[Coding] Improved Anti Tank

[[R-DEV]Drav]

I know, but PR doesnt use laser target objects embedded in the vehicles any more. As you explained above the laser designators would be useless, as all the vehicles would be marked already. This is why armour has no warning tone any more when you point an AT at them, as the wireguided system uses the laser target object (a little green box you see in the bomber as co pilot on vanilla) to set the alarm off.

This is no bad thing, but it makes it very hard to make something that can lock a tank up now, as there is no invisible box that says, 'I'm a tank, shoot me'

Anyway, theres a few things to sort out with this. Someone who has used a MILAN has hinted that a wire guided missile is not quite as manoeverable as this, so I am going to reduce how sharply it can change direction. It will still guide perfectly on moving targets, but wont be able to spin on a dime, sidewinder style. Which makes sense I think. The optic reticule is done, I just want to have a fiddle some more and see if I can get the flame effect any better.

Anyway, I'll stick some footage up in the next couple of days when its all done and see if any devs want to take a look at the finished package.....

[fludblud]

Originally Posted by Mescaldrav

And as for the twirling, theres no way i know of to make the missile itself weave around like the real thing. I may be able to do more with the flame effect to make it look more authentic...

simply including the flame will make my day

[Rudd]

This is beautiful! Great job!

[M.J.Patterson]

This is why armour has no warning tone any more when you point an AT at them, as the wireguided system uses the laser target object (a little green box you see in the bomber as co pilot on vanilla) to set the alarm off.

incorrect.

[Oldirti]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]M.J.Patterson

incorrect.

you just got told.

[[R-DEV]Drav]

Haha totally!

Really MJ? Do explain, as that was the best reason I could come up with.....remove laser target object from the tanks, no warning tone for wireguided missiles.....

[maverick551]

Wow, I love the effects and the speed decrease is much more realistic. Great work!

[nathanator8811]

So let me see if I have this straight. The SRAW is IRL not directly controled ny the firer. Could the SRAW be made to act in a fashion similar to the Hellfire such that it would guide onto a soflam mark? If so then in order to use it properly, a two man team would be required (more realistic). A plus to this would be that in insurgent/mlitia mode, if the insurgents/militia somehow snagged one, it would be useless without snagging a kit with SOFLAM as well(also more realistic). Please let this be possible?

[[R-DEV]Drav]

Hey Nath, ye what you have described is totally possible. Its not how a SRAW works, so couldnt be modelled as one, but I've been looking at doing this for a different missile if SRAW is too hard to make work. The problem is I cant find a real world AT missile system that uses this method!

Anyone?

[Alex6714]

Originally Posted by Mescaldrav

As you explained above the laser designators would be useless, as all the vehicles would be marked already.

No, thats why I said making it so that the laser designators send out a laser that can be locked onto from a further range, therefore the advantage.

Basicly, for hellfires and SRAW make it like Zangoo said, so that it can lock on with a small angle, so you have to hold the crosshair on it for a while. Maybe make the missile turn rate for the hellfire (not sure about SRAW) enought o be able to hit from the air well, but the lock on angle very small.