4370585

Re: M13/40 ..

June 4th, 2008 08:29 PM

If I would illustrate my views of the game mechanics, its code and the way it works in detail, from the viewpoint of a gamer, people would probably call the ambulance. I rather abstain from that.

4370808

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 12:43 AM

So the best tank tactic is to jump out every time enemy tank is about to shoot you so your tank lasts longer?

4371482

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 01:01 PM

Well, do the tests.
When I oppose an enemy empty tank, probably already burning, I never waste my rounds on it, but strafe the soldiers running around. But when it has become occupied, I kill it with a single shot, or at least less shots than I would need for the empty one.

I didn't want to wright thinks like these, but I believe the tanks are bot controlled. It is just that the bots have been castrated to have no function and AI. They are just sitting in a hidden seat. So, there is some sort of intermediate stage between an empty vehicle and a player controlled one. The castrated bots are equipped with a special code, that allows the tanks to have higher armor values.

I'd like to point at the Willis Jeep. It is a 3 seater and once left, it will appear on the mini. The SAS-Willis is a 2 seater, and once you leave it, it will stay occupied. I think this is due to the hidden bot on seat 3.

Ok, now you may disassemble me.

4371519

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 01:22 PM

maybe it's based on the players level in BF2.. the armor values beeing multiplied by the players level.. so a tank can have 100 in armor, but if a level 16 player is driving it, it has an armor of 1600.. hmm

4371545

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 01:46 PM

And the only way to really test it is to clone yourself so Self One can shoot a Tank with Self Two in it.......

4371563

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 01:58 PM

The SAS jeep is not driveable for the Germans, thus it is blue on the minimap. Also, the Germans cannot see it if unoccupied, thus it is also blue on the minimap.

4371568

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 02:00 PM

Yes but he´s right, the ´locked´status is achieved by an invisible bot in the vehicle.

4371573

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 02:04 PM

So tanks are locked by the same mechanism?

Hence Dukat's assertion?

4371854

Re: M13/40 ..

June 5th, 2008 06:22 PM

you are too funny

the best of of course kill your enemy before he kill you

4375508

Re: M13/40 ..

June 8th, 2008 04:14 AM

So that is what i've been doing wrong all the time? do'h

But i guess now i have a perfect excuse whenever i lose a tank duel.. "He jumped out!"..