If you were designing an plug for the original EV and wanted to prevent players from employing the Monty Python maneuver, how would you go about it?

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All right, OF, I give. What?

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Originally posted by PlanetPhil:
**If you were designing an plug for the original EV and wanted to prevent players from employing the Monty Python maneuver, how would you go about it?

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ROTFLMAO

You must be joking! There's no way to change the AI in a plug! It's impossible!

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you should know that before trying to develope plugs

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Originally posted by zhouj:
**you should know that before trying to develope plugs

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Dear Zhouj,
Will you PLEASE correct the spelling in your signature?? Please, please?

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the only way i can think of to counter the monty w/o changing the ai is somewhat troublesome. create wëap resources for every weapon to be used by ai ships, then create distinct ones for each weapon to be used by the player (i.e. two copies of the ones used by both). increase the range of all ai weapons (or at least the guns. you'll have to experiment to find out how much), but don't change that of the player weapons. the player will then have to come within the ai's turret range in order to perform the monty, and will be shot while doing so

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That'd be annoying though...

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Nighthawks idea sounds good, but it might only work for primary weapons.

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It HAS been too long since i've been here...would anyone mind informing me on what the monty python maneuver is?

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monty python is where you do what they do in "the holy grail": run away! run away! you get the enemy ship to follow you quite close and you use your lazer to hit theyre ship. NOtice that your lazers are spread out and hit theyre ship and theyre lazers are compacted and close together, and are unable to hit you. That is the Monty Python ;).

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what word?

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Ahh, makes sense. Though I personally perfer strafing nice big ship with a fighter and autopilot. In a Star Wars plug, I took out an SD with an E-Wing. It's great fun.

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Originally posted by zhouj:
**what word?

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"Conquered" and "Caesar" are what I think he means.

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Nighthawk: I'm trying out your suggestion right now. It would be a bit time-consuming...but then, I've got time. Thanks much!

goomeister & zhouj: Thanks for the help. :rolleyes:

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i'll change it soon

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