Jahled Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 yeah...really wierd! My Eclipse-class Star Destroyer model likes to dance during tactical battles. I've got sensible ship-values which include a maneuverability of 1, but during the tactical battle it seems to over-excite itself and start rotating. Anyone else had a similar experiance? http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 All I can do is offer you a 'no', but I did not test the Eclipse thoroughly and am now using the Sovereign. Sounds like a problem with the AI routine that prevents collisions or something. When does the maneuvering problem occur? It's all hopeless but otherwise not very dramatic. - Helme Haffax Englishman: "What do you think of Modern Civilization?"Mahatma Gandhi: "That would be a good idea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 ...as far as I can remember sat here at work...when the battle is under way with the Imperial fleet closing in to smash the rebel ships. So your theory about trying to avoid other ships may be right, simply due to the sheer size of the model, it starts performing sudden half turns as the Imperial fleet rounds on the enemy ships...emm... I guess I could use the Sovereign model instead if you reckon it's more stable... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Err, no, I don't know. I did not test that one extensively either. There are some odd half-turns when you assign the majority of guns to the flanks of very lond ships (like the SSD) when they switch targets and cannot turn because of the poximity of other ships. Is most of the firepower in the bow of your Eclipse? It's all hopeless but otherwise not very dramatic. - Helme Haffax Englishman: "What do you think of Modern Civilization?"Mahatma Gandhi: "That would be a good idea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Eeek!.....gosh, the same shit's happening with the Sovereign-Model! Firepower about 600 on forward guns, 400 on the sides; (sorry, never served at sea)! http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Definetely weird.Some strange things happen when the battlefield (erm, -cube) is really crowded and suddenly all ships start to freak out because of one command. Happened to me once with 40+ Star Destroyers on screen. One ship tries to get from A to B, but runs the complete other way around (over Z ).How big were the fleets? And were other custom models present? Otherwise it really sounds like a problem with the pathfinding routine and ship dimension. Maybe PM Mask about this one, seems he doesn't look into this thread. It's all hopeless but otherwise not very dramatic. - Helme Haffax Englishman: "What do you think of Modern Civilization?"Mahatma Gandhi: "That would be a good idea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 That's forward, port and starbord, ensign Btw, I didn't serve in the military. I took the civilian alternative and ruined my neck there I read this earlier, but I had no clue. I remember this happening a few years earlier on one of my games with ships that had overblown gun-stats like this, so it shouldn't relate to the models. Dunno what you can do about it, except reducing your gun stats a bit and building fleets with a lesser number of the really big ships. But I can imagine that the engine will be in trouble, if it tries to keep up with the space all those models will take in the tac-cube. Maybe the needed space is the one described by the box around the model, that would at least be far more easier to compute than all the little curves and edges of a model. http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 It was the Imperial Fourth fleet, with Commander Jahled himself in the hot seat! And to answer your question, it's big! Top of my head: Twelve ISD IITwo ISD IEight Corellion GunboatsFive LancersTwelve CC-9600 FrigatesAn IndicatorA super Star DestroyerA soveriegn Star DestroyerTen Victory Star Destroyers eh....so I think we may have hit this one on the head. I'll be more gentle with the rebels from now on....NOT! http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntimelyDemise Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Show no mercy to the rebel rabble...hey, that sounds funny! Rebel Rabble! ~~Untimely breaks into song~~ Rebel Rabble, oh Rebel Rabble...Double Babble and Dibble Dabble...Laser blasts and Rebs in Casts...Pound 'em into Rebel Rubble... This cookie trooper's gotta dance!!!http://barnicnat.topcities.com/dance.html Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.--Napoleon Bonaparte I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.--Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman Support the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 UntimelyDemise is insane....UntimelyDemise is insane....UntimelyDemise is insane....UntimelyDemise is insane.... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisMiggell Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Quite possibly, but, we must ask the question...is that such a bad thing? Elvismiggell. Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can ever imagine... Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 A very wise man once said that the difference between genius and maniac is defined by success. What the heck is success?!? It's all hopeless but otherwise not very dramatic. - Helme Haffax Englishman: "What do you think of Modern Civilization?"Mahatma Gandhi: "That would be a good idea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted February 9, 2003 Author Share Posted February 9, 2003 Cool...what Bob Dylan tune... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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