Uav

(NthLegion) #1

So I played with the UAV a little, and I have a few questions:

Does anyone else find it a little hard to control? I know it’s a little helo and it’s controls emulate helo physics, but I can also fall three stories in this game and not take any damage if I slide at the end so I fail to see the need for realism.

Why can’t it ascend? Maybe I just didn’t explore the controls enough and there’s a “climb” button I didn’t press, but it seems that once it falls to lower position it’s stuck at that level.

Also, it seems you need to have homing beacon already for it to mark targets for you.

All that said, when I can it to go where I want it to, it’s fun to blow up. :smiley:

(RabidAnubis) #2

I think helicopter racing should be a game mode!

(TruGamer97) #3

You get use to driving the uav over time and you can also hit the walls as much as you like without the uav getting destroyed but sadly you cant fly the uav up but when the uav comes to stairs it will go up the stairs im still not sure how the marking thing works but im guessing you probably do need homing beacon

(wolfnemesis75) #4

You just have to experiment with it some more to find the nuances and best uses. I play with a dude that was doing some nasty work with the UAV all day today. Glad he was on my team. Except when he wasn’t, it was a pain! :slight_smile:

(xBluntxForce) #5

What UAV? All I see are remote controlled grenades.

(RabidAnubis) #6

Hey! Uavs are adorable!

(tangoliber) #7

You can’t fly up because there are invisible walls in weird places, and also, you might hit a vantage point where the game has to draw too many polygons and drops in framerate.

(RabidAnubis) #8

^^^ that.

I have always wondered about the invisible walls.

(Baiken6609) #9

Go here http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30084

(sereNADE) #10

Now all we need is !DOMMAFIA to dominate whole campaigns using one…

(Smoochy) #11

they wont be able to climb as this could be far too easily abused and get into areas it shouldnt.

(FireWorks) #12

But at least it could smart climb…

I loved the handling though, very nice helo feeling :smiley:

(Seatsniffer) #13

I still need to update my game (stopped waiting yesterday evening :stuck_out_tongue: )…but have you guys tried the jump-button, to make it climb?

…or does anything happen, when you hold the SMART-key, while flying the thing?

(.FROST.) #14

Nevertheless, it would be nice if you could climb at least 3-4meters. And bouncing off of invisible walls wouldn’t be too annoying, since as a character you do that too. Ever tried to jump in the sea(CC)? Could be handled like this with the UAV too. The physics itself are quite good, no prob to handle the little rascal. I fly RC helis(T-Rex 450 SE), FSX helis(Dodosim), AFPD helis and last but not least ArmA and DCS Helis. So no problem from that side. but not being able to climb just a little is a bit of a draw back. A 3m climb would be awesome, executed with the jump or smart key.

(kilL_888) #15

i dont really believe the uav is working as intended.

there must be a way to fly up and down?! what about the console folks? can you fly up and down? maybe its a controller issue and you need a D-pad in order to fly up and down or something like that?!

from my testing i think it could also be a lot faster.

(Nexolate) #16

Just think about it for a minute. Where would you fly in the maps? The only accessible areas are the ones that players use, so why make it fly up and down if most of the time you’ll be flying at head-height anyway.

Regards,
Nexo

(.FROST.) #17

[QUOTE=Nexolate;364999]Just think about it for a minute. Where would you fly in the maps? The only accessible areas are the ones that players use, so why make it fly up and down if most of the time you’ll be flying at head-height anyway.

Regards,
Nexo[/QUOTE]

Funny thing is, the UAV doesn’t even get there. Your char can climb over containers, or up a ledge, the UAV can’t. Taking out snipers at high ground? Almost impossible. Think about that.

Especially in Brinks SMART-world the UAV can only reach aproximately 50% of the areas that the chars can reach.

(ZionDelhamorte) #18

I wanted to test something… gonna fly my uav somewhere and disconnect to see if it still shows enemy locations

(BiigDaddyDellta) #19

So you’re saying if you look up it doesn’t go up?

(Azev2000) #20

exactly, The UAV does not fly up in the air. It just hovers an inch above the ground.