Jump To Lightspeed Archive
Thread: Is it me....
Page 1 of 1
fortuneseeker
Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:14 pm
#3
Surely I should be able to defeat this with the starter ship I get (Scyk Light Fighter) ?
I hit them enough times but I never inflict any damage?!?
Dreamland
Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:31 pm
#5
fortuneseeker wrote:
Surely I should be able to defeat this with the starter ship I get (Scyk Light Fighter) ?
I hit them enough times but I never inflict any damage?!?
People have had problems with damage. My first question is can you damage other ships when you are not on the mission. If you can i would have to say it is some kind of mission bug.
Blu_Haze
Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:41 pm
#6
Stupid question, but are you remembering to actually lead the target rather than shoot directly at it? If you line your crosshairs up exactly with the ship that you're firing at then you will miss nearly every single time. When you have a ship targeted, a new green reticle will appear that always stays just ahead of the ship you're targeting, that is your lead reticle. In order to effectively hit the ship you need to shoot at the lead reticle, and your shots should hit 90% of the time then.
If that isn't the problem, then the only thing I can think of is an extreme case of the top/bottom invulnerability bug (some of this still isn't fixed completely). Try shooting a little bit more ahead or behind the ship than normal, this will cause the blaster bolts to hit the front or rear of the ship and make the enemy actually fly into your shots and should bypass any top/bottom invulnerability you might be experiencing. Give that a try and see if you start inflicting any damage.
Edit: Oh, and also be sure that the ship you're shooting at is actually your mission target. If it is your mission target there will be a red box around the ship, but if it isn't your mission target then you will hear a beeping noise every time you hit the ship and will inflict NO damage to it at all. It's impossible to damage or kill someone elses mission target to prevent kill stealing.
Message Edited by Blu_Haze on 11-11-2004 06:42 PM
Darth-Dominus
Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:42 pm
#7
The problem is you are not actually hitting the ship. You will see its shields react to the shot since your computer thinks it is there but the server has it somewhere else. Usually it is in front of where it displays but sometimes to the side as well.
Check your ping. I was running into the same thing until I realized my ping was 700.
sciguyCO
Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:12 am
#8
If you find yourself not doing any damage to ships (based on the actual shield/armor/chassis percents in the target information box, not any hit graphics/sounds), try adjusting around the targeting reticle.
Say the ship looks like this from your cockpit:
|o| --------------- X
where "|o|" is the TIE you're trying to take out (hey, it's the only one I can do in ASCII art easily) and X is the targeting reticle. Instead of aiming immediately at the X, try bringing your bead a little along the line connecting the ship to the lead indicator to both sides of the X:
|o| --------------x X
or
|o| --------------- X x
The 'x' is your aim point.
Hitting dead center in the lead reticle appears to be set up to hit dead center on the ship.A ship has front/rear shields and armor, the "seam" between those appear to count as a "no hit" or invulnerable zone. Aiming a little to the right of the lead reticle should focus your hits on the front armor, aiming a little to the left should focus your hits on the rear.
High ping can also cause some inconsistencies between where your client shows the ship/lead reticle (determining where you're aiming) and what the server thinks the ship's position/velocity is (determining whether the server registers a hit). Adjusting your aim point around the reticle can deal with this "lag windage".
Just as some comparison, I used the starter ship for all the Tier1 Smuggler's Alliance missions. I do have a somewhat powerful box and a broadband connection, so I may just may be getting a more accurate view of my target, though.
fortuneseeker
Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:48 am
#9
Is it me or am I bugged...?
I have just got JtL and am trying to do the very first privateer mission. I can reach the waypoints without any problems, but then 3 ships come to attack me. I blast them, hitting them numerous times but they just don't die! Eventually I run out of time to complete the mission and I fail it. I have tried to complete this mission three times now with the same outcome each time.
Any ideas?
Frilans
Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:17 am
#10
sciguyCO, you can try with
>o<for the X-Wing
[-o-] for the Tie Interceptor
and
[-oO-] for the Tie Bomber
Those are some I use now and then. 
Page 1 of 1