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Title: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: Adi on August 15, 2012, 01:32:05 pm
I've stumbled on a weird issue. I was reading through database, looking at Shivan Fighters, Bombers and other ships and I found one thing strange  :doubt: How come an alien species have same equipment. Harpoons, Phoenix, Trebuchet, Piranha and so on... Doesn't it seem odd?   :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

Am I the only one who noticed that?  :eek2:
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: soilder198 on August 15, 2012, 01:35:53 pm
They're not the same. While they have the same name they're different in terms of damage done. I think V was either running out of time or too lazy to created entirely new missles for the Shivans.
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: Qent on August 15, 2012, 01:41:05 pm
They don't do different damage (except for difficulty levels); they're identical.

Am I the only one who noticed that?  :eek2:

Well, the FSU team noticed it and modeled all-new Shivan missiles. :)
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: NGTM-1R on August 15, 2012, 02:05:47 pm
They don't do different damage (except for difficulty levels); they're identical.

Not quite. Shivans tend to be armed with Harpoon and Hornet #weaks, which are in fact different.
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: Mongoose on August 15, 2012, 02:20:10 pm
They're not the same. While they have the same name they're different in terms of damage done. I think V was either running out of time or too lazy to created entirely new missles for the Shivans.
There's also the simple fact that the player isn't going to spend much time getting close-up looks at enemy missiles, so making brand-new models for most of them probably wasn't the best use of :v:'s development time.
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: yuezhi on August 15, 2012, 02:31:41 pm
I've stumbled on a weird issue. I was reading through database, looking at Shivan Fighters, Bombers and other ships and I found one thing strange  :doubt: How come an alien species have same equipment. Harpoons, Phoenix, Trebuchet, Piranha and so on... Doesn't it seem odd?   :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

Am I the only one who noticed that?  :eek2:
everyone who's at least fredded for a week will notice that. :nono:
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: soilder198 on August 15, 2012, 02:55:52 pm
There's also the simple fact that the player isn't going to spend much time getting close-up looks at enemy missiles, so making brand-new models for most of them probably wasn't the best use of :v:'s development time.

yea thats true
Title: Re: hard-light.net/wiki database
Post by: Adi on August 16, 2012, 03:31:38 am
everyone who's at least fredded for a week will notice that. :nono:

Well. I have been fredding for some more time than a week. But I never noticed that. Maybe cause I've never made any missions with Shivans :D