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Title: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: P1Tiger on January 03, 2009, 04:35:24 PM
that is my wish, it gets kinda hard to convoy with panzers, wirbles n' such when your in a faster vehicle, by pulling back on the joystick every few seconds, just because your our just a few MPH's over the max speed of the other tank
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: JunkyII on January 03, 2009, 04:36:58 PM
possible throttle on gvs, doesnt sound like a bad idea :salute
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: P1Tiger on January 03, 2009, 04:39:45 PM
that is my wish, it gets kinda hard to convoy with panzers, wirbles n' such when your in a faster vehicle, by pulling back on the joystick every few seconds, just because your our just a few MPH's over the max speed of the other tank[EDIT] when you could possibly just adjust it with a .dot command or use your throttle
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: AWwrgwy on January 03, 2009, 06:48:58 PM
You have 4-6 gears to choose from.  Downshift and cruise in 4th instead of 6th.


Try it.



wrongway
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: opposum on January 04, 2009, 12:33:19 AM
agreed, please put a throttle on gvs and also a safety on the end sorty button  :aok :aok



opposum


Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: StokesAk on January 04, 2009, 01:12:18 AM
Yea I think this would be a great idea but i think the maximum speed would have to be kept for example a Panzer can go 0-25mph and an M3 cna do 0-57moh  :aok
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: stroker71 on January 04, 2009, 01:35:06 AM
yeah kinda like how the PT boats are now. 
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: chris3 on January 04, 2009, 05:14:39 AM
moin

are you guys talking about the cruise controll or the tempomat i have in my car ????

lol im for it hehe
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Ghosth on January 04, 2009, 08:31:20 AM
M3 in Second gear cruises nicely with the panzers and wirbles.

Lvt is I think third gear.

Yes I'd love to see them bring GV's to the same level as PT boat.
With a throttle that works. Spawn points that are variable by fuel loaded.

(load 25% and you'd spawn out 5 miles in a given direction, load 75% and you'd be out 15, etc.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Anaxogoras on January 04, 2009, 10:07:21 AM
You know how many noobs ask "why can't I move?" in a gv because the gas isn't the same as the throttle? :rofl
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Easyscor on January 04, 2009, 11:24:21 AM
I'd like the throttle to work with GVs too.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: ImADot on January 04, 2009, 11:44:54 AM
With a throttle that works. Spawn points that are variable by fuel loaded.

(load 25% and you'd spawn out 5 miles in a given direction, load 75% and you'd be out 15, etc.
IIRC, the fuel load is meaningless as it is now.  GV's never run out of fuel - you can take 25% and drive all day.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: waystin2 on January 04, 2009, 12:23:08 PM
I like this idea.  It would be great to adjust speed when on a rolling attack in a tank for aiming stability and still be able to throttle up when needed.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Tilt on January 04, 2009, 12:24:48 PM
.<snip>.

. Spawn points that are variable by fuel loaded.

(load 25% and you'd spawn out 5 miles in a given direction, load 75% and you'd be out 15, etc.

 a nice idea.........

I always liked the concept of a spawn road that was interactive in the map from the control tower. Ie if you have selected a vehicle and click on a "road" at a certain point then you spawn at that point along the road.

Fuel could then be brought into play as it is depleted by the length of the journey to the spawn point chosen.

Back on subject yes please throttle and gear control exactly as per a PT boat please plus use of my brakes for braking (and where realistic for turning)
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Dadsguns on January 04, 2009, 01:01:42 PM
agreed, please put a throttle on gvs and also a safety on the end sorty button  :aok :aok



Great Idea!
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Saxman on January 04, 2009, 01:25:21 PM
Currently we can steer GVs from the turrets. Why not just allow shifting gears/etc from the guns as well?
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: moot on January 04, 2009, 03:07:21 PM
Buy some pedals.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Saxman on January 04, 2009, 03:18:37 PM
I HAVE pedals, that's how I know I can steer from the turret.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Bronk on January 04, 2009, 03:20:18 PM
I'd like to be able to traverse turret while in commanders position.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: 715 on January 04, 2009, 03:33:42 PM
It'd be nice to have a real throttle in GVs and to be able to map it to the pedal (ie right hand toe brake).  

I looked up the driving on a real T34.  There are throttle, brake, and clutch pedals just like in a car.  Ignoring the clutch, the throttle and brake could be mapped to the right and left pedal toe brakes.  Steering is done by two levers to disconnect the clutch on the left or right track or, pulling further back, engage the brake for the respective track.  I guess this kind of all or nothing steering is why tanks always seem to jerk when turning.  This could be mapped to the stick, sort of.  Or it could even be a keyboard mapping as it's an all or nothing affair.  

I think this would make driving tanks more fun.  It would also be nice if they could turn sharper, ie turn like you'd expect if one track is braked and the other powered.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: moot on January 04, 2009, 04:11:53 PM
I HAVE pedals, that's how I know I can steer from the turret.
No, separate car pedals. Or twist for throttle/break, and rudder travel for turret remote.
And we could really use torque break to rotate tanks in place, for those that could.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Saxman on January 04, 2009, 04:13:55 PM
Actually I DO have toe-brakes on my rudder pedals
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: moot on January 04, 2009, 04:24:00 PM
Well, I was replying to someone else. Shoulda put in the quote, sorry.
Gear shift and turret remote controls would be great too, yep.. Even if just cardinal remote controls in the turret's case.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: 10thmd on January 04, 2009, 05:38:20 PM
Just make 2 buttons, one to rotate turret left, one right.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: P1Tiger on January 04, 2009, 06:15:17 PM
No, separate car pedals. Or twist for throttle/break, and rudder travel for turret remote.
And we could really use torque break to rotate tanks in place, for those that could.
thats what its called.... ive asked for that many times before, just didnt know what it was called but we can already downshift to hold speed, but you still have to pull back on the stick every few seconds just to maintain the speed, throttles like a PT and shifting from the turret, torque brake(thought it was nuetral drive), etc... would all be great additions to gv's and put a little more interest in it, although it has enough
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: 715 on January 04, 2009, 08:18:01 PM
On the T34 if you pull back on the steering lever it disengages the clutch for that track.  If you pull further back, it starts applying brake for that track; further back is more braking.  A report on the web of someone who got to drive a T34 off road stated that just disengaging the track clutch didn't really make the tank turn, he had to apply brake.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: stodd on January 04, 2009, 09:53:40 PM
I HAVE pedals, that's how I know I can steer from the turret.
You can steer just fine using the rudder keys (D)(F) from turret too.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: Saxman on January 04, 2009, 10:10:45 PM
stodd,

My point was:

We can steer from the turret, we should be able to change gears, and shut down the engine, too.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: LLogann on January 05, 2009, 11:06:51 AM
There is an idea!

Just make 2 buttons, one to rotate turret left, one right.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: moot on January 06, 2009, 04:47:16 PM
Just my 2c, I'd rather have four buttons to order cardinal positions, and if HTC doesnt mind the extra buttons, both that and left/right remote commands.
Title: Re: Adjustable GV speed
Post by: P1Tiger on January 06, 2009, 07:25:20 PM
anyway back on topic, i think that adjustable speed would be great for GV-ing