Re: Non-directional shooting

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From: i... Ian Mercado
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 20:50

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In article <1995Mar24....@princeton.edu>,
Robert H. Owen <bob...@flagstaff.princeton.edu> wrote:
>Has anyone else noticed that the robots can shoot in a direction they
>aren't facing? I was recently wasted by one of those Concussion-Missile
>hulks on level 6 Ace (S/W v1.1) because of this: I nailed him with my
>level 4 quad lasers hard enough to spin him 90 degrees, so that he was
>in front of me facing left; I moved in for the kill (cause I enjoy
>watching them explode close up) when he fired three missiles that left
>his launchers _perpendicular_ to the direction they were facing. I knew
>the little blue bots could do this, but I had no idea that the missile
>hulks could too.

Yes, I have noticed this also, and it's quite lame, IMHO.  It's not like those
'bots don't have enough of an advantage as it is.

Ian
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Ian Mercado
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