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Euthanatos Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:12 pm Posts: 201	A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! You could even link it to the L button! _________________
Thu May 03, 2012 10:04 pm

ArchangelXv1 Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:05 pm Posts: 1600 Location: Oahu,Hawaii	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! I have no f'ing clue why they removed it and then REFUSE to put it back in. It was in the freakin' game for godsakes...now it's gone. Is it that hard to code? Jeezus. _________________ Communication is a very worthy thing. Fool's Epic T1 Movie
Thu May 03, 2012 10:05 pm

Trilandian Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:28 pm Posts: 485	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins. _________________ 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
Fri May 04, 2012 5:15 pm

Casus125 Beta Tester Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:31 am Posts: 293	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Trilandian wrote: Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins. It was a targeting laser. Bright, flourescent green, with infinite range and visiblity. Combined with VGS menu it was critical to communication back in the day. "Give me the flag!" Wave your laser in their face "Acknowledged" Sweet matrix slow mo flag pass at 200 kph Basically take the Eagle pistol, put the laser painter laser on it. It also had the sweet bonus of giving a firing point for mortars and grenade launchers. If somebody across the map painted a point for you, and you had mortar out, you'd have a great little triangle you just had to point your crosshair at and you'd drop a round right on target.
Fri May 04, 2012 5:42 pm

Trilandian Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:28 pm Posts: 485	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Casus125 wrote: Trilandian wrote: Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins. It was a targeting laser. Bright, flourescent green, with infinite range and visiblity. Combined with VGS menu it was critical to communication back in the day. "Give me the flag!" Wave your laser in their face "Acknowledged" Sweet matrix slow mo flag pass at 200 kph Basically take the Eagle pistol, put the laser painter laser on it. It also had the sweet bonus of giving a firing point for mortars and grenade launchers. If somebody across the map painted a point for you, and you had mortar out, you'd have a great little triangle you just had to point your crosshair at and you'd drop a round right on target. ... huh... and they took this out... why? _________________ 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
Fri May 04, 2012 5:44 pm

pushbiscuitdeath Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:25 pm Posts: 723	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Bring back the laser. _________________ T:A Soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAC1B18024809938&feature=view_all Tribes channel: http://www.youtube.com/tribesmovies555
Fri May 04, 2012 5:45 pm

Giljo Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:19 pm Posts: 64	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! opens up for hacks. You could have all turrets, sensors, flag stands etc with aim points already pre-loaded in the air. Not sure anti cheats in T:A but in T:2 this became common fare. Just ski your jugg on a route, fire 2 mortars on non upgrade assets, 3 on L1/L2, 4 on L3 and 5 on L4 (sensor takes 1 less), ski to next ski to next rinse repeat Today you have to use the backdrop and memorize spam distances, still easy, just takes a little dedication and time. Now, what is missing is the way to use it to communicate between team members, I can agree there. Such as pointing out a cap route or a spammer for a sentinel etc.
Fri May 04, 2012 5:49 pm

hvcterr Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 am Posts: 1567	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Trilandian wrote: Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins. Here's a video showing how it worked in Tribes 2: Basically, every teammate would get a HUD indicator showing them where they needed to shoot for their current weapon to probably-hit the marked-spot, correcting for (A) projectile curve and (B) inheritance. In particular, this meant that a position being marked could be hit by mortars from outside line-of-sight. _________________ Did you know you can disable annoying signatures? Look under Board Preferences >> Edit Display Options. Last edited by hvcterr on Fri May 04, 2012 6:07 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 pm

pubD Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:14 pm Posts: 359	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Trilandian wrote: Casus125 wrote: Trilandian wrote: Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins. It was a targeting laser. Bright, flourescent green, with infinite range and visiblity. Combined with VGS menu it was critical to communication back in the day. "Give me the flag!" Wave your laser in their face "Acknowledged" Sweet matrix slow mo flag pass at 200 kph Basically take the Eagle pistol, put the laser painter laser on it. It also had the sweet bonus of giving a firing point for mortars and grenade launchers. If somebody across the map painted a point for you, and you had mortar out, you'd have a great little triangle you just had to point your crosshair at and you'd drop a round right on target. ... huh... and they took this out... why? We still don't know why. They never gave us a straight answer as far as i know. Apparently it was in the early alpha build and replaced with call in strikes. No idea why they think we can't have both. _________________ T:A - existence
Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 pm

hvcterr Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 am Posts: 1567	Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser! Giljo wrote: opens up for hacks. Not really. It might make it easier by letting the hack-author avoid doing some math, but I wouldn't be surprised if such hacks already exist. _________________ Did you know you can disable annoying signatures? Look under Board Preferences >> Edit Display Options.
Fri May 04, 2012 6:19 pm

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Euthanatos

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A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

You could even link it to the L button!

