Next Upgrade/patch

[capnq]

If you have a direct fire weapon and it is in range of the planet (99%) but the whole planet is not in the view box, the guns fire but have NO effect. (no sound either, they all just instantly show as fired)

This is a well known artifact of the damage system. You don't get the explosion until something on the planet accumulates enough damage to be destroyed. When something does blow, the total accumulated damage will display*, rather than the damage from the Last shot.

[Edit] Oops, I misread what you were describing. Any shot that "lands" offscreen has no sound effect; neither does a shot that's launched from offscreen. I think they still record the damage against the target, though.

*(This is assuming you're running the game at 1024x768; the range and damage indicators don't display in 800x600.)

[ January 10, 2003, 22:38: Message edited by: capnq ]

[couslee]

Correct, I am talking about shots that land off screen. They do NO damage. I checked this out, by looking at the population of a planet that had previously had it's facilities destroyed. There were no WP in place, the only targets were population. Upon firing 4 depleted uranium cannon IVs at 99% accuracy and half the planet not in the view, no reduction in population was done. upon firing the next volly from another duplicate ship but with the full planet in view, damage was calculated correctly.
This paticular planet was "small" but as you know the planet uses a certain size box. Say your attacking from the south side. If the north row of the planet box is not in the view, the volley will fail. Even tho it "looks" like the planet is in view.

[mottlee]

OK So where is it??? not in D/L section at Srapnel

[Ed Kolis]

...where is WHAT?

[Suicide Junkie]

Beta Patches generally are not available for public download...

[mottlee]

Next patch

Was only a Beta???!!!!!

[ January 10, 2003, 23:22: Message edited by: mottlee ]

[Slick]

Originally posted by mottlee:
Next patch

Was only a Beta???!!!!!

Yes, until the Beta testers find/report all the bugs and it is officially released to the masses.