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Offline diamondgeezer

Some method of forcing AI wings to stick together would be handy. I was just thinking today that Chig fighters always fly in threes and won't break unless they're actually taking weapon impacts. A SEXP or a wing properties tick box might be the way to do the FRED end... what do we think, code dudes?

 

Offline Nico

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a menu ala "formation in homeworld" would rule.
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Offline IceFire

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Stuff like line abrest, line astern, box, diamond, echelon left, echelon right, and so forth would be very interesting.  At present I think FreeSpace's only formation is diamond.

I'd love to be able to make the AI more capable of doing different manuvers.  A line astern formation breaking into a starburst would be spectacular if the AI was given a random opportunity to do it.
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Offline Hippo

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i think its more of an echelon left... if you have 4 ships the line as following;

                   A1
                A2  A3
             A4

...

EDIT; Those looked right when i typed them and edited them...
EDIT2; I'll use dashes;

-----A1-----
---A2-A3---
-A4---------
« Last Edit: July 25, 2003, 09:36:15 am by 681 »
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Offline Woolie Wool

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Hmmmm...

Here's some formations:
Code: [Select]


Terran:

--1--
2---3
--4--

Vasudan:
2---3
--1--
--4--

Shivan:

--1--
--2--
3---4

Ancient:

--1-2--
3-----4

16:46   Quanto   ****, a mosquito somehow managed to bite the side of my palm
16:46   Quanto   it itches like hell
16:46   Woolie   !8ball does Quanto have malaria
16:46   BotenAnna   Woolie: The outlook is good.
16:47   Quanto   D:

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Offline karajorma

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Species dependant formations? Whatever for!
:confused:
Karajorma's Freespace FAQ. It's almost like asking me yourself.

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Offline Hippo

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they reak rank to engage as soon as you are in range... well before you can actually see them... :-\
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