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Thread: Hi my name is Swayvill, and I'm a rammer...
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Swayvill
Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:13 pm
#1
Ok so not intentionally, but I tend to ram ships. This is purely PvE against Tier 1 ships and I'm a 1111 pilot.
Not sure if this is common or if I'm making some kind of mistake.
Happens a bunch in the missions where they come at you in waves, most frequently head-on collisions on the initial run and then after I blow them up as I'm too close.
What kind of damage is this doing to my ship? So far no sign of it other than the sound and scrap animation.
Is this a bad habit I need to break as I advance in my piloting career?
Thanks in advance,
Swayvill
Alyxian
Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:14 pm
#2
No collision damage in space at all.
As for fixing this behavior...I think you will find once you get up there and get some decent guns, the sips coming at you head on will not survive to the point of impact, making it a moot point 
psikobunny
Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:23 pm
#3
If you're worried about it, keymap the Matchspeed button to your joystick, or hit M while chasing.
D8alus
Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:08 am
#5
My problem with ramming is that I tend to play chicken with the enemy..but the AI doesn't do anything to avoid collision....so when I pull away at the last second, the AI keeps flying straight and rams ME. I had to turn off Force Feedback on my joystick because it was driving me nuts.
TomoRainer
Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:30 am
#7
I only think it's a bad habit if you don't regularly take down your target on the first pass (which I don't, but there are some situations when it's common). If they're not dying in that first pass, I'd advise starting to swing your ship around sooner so you end up right on their tail where it's easier to shoot them.
Like others have said, though, the collision itself isn't hurting your ship or anything.
Like others have said, though, the collision itself isn't hurting your ship or anything.
psikobunny
Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:11 am
#8
Kalia wrote:
AI gets smarter at higher levels.
Not significantly no. It gets faster, and the shield and armor are tougher, guns bigger, but all the NPC ships do all the same things, tier1-5. It may appear smarter becasue those turns and dodges are happening in a shorter space of time, but you can observe all the same behaviors.
Croll
Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:18 am
#9
Yes, they are all pretty much the same. You almost have to beg an NPC to try to vape you with a missile. Quest NPCs are where the fun is at though. Nothing like getting chased down by a Tier 5 gunboat or 3.
ShrekECPI
Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:27 am
#10
Speaking of NPC AI
"All your cargo are belong to us!!!!"
I almost died on that mission 'cause I couldn't stop laughing.
I cannot remember the specific mission, other than thatit was an escort mission.
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remeberedhow to spell remember.....
Message Edited by ShrekECPI on 06-18-2005 12:28 PM
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LegioEmperium
Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:45 am
#11
ShrekECPI wrote:
Speaking of NPC AI
"All your cargo are belong to us!!!!"
I almost died on that mission 'cause I couldn't stop laughing.
I cannot remember the specific mission, other than thatit was an escort mission.
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remeberedhow to spell remember.....
Message Edited by ShrekECPI on 06-18-2005 12:28 PM
LOL, it actually says that?!?! Thats Fugin hilarious!!!
ShrekECPI
Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:22 am
#12
It was stupid funny. If I could remember which mission it was I'd tell you. It might have been the firstKashyyyk station mission.
The sad thing one of my coworkers used that phrase in a company wide memo.
The memo said All you bases are belong to (insert my company's name). This was because we stole our biggest competitors biggestclient.
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