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Title: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Lusche on October 18, 2014, 04:52:20 PM
If you kill a vital part of a bomber drone, like a wingtip, it will just explode. This insta-boom is not very 'convincing' in my opinion.
How about giving that drone the same death spiral animation in such a case, as if the pilot had just bailed from it? Maybe even with some parachutes deploying from it (only for a few seconds to prevent any confusion)?
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: thndregg on October 18, 2014, 05:12:45 PM
If you kill a vital part of a bomber drone, like a wingtip, it will just explode. This insta-boom is not very 'convincing' in my opinion.
How about giving that drone the same death spiral animation in such a case, as if the pilot had just bailed from it? Maybe even with some parachutes deploying from it (only for a few seconds to prevent any confusion)?

 :aok
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: mthrockmor on October 18, 2014, 06:53:05 PM
+1 on this easy update
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Arlo on October 18, 2014, 07:46:31 PM
+1 (though I never presume any coding is 'easy').
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: caldera on October 19, 2014, 12:37:22 PM
+1

Also, please update the plane explosions to include more parts and pieces flying out.
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: EagleDNY on October 19, 2014, 03:51:33 PM
+1 nice idea.  I've been watching a lot of 12'O Click High lately and they spinning B-17 footage pretty much tells you what you need to know.
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Someguy63 on October 19, 2014, 03:56:45 PM
+1 :aok
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: LilMak on October 19, 2014, 04:09:52 PM
I'd settle for drones that didn't warp out of my bullet streams because the lead plane was wiggling all over the place.
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: guncrasher on October 19, 2014, 07:22:42 PM
If you kill a vital part of a bomber drone, like a wingtip, it will just explode. This insta-boom is not very 'convincing' in my opinion.
How about giving that drone the same death spiral animation in such a case, as if the pilot had just bailed from it? Maybe even with some parachutes deploying from it (only for a few seconds to prevent any confusion)?

I dont think chutes bailing out should be included.  imagine you have b17's over the town and you bail out or the drones get killed and you have troops standing by.  now you gotta go in and figure out which of the chutes is the pilot that can kill your troops.


semp
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Arlo on October 19, 2014, 07:51:17 PM
I dont think chutes bailing out should be included.  imagine you have b17's over the town and you bail out or the drones get killed and you have troops standing by.  now you gotta go in and figure out which of the chutes is the pilot that can kill your troops.


semp

Read what you quoted all the way to the end.

If you kill a vital part of a bomber drone, like a wingtip, it will just explode. This insta-boom is not very 'convincing' in my opinion.
How about giving that drone the same death spiral animation in such a case, as if the pilot had just bailed from it? Maybe even with some parachutes deploying from it (only for a few seconds to prevent any confusion)?
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: guncrasher on October 19, 2014, 09:07:15 PM
Read what you quoted all the way to the end.


yes for a few seconds you have multiple chutes deploying along with a pilot that can kill your troops.   it's very easy to not see a pilot bailing out as it is, if you are trying to destroy the last few airplanes.  now imagine looking around trying to figure out which is the one that didnt disappear.


semp
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Arlo on October 19, 2014, 09:50:55 PM
yes for a few seconds you have multiple chutes deploying along with a pilot that can kill your troops.   it's very easy to not see a pilot bailing out as it is, if you are trying to destroy the last few airplanes.  now imagine looking around trying to figure out which is the one that didnt disappear.


semp

Yeah, the defenders are gonna up bombers in hopes that they'll be shot down so a player can use that to stealthily gain access to their own map room and lay in wait. Methinks there's a flaw in this overly complex plan when there's so many more efficient ways to accomplish that.
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: guncrasher on October 19, 2014, 10:02:23 PM
Yeah, the defenders are gonna up bombers in hopes that they'll be shot down so a player can use that to stealthily gain access to their own map room and lay in wait. Methinks there's a flaw in this overly complex plan when there's so many more efficient ways to accomplish that.

ever seen how many times a storch will up and bail at a port to kill troops?  or at a vh?


semp
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Arlo on October 19, 2014, 10:45:01 PM
ever seen how many times a storch will up and bail at a port to kill troops?  or at a vh?


semp

Well there you go. Your argument is rather redundant in light of such. Your fears are already a part of the game.  :) :cheers:
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: tunnelrat on October 20, 2014, 10:14:01 AM
+1 to this action!

Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: guncrasher on October 20, 2014, 10:37:30 AM
Well there you go. Your argument is rather redundant in light of such. Your fears are already a part of the game.  :) :cheers:

big difference between 1 now,  easy to spot and 30 from let's say a b17.



semp
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Arlo on October 20, 2014, 11:07:48 AM
big difference between 1 now,  easy to spot and 30 from let's say a b17.



semp

You're obviously gonna stick to your guns about that aspect being an elevated threat. Go with that.
Title: Re: Eyecandy / immersion wish for bomber drones
Post by: Rob52240 on October 20, 2014, 11:58:38 AM
+1.