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Offline Axem

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Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
On today's episode of "What absurd features will those nutty BPers add next...?"

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[19:06] <@The_E> Axem, did you get the new force glide build?
[19:06] <@Axem> i will!
[19:07] <@Axem> today!
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[19:08] <@The_E> Also, I would be grateful if you could test it on the AI as well
[19:08] <@Axem> yes
[19:09] <@Axem> could this hypothetically make capital ships glide? :p
[19:09] <@The_E> Well, it does set the correct variables
[19:09] <@The_E> So, in theory, yes

And how...

Thanks to the magic of The_E, watch as a Karuna-class Frigate strafes a Raynor-class destroyer as they bring the arockalypse to the GTVA! NO ONE IS SAFE.

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(Please note turning time is exaggerated to better show the resulting glide and strafe. Federation Capital Ship Helm guidelines recommend you do not turn this fast unless ample supplies of Barf Bags are in stock.)
« Last Edit: September 30, 2010, 08:54:54 pm by Axem »

 
Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Edit: Coolio. We'll see if any fredder takes advantage of this.

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Yes, you could do this. Cos you're a player. the capship AI can't do it, because it's not set up to do it.

I implemented a sexp (force-glide) that will force any ship with glide capability into glide mode. As you can see, it works rather well on glide-enabled capships.
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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
And with breakthroughs in the previously little known science of momentum capship combat was changed for ever...

For some reason all I can think of now is a Ravana or Sath gliding by going "ololololololol" before firing the main guns.

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Edit: Coolio. We'll see if any fredder takes advantage of this.

Well there's the two BP fredders sitting right here in this thread...

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Rocktacular \m/

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Man, I couldn't even figure out that stand-alone frigate mission.  This is going to throw me off even further. :p

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Man, I couldn't even figure out that stand-alone frigate mission.  This is going to throw me off even further. :p

You could already glide in that mission. This is glide capability for AI warships.

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
This is going to make Capital ship engagements very interesting. 

Well done, The E. :yes:

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Man, I couldn't even figure out that stand-alone frigate mission.  This is going to throw me off even further. :p

You could already glide in that mission. This is glide capability for AI warships.
...huh.  I obviously understood even less than I thought. :p

 

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I'm one of those... melodramatic fools... neurotic to the bone no doubt about it!  :nod: (we need a rock emoticon)
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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Hmm. I'm impressed.

 

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HA! This is what i wanted for soooooooooooooooooooooooo long!!!

THANK YOU!

 

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Hell, its about time.
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[02:42] <@Axem> spoon somethings wrong
[02:42] <@Axem> critically wrong
[02:42] <@Axem> im happy with these missions now
[02:44] <@Axem> well
[02:44] <@Axem> with 2 of them

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Whoah, that's the ultimate Awesomeness this day. :yes:

Down with the Tevs and Gefs :mad2:

So that's it? Admiral Byrne's secret project?!
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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
And no-one will ever chase after the Serkr group again when they decide to retreat. :P
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And no-one will ever chase after the Serkr group again when they decide to retreat. :P

jesus christ she's right  :shaking:

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
sooo... if my team requested anything we get responses of the  "get a coder" style. anyone else request anything (especially the "top dogs" of hlp's "modding team hierarchy" get everything laid on a plate in front of them with fine little gold trimmings.




**** yeah. its like some people almost dont even want TAP to ever release something.



[edit] as a side note, no offense to anyone on any particular team, this is just a general statement. which i've made a few times before, so yeah.



[edit#2] since i just now realised i didnt comment on the effect in practice (shush,  i know), i have to say that the only thing lacking are side-thrusters on the karuna. (especially if doing circle-strafe maneuvers)
« Last Edit: October 01, 2010, 04:18:23 pm by pecenipicek »
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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
Side thrusters would have been nice, but they work differently in glide (only when changing speed, while it's realistic, it may not fit FS well).

 

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Re: Capship Glide: We Don't Need No Steenking Broadsides!
That rocks!
And yeah, Serkr Team just reached a new level of terror inducing effectivity.

Regarding the post from pecenipicek:
AFAIK The_E built the new sexp and AFAIK he is on the BP team, so he didn't request anything, but instead took action and did it himself.
And the whole community will benefit from it. Just as it did from all the other awesome features the BP team committed to 3.6.12.

While I do understand a certain amount of frustration upon getting denied requests, I don't see anyone playing favourites here. Just someone building stuff to support their own mod. I believe that's what every modder does...