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Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-05-01T18:09:26+02:00

SJAndrew wrote:
Thoughts?

Well I did find it quite funny that you not only managed to target a plane, but you managed to make it one of your own ones

Statistics: Posted by TnukSmasher3000 — 01 May 2012, 18:09

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-05-01T02:44:31+02:00

Well, once the intensity of the game is gone , as well as the frustration, it becomes very funny

Just like when you nuke ur own damn base cause your nuke hit a plane when being launched.

Or there was (i think it has been fixed) also the bug when sometimes the nuke missile disappeared once ready

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 01 May 2012, 02:44

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-05-01T00:24:19+02:00

-_V_- wrote:
Nothing to fix, just don't mess up

Agreed. This will never happen to me again. This is just to save someone else the agony of pulling off a nuke only to find it worthless.

Statistics: Posted by SJAndrew — 01 May 2012, 00:24

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-05-01T00:20:20+02:00

Nothing to fix, just don't mess up

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 01 May 2012, 00:20

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-05-01T00:02:31+02:00

Here you go....

Statistics: Posted by SJAndrew — 01 May 2012, 00:02

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T21:27:28+02:00

The tactical and strategic missiles themselves do not track, but the launchers do. The effect is just like any unit firing at any other moving unit. The turrets (and in this case missiles) are targeted at the location where the enemy unit will be, assuming a straight and constant movement of this enemy unit.

The problem is only noticable for the standard fighting units if enemy units are microed. Then your units obviously miss (everyone is familiar with this). The tactical missiles usually miss since armies of units almost never move at constant speeds along straight levels.

Now, you can litterally extrapolate (which usually gives a HUGE error in statistics) to the strategic missiles. Longer time to move from launching moment towards moment of impact means a longer time for enemy units to move at non-constant speeds and paths that aren't straight, instantly increasing the error to horrendous distances. Since you refer to an air unit, I think of a spy plane or an ASF (bombers and gunships barely have patrol or scout duty)

Those units make any kind of turn, so targeting a strategic missile on such a unit will guarantee you a waste of 5 minutes building and 12000 mass.

The fix could be to let the missiles always target the ground (small script for when a unit is attacked should be enough, targeting experimentals with tacticals is also always done by human analysis and targeting, never done by letting the computer work it out).

It could be that the missiles are just sent towards the place where the targeted unit was when the missiles actually leave the launcher but that is also enough for a huge error.

Statistics: Posted by Plasma_Wolf — 30 Apr 2012, 21:27

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T21:00:10+02:00

upload replay as attachment

Statistics: Posted by noobymcnoobcake — 30 Apr 2012, 21:00

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T19:25:31+02:00

87278

Statistics: Posted by SJAndrew — 30 Apr 2012, 19:25

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T13:52:08+02:00

ive never managed that...ive managed to hit a czar mid air accidentally with a stategic sub as he was about to depth charge it to oblivion i thought 'why not ' instantly blew it up and it fell just off the coast so he couldnt reclaim it i was rather pleased
we had a large laugh about that on the replay

like most people tho, i wasnt aware the nukes could track, i would have though that would turn longer games into a camp fest, as armys would now need antinuke coverage

Statistics: Posted by arandomuser — 30 Apr 2012, 13:52

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T07:08:29+02:00

Happened to me already 2 times I think. Targeted asf -_-. Bummer lol

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 30 Apr 2012, 07:08

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T01:47:57+02:00

EdWood wrote:
Awesome, can you post the replay id or where to find it? Would like to see it myself.

As would I.

Statistics: Posted by FunkOff — 30 Apr 2012, 01:47

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-30T01:20:21+02:00

Awesome, can you post the replay id or where to find it? Would like to see it myself.

Statistics: Posted by EdWood — 30 Apr 2012, 01:20

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-29T23:39:55+02:00

trust me it tracked.

the little radiation icon followed the airplane around turn for turn (in the replay)

Statistics: Posted by SJAndrew — 29 Apr 2012, 23:39

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-29T21:03:21+02:00

Was the game a bit laggy at that point?

Not that you gave the order over the enemy base, but caused by the lag, the computer reacted while your mouse was somewhere else moving around on the screen?

Statistics: Posted by EdWood — 29 Apr 2012, 21:03

Re: Nuke change (is this possible)

2012-04-29T17:45:21+02:00

I thought nukes and TMLs only attacked ground and didnt track? but this should be simple fix.

Statistics: Posted by noobymcnoobcake — 29 Apr 2012, 17:45