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Started by Richard Watson
Tue, 21 Mar 1995 19:56
Evading homing missles
Author: Richard Watson
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 19:56
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 19:56
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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? Richard Watson rlwa...@ingr.com
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: co... Adam Cowen
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 21:45
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 21:45
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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
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: SYM... Jim Lowell
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 23:31
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
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: ewin... WinkMan
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 04:35
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 04:35
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In article <3kq5q8$1e...@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca>, co...@ee.ualberta.ca says... > >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? I thought that flares would attract the homing missiles?
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: malm... Earl Malmrose
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 18:09
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 18:09
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In article <3knb1d$7...@b17news.b17a.ingr.com>, rlwa...@ingr.com says... > >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? Go towards them, then when they're almost on you, strafe around them.
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: fn... Cliff Heller
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 22:48
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 22:48
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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
Bombs work!
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Re: Evading homing missles
Author: Ha... Leonard Hamm
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 17:15
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 17:15
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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 are in a large sized room, fly toward a wall about 2 ship lengths from the ground, then slide down and hit reverse just as you are about to hit the wall. The missle can't make such sharp turns, then rams the wall. Of course, I just try to charge the Red Hulks, because by the time I dodge the missle, another's on my tail :) Cameron Hamm
Re: Evading homing missles
Author: eug... Eugene Leung
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 06:29
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 06:29
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In article <3l47fj$6...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, Ha...@ix.netcom.com (Leonard Hamm) wrote: >In <3kq5q8$1e...@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca> co...@ee.ualberta.ca (Adam Cowen) >writes: > >Of course, I just try to charge the Red Hulks, because by the time I >dodge the missle, another's on my tail :) Charging with all guns flailing isn't the best idea, but if I must, I often throw a bunch of flares their way in the process. *Most* of the time it seems to confuse them or their missiles long enough (i.e. they don't hit me) for my plasma cannon do a complete job on them.
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