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The targeting system isin JTL is a joke... it has neverworked properly and to tell you the truth... the targeting in the gameis totaly off...

I have played all the the TIE fighter and X-wing games..... those games that are older then JTL and the targetingwork fine... those games are as old as like 8 years!!!

#1Idoknow how to fly and Aim: Yes I do so much so that i dont even need to look at the "green X of uslessness" in X-wing and TIE fighter.. i learned how to hit my targets without looking at the aming device because some times you didnt have to to fly and try to use targeting device when i ship was close and moveing fast and at wierd angles....but by prediction of the speed of the ship angle and the speed of my laser bolts + and the distance to which my enemy ship was.....i was able to hit my targets dead on some of the time and blowup my target before the target system would even light up to tell me i was on target...

Now in JTL you CAN do the same thing .. i have done it many times...... but because the game is so blinded those shot count as misses.. on your target... you see the hit on the shields!!! but your target takes 0 damage..

So just like to origional poster said not only do you have to some time totaly aim off the target to hit it with certan ships flying at wierd angles.... but even when you hit i ship using only sight.. and not the targeting system... you do no damage..... I dont know how many times... i have NOT used the targeting system in JTL.. hit a ship 20 times by eye forgetting to use the targeting system .. only to remember that it does not work and my enemy is still at 100%....

I have not done that against another player.. but one day im sure it will get me killed....

The DEV's need to make the shots... actual temp objects.... so that laser fire... when hiting a ship regesters as a hit the the ship as opposed to have to chase around a green X that is alwase out of alignment do to the slide affect... and general poor code!!!

all the people out there telling the original poster that he has to learn how to aim... I would like to see them go back and play the original TIE fighter or X-wing games.. and they will see minuse the graphics the game eng. for the 8 year old games are far better.

Message Edited by Darthdarklord on 05-29-2005 06:37 PM