Roads

sep · Post by **sep** » 2007-08-05 19:51

I am not sure how possible this is (although I do know there are map entities that can slow down ground vehicles, I'm not sure how you can boost their speed)

I would, both for realism and gameplay's sake, like to see ground vehicles travel faster when they are on roads. Such a difference would obviously affect some vehicles more than others in real life, yet again I'm not sure if/how in depth such a feature could be implemented. If it hasn't been looked in to, I'd say it's definitely worth doing so.

It would add a whole new dimension of gameplay (teams would want to hold control of roads), be more realistic, and allow players to get into the action quicker.

Xander[nl] · Post by **Xander[nl]** » 2007-08-05 20:13

It's not hardcoded (I quess) since light vehicles slow down [very] much when they drive trough low water. Like on Zatar.

It would be very nice to see imo.

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2007-08-05 20:13

Agreed

pasfreak · Post by **pasfreak** » 2007-08-06 00:05

yeah yeah...

im an experienced cyclist, and i know MORE than most that jumping onto a road gives you insta speed. when you hop back onto almost any other surface, other than rock, you slow wayy down. especially things like sand, mud, grass, and water. even dirt trails are slower.

and MAKE THE HUMVEE FASTER
IRL those things have a TS of like 80 mph.

Dirtboy · Post by **Dirtboy** » 2007-08-06 02:34

pasfreak wrote:
and MAKE THE HUMVEE FASTER
IRL those things have a TS of like 80 mph.

The top speed for an up-armored Humvee is 62 mph going down a hill and with the wind towards your back!

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-08-06 02:44

Dirtboy wrote:The top speed for an up-armored Humvee is 62 mph going down a hill and with the wind towards your back!

The ones we have now aren't technically "up-armored"

More like "Lets strip off any and all kinds of armor so it looks cooler and more appealing"

Expendable Grunt · Post by **Expendable Grunt** » 2007-08-06 03:17

Agree with OP.

sep · Post by **sep** » 2007-08-06 15:15

I want to know if it's possible to implement.

Can we talk less about hummers please?

DarkTalon · Post by **DarkTalon** » 2007-08-06 20:49

ArmA did a pretty good job with this, most of the fights would occur near roads because of this.
/sign

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2007-08-06 23:07

ArmA is ugly

Guerra norte · Post by **Guerra norte** » 2007-08-06 23:22

I agree, if possible it would make roads more tactically valuable.

DarkTalon wrote:ArmA did a pretty good job with this, most of the fights would occur near roads because of this.
/sign

ArmA didn't really do anything, it's the same code from Operation Flashpoint.

Waaah_Wah wrote:ArmA is ugly

You're an idiot.

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2007-08-07 00:35

Eh.. You HAVE to be an idiot to say that ArmA is pretty... The graphics are right out NASTY

The Great Danton · Post by **The Great Danton** » 2007-08-07 00:38

I agree that this should be changed, but the ridiculous damage done to vehicles when off-roading is more than enough to provide an incentive to drive on roads.

Guerra norte · Post by **Guerra norte** » 2007-08-07 00:48

Waaah_Wah wrote:Eh.. You HAVE to be an idiot to say that ArmA is pretty... The graphics are right out NASTY

If you think my reason for calling you an idiot is because of your opinion versus my opinion about ArmA graphics, it'll only validate my statement even further.

Think again.

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2007-08-07 01:07

Well if there are surfaces that make transit slower then could you not just make them even slower?

I think the speeds of the off roaders are pretty reasonable at the moment so I wouldn't want that changed. I wouldn't of thought you'd be wanting to do a full 60ish with people riding on the back.

Soulis6 · Post by **Soulis6** » 2007-08-07 01:31

Probably not Ghost but its hilarious to cap the driver in the back of the head while he speeds away from you. Its also fun to launch a light AT right into that open back (try this at home kids!).

Pretty sure they would have to redo the entire model to make it closed though. Probably not worth the time.

Expendable Grunt · Post by **Expendable Grunt** » 2007-08-07 03:04

It's on the list of stuff to do AFAIK.

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2007-08-07 14:57

Guerra norte wrote:If you think my reason for calling you an idiot is because of your opinion versus my opinion about ArmA graphics, it'll only validate my statement even further.

Think again.

I think that you call me an idiot because your an idiot. And probably an American...

eddie · Post by **eddie** » 2007-08-07 15:02

Games are about gameplay, not graphics.