PPB -vs- Standard Shield (question)

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Replays are quite inaccurate on the graphics side.

It may be that you see the shield effect only when the shields get weakened. (This would be the shot after a generator is destroyed)

Replays inaccurate? That's certainly nice to know... )

[Suicide Junkie]

The only things that are guaranteed in replays are the movements of objects, and the death of objects.

[Fyron]

No, the replay is accurate. It is just the graphical displays of weapons hitting the ships that is innacurate (the shield effects, explosions, etc.; actual beams and such hitting and missing are IIRC accurate).

[Arkcon]

Yeah, I noticed in the latest patch, when Capital Ship Missiles hit a shielded ship, there is no shield animation, and the small exoplosion animation is drawn on the ship. Review of the ship intactical combat confirms that everything is working correctly -- sheilds have lost points, no damage to the hull -- it is just drawn wrong.

Oh well, the current patch fixes more things wrong with the game than these little animation bugs, so I guess it's OK.

[oleg]

AFAIK, there is no graphic effects in combat replay when seakers hit target, except the final destruction of course. Seakers just disappear in replay.

[Ed Kolis]

I've noticed that when direct fire and PD weapons hit shielded fighters, the small explosion animation plays when the shot doesn't destroy a fighter, but when one finally does get blown up, the shield animation plays... go figure

[Taera]

fighter's shields dont get sapped down or destroyed - untill Last kT of the fighter is destroyed its shield 'operate'.