A few things for vehicles
Posted: 2006-12-27 07:20
First of all.....I know the developers already are waiting to release V 0.5 instead, and that's awesome!! Just a few notes for the future I though you'd like to know. I'm not sure if this has been discussed - didn't see it anywhere else or I wouldn't post this.
It occurred to me today as I was practicing on a empty server that the impact from a pistol bullet will actually move a Humvee, Tank and APC (I'm sure other vehicles as well). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I highly doubt a pistol is going to move an entire vehicle, especially a tank. The reaction time of bullet impact and vehicle movement is also about 0.5 seconds. If possible, that should be corrected (if you even want to have that effect in the game). Also, when vehicles are destroyed and on fire, I find I am not hurt at all by standing right in the middle of the fire.....hopefully there is a way to rework that.
Humvees I find (and other vehicles as well) have a very low tolerance for water, it seems they don't like to be in water any deeper two feet or so. Why would these be equipped with a snorkel system if they are only allowed to go in water two feet deep?? A stock H1 can forge 30 inches of water, I know a military grade Humvee can do better. They also need a better gearing system. I know someone discussed this with tanks and APC's, but Humvees should be allowed to navigate through much rougher terrain.
Effects: these seem too minor for real life situations. Dust from a vehicle driving on a sandy dirt road would stay in the atmosphere much longer than in this game. There would also be more volume of dust in the air than is shown. Same goes for helicopters as they land/hover over land and water (even the Little Bird). Vehicles going through water would definitely create more splash and a larger wake than in the game at this time. For a Humvee, the water (if allowed to be in deeper water) should be moving slightly over the hood.
I still say that the vehicles (at least Humvees) have their windows rolled up, or at least for the driver. Also, instead of having the troops sit in the very back, why not make room in those 3 extra seats??
Helicopters - I know there has been a huge and somewhat heated discussion for the Spec Ops class. Well this relates to all classes. How bout instead of making a helicopter (no matter what kind) actually land, why not have rope stream down from those in the passenger position? Would allow for a quicker drop of troops and a safer passage for a helicopter. This could be deployed by the pilot/copilot. Speaking of which, it would be quite nice to have a copilot required to fly any helicopter (the copilot's role could be for navigation/lights/notification of altitude/hostile threats/spotting/ropes as discussed before....etc...).
Lights - I'm not sure if night maps will ever come back, but it would be nice (even for maps in dusk type of lightning) if headlights would be an option for vehicles (as well as instrument lights just for an effect). I know that is probably a lot of work, but just an idea.
So just a start for now, before getting any more detailed I want to see what others think of these ideas.
It occurred to me today as I was practicing on a empty server that the impact from a pistol bullet will actually move a Humvee, Tank and APC (I'm sure other vehicles as well). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I highly doubt a pistol is going to move an entire vehicle, especially a tank. The reaction time of bullet impact and vehicle movement is also about 0.5 seconds. If possible, that should be corrected (if you even want to have that effect in the game). Also, when vehicles are destroyed and on fire, I find I am not hurt at all by standing right in the middle of the fire.....hopefully there is a way to rework that.
Humvees I find (and other vehicles as well) have a very low tolerance for water, it seems they don't like to be in water any deeper two feet or so. Why would these be equipped with a snorkel system if they are only allowed to go in water two feet deep?? A stock H1 can forge 30 inches of water, I know a military grade Humvee can do better. They also need a better gearing system. I know someone discussed this with tanks and APC's, but Humvees should be allowed to navigate through much rougher terrain.
Effects: these seem too minor for real life situations. Dust from a vehicle driving on a sandy dirt road would stay in the atmosphere much longer than in this game. There would also be more volume of dust in the air than is shown. Same goes for helicopters as they land/hover over land and water (even the Little Bird). Vehicles going through water would definitely create more splash and a larger wake than in the game at this time. For a Humvee, the water (if allowed to be in deeper water) should be moving slightly over the hood.
I still say that the vehicles (at least Humvees) have their windows rolled up, or at least for the driver. Also, instead of having the troops sit in the very back, why not make room in those 3 extra seats??
Helicopters - I know there has been a huge and somewhat heated discussion for the Spec Ops class. Well this relates to all classes. How bout instead of making a helicopter (no matter what kind) actually land, why not have rope stream down from those in the passenger position? Would allow for a quicker drop of troops and a safer passage for a helicopter. This could be deployed by the pilot/copilot. Speaking of which, it would be quite nice to have a copilot required to fly any helicopter (the copilot's role could be for navigation/lights/notification of altitude/hostile threats/spotting/ropes as discussed before....etc...).
Lights - I'm not sure if night maps will ever come back, but it would be nice (even for maps in dusk type of lightning) if headlights would be an option for vehicles (as well as instrument lights just for an effect). I know that is probably a lot of work, but just an idea.
So just a start for now, before getting any more detailed I want to see what others think of these ideas.
