First Strike Forums — Escape Pods

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-22T20:48:09Z

i think it wouldnt be a good idea for shuttles but for star destroyers and blockade runners or other large ships it would be a good idea like there could be something like a rally point or something you could fly the pod to.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-18T21:11:57Z

Gwynzer wrote:

SamZi doesn't knife you... it just looks at you and you drop dead.
SamZi is like the Chuck Norris of First Strike.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-18T07:46:29Z

Yes but with that the pilot would survive and would get no teamkill because he wouldn't be in the same vehicule when he ejects. :-)

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-17T10:21:41Z

Burner wrote:

Imagine the pilot who ejects and let his 5 screaming mates die in a big crash. :-)

Yeah... imagine ... it happens without an escape pod.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-17T02:20:15Z

Imagine the pilot who ejects and let his 5 screaming mates die in a big crash. :-)

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-11T21:38:38Z

Escape pods for cap ships? Fine. For shuttles? Nah.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-11T21:13:26Z

SamZi doesn't knife you... it just looks at you and you drop dead.

SamZi is like the Chuck Norris of First Strike.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-11T20:55:04Z

And as ur running for cover SamZi pops out and knifes you but it seems like a lot of work and how would it work it just pop out when the shuttle is destroyed or is it a buttun?piolt in escape pod or whole ships crew?How long will it fly? seems like alot of work.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-11T20:43:03Z

Yeah...still, cinematic value can go a long way, and some people do get lucky. (See: S-Guy's Random Luck) If you manage to get to the ground in one piece...(Erm.)...and find a safe hiding spot from whatever shot you down, you may have a decent fighting chance. Think, tanks shooting you down, or maybe fighters shooting you down. You could use what little "Fuel" you have to get to a safe(ish) landing spot, and make a break for cover.

Re: Escape Pods

2008-09-10T02:20:16Z

I've seen this pic on our forums before, or was that IRC?

Anyways, personally, I think that it wouldn't add much to the gameplay of the mod, but rather only cinematic value, too much work for too little payoff in the big picture in my opinion.

Escape Pods

2008-09-09T22:34:28Z

Alright, alright, I can almost hear the numerous groans of "Here we go again", but would it be possible to add an escape pod to a (small) vehicle if it were actually true to the schematics? Basically this came from me reading the Lambda Shuttle schematics and noticing that it can jettison the bridge.

Would it be possible to put a limit on the distance traveled, so the engine would cut out after a bit? I'm writing this mostly with combined arms maps in mind, not space. (Since if you escaped in space you would be swarmed almost instantly.) But thinking of a scenario where the pilot jettisons the bridge and slides into a canyon on Ryloth would be an amazing thing to see.

Now, I can already tell that this idea is probably going to be killed off by a) Coding Difficulties, and b) Too many seats for the engine to allow. Fine, I don't mind at all, since making this all possible is easier said than done, and if I were put into the shoes of a developer I would be booted off the team faster than you can say "You suck".