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ZeroK-RTS / Zero-K

Open source RTS game running on the Spring/Recoil engine
https://zero-k.info
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Do something about blastwing opening #2710

Closed lhog closed 6 years ago

lhog commented 6 years ago

Blastwing opening is true cancer on some maps (Ravaged, Isle of Grief on top of my head).

Defending party cannot really do anything to scout it out and make any prevention timely. Even a proactive picket fails, because blastwings approach from cliff side and they are very likely to hit mexes even if shot by picket. After an early eco is destroyed, then the rest of the game becomes uphill struggle. No fun.

http://zero-k.info/Battles/Detail/482377 http://zero-k.info/Battles/Detail/482437

Please consider some change to the unit mechanic or stats.

Anarchid commented 6 years ago

My ideal solution to this is gunship physics such that gunships don't have scary unlimited vertical velocity when climbing hills. Their total speed should obey their maxVelocity, taking the vertical component into account. This means that the Blastwing will have to slow its horizontal velocity to climb, and will have to re-accelerate after ascending the cliff, giving defenders the time to shoot it.

Ofc that needs an engine change.

lhog commented 6 years ago

Related to what @Anarchid wrote: https://springrts.com/mantis/view.php?id=5864

sprunk commented 6 years ago

Blastwing opening is true cancer on some maps (Ravaged, Isle of Grief on top of my head).

Solution: unfeature Ravaged :þ

sprunk commented 6 years ago

Tangentially related (if the path to go is redesign blastwing): #1572

sprunk commented 6 years ago

Very related: #2364

GoogleFrog commented 6 years ago

Do I have to say something for this to be an acknowledged issue? This has always been the case.