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Thu May 03, 2012 10:04 pm

ArchangelXv1

Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:05 pm
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Location: Oahu,Hawaii

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

I have no f'ing clue why they removed it and then REFUSE to put it back in. It was in the freakin' game for godsakes...now it's gone. Is it that hard to code? Jeezus.

_________________
Communication is a very worthy thing.

Fool's Epic T1 Movie

Thu May 03, 2012 10:05 pm

Trilandian

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

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins.

_________________
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

Fri May 04, 2012 5:15 pm

Casus125

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Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:31 am
Posts: 293

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Trilandian wrote:

Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins.

It was a targeting laser.

Bright, flourescent green, with infinite range and visiblity.

Combined with VGS menu it was critical to communication back in the day.

"Give me the flag!" Wave your laser in their face

"Acknowledged"

*Sweet matrix slow mo flag pass at 200 kph*

Basically take the Eagle pistol, put the laser painter laser on it.

It also had the sweet bonus of giving a firing point for mortars and grenade launchers.

If somebody across the map painted a point for you, and you had mortar out, you'd have a great little triangle you just had to point your crosshair at and you'd drop a round right on target.

Fri May 04, 2012 5:42 pm

Trilandian

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

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Casus125 wrote:

Trilandian wrote:

Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins.

... huh... and they took this out... why?

Fri May 04, 2012 5:44 pm

pushbiscuitdeath

Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:25 pm
Posts: 723

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Bring back the laser.

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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAC1B18024809938&feature=view_all
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Fri May 04, 2012 5:45 pm

Giljo

Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:19 pm
Posts: 64

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

opens up for hacks.

You could have all turrets, sensors, flag stands etc with aim points already pre-loaded in the air. Not sure anti cheats in T:A but in T:2 this became common fare.

Just ski your jugg on a route, fire 2 mortars on non upgrade assets, 3 on L1/L2, 4 on L3 and 5 on L4 (sensor takes 1 less), ski to next ski to next rinse repeat

Today you have to use the backdrop and memorize spam distances, still easy, just takes a little dedication and time.

Now, what is missing is the way to use it to communicate between team members, I can agree there. Such as pointing out a cap route or a spammer for a sentinel etc.

Fri May 04, 2012 5:49 pm

hvcterr

Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 am
Posts: 1567

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Trilandian wrote:

Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins.

Here's a video showing how it worked in Tribes 2:

Basically, every teammate would get a HUD indicator showing them where they needed to shoot for their current weapon to probably-hit the marked-spot, correcting for (A) projectile curve and (B) inheritance.

In particular, this meant that a position being marked could be hit by mortars from outside line-of-sight.

_________________
Did you know you can disable annoying signatures? Look under Board Preferences >> Edit Display Options.

Last edited by hvcterr on Fri May 04, 2012 6:07 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 pm

pubD

Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:14 pm
Posts: 359

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Trilandian wrote:

Casus125 wrote:

Trilandian wrote:

Can anyone clue me in on what this "Targeting Laser" is that people seem to be wanting? I'm guessing it's not in reference to the laser painter you use for call-ins.

... huh... and they took this out... why?

We still don't know why. They never gave us a straight answer as far as i know. Apparently it was in the early alpha build and replaced with call in strikes. No idea why they think we can't have both.

_________________
T:A - existence

Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 pm

hvcterr

Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 am
Posts: 1567

Re: A Targeting Laser! My Kingdom for a Targeting Laser!

Giljo wrote:

opens up for hacks.

Not really. It might make it easier by letting the hack-author avoid doing some math, but I wouldn't be surprised if such hacks *already* exist.

_________________
Did you know you can disable annoying signatures? Look under Board Preferences >> Edit Display Options.

Fri May 04, 2012 6:19 pm

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