Rifleman Archive
Thread: what would you guys think about take cover making you invisible to other players if..
"One of the reasons for the radar is that the devs knew that the uber-l33t guys would hack the data stream and get that position info anyway... so rather than let them have an unfair advantage, they let everyone have the radar"
IF the devs implement it well these types of programs won't work.
In AO they had a system where if you went invisible noone would recieve any data in their packets about your wherabouts. They kept it all server side, the devs talked alot about this system when they finally added invisibility into the game. I believe daoc has a similar system but I am not 100% sure. All im trying to say is the devs could add invisiblitiy and prevent 3rd party programs from seeing hidden players.
itneverstops wrote:
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try and sound know it all all you want, but I played DAOC for over a year, hardcore. there were a number of radar progs but none of them ever showed stealthed players. ever. it's not possible because the server doesn't send any info to yoru computer about a player who is stealthed.
No! that CAN'T be true! that's just too...too SIMPLE and.... EASY...and welll logical. =)
SilverLobo wrote:
It wont happen because of balance issues.
such as?
itneverstops wrote:
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Actually, programs like odins eye and that other one (excaliber I believe) did show invis people. The radar is my biggest problem with this game. In daoc and everquest (rallos) ambushing other players was an everyday occurence and it made the game exciting. Nobody looks over their shoulders in this game because they see the red dot 200 meters away giving them more then enough time to prepare. If they took the radar out alltogether I would be happy."
nope.
try and sound know it all all you want, but I played DAOC for over a year, hardcore. there were a number of radar progs but none of them ever showed stealthed players. ever. it's not possible because the server doesn't send any info to yoru computer about a player who is stealthed.
1) "try and sound know it all all you want" makes no f**king sense what so ever. Just s t f u
2) The packets are sent in daoc for stealthed characters, you're just a moron.
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=282439
http://excalibar.sourceforge.net/
3) I played on Guinevere/Midgard/Reckoning since release and only left about 5 months ago when I got into SWG beta, kthxdrvthru
"2) The packets are sent in daoc for stealthed characters, you're just a moron"
you could be right with daoc, I was'ntsure on it.
AO in fact does have a system that did not send packets to players with the info for hidden characters. The devs specifically posted about this on their forums.
I like it, but I don't think it should happen. If ANYONE should get the ability to go invis (in any shape or form), it should be the Rangers.
- Ute
- Ahazi