A video about the Apache that might prove useful

Ryan3215 · Post by **Ryan3215** » 2007-10-21 04:47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOIsDJsH ... ed&search=[/youtube]

In this video you see the 3 main armaments of the AH-64 "apache". The 30mm machine gun, the hydra rockets, and the ATGMs. Notice in this video the sounds of the weapons and the rate of fire. In-game the 30mm sounds more like a machine gun than a cannon. The rate of fire is also unrealistic. The 30mm in game should be slowed down, given larger splash damage, and a more realistic sound. The hydra rockets also sound different and I'm sure the rate of fire is fine for now. The ATGMs are my main concern. When firing you see in this video that a "lock box" appears that the missile has found a target and is ready to fire. Also the camera doesnt follow the missile. In reality the missile locks on and hits. So many times have i seen people fire right as they see the target, this creates frustration for the target who has just been eliminated. If the Apache would have to spend a few seconds locking a target it would give the vehivcle a chance to either evade, fire back, or escape (leaving the vehicle and running). These would make the game so much better and much more enjoiable. I hope you like the video.
=SS= Ryan3215

Alex.M.Cail · Post by **Alex.M.Cail** » 2007-10-21 04:52

Cool an hopefully they get to refine it all

PlatinumA1 · Post by **PlatinumA1** » 2007-10-21 05:18

LOL

I can't remember who but some DEV said "We can't just pull assets out of our a$$"
dont you think they would if they could? Its not easy coding and stuff

BF2 wont really allow that option of the locking on system , unless you have that lockon system you have for the A-10 ...

Idk about the Rate of fire of the cannon and the Sound but I'm sure they, DEV's, are working on that..

p.s. this goes in feedback thread or w/e

Desertfox · Post by **Desertfox** » 2007-10-21 06:31

Sounds from youtube videos are just unuseable as Jaymz can tell you, youtube just kills sounds.

pasfreak · Post by **pasfreak** » 2007-10-21 07:03

i thought this was posted earlier

HughJass · Post by **HughJass** » 2007-10-21 07:09

the only thing that scares me as insurgent is the vroooooom of that a 10.....brrrrrr

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-10-21 07:36

In OPK mos thier choppers have lock on missiles and they work VERY WELL. If anything they work to well.

=Romagnolo= · Post by **=Romagnolo=** » 2007-10-21 18:24

nice vid and good observations. Did you play PR yesterday on a Brazilian server ?

Ryan3215 · Post by **Ryan3215** » 2007-10-21 18:37

yes I did, I was in your squad for a couple rounds.

G.Drew · Post by **G.Drew** » 2007-10-21 18:50

nice find, but i have to agree with Desertfox

=Romagnolo= · Post by **=Romagnolo=** » 2007-10-21 18:55

Ryan3215 wrote:yes I did, I was in your squad for a couple rounds.

\o/

Ragni<RangersPL> · Post by **Ragni<RangersPL>** » 2007-10-21 19:02

Another Apache video. You can hear rate of fire (30 mm cannon).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=douutg4NPag

...Yes, I know. Youtube sound sucks.

Kyle0wnz · Post by **Kyle0wnz** » 2007-10-21 19:40

Yeah, That would make it more fun and cool

~Kyle

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-10-21 23:58

HughJass wrote:the only thing that scares me as insurgent is the vroooooom of that a 10.....brrrrrr

During the 1st Gulf War I had some POW Iraqi's who would litterly cower in fear when an A-10 came by. They called it the "Devil's Cross." I found one that spoke pretty good english and asked him why, he told me "F-16 come, drop bomb, go away. F-18, drop bomb and goes away. A-10 drops bomb, comes back, shoots rocket, comes back, shooted gun, comes back until nobody left alive."

I still think the A-10 cannon was the inspiration for the sound of the tripods in War of the Worlds.

Post by **Masaq** » 2007-10-22 16:13

Isn't that about the third or fourth time you've posted that story, Cow?

Sabre_tooth_tigger · Post by **Sabre_tooth_tigger** » 2007-10-22 18:46

That was a longer version, thanks

Post by **Mongolian_dude** » 2007-10-22 19:01

It seems the sound of the 30mm is similar to that of the M2 50cal. perhaps a little tweaking of that sound and bingo.

...mongol...

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » 2007-10-22 19:04

Liquid_Cow wrote:During the 1st Gulf War I had some POW Iraqi's who would litterly cower in fear when an A-10 came by. They called it the "Devil's Cross."

sounds like those POW's read Tom Clansey's "Red storm Rising"

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-10-23 00:22

[R-MOD]Thunder wrote:sounds like those POW's read Tom Clansey's "Red storm Rising"

Except they experienced it for real. Of course, so did some Marines and a few Brits too, by the end of the war everyone with vehicles cringed when an A-10 was in the neighborhood.