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Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.05.21 12:55:00 -
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Swarm Launchers still have strange pathfinding, which frustrates both vehicle drivers ("I'm behind a WALL!") and AVers ("No, he went THAT WAY!").
Here's what I see as the likely problem.
It seems that Swarms fly towards where the target used to be and then make sharp turns to follow it. Swarms should be course correcting much more frequently and trying to lead the target instead of following it. If they are intended to follow, they would have to fly a lot faster, which isn't a buff that I'm asking for.
I'm asking for a more realistic fire-and-forget flightpath that enables me to fire over the TOP of vehicles and arc down instead of flying sideways into dirt piles all the time.
This would mean that hiding under something actually works for vehicles and shooting over something actually works for AV. |
Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.05.22 17:54:00 -
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Still blazn wrote:Im sure your aware of this.. but shooting over stuff..isnt that hard.. Just aim straight up after lockon..
Now can we get to the heart the swarm issue.. its just not doing enough damage at 5 proficiency
I do this all the time. Unfortunately, the missiles turn sharply after a few meters.
Sometimes I can get them to go over obstacles, but they should really follow a more ballistic trajectory (like actual AV missiles).
As to damage...
Amen. Sing it, brother! |
Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.05.23 12:51:00 -
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Skihids wrote:It's lazy coding. The missiles don't begin to track the target until they arrive at the original lock-on location.
That means the target must put cover between himself and his original location rather than between himself and the SL operator in order to trick the swarm into hitting an obstacle rather than his vehicle.
If he was to the side of a hill and simply slipped behind it the swarm would arrive at his original location, locate him, make that ninety degree turn and strike.
On the other hand if he moved around to the opposite side, still in view of the launcher, he would block his original location with the hill and the swarm would suicide into the hill when it required his location.
This is a very good explanation of the silliness that is Swarm guidance. |
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