Galaxys

[Gobberlerra]

I haven't see this anywhere else so...
How does the loading and unloading of galaxys work? Is it by an opening and closing of cargo doors or just pressing a button? Either way, can you do it inflight (effectively parrashooting) and can you drop out in vehicles (car bombs!)

[BUGGER]

Kenetic dampers or what ever ya call it is your parachute and I'll find a a pic of a buggy loadin into a Galaxy. The only car bombs you get is if you drop too low to the ground (the dampers need time to work)

But I dunno if the pilot opens the back or if its opened by the passenger. Same with the paradrops.

Loading (http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/viewer.php?img_id=627)
Drops (http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/viewer.php?img_id=564) (the blue shieldy things are the dampers

[Gobberlerra]

Thanks, although by car bomb I simply meant dropping a car from a galaxy on someone (SPLAT!)

[TRscpd]

here is a buggy loading into the galaxy.


http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/viewer.php?img_id=627

aother thing they need car bombs or some bombs to drop on them that be fun :) or if someone dont mind diying

i hope i can sit in the cargo bay and throw grenades take that you VS bastards:p

i i want to know something what if you dont put a buggy or tank in the cargo bay can you put more men in there?? or what its big so

[Unknown]

You can't fire from inside a Galaxy unless you are in a gunner position, and even then you can only fire the gunner guns. Can't throw grenades from a Galaxy. As for firing while falling, I have no idea. Possibly, but probably not.

(My first post in over 2 weeks, computer was out of commision. Dang I feel like I'm missin out on alot of stuff!)

[TRscpd]

i mean if your in the cargo bay where buggy and tank go and the door is open cant you then?

[Unknown]

No. You can't get in the cargo bay with the buggy/tank unless you are in said buggy/tank. Even then, you won't be able to open the doors and fire out, the only time you'll open the doors mid-flight is to bail out, and as for my speculation on firing after bailing, see above post.

[TRscpd]

that would be hella gay i want to throw bombs off the ship :)

[Gobberlerra]

Can you bail out with a buggy/tank? If so if you land on something does it go SPLAAAT!! ?

[TRscpd]

yes and yes :)

[Unknown]

Yes, you can bail out with a vehicle, and no, you probably won't go splat. Vehicles also have inertia dampeners, that should work the same as the dampeners on infantry. The way they work, as I understand it, is: you must be at least at a certain height to give the inertia dampeners time to kick in, otherwise you will take some damage (go splat...sorta, probably not kill you though).

@TRscpd: Sorry to disappoint you, but no "bombs" at this time. Perhaps they will add bombers at some point later into the game.

*edit* Sorry, I misread your post. If you land on something then it might go splat, depending on what it is. If it's got more armor than you, it just might blow you up instead and survive the impact. Also, (again, as I understand it) if you hit a wall or other solid object (tree, rock, etc.) on your descent (as a vehicle anyways) then you will probably go boom, or at least take some damage.

[TRscpd]

he said if you land on something do you kill it and yes you do

[Gobberlerra]

Cool, thanks. I just thought that it would be fun (no matter how unlikly) to land on someone with a tank or something.

[mikkyT]

TR1: Mind that drop pod!
TR2: What drop pod?
...whoosh...
SPLAT
TR1: That drop pod.

[Lanizer]

I for one sure hope that you can open/close the cargo door , it would be fun teasing those people trying to get in :D

[Revulsion]

First thing I'm gonna do is jump out of a galaxy :D

[Manitou]

Its a lot of fun. Going airborne flat rocks... :D

[Lanizer]

yea I'm gonna try a kamikaze into the water like someone..

[Da10n1]

What would be really good is if you could open the doors of the Galaxy and then jump out, ala Halo. So you could shoot people as you flew past. Also, to board, you could get in the back (doors open obviously) and actually take a seat for the ride, or stand if you preffered. Sort of like the start in HalfLife: Opposing Forces. Look around the inside of the galaxy. be a whole lot more immersive IMHO.

[1024]

The galaxy is completley closed and when you're a passenger you cannot fire out or inside the ship. I think that the pilot has the option of ejecting all passengers/vehicles from the ship at any time, while the passengers can also eject anytime. Won't know for sure until the game comes out.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Well that scenario would suck.

"So, Sgt. Adams, my personal opinion on the new Prop 1330 is to vote 'no.' After all, an additional 200 scout towers per continent would give me the heeby jee...eeeeeeezus! The cargo bay is open, and I haven't even put my pants on!!!! :jawdrop:

Granted, soldiers chatting in a Galaxy without their pants on is even more disturbing... hmmmm.... Bad example.

[MilitantB0B]

Man, what I didn't realize is how big those galaxys are! :jawdrop:
My only concern is that, being so enourmous, they will be a huge target. If I have a soldier between my crosshairs and I see that thing come crawling across the top of my screen, I am putting away the chain gun and pulling out the rocket launcher. I may die but I just took down a whole squad with a couple of rockets :)