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Operative 1171 Aajli
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.02.18 05:08:00 -
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I've been trying to get better about evasive maneuvering against rails. I fly low but focus on a flight path and altitude with enough room to hit the decrease thrust button and quickly drop down into a low or blocked area that breaks LoS while still keeping speed and then skim the ground and come up and fly quickly away to a safer part of the map.
I still have problems dipping and not gaining my altitude back before I hit the ground too hard and burn. This usually happens when The terrain is inclining again in the crater areas of the newer maps.
Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!
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Operative 1171 Aajli
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
1243
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Posted - 2014.02.18 05:33:00 -
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Ivy Zalinto wrote:Honestly the dropships were a little hard to get used to, but after a while I got used to the control scheme...of course first thing this did was when I went to play battlefield was roll my chopper in midair and kill me...I actually whimpered.
Now a word of advice...Somehow I find the regular dropships more survivable. It could be the level of assault dropship that I have but with a good gunner (my dedicated gunner death shade) I still score well even when playing about with the dropships. Of course, people may have seen me lately just landing on reds...dont judge me, its fun!
Militia DS are self correcting. They come back to a level position.
Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!
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Operative 1171 Aajli
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
1255
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Posted - 2014.02.18 19:21:00 -
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Ivy Zalinto wrote:Fraceska wrote:Part of the problem I think is the delay. I tap L1 for thrust and I tap left stick forward to put the nose down and generate forward moment. But for some reason there is a delay in moving forward. this is because its an inertia based craft. It has to build momentum and move the ship. Regular dropships are much heavier than the assault's and it is obvious when you get them ( first time in an assault dropship I hit the afterburner on takeoff expecting the same flight pattern. Smashed into the mcc not a second later. 300k gone XD) But yes, the ship is piloted by literally shifting the weight around.
I did a guide some time back HERE
But what you want to look for to help you steer is the direction of the thrusters. That will tell you what direction you are going in despite what you are doing with the controls or what direction the body is pointing. Later you will have a better sense of what the thrusters are doing by looking at the body.
Watch Yawing too much. That tends to turn your ship but doesn't apply much momentum so you swing around more instead of quickly changing to the direction you are actually trying to go. Use Roll then apply a little Yaw as needed to turn sharply. Yaw is better when you are moving slower or hovering. It can get you into trouble when going fast.
Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!
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