1819024

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 19th, 2005 09:11 PM

I'm all for having more items to beat someone senseless with, but let's face it. The BF1942 isn't a great engine for melee combat. The only that takes longer than two guys trying to stab each other is two guys having a No 2 pistol duel...

1819233

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 01:01 AM

i suggest much more damage for all melee weapons especially the shovel and katana..
and make it so, you hit the guy from a little farther away.
instead of having to be so close to your opponent, to hit him with a melee weapon..
this will greatly improve melee combat.

its almost hopeless to try and kill anyone at the moment...

average knife fight = 2 guys dance around until, one decides to reload his pistol an shoot the other.
or someone else shoots one of you...

1819365

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 04:32 AM

exactly....if you hit someone with the blade of a shovel between the shoulder blade and the neck, they're instantly dead, face/head, neck and other areas are also not comfortable.....and it should have more range too. Anyone played Siege? it's a pretty cool medieval mod with plenty of close combat weapons that work well.

1819734

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 09:44 AM

Who cares about melee combat, really? I believe most people just use it for humiliation (sneaking up behind that machine gunner or sniper that is guarding a crucial passageway and shouting "Fire!" before ripping him a few new holes is rather satisfying) or "duels/knife fights" (as a momentary distraction the main battle). As chances are very little one will run out of ammo or find that the knife is his last chance, I don't think we need to worry about it much.

1819955

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 11:43 AM

To Finnish the wooden knife wich someone already modeled, did FH accepted it?

And to German paratroopers paratrooper's knife

1820742

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 05:44 PM

Not entirely true. When I use the support kits (AT or LMG) I often use the knife in close combat situations with great effect when I run out of ammo.

1820762

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 06:02 PM

COMPLETELY UTTERLY TOTALLY FALSE! Close combat is very frequent if you want to. If I have a rifle and end up in front of an enemy riflemen, I often take a knife. He either try to shoot my with is rifle (unsuccessfully, of course), takes is pistol (more effective) OR take a knife and there the true combat starts. Of course, knife fights are often very wierd..

1820782

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 06:14 PM

what about this baby for ss and volkssturm troops. its a hitler jugend knife

1820898

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 06:50 PM

we need a bit more range on knives, right now you have to be practicly inside some-one before it hits.

1821154

Re: The Melee Combat Thread

February 20th, 2005 10:50 PM

Better yet, we need the commando knives from Secret Weapons. Looks like a normal knife, but it's not! Left click to throw your knife, right click to slash. You are guaranteed a kill ALWAYS, no matter where the knife hits. The knife throwing has a short range, but it's pretty fun to do.