SUBS17 Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 I heard this directly from the Devs! They will implement ALM (Advanced Locomotive Modeling) in Black Shark. First, all trains will adhere to current timetables which will be downloaded each time a player logs on to a MP mission. Also, trains will arrive and depart with some "variance" to the timetables, as is the fashion in both Georgia and the Crimea. Second, train systems and locomotive physics will be accurately modeled right down to each brake, piston, valve or battery as the case may be. There will even be a little engineer who will flip you a sign of affection from a single finger if lucky enough to survive your attack. Enjoy! Smokin' Hole The trains already follow a strict time table and they're always on time even if the bridge is taken out. They also sometimes go off the tracks. [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
SUBS17 Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 Yup, this could be a problem for ground pounders. If a mission builder wants to make a mission in which you have to take out a railroad bridge to stop, maybe, a troop train or supply train, this bug would make designing a mission like that impossible. Yeah by having the train as a target also makes for the need of the pilot to hit the target on an exact time on the target. You can assign trains to attack but only static ones. You can hit moving ones also but not in the mission editor, it would be placed in the briefing. [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
Maximus Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 I think I saw a superman sitting right under the train to keep the train in the track. LOL Maximus, The only real Maximus in DCS World. :music_whistling: I am not associated to viper 33 | Maximus. he is the imposter.
hitman Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 Well actually the question of realism might be a little more complex - at least for the vehicules in your screenshot ;) . The thing is that lots of APC/IFV types are amphibious and actually would have no trouble "swimming" across a puny little stream like the one in your shot - so from an overall mission point of view it is actually more unrealistic for the game code to force them(those particular types of vehicules) to stop and just sit in front of a destroyed bridge. :) . Does this apply to amphibious trains?
sp0nge Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 amphibious trains? Explain???? :huh: Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
hitman Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 We're talkin about trash that floats across the river if the bridge is damaged, right?
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