First Strike Forums — Hoth Snowspeeders

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (JeRK) — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:10:39 +0000

There's a flight sim called "Lock On" where I successfully landed an F-15 without my gear cause it failed after I took some heavy hits from a shilka tank. (I flew low and slow to destroy a helicopter with my MG so I didn't waste my missles, didn't expect the tank)
Tricky landing maneuvers to save yourself must be in the game and if possible you should get a "Emergency Landing Badge" if you crashland your speeder and survive.

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Safe-Keeper) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:15:20 +0000

I agree fully with PErF3Ct. The whole hit point system is quite silly, in fact, even though I realize it's a necessary evil.

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (PErF3Ct) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:09:31 +0000

I think what he means is that when crashing you actually have a chance at living. Thats the one thing I have always hated about flying vehicles. If you barely touch the ground it takes off half of your health.

I mean think about it. Your crashing into nice fluffy soft snow, (on Hoth) your ship should not go BOOM the instant it touches the ground. This would also reduce bailing out of the craft as well as the person would have a chance to live only if he stays with the ship until the crash landing. At which point the craft is inoperable and he jumps out and tries to run his rear off back to the base.

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (joene) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:17:23 +0000

Safe-Keeper wrote:

No, no, you have to extract the harpoon and explosive charge first, then wait until the AT-AT is a metre away, then jump .

it's all about realism

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Blank) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:05:37 +0000

lol

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Safe-Keeper) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:16:41 +0000

No, no, you have to extract the harpoon and explosive charge first, then wait until the AT-AT is a metre away, then jump .

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Blank) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:07:43 +0000

I mean like crash into the snow come to a halt and then you can jump out?

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (FSDev| The_Preacher) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:54:53 +0000

we have thought about it yes

Re: Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Safe-Keeper) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:19:54 +0000

In BF 1942 that was how all craft worked. When hit points went to below 0%, you'd lose nearly all control of the craft and it'd crash. You had a chance to belly-land it and evacuate before she blew, but that was all.

Isn't BF 2142 like that, too?

Hoth Snowspeeders

null@example.com (Blank) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:02:51 +0000

You mentioned in another post that the ships such as tie fighters can be struck in order for one wing to come of and it to fall.
Given any thoguht to hitting the cockpit on the snowspeeder such that it shortcircuits and crashes into the ground, like lukes snowspeeder at the battle of hoth. Giving the pilot a chance to escape into ground combat and maybe even retrieve another snowspeder later on in the fight.