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Great Idea - Immunity - 07-08-2008
What would be "cool" is a tractor beam that could drag small ships.
Something like a gun that would shoot a small projectile like the size a asteroid, and trap the ship inside of it?
Just an Idea that might happen someday.
Thou there might be a need of a physics engine.
As for the use I mean like for police tring to capture human players or something.
Great Idea - 13CentKiller - 07-08-2008
' Wrote:Thou there might be a need of a physics engine.
Good luck with that:P
I don't think this is possible for Freelancer
Great Idea - Marburg - 07-08-2008
It is a good idea, but I think 13 is right...if it could be done, it probably would have been done by now.
Ah well.
Last December, I RP'ed a tow-cable. There was no visual to go with it, but I got the point across pretty well.
We just gotta work w/ what we've got.:cool:
Great Idea - Immunity - 07-08-2008
Yeah I know. Good Idea, and all.
The only way I see it withought a physics engine is something like a instant teleporter that keeps the player within X amount of distance.
Great Idea - Turkish - 07-08-2008
It might be possible utilising the current tractor beam and some edits, maybe some hook work. I doubt it though.
Great Idea - Marburg - 07-08-2008
' Wrote:Yeah I know. Good Idea, and all.Or privately asking the one being towed to fly very close behind your thruster trail till you get to where you're going.:)
The only way I see it withought a physics engine is something like a instant teleporter that keeps the player within X amount of distance.
Great Idea - Jinx - 07-08-2008
the easiest way to drag a target is to get into formation. - not a perfect way - but at least the other ship follows automaticly. of course you don t see a cable or a beam then - and you cannot drag someone that doesn t want to be dragged.
but a lot of RP is left to imagination and to how the other players roleplay "with" you. ( cloaking of ships, jumping out of a system not using a jumphole, defense measures such as planetary missiles, planetary bombardements etc. etc. )
Great Idea - Rmlavine - 07-09-2008
' Wrote:It might be possible utilising the current tractor beam and some edits, maybe some hook work. I doubt it though.
The current tractor beam doesn't actually _drag_ anything. You'll notice that anything you're tractoring doesn't physically move; it actually disappears after a few seconds of being hit (but remaining immobile).
Great Idea - Horon - 07-09-2008
Ok, so you engage the beam, fly 50k to your destination, turn off the beam, and the target warps to you.....PERFECT! Who's gonna do the coding? :unsure: