Why does this always happen?

TD-Linux · Post by **TD-Linux** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:35 pm

It looked on purpose, like all the other times. Why can't bzfraggers stay away from teammates with BU?

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:38 pm

You should'a had a full-panel screenshot. I find those easier to look at. It really pisses me off when a n00b comes tanking along and crushes my burrowed machine. But, someone has to tell them that that's not what you're supposed to do.

Soraya · Post by **Soraya** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:47 pm

well, i think if they're looking at the radar and they dont have the flags turned off on the radar, your burrowed tank looks like a flag. that's gotten me killed a couple of times going through fields of flags trying to find a good one.

dartman · Post by **dartman** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:54 pm

^Yeah, that's something that needs to be foxed in a newer BZFlag version.

Who knows, though: It might just be that oh-so-frequent incedent when to players are both going for SR or BU.

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:58 pm

i have often been mowed down by my teammates when burrowed - it feels so awful when you look on the radar and your watching this guy cruising his carefree tank slowly into you, and your like "S***!!!!!!!", and you drop the flag, but he gets to you just in time

hmmmm....

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:44 pm

dartman
The Burrowed tank and a flag are easily distinguishable on radar, it just depends weather you look hard enough

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dartman · Post by **dartman** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:51 pm

^Yeah, I know. The shapes are to similar: the only difference is that the BU is larger.

A Meteorite · Post by **A Meteorite** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:54 pm

RPG wrote:dartman
The Burrowed tank and a flag are easily distinguishable on radar, it just depends weather you look hard enough .

It also depends what size of radar you got. If it's on 1 then you can tell a burrow tank, but if it's on 2 with lots of flags, you can't tell the difference apart.

TD-Linux · Post by **TD-Linux** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:00 am

That guy in the screenshot was driving straight toward that BU. When The BU turned, the tk'er also turned.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:11 am

this has happened to me a few times too I think it is usually a accident unless they are purposely tking

cough* rushincrew123456789 cough*

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:07 am

Win Xp wrote:cough* rushincrew123456789 cough*

Banned that guy on Sevoma's for spamming and TKing, a one day ban.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:51 pm

hey me too

The Red Baron · Post by **The Red Baron** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:22 am

we need a proximity warning for burrow.

dartman · Post by **dartman** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:13 pm

The Red Baron wrote:we need a proximity warning for burrow.

Good idea. And not just for the BU, but alsofor the person running toward the BU (at least if it's a teammate).

TD-Linux · Post by **TD-Linux** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:03 pm

The Red Baron wrote:we need a proximity warning for burrow.

I always use radar when in BU, and avoid teammates. No need for being near teammates when you have BU, and wasteful too. You should be fairly far from the action to avoid being squashed by a tank.

A Meteorite · Post by **A Meteorite** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:05 pm

Burrow can also help when you want to be in the action. Like in Viper's Castles... if you try to go through the opening in the middle you'll get slaughtered for sure, but if you have burrow you can get in there really easily.

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:38 pm

Here's a makeshift "Proximity warning".

Hotkey Alt + F1 to say to your team, "Watch out I have burrow!". Hotkeys are a feature in BZFlag, weather anyone actually knows that or not.

The Red Baron · Post by **The Red Baron** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:52 pm

TD-Linux wrote:
The Red Baron wrote:we need a proximity warning for burrow.
I always use radar when in BU, and avoid teammates. No need for being near teammates when you have BU, and wasteful too. You should be fairly far from the action to avoid being squashed by a tank.

I have ceased to remember that a HUD even exists on my tank. I only drive with radar. I do everything with radar, jump, dodge, shot, rico, everything.

My proximity warning was for those who do not use radar, and for the player who doesn't have burrow. An annoying alarm should go off should a teamate approach his burrowed teamate too close. wake them up and realize what they are doing.

cookiecutter · Post by **cookiecutter** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:25 am

dartman wrote: Who knows, though: It might just be that oh-so-frequent incedent when to players are both going for SR or BU.

Man that happened to me today, as well as me and a teammate mowing each other down when we both had wings while going for a rogue

The Red Baron wrote:I have ceased to remember that a HUD even exists on my tank. I only drive with radar. I do everything with radar, jump, dodge, shot, rico, everything.

What do you do for stealthed tanks?

Hannibal · Post by **Hannibal** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:37 am

my HUD is used more than my radar for me...dunno why, but i just do. my eyes dont like looking at that ugly radar for more than 5 seconds.

dartman · Post by **dartman** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:43 am

I use a mix of both radar and HUD. Radar to locate enemies and get over there. HUD for the main fighting. During mid-fight I ususally use the radar if me and my opponent are jumping around, that way I can know where he landed.

The Red Baron wrote:I have ceased to remember that a HUD even exists on my tank. I only drive with radar. I do everything with radar, jump, dodge, shot, rico, everything.

What do you do for stealthed tanks?

And for servers that don't use radar (such as TB's Emerald Mosque)?

Hannibal · Post by **Hannibal** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:07 pm

1. hes screwed
2. he dont go there.