[SL1]

This is something I've always been curious about. I don't think it's random. It seems to happen only when I make what I'd consider a fairly skillful shot. I'm just not sure how the game determines that, because it's kind of a subjective thing. But space sims have been doing it since at least the original X-Wing, so there must be some relatively simple mechanism for it.

[Whitelight]

Hi SL1. It seems to happen more with the fighter I`m engaging at that time.

[niffiwan]

Well... if I'm reading the code right the main conditions are:
1) you did more than 10% damage to the target
2) you have more than 50% hull

and a bunch of other checks for edge cases, like not praising the player too frequently, or no praise for killing a friendly ship.

So yes, it's a pretty simple mechanism

[Trivial Psychic]

My favorite is "Show us how its done, sir".

[X3N0-Life-Form]

2) you have more than 50% hull

Huh, that's interesting. I wonder what the reasoning behind that "No praise for the wounded" policy was.

[Nightmare]

2) you have more than 50% hull

Huh, that's interesting. I wonder what the reasoning behind that "No praise for the wounded" policy was.

Wingmates presume you'll be dead before their praise reaches you ^^

[Kiloku]

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Huh, that's interesting. I wonder what the reasoning behind that "No praise for the wounded" policy was.

I'm guessing to make sure the mood is properly negative. If you're struggling to win, even a good kill should not be met with a cheerful response.

[SL1]

Hi SL1. It seems to happen more with the fighter I`m engaging at that time.

That's true, yeah.

Well... if I'm reading the code right the main conditions are:
1) you did more than 10% damage to the target
2) you have more than 50% hull

and a bunch of other checks for edge cases, like not praising the player too frequently, or no praise for killing a friendly ship.

So yes, it's a pretty simple mechanism

That simple, huh? I was thinking there might be some check to see how well you led the target or something. Not that I'd know how you'd calculate that, but I thought there might be a way.


Also, sorry for the late replies.

[Jadehawk]

I always felt it had to do with like a high deflection shot and/or you hit a critical component causing destruction with fewer shots etc.