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Offline Carl

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
on: December 24, 2004, 10:33:57 pm
You know how when you press alt-j to jump out, and it takes about 5 seconds for it to power up, then the vortex opens up and you go through it? well, play a mission and C-3-0 your wingmen. they jump out instantly.not a split second between you pressing enter and their vortexes opening up. just thought i'd point that out.
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Offline Night Hammer

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #1 on: December 24, 2004, 10:44:21 pm
dramatic effect?
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Offline Axem

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #2 on: December 24, 2004, 11:00:51 pm
His hero shields affects the subspace motivator. A larger energy output is needed to form a vortex, so it takes time to charge it up.

Some versions burn the subspace motivator right out. They recalled the 3.6VE because of that.
 

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #3 on: December 24, 2004, 11:03:31 pm
It's DaveB's fault. I blame him.
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Offline WMCoolmon

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #4 on: December 25, 2004, 12:51:16 am
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Originally posted by Axem
His hero shields affects the subspace motivator. A larger energy output is needed to form a vortex, so it takes time to charge it up.

Some versions burn the subspace motivator right out. They recalled the 3.6VE because of that.


:lol:

Yes,  the power required to slow down lasers and confuse enemies is deducted from the amount usually allotted to the subspace drive. On Very Easy, so much power was required that the subspace drive stopped working entirely. (This is also why enemies always seem to start hitting you after you start going into subspace - the 'stupidity field' is at its lowest level then.)

The bugfix, of course, was to use Microsoft Clippy as the enemy AI on Very Easy.
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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #5 on: December 25, 2004, 02:30:56 am
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The bugfix, of course, was to use Microsoft Clippy as the enemy AI on Very Easy.

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Offline Kie99

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #6 on: December 25, 2004, 04:47:45 am
[Glow=Green]Rational Explanation:[/glow]
So the player has a cahance to cancel jumping out by pressing Esc

[glow=red]alternative explanation[/glow]
Because there is an invisible wall in front of the fighterbay which has to be taken down for Alpha 1 to go through when he exits into his/her destroyer's fighterbay.  The others don''t have to do this cos they can go through the invisible wall.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #7 on: December 25, 2004, 07:29:10 pm
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Wow... cue riot on what remains of Volition, anyone?

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Offline Night Hammer

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #8 on: December 25, 2004, 07:30:57 pm
im game **attmepts to filp a car**

i like kietotheworlds rational explanation
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Offline c914

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #9 on: December 26, 2004, 06:56:05 am
becouse wingmans are prepar for jump and wait for signal ( listen to some wingmansvioce when you give them order to jump out  ) to press the jump button:D Subspace engiens are all time ready to go.
Alpha one must warmup subspace engiens and thats why he must wait and pray that any hostiel ship shoot him down:p
 

Offline Kie99

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Reply #10 on: December 26, 2004, 04:26:22 pm
Has anyone actually been killed (except by a supernova or self-destruction) while the subspace portal is open?
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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #11 on: December 26, 2004, 07:20:49 pm
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon


:lol:

Yes,  the power required to slow down lasers and confuse enemies is deducted from the amount usually allotted to the subspace drive. On Very Easy, so much power was required that the subspace drive stopped working entirely. (This is also why enemies always seem to start hitting you after you start going into subspace - the 'stupidity field' is at its lowest level then.)

The bugfix, of course, was to use Microsoft Clippy as the enemy AI on Very Easy.






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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #12 on: December 26, 2004, 07:23:28 pm
What's that with the red glows to the left of the Arcadia, beneath the Fenris?
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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #13 on: December 26, 2004, 07:49:09 pm
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:D


LOL. I had the exact same expression when I frist saw that damned paperclip in Word. :lol:
 

Offline Nuclear1

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #14 on: December 26, 2004, 08:01:02 pm
No.

The options fit as follows:

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Offline Carl

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #15 on: December 26, 2004, 08:31:23 pm
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Originally posted by Raa
What's that with the red glows to the left of the Arcadia, beneath the Fenris?


glowpoints. not in retail FS.
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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #16 on: December 26, 2004, 08:35:01 pm
Ahh, there's an antenna on the end, there, eh?
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Offline FireCrack

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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #17 on: December 26, 2004, 09:24:40 pm
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Has anyone actually been killed (except by a supernova or self-destruction) while the subspace portal is open?


yes, countless times.
actualy, mabye not.
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Why does Alpha 1 always get the fighter with the crappy jump drive?
Reply #18 on: December 27, 2004, 10:03:57 am
LOL! Good work on the clippy pic.
By the way, iv noticed in MP, when you are the host, and wing leader. And you end game, they jump out right away too, even tho their humans, and you take longer. Its only a viewpoint mode thing that just hapens. Everyone takes a while to warp out, if ur humans, It shows YOU, being any human player, going slow, and everyong else fast. Its just a veiwpoint mode or something i beleive. Right?
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