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Mikedanad
2003-01-22, 07:25 PM
If a Vanu MAX has jumpjets..Could it possibly land on an air vehicle? Such as a skeeter or a galaxy? If so would it just clip right through (Please god no!) or slide off as the galaxy moves, I dont mean gradual sliding I mean like staying in the same X & Y coordinates while the vehicle moved beneath it. But IF IT COULD STICK could it just aim down and blast away at the roof? Please answer.

Navaron
2003-01-22, 07:27 PM
It can't fly, it just has little boosters that hop it up a little. Nothing special. I have to say that it probably would really dick up whatever vehicle it hit. If it didnt destroy the max and vehicle, you'd probably get physics like in BF1942.

Lexington_Steele
2003-01-22, 07:33 PM
That is a very good question. Could extra MAXs sit on top of a galaxy during transport?

I can picture it now, a whole platoon of MAXs riding into battle on top of mosquitos.

Camping Carl
2003-01-22, 07:36 PM
This has been a question that's been floating around here for a while, might be a good question for the upcoming irc dev chat.

Vash
2003-01-22, 07:44 PM
That'd be cool if you could get half a dozen MAXes to ride on top of a Galaxy, then have em jump off over the enemy base. It'd sure be an impressive sight to see all that heavy armor raining from the sky :cool:

Mikedanad
2003-01-22, 07:58 PM
testing sig..

Warborn
2003-01-22, 08:11 PM
Doubtful, specifically because it'd be a major advantage for the Vanu if their MAX's could all jump up on Galaxies. It circumvents the transportation maximum of two (I think) MAX units per Galaxy.

Mikedanad
2003-01-22, 08:33 PM
For that matter, why cant ANYONE just jump (if no jumping, fall from a higher elevation) and land on the roof of a vehicle?

Hamma
2003-01-22, 08:37 PM
This question has indeed been floating around a lot as of late - and to be honest we do not have a solid answer :(

ABRAXAAS
2003-01-22, 08:51 PM
If both people and vehicles have accurate quality collison detection it would only make sence that a person would have the same quality of CD as a Galaxy im sure you could land on it but staying there would be extremely difficult .As with most games ever made including those like BF1942 your able to stand on moving vehicles in a limeted fashion,and seeing that the gaming industry seems to follow certain standards etc ,Im 80% positive you could stand on top of a galaxy ,but when it takes off or is moving you would do that shimmy shake right off :D

Sputty
2003-01-22, 08:57 PM
TR could atch on maybe. Heh, since it fires grenades that galaxy becomes one mean tank buster.

Toimu
2003-01-22, 10:10 PM
Originally posted by Sputty
TR could atch on maybe. Heh, since it fires grenades that galaxy becomes one mean tank buster. That would kick! But I think it will be like T2 or BF1942.

Warborn
2003-01-22, 10:29 PM
It'll be like BF1942 for sure. No Galaxy riding. And no, the TR MAX wouldn't really make a difference. It's not like there are actual spikes that stick into whatever. It just locks your movement controls, accelerates your weapon's rate of fire, and limits your turning radius. You're still just as vulnerable to sliding off a Galaxy as you would be if you were any other MAX.

Tobias
2003-01-22, 11:09 PM
Im not sure this helps, but we do know that people and vehciles do damage one another when they colide, as well there was a post ages ago about DFA and it was said that it was not possiable, with the exception of a MAX hitting you. So we might assume a MAX landing on a vehicle like a plane would do some damage, but not blow it up, but it might hurt the max if it does not land strait on it but like at an angle. I dont think a MAX could stay on a vehicle though, maybe a TR with clamp on a Galaxy, but thats also iffy me thinks.

Zhor_Prime
2003-01-22, 11:46 PM
so if the TR MAX can't actually lock its position (by way of holding onto the ground), then what makes it so that i can't get behind one in a basilisk and push it slowly/quickly (whatever i can do) along with it being my shield/turret

edit: second thought was scrambled

Tobias
2003-01-23, 12:06 AM
well ah, your on a quad, and ah, you hit a max and your in a world of pain if your going at any speed at all....

Supafun
2003-01-23, 10:29 AM
HA that would be awsome if u could get a vanguard to stick onto a galaxy...:ncrocks:

thegame109
2003-01-23, 11:15 AM
I think it's REALLY doubtful guys i mean this is'nt transformers lol.

Zhor_Prime
2003-01-23, 11:44 AM
tobias, i mean if i scoot right up behind him and not hit him moving quickly. more of a stop and then accelerate slowly with him on my front bumper. imagine yourself trying to push a car with your bare hands, you wouldn't run into the back of it (though that would be funny to watch), you would start pushing once you were right behind it.

Mikedanad
2003-01-23, 03:16 PM
1. I don't see how people can make the slightest connection between bf1942 and this game...you cant compare. I love bf1942 but the only thing in common w/ PS is that they are both FPS's. And T2, thats a little closer. It just seems that, would they sacrifice realism for people not to do this?

2. If a galaxy can already carry 2 max's and 10 people...Im sure 10 people weighs more than 1 max. They could have 2 maxes inside and 1 on roof.. What if galaxy was moving slowly over a larege body of water with a max on roof..could the max slowly walk to stay on top? I think so!

3. Even if it were damaged, the galaxy could have the max land on roof before takeoff..And then an engineer repairs all damage done, thus full health for galaxy and 3 maxes on board?

Possible....

Tobias
2003-01-23, 03:23 PM
1) The Vanu Max is better then all the other MAX's, and yes, its Jump Jets help it be better.

2) Do you have any idea how fast a MAX can run? alot faster then you can push it.

3) The TR max has a goat fetish anyway, who wants to use that?

Zhor_Prime
2003-01-23, 05:11 PM
but, it can't fire both weapons while moving (TR MAX)

MooKoo
2003-01-23, 05:36 PM
y is the vanu MAX better?

quiet
2003-01-23, 06:05 PM
Originally posted by Tobias
3) The TR max has a goat fetish anyway, who wants to use that?

:huh:

SandTrout
2003-01-23, 09:37 PM
Well, we do know that a lake can land on top of a mosquitoe... :D

Mikedanad
2003-01-24, 03:33 PM
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