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Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Ogun on May 25, 2002, 12:53:57 AM

Wondering if goal of HTC is to get as absolutely accurate as they can... if so, would random equipment failure be introduced?  Not voting for or against it, just wondering...

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Karnak on May 25, 2002, 01:03:52 AM

I'd say random disconnects and the occasional dump to desktop simulate random, catastrophic failure well enough.;)

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Dead Man Flying on May 25, 2002, 01:06:03 AM

Such a "feature" would have me exercising random account cancellations.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: NUTTZ on May 25, 2002, 02:12:36 AM

I pay my ground crew well, paid holidays, medical, over than normal pay scale. I expect,,, scratch that I demand a FULLY operational plane with NO problems, as well I deserve it, for I AM the best looking bf-110 pilot to fly the vurtual skies!!!!!

NUTTZ

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Citabria on May 25, 2002, 02:57:25 AM

discos = total loss of aircraft control systems

lockups = catestrauphic engine failure followed by fuel vapor ignition from fuel line fractures and aircraft explosion.

screen freeze = blinding smoke in the cockpit


the internet already gives us all the mechanical problems we need

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: SKurj on May 25, 2002, 09:04:05 AM

they already exist..

will htc ever consider modelling mechanical failures.... my guess NOT



SKurj

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Vector on May 25, 2002, 01:22:59 PM

How about slight differences to engine "conditions"? Like power (boost) varying between 90% - 105%. Some fighters were having special care and tweaking and some engines were worn out so that no two fighters had excatly same performance. This could be randomly arranged or based somehow to individual pilot performance. Just food for thoughts. :)

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: MuadDib of Dune on May 25, 2002, 01:40:17 PM

You know something....having the ability to do this might be interesting to a small extent in a historical scenario format but the truth is no one wants to have their much aniticipated participation in a scenario go tits up to a wonderfly performing engine siezing up for no good reason.

HTC could easily do this but my guess is they wont.  It simply would not be enjoyable for anyone.

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: AKSWulfe on May 25, 2002, 01:46:35 PM

In WWII pilots usually looked forward to equipment failures (nothing too severe mind you)... especially on the ground. This meant they didn't have to face possible death.

Here, we'd get royally pissed off if we have random equipment failures. As Cit pointed out, there's already quite enough random computer equipment failures.
-SW

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: GunnerCAF on May 25, 2002, 01:54:00 PM

Random  equipment failure part of reality

Three things I hate.

Gunner

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Mathman on May 25, 2002, 01:54:13 PM

If my plane suffered from some random failure in the MA, I would do what the vast majority of people would do:  auger/bail/rtb and grab a new one that ain't broke (that is if I didn't get tired of it happening over and over again and cancel my account).

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: Citabria on May 25, 2002, 09:02:04 PM

btw having your airplane break in flight isn't fun in real life either ;)

exciting maybe, but not fun

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: cajun on May 25, 2002, 10:42:24 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Karnak
I'd say random disconnects and the occasional dump to desktop simulate random, catastrophic failure well enough.;)

LOL :)

It would be kinda neat, but could get agrivating... But things like the ME262's engines bursting into flames if you do not control throttle "smoothly" and things like the engine on spit1's and Hurricane1's going out when in -G (which we already have :) )

And fapric covered planes should be a little bit stronger in the since that instead of the bullet causing serious damadge they usuelly just went straight through the fabric, not causing much damadge at all, unless they hit a gas tank or somethin etc.

Was'nt the HurricaneI's fusealage fabric covered?

Title: Random equipment failure part of reality
Post by: cajun on May 25, 2002, 10:48:30 PM

But if you were playing a TOD with only 1 plane... I would immagine this being really annoying...