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jasondef · 03-30-06, 05:04 AM

I saw a thread on this a couple of months ago.

The experts said that if you go a certain distance from a crippled ship (debated to be anywhere from 14km-25km and more) the ship will disappear on you, simulating being repaired or towed away with a tug, as unrealistic as that may be.

Also, they said a ship you cripple but go a short distance away out of eye-shot range and don't witness it actually going under, you very often won't get credit for. Like if you cripple it, but it doesn't go down, then the waves finish her off for you while you can't see it, that is one of those occasions you won't get credit for it.

Kind of sucky its modeled that way, but that's the way the game is made apparently.

03-30-06, 05:04 AM	#3
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I saw a thread on this a couple of months ago. The experts said that if you go a certain distance from a crippled ship (debated to be anywhere from 14km-25km and more) the ship will disappear on you, simulating being repaired or towed away with a tug, as unrealistic as that may be. Also, they said a ship you cripple but go a short distance away out of eye-shot range and don't witness it actually going under, you very often won't get credit for. Like if you cripple it, but it doesn't go down, then the waves finish her off for you while you can't see it, that is one of those occasions you won't get credit for it. Kind of sucky its modeled that way, but that's the way the game is made apparently. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones