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desirableroasted · 09-13-11, 11:38 AM

They can stop on a dime. You can test this by throwing yourself in front of any neutral or friendly ship; you won't get hit.

An enemy merchant or capital ship, however, will continue on its dogged path. Straight on if they haven't seen you, or serpentine if they have. They won't change course to ram you, but if you are in front of them at the wrong time, they will split you in two.

Important: when you disrupt a convoy, and a lot of the ships are stopped, or dodging, don't bother trying to torpedo them. In the game's AI, they are still traveling their original paths and speeds. All of your solutions will be off by miles until the AI catches up with the havoc you have caused.

09-13-11, 11:38 AM	#3
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	They can stop on a dime. You can test this by throwing yourself in front of any neutral or friendly ship; you won't get hit. An enemy merchant or capital ship, however, will continue on its dogged path. Straight on if they haven't seen you, or serpentine if they have. They won't change course to ram you, but if you are in front of them at the wrong time, they will split you in two. Important: when you disrupt a convoy, and a lot of the ships are stopped, or dodging, don't bother trying to torpedo them. In the game's AI, they are still traveling their original paths and speeds. All of your solutions will be off by miles until the AI catches up with the havoc you have caused. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."