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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Belial on September 22, 2010, 02:48:36 PM
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Seems Hitech put in the turret degree locater, I haven't seen anyone that noticed this yet.
+1 Hitech even though I dont need it
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That was added a couple of patches ago...
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Seems Hitech put in the turret degree locater, I haven't seen anyone that noticed this yet.
+1 Hitech even though I dont need it
Now if we can get a Belial degree locater we will be in business.... :D
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Saw it a while ago, still haven't found a good use for it though.
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Can't seem to find what patch it was added in but it's been there since before July. Course it's weird that HT has -0o (always been taught 0 can't be -), less he means between -0.01 and -0.99. :P
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Can't seem to find what patch it was added in but it's been there since before July. Course it's weird that HT has -0o (always been taught 0 can't be -), less he means between -0.01 and -0.99. :P
Anytime you have an object that rotates, your starting point is designated as 0 degrees. Example: Old pintle gun only did a 3/4 turn, so you have 0-270degrees as the possible rotation value, and 271-360/0 as unturnable. You don't start out at 360 then jump to 1 degree. One can't start at a value value for a turnable object in terms of degrees, lest they also presume that a circle is not 360 degrees. IE you start at 0.0000000000001 degrees, well, you now have an infinite number of points not plotted in the circle leading up to the 0.0000000000001 value. So there is a distinct difference between 360/0 and 0.000000000001. 0 is used to notate the starting position, and 360 is used to notate a complete rotation in either direction. Hitech used the 180 numbering system to make it easier (I would assume) to quickly judge your potion in the turret in relation to the GV, much as an X Y graph has it's negative X and positive X.
When speaking of angles in common Geometry, you're right, 0 is not a valid value... a triangle with 2 90 degree angles is in reality 3/4 of a rectangle :D)
Hope I explained this well. I'm sure I've missed something, but you get the idea. (The day doesn't start at 12:00am/0000, it starts at 12:01am/0001, but we collectively accept the former. Just because a majority believes something right doesn't make it so :noid)
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Can't seem to find what patch it was added in but it's been there since before July. Course it's weird that HT has -0o (always been taught 0 can't be -), less he means between -0.01 and -0.99. :P
Ever notice that the the E6B will sometimes display -0 climb-rate?
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Seems Hitech put in the turret degree locater, I haven't seen anyone that noticed this yet.
+1 Hitech even though I dont need it
Next time please pay more attention to what degree your at than my tank in your sight please. :D
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Saw it a while ago, still haven't found a good use for it though.
As you're sitting (or driving around) from the pintle gun or commander's position and see a bad guy, look at the readout to see what angle you're looking. Now you know where you need to point your turret to more quickly pick them up in your sights. Less guesswork.
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I noticed it instantly and it's good use to me.
Just didn't feel to make a thread about it... :D
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Use it all the time specially when driving and scanning the area with the main gun. Bring it back to 0.0 and pointing straight front. :salute