0015800: [1.041] Spy Probes still very difficult to shoot down - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0015800	The Last Federation	Gameplay Issue		Sep 18, 2014 10:22 am	Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm

Reporter	giftgruen	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Severity	minor
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	1.039-1.040 Eat Hot Lead!
Fixed in Version	1.700 (Spied, Probed, And Proven)

Summary	0015800: [1.041] Spy Probes still very difficult to shoot down
Description	So I saw the threads 15068/9, but I thought the problem would perhaps get more attention if I opened a new thread (also, I don't know your necro policy). Shooting down the Evucks' mobile spy probes is still very tedious. It is in fact only possible either via sheer luck with the minigun (the spy probe flying in your direction) or with a lot of shots with the gravity lance (because of its insta-hits). Still, you can't stay within firing range of the gravity lance for long even with max maneuverability. Perhaps this is part of a larger balance issue that there are ships that travel faster than your fastest shots. I know this has to do with the flagship being able to dodge most shots, and not giving the player something the AI can't have. But I think I got an idea or two to get rid of this dilemma: Firstly: Add the speed of the ship firing it to the shot's speed. Depending on whether shots "expire" after a certain time or a certain distance, that has different effects, but it should help. As a downside, this could very well be very time-consuming to change, as you would have to change the auto-aiming code to include the ship's speed vector. As an added bonus, however, this would make shot behavior more realistic. My second idea revolves around the ship's energy blips: Make player shots travel faster depending on the ship's current maneuverability. So you are able to shoot down the spy probes with a lot of fast minigun shots while still being able to give pursuit on max maneuverability, but each individual shot is quite weak (as are your shields). While for this the aiming code still would have to be rewritten, it would not need to adapt dynamically to ship speed and direction, but merely to a variable that is fixed at the beginning of every turn.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Sep 18, 2014 10:22 am	giftgruen	New Issue
Sep 18, 2014 10:23 am	giftgruen	Summary	[1.041] Spy Probes still overly tedious to shoot down => [1.041] Spy Probes still very difficult to shoot down
Sep 18, 2014 10:24 am	giftgruen	Relationship added	has duplicate 0015068
Sep 18, 2014 10:24 am	giftgruen	Relationship added	has duplicate 0015069
Sep 29, 2014 12:29 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark
Sep 29, 2014 12:29 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	new => assigned
Sep 29, 2014 12:38 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Relationship added	related to 0015856
Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Internal Weight	=> New
Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0039700
Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	assigned => resolved
Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Fixed in Version	=> 1.700 (Spied, Probed, And Proven)
Nov 4, 2014 2:14 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => fixed