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Re: Evading homing missles

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From: SYM... Jim Lowell
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 23:31
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In <3kq5q8$1e...@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca> co...@ee.ualberta.ca (Adam Cowen) 
writes: 

>
>Richard Watson (rlwa...@ingr.com) wrote:
>> In the registered version I seem to be unable to evade the homing
>> missiles.  They follow me in other rooms and tunnels.  Does anyone
>> have any good tips and breaking their lock?
>
>They are harder to break lock. But there are two ways you can do it. 
>1. get a solid object between you and the missle
>2. if you can cut a turn inside the turning radius of the
>   missle (easily done in big rooms) then you can make it hit
>   the wall. (assuming that you are near enough to the wall)
>   - however, it's really hard to do w/ keyboard (IMHO)
>
>ciao
>Adam
>

Also, if you have a proximity bomb, back away from the homing missle, 
drop one and keep it between you and the missle. The missle will impact 
on the bomb instead of hitting you.

- Jim
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