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Styel Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm Posts: 631	Re: Poll: Physics Want me to edit this? It will restart the poll though. _________________ Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? thesliver wrote: I say "Son, stop being so newb" Physics Poll
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:43 pm

Trilandian Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:28 pm Posts: 485	Re: Poll: Physics The solution to JAC is making it cost energy, meaning that if you press the direction keys while airborne, thrusters engage automatically to move you in the desired direction, at the cost of energy. This way if you wiggle around in mid-air, you can't stay airborne as long as if you were still. As a side note: I agree with all of the above changes, with even more changes beside them. _________________ Thump... BOOM --- My Contributions Intelligent Turret Placement Management tools --- Important Topics Missing/Broken Features - tinyurl.com/TA-MaBF Tactics tutorial - tinyurl.com/TA-HRMaTATT Call down turrets - tinyurl.com/TA-CDT Varying unlock costs - tinyurl.com/TA-HRWTVUC
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:47 pm

DibbzTheLoner Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am Posts: 1616 Location: Australia Steam Gamer Name: Dibbz	Re: Poll: Physics Styel wrote: Have you played the other Tribes? If so, do you notice the lack of mid-air action in Ascend? That is because players are so unpredictable. That is why players wait until you hit the ground to shoot. You can still dodge, but it is easier to judge where to lead. .... The reason mid-air explosive combat isn't quite as common is because the projectile hitboxes are smaller and your jetpack doesn't let you stay in the air for very long compared to previous games. This means players land more frequently and mid-airs are more difficult, and those two factors are the reason that going for splash damage is often a better option than risking missing an air shot. Unpredictable dodging has very little, if anything, to do with it. _________________ This signature is green. I like the colour green. Wait, why are you still reading? It should be obvious that this signature is pointless and just here to be green. Stop reading already! You're procrastinating too much! Last edited by DibbzTheLoner on Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:48 pm

Styel Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm Posts: 631	Re: Poll: Physics DibbzTheLoner wrote: .... The reason mid-air explosive combat isn't quite as common is because the projectile hitboxes are smaller I've made threads about this. The responses include: Unpredictable movements and lack of powerful jetpacks. That is all I get. _________________ Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? thesliver wrote: I say "Son, stop being so newb" Physics Poll
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:59 pm

Styel Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm Posts: 631	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted Poll has been restarted. I added another option. _________________ Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? thesliver wrote: I say "Son, stop being so newb" Physics Poll
Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:01 pm

Styel Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm Posts: 631	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted For the people voting for "Fix Some Of The Physics Issues" explain which you don't want and why. _________________ Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? thesliver wrote: I say "Son, stop being so newb" Physics Poll
Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:46 pm

doktordolan Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:16 am Posts: 93	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted Quote: The need of more powerful jetpacks with faster recharge speed Remove 72 km/h speed cap Those would be nice. 100% percent inertia on all weapons doesn't work. Weapons with high velocity (SMGs) should have 100%, though.
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:20 pm

BalSofsTihl Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:31 am Posts: 108	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted Why doesn't it work? _________________ TeaL3af wrote: If you need unlocks to enjoy a game, then you will be one of the first against the wall when the revolution comes.
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:27 pm

fubbymaster Joined: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:21 pm Posts: 337	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted Inheritance would be good, just because otherwise its weird, and some of the other changes allow you to go faster. I like frictionless skiing tho, and jetless air control should be there, just not as much as it is now.
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:28 pm

Styel Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm Posts: 631	Re: Poll: Physics Restarted fubbymaster wrote: jetless air control should be there, just not as much as it is now. Not sure why? It's so realistic that if you move your hips in air that it changes your direction? The true thrust vectoring would resolve this. _________________ Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? thesliver wrote: I say "Son, stop being so newb" Physics Poll
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:30 pm

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Styel

Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm
Posts: 631

Re: Poll: Physics

Want me to edit this? It will restart the poll though.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

thesliver wrote:

I say "Son, stop being so newb"

Physics Poll

Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:43 pm

Trilandian

Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:28 pm
Posts: 485

Re: Poll: Physics

The solution to JAC is making it cost energy, meaning that if you press the direction keys while airborne, thrusters engage automatically to move you in the desired direction, at the cost of energy.
This way if you wiggle around in mid-air, you can't stay airborne as long as if you were still.

As a side note: I agree with all of the above changes, with even more changes beside them.

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Thump... BOOM
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My Contributions
Intelligent Turret Placement
Management tools
---
Important Topics
Missing/Broken Features - tinyurl.com/TA-MaBF
Tactics tutorial - tinyurl.com/TA-HRMaTATT
Call down turrets - tinyurl.com/TA-CDT
Varying unlock costs - tinyurl.com/TA-HRWTVUC

Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:47 pm

DibbzTheLoner

Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am
Posts: 1616
Location: Australia
Steam Gamer Name: Dibbz

Re: Poll: Physics

Styel wrote:

Have you played the other Tribes? If so, do you notice the lack of mid-air action in Ascend? That is because players are so unpredictable. That is why players wait until you hit the ground to shoot. You can still dodge, but it is easier to judge where to lead.

.... The reason mid-air explosive combat isn't quite as common is because the projectile hitboxes are smaller and your jetpack doesn't let you stay in the air for very long compared to previous games.

This means players land more frequently and mid-airs are more difficult, and those two factors are the reason that going for splash damage is often a better option than risking missing an air shot. Unpredictable dodging has very little, if anything, to do with it.

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This signature is green. I like the colour green.
Wait, why are you still reading? It should be obvious that this signature is pointless and just here to be green.
Stop reading already! You're procrastinating too much!

Last edited by DibbzTheLoner on Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:48 pm

Styel

Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm
Posts: 631

Re: Poll: Physics

DibbzTheLoner wrote:

.... The reason mid-air explosive combat isn't quite as common is because the projectile hitboxes are smaller

I've made threads about this. The responses include:

Unpredictable movements and lack of powerful jetpacks. That is all I get.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

thesliver wrote:

I say "Son, stop being so newb"

Physics Poll

Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:59 pm

Styel

Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm
Posts: 631

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

Poll has been restarted. I added another option.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

thesliver wrote:

I say "Son, stop being so newb"

Physics Poll

Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:01 pm

Styel

Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm
Posts: 631

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

For the people voting for "Fix Some Of The Physics Issues" explain which you don't want and why.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

thesliver wrote:

I say "Son, stop being so newb"

Physics Poll

Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:46 pm

doktordolan

Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:16 am
Posts: 93

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

Quote:

The need of more powerful jetpacks with faster recharge speed
Remove 72 km/h speed cap

Those would be nice.

100% percent inertia on all weapons doesn't work. Weapons with high velocity (SMGs) should have 100%, though.

Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:20 pm

BalSofsTihl

Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:31 am
Posts: 108

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

Why doesn't it work?

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Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:27 pm

fubbymaster

Joined: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:21 pm
Posts: 337

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

Inheritance would be good, just because otherwise its weird, and some of the other changes allow you to go faster.

I like frictionless skiing tho, and jetless air control should be there, just not as much as it is now.

Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:28 pm

Styel

Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:20 pm
Posts: 631

Re: Poll: Physics *Restarted*

fubbymaster wrote:

jetless air control should be there, just not as much as it is now.

Not sure why? It's so realistic that if you move your hips in air that it changes your direction? The true thrust vectoring would resolve this.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

thesliver wrote:

I say "Son, stop being so newb"

Physics Poll

Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:30 pm

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