First Strike Forums — Stopping in space

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (THX-1138) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:00:17 +0000

Yeah, you solve the "stopped camping fighter" problem by the simple fact that such a fighter makes a great target - not by making stopping a fighter impossible.

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (JeRK) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:24:37 +0000

Talon1579 wrote:

IN space if you turn off your engines you don't stop you keep a contant speed. Unless you start thrusting in the opposite direction. In, REAL space anyways.
In starwars space yo udon't stop either... but it kinda depends how you look at it... I guess...
I think you do stop in SW space. SW ships have a maximum speed, and don't keep going faster. They essentially have the physics of a car.

They have the physics of unstallable VTOLs.

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (generalandrew) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:39:39 +0000

We solve it like Star Trek.

Billions of micro air jets all over the hulls to give you a handle of ships like you're in - 9.80 M/S^2 gravity.

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Hobbie) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:42:13 +0000

in theory... there COULD be laser canons pointing at the x-wing..... you know outside the hanger

+ angry space troopers

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:14:11 +0000

FSDev| Woodrow wrote:

stopped ships make easy targets for enemy fighters We'll solve spawncamping in better ways than nerfing the abilities of ships Unless the engine forces us to I don't think we'll be using newtonian physics though.

Why, constant thruster adjustments and spinning randomly out of control into oncoming capital ship hulls doesn't sound fun to you?

Me neither

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:08:40 +0000

TY2D2 wrote:

No one except the devs know what physics FS will use...

TY, I'm talking about apples and oranges, and you're talking about lightbulbs

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Talon1579) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:38:45 +0000

IN space if you turn off your engines you don't stop you keep a contant speed. Unless you start thrusting in the opposite direction. In, REAL space anyways.
In starwars space yo udon't stop either... but it kinda depends how you look at it... I guess...

I think you do stop in SW space. SW ships have a maximum speed, and don't keep going faster. They essentially have the physics of a car.

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (FSDev| Woodrow) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:29:20 +0000

stopped ships make easy targets for enemy fighters We'll solve spawncamping in better ways than nerfing the abilities of ships Unless the engine forces us to I don't think we'll be using newtonian physics though.

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (MaxMayhem) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:21:00 +0000

Having your ship turn slower when stopped would certainly fit in with whats been seen in X-Wing and to a lesser extent SWGalaxies. It would probably balance out the gameplay better if that was the case anyway. I wonder if the devs could somehow work in the maneuverability/speed aspect of the x-wing games

ie. ships at 2/3 throttle and 1/3 throttle handle better than ships at full throttle, whilst obviously being at greater risk from the fact they are a slower moving target.

It might produce some interesting dogfights as people develop their prefered tactics. I'm not sure how hard it would be to implement though

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (theozmancometh) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:04:47 +0000

i am sure i can remember a section from a star wars film when the attack squads come from hyper space stop and lock s foils into attack positions

so it is my oppinion that fighters should be able to stop but the fighteres ability to turn should be greatly reduced when stopped

but whatever you guys decide to do will rule anyway

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Markus) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:14:21 +0000

today we can stop things in space, so why not in the SW galaxy? small booster rockets hooked to a computer keeing you in the same spot. perfectly still. and no not in orbit, cause then you would fall down to the planet, be it ever so slowly at first

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Killer3wok) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:54:57 +0000

Ya u suck at grammer thats why i try not to post long posts because it tends to confuse people

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:14:32 +0000

The grammar puts me off on what he meant...

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Bandu) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:14:33 +0000

When Killerewok said "stop" I think he just meant you lose control of your ship and keep travelling at the speed you were travelling at when you had your engines disabled . Look at his last sentance..

"Someone following you shut off your engines they fiy right buy you keep going"

Re: Stopping in space

null@example.com (Holmes) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:55:53 +0000

Well at the end of empire strikes back the falcon "stops" then uses its repulcers to lift it into the docking clamp does it not...

It doesn't stop, it slows down to match the speed of the Nebulon medical frigate, making it LOOK like it's stopped