A bit of physics update weirdness

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A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by Shadowfury333 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:14 pm

My current strategy for Receiver has been to try to get to as high a vantage point as possible, knock out all killdrones I can see, then find another high point. However, this leads to an interesting quirk of the physics engine updating.

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The killdrone hovering is dead, it just hasn't dropped.

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Re: A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by Anton » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:01 pm

Shadowfury333 wrote:My current strategy for Receiver has been to try to get to as high a vantage point as possible, knock out all killdrones I can see, then find another high point. However, this leads to an interesting quirk of the physics engine updating.

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The killdrone hovering is dead, it just hasn't dropped.
This seems to happen when the kill drones are far enough away to not be animated, but close enough to see/kill. If you shoot it a second time, it will fall. (I often do this when I have long lines of sight as well... even after I hear the kill sound, I'll often shoot it again just to make it fall, and I feel safer...)

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Re: A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by Korban3 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:07 pm

Le diddo. I've also noticed it from high vantages on turrets just through a doorway.

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Re: A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by zzwerty » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:59 am

I have noticed this too, although I just thought that they weren't making a sound any more and wasted my bullets making them fall, lol

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Re: A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by ivankio » Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:50 pm

I've finally got the 11 tapes using this exploit and a lucky map with 5 full height areas in a row with just one layered in the middle. But I wouldn't feel guilty if they were awaken since seen.

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Re: A bit of physics update weirdness

Post by Constance » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:29 pm

Korban3 wrote:Le
How dare you.

I shoot Hoverbots from far away all the time and they don't come down.

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