First Strike Forums — Collision Avoidance System?

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Imperator) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:48:05 +0000

Agreed, sometimes it's just fun to look around and admire the cockpit/surroundings, especially if others are flying near you. We can already do it in the A-wing, why not the others?

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Mathazzar) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:07:06 +0000

Don't you just feel like looking around though. Never know when you have that special lady riding shotgun and you want to point out the scenery..like the death of an ISD.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:39:35 +0000

How would a 3D cockpit help? In the middle of combat, there's not enough time to hold shift and completely abandon control of your craft for a few seconds of mouselook. The fact that you lose control of pitch/yaw controls and have to fly straight negates any usefulness a 3D cockpit would provide in tracking enemy/friendly fighters.

The only benefit I could see would be for joystick pilots who would assign mouselook to a ball or axis or switch or something.

Otherwise what good would it be?

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (yultemsee) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:31:09 +0000

can we not have a 3d cockpit

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:02:08 +0000

It's a player issue, not a mod-related issue. If I am a Rebel pilot, and am on the tail of a TIE that already has two X-Wings tailing it, I'll usually back off to find other targets, or drop back and wait for additional TIEs to go after the two X-Wings.

It's just common sense.

Yeah, random collisions are annoying, but most of the time they are the fault of both pilots for not backing off. I chalk it up to attrition and just say cool those jets, flyboy.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Vreki) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:41:01 +0000

FSDev| Dutch_Razor wrote:

Well you all know what happned during the trench run in EpIV, two fighters collided into each other (they did right? or was that Ep VI?)

No I think that was IV, one of Vaders two wingmen was a noob

But while real life dogfights may occasionally end in collisions, it is nowhere near the ratio we are seeing now.
For one thing no one would field fighters which such limited visibility as we have now.

So for the sake of gameplay I think it would be much more enjoyable if the cause of dead is enemy fire, and maybe direct, frontal collisions.
But not this "nudged-by-unseen-wingman"

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Dragunov) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:41:01 +0000

FSDev| Dutch_Razor wrote:

Well you all know what happned during the trench run in EpIV, two fighters collided into each other (they did right? or was that Ep VI?)

Episode IV, when the MF did shoot on the trio following Luke in the trench, two TIEs destroyed, cause they flew against the wall, and the TIE of Darth Vader spinned in the air

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (FSDev| Dutch_Razor) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:19:08 +0000

Well you all know what happned during the trench run in EpIV, two fighters collided into each other (they did right? or was that Ep VI?)

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (yultemsee) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:59:44 +0000

ICANDO wrote:

Thought you were one of those intentional Kamikazes, never mind then.

no lol. i just think the large amount of crashes adds realism and makes space seem fast and chaotic. i dont crash on purpose.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (ICANDO) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:21:13 +0000

Thought you were one of those intentional Kamikazes, never mind then.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (yultemsee) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:14:55 +0000

ICANDO wrote:

Ok, if it's you crashing into me you'd certainly get punished by me. If you'd have only one life in a match you'd think different, wouldn't you?
I dunno if it is possible but full 3d cockpits and taget lock-on plus padlock-view would help alot to keep your target and surroundings in sight.

but the crashing thing seems random. who kills who.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:55:15 +0000

By the time you'd react to a warning alarm, you already would have crashed.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (JeRK) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:23:30 +0000

A warning repeating beeping sound should signalize that you're dangerously close to something.

That way you can be more aware of a crash and hopefully avoid it.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (ICANDO) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:52:58 +0000

Ok, if it's you crashing into me you'd certainly get punished by me. If you'd have only one life in a match you'd think different, wouldn't you?

I dunno if it is possible but full 3d cockpits and taget lock-on plus padlock-view would help alot to keep your target and surroundings in sight.

Re: Collision Avoidance System?

null@example.com (yultemsee) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:57:26 +0000

Am i the only one that loves crashing. If anybody remembers the asteroid field in episode 4 there are a lot of crashes. Its a part of space travel.