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While experimenting with guided weapons, I created a missile that could track a cloaked ship. The way it works is that the missile travels a short distance, submunitions into one copy of itself, travels a short distance again, and submunitions again... Thirty five times. Each time it submunitions, the submunition was supposed to "fire towards nearest ship." While watching this weapon in action, I noticed that, even cloaked, and with perfect jamming, I couldn't shake these missiles off of me.
Normally, a guided weapon will lose its lock on you when you cloak. However, because the submunition is fired at the target, each submunition has its course adjusted, by Nova itself, to follow the target. I had expected that the weapon would constantly switch targets, so that if another ship got in the way, it would be targeted instead.
When this weapon was fired at my test pilot, I tried to lead it into other targets. What I saw was that the weapon stayed on me, in spite of nearer targets, perfect jamming to its guidance vulnerabilities, and a cloaking device.
So, instead of having an indiscriminate weapon that always sought out the nearest target, I had a cloak-hunting, unjammable missile. I should note that I wasn't cloaked when they started firing at me. However, cloaking only prevented more missiles from being fired, but didn't stop the ones already on my tail.
(Edit) March 6th, 2005 Link added to the sample plug-in on the add-ons page.
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This post has been edited by Eugene Chin : 06 March 2005 - 11:55 PM
Not bad, Eugene, not bad...
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Originally posted by Aprosenf: **It's not a bug, it's a feature:).
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An unlisted feature.
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Cool!
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Hmm... I'll have to take advantage of this somehow in a plugin... but i bet ASW will remove this "feture" with a new update right after i finish the plug or somthing ... <_<
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Originally posted by Reo: **Hmm... I'll have to take advantage of this somehow in a plugin... but i bet ASW will remove this "feture" with a new update right after i finish the plug or somthing ...<_<
Most unlikely , Ambrosia wants to release as little updates as possible so there might not even be a 1.0.7 , also its an engine thing and these are not easy to change without breaking tons of other stuff. So you can go ahead and take advantage of it.
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Originally posted by Entarus: **Most unlikely , Ambrosia wants to release as little updates as possible so there might not even be a 1.0.7 , also its an engine thing and these are not easy to change without breaking tons of other stuff. So you can go ahead and take advantage of it.:)
That was your 666th post! it was supposed to be evil!
Anyway, cool idea, Eugene.
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Originally posted by Krypt-tokh6: **An unlisted feature.
A special bonus feature, free on DVD today...
Nice workaround Eugine, I like it. It could have some pretty nice practical uses.
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Originally posted by Azdara: **A special bonus feature, free on DVD today...:)
Could?
The instant I finished reading his method, I thought, "cool! A missile that homes on even cloaked ships! Have to be some special mission weapon only you get, though..."
And, of course, in the traditional form for me, that was all in about half a second.
Amazing how some people come up with crazy ideas that work. Like putting about a dozen poisonous substances in something that was supposed to be an Indian ritual, and putting nicotine in to make you hooked so you buy more...shudders
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(This message has been edited by orcaloverbri9 (edited 10-25-2003).)
I might well make use of this... it would certainly make an interesting surprise for the player if I fitted some special ships with one of these weapons and they suddenly found their l33t cloaked ship getting pounded on.
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Oh, man, have I got a use for this... and those of you who saw "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" know exactly what I'm talking about...
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Originally posted by UncleTwitchy: **Oh, man, have I got a use for this... and those of you who saw "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" know exactly what I'm talking about...
That makes sense...
There's a VI? Do you mean IV?
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Yes, there are definitely more than 4 trek movies.
Originally posted by Mazca: **< google searches "List Of Star Trek Movies", clicks on first link>
Although IMHO, there are only 4 good Star Trek Movies (II, IV, VI, IX). Star Trek: TMP for the most part sucked except for the spacedock sequence, and Star Trek: V just sucked overall. The others are good (First Contact almost makes the good list), but I wouldn't watch them as often as the others. Lots of people didn't like Insurrection, but I did, because it really kept more with the spirit of TNG (which, of course, is the era it's set in) than the others.
UncleTwitchy, I can't wait to see this used!
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(This message has been edited by what_is_the_matrix (edited 10-25-2003).)
Yeah, I'd come up with that kind of guided weapon a while ago, but didn't realize it would track cloaked ships. One thing to keep in mind - it will always instantly turn directly toward the target, giving it infinite turning speed; it can make a 180° turn if you pass by it in the blink of an eye. It won't curve around like ordinary guided weapons.
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Originally posted by orcaloverbri9: **Amazing how some people come up with crazy ideas that work. Like putting about a dozen poisonous substances in something that was supposed to be an Indian ritual, and putting nicotine in to make you hooked so you buy more...shudders
I think you've been smoking something a little less conventional than tobacco, my friend.
You forgot one: Star Trek Vs Predator...
/meaningless jab at hollywood
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Originally posted by Azdara: You forgot one: Star Trek Vs Predator...
Okay, I was bored.
Originally posted by Mazca: **
You forgot the Predator's triangle targeting thing. You also forgot to include Arnold, the Governator.
That's awesome. We should get you bored more often.