for a bit, I know where he hid the keys )

  JunkyII best wishes bro.  Hopefully, the advances in wireless will have you in touch with us over the next year.    I hope that you and all your mates get back to us soon, after a little muscle is flexed of course 

Thank you