Troops Should Cause Base To Flash

[waystin2]

Please have troops cause bases to flash even when the troop carrier has bailed leaving the troops running.

[Puma44]

+1

[Mister Fork]

+1

[popeye]

+1

[Volron]

Why just troops?  Why not when a field is being shelled as well?

[waystin2]

Why just troops?  Why not when a field is being shelled as well?

Yes.  But baby steps my friend baby steps. 

[bustr]

I thought when the carrier was killed or bailed too soon, the troops no longer can capture the map room.

[Wiley]

Pretty sure that's only if he reups, bustr.  If he sits in tower they keep going to their maximum, whatever that is.

+1 on flashing when stuff's being shelled though.  Maybe 60 seconds of flashing when a round impacts within a certain radius of the base?

Wiley.

[JunkyII]

I like any wish that takes away loopholes which make it easier for players to avoid combat.

+1

[Lyme]

I thought when the carrier was killed or bailed too soon, the troops no longer can capture the map room.

I am nearly certain that as long as troops are released laterally within 2k of the map room they will run.  Same rule applies if air dropped, altitude doesn't matter.  I've dropped those suckers from 20k in a goon and they float down and capture bases.  Now if you re spawn while the troops are running you will lose them, but as long as you release troops, tower, and sit patiently for "base XYZ has been captured", those puppies will go undetected, and yeah it's definitely pretty "gamey".

Although I often use this tactic, it should be fixed.

[Volron]

I am nearly certain that as long as troops are released laterally within 2k of the map room they will run.  Same rule applies if air dropped, altitude doesn't matter.  I've dropped those suckers from 20k in a goon and they float down and capture bases.  Now if you re spawn while the troops are running you will lose them, but as long as you release troops, tower, and sit patiently for "base XYZ has been captured", those puppies will go undetected, and yeah it's definitely pretty "gamey".

Although I often use this tactic, it should be fixed.

It is the same with bombs and torpedoes.

[haggerty]

+1

The troops will continue as long as the person that dropped them doesn't launch a new sortie.  They will however not get credit on their stats if the base cap is successful.

[Arlo]

+1

[bustr]

When the map room is captured, Flossy the sheep who is being held in a cell inside the map room should come running out and disappear into the bushes. And a loud chorus of baaa baaaa, baaaa should be herd by everyone in local VOX range. That might cut down on all the yelling about did we get it and the repetitions of we got we got it......... 

[Blinky]

+1