r2556 tests
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:02 pm
various unit behavior i noticed with aircraft
- construction units don't help with building when patrolling (tested on construction planes). i think they did in TA, but i could be wrong.
- selecting 2 construction units of the exact same type does not allow building (build menu is disabled when you select 2 of the exact the same construction aircraft)
- construction aircraft is ridiculously quick at dismantling enemy units. it takes ~1-2 seconds on 3x speed to take apart the core Can unit with three construction planes, while it takes at least 3x-4x as much time to destroy it with two laser turrets. this one needs some verification, maybe it was like that in the original game.
- unit shortcuts work a bit wrong. you have to press 'O' to open orders tab, and after opening it immediately selects whatever O is assigned to. also, the cursor sometimes doesn't change when selecting d-gun . most shortcuts for actions only work when orders tab is open. when orders tab is not open, most shortcuts do not seem to work.
- it's pretty much impossible to hit the enemy when standing on the top of the slope, while the enemy stands at the bottom (as usual, standard TA, first core prime mission, near the starting point). i can understand this when the enemy is on the top and you're on the bottom, not the other way around. noticed when trying to shoot A.K. with commander and laser turret from the top of the slope.
- when ordering the commander to reclaim wreckage of the enemy it keeps giving out error beeps but eventually reclaims the wreckage.
- loading screen redraws only when progress bar moves - when you run in windowed mode, and switch to other app, and switch back to ta3d, it stays black until progress bar moves.
- construction units don't help with building when patrolling (tested on construction planes). i think they did in TA, but i could be wrong.
- selecting 2 construction units of the exact same type does not allow building (build menu is disabled when you select 2 of the exact the same construction aircraft)
- construction aircraft is ridiculously quick at dismantling enemy units. it takes ~1-2 seconds on 3x speed to take apart the core Can unit with three construction planes, while it takes at least 3x-4x as much time to destroy it with two laser turrets. this one needs some verification, maybe it was like that in the original game.
- unit shortcuts work a bit wrong. you have to press 'O' to open orders tab, and after opening it immediately selects whatever O is assigned to. also, the cursor sometimes doesn't change when selecting d-gun . most shortcuts for actions only work when orders tab is open. when orders tab is not open, most shortcuts do not seem to work.
- it's pretty much impossible to hit the enemy when standing on the top of the slope, while the enemy stands at the bottom (as usual, standard TA, first core prime mission, near the starting point). i can understand this when the enemy is on the top and you're on the bottom, not the other way around. noticed when trying to shoot A.K. with commander and laser turret from the top of the slope.
- when ordering the commander to reclaim wreckage of the enemy it keeps giving out error beeps but eventually reclaims the wreckage.
- loading screen redraws only when progress bar moves - when you run in windowed mode, and switch to other app, and switch back to ta3d, it stays black until progress bar moves.