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Ducimus
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:48 pm
#1
Now, this could just be my imagination, but here's the gist:
Same L8 RE'd cannon.
Put it in a T/A, seems to fire somewhat straight in a dogfight.. a bit of a drop, but nothing drastic. THe bolts seem to be shooting out of the fighter fine.
Put the same cannon in a T/I (quad bolt pattern), and all of a sudden it just feels like the bolt drop is a bit more dramatic. It feels like the bolts are being lobbed out of the ship instead of being shot out.
Is this just my imagination or has anyone else noticed this?
Same L8 RE'd cannon.
Put it in a T/A, seems to fire somewhat straight in a dogfight.. a bit of a drop, but nothing drastic. THe bolts seem to be shooting out of the fighter fine.
Put the same cannon in a T/I (quad bolt pattern), and all of a sudden it just feels like the bolt drop is a bit more dramatic. It feels like the bolts are being lobbed out of the ship instead of being shot out.
Is this just my imagination or has anyone else noticed this?
Ducimus
Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:16 pm
#2
Like i said, probably my imagination. 
Maybe its the same drop, but appears more dramatic with a quad bolt then a two bolt pattern. Just the same, the aiming point between the two setups is entirely different.
Maybe its the same drop, but appears more dramatic with a quad bolt then a two bolt pattern. Just the same, the aiming point between the two setups is entirely different.
Mael_BH
Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:38 pm
#3
could also be the stats on your chassis/engine combo, the one with the fast truning rates would show a greater curve on the bolts.
Ducimus
Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:04 pm
#4
T/I and T/A have same YPR.
I think maybe its just a graphical illusion that im imagining. both drop, but the T/I seems more drastic becuse theres more bolts to show it.
I think maybe its just a graphical illusion that im imagining
. both drop, but the T/I seems more drastic becuse theres more bolts to show it.
Starcloud
Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:35 pm
#5
It's an illusion... to test it, try this: roll your ship while firing. Or come to a dead stop and fire off a couple shots.
Rhu
Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:58 am
#6
I know when I started flying that it seemed this way to me... But then I realized that I was turning as I was shooting, and blasterfire moves a bit slower in JTL than it does in, say XWA.
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