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Offline Eddie

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Quirky bows
« on: April 18, 2016, 12:09:44 am »
Apparently bows can't do diagonal shots. Attached is a save that demonstrates a position where a bow can never hit a target (Silky Rain shooting at the only visible enemy). I only noticed this because of Meridians hit or no hit indicator as you don't see that the shots are missing.
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Offline Meridian

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Re: Quirky bows
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2016, 12:12:25 am »
That's actually the reason why I implemented the hit log in the first place.... because bows were underperforming and I didn't know why.

But they do work diagonally too... just not always.
Empirically, about 50% of diagonal shots which look like hits are actually misses.
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Re: Quirky bows
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2016, 12:22:39 am »
And we probably can't do anything about that because it's an engine limitation...

Seems arcing shot is only bug free for area weapons.
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Re: Quirky bows
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2016, 12:29:19 am »
Bug free because they dont need direct hits is not exactly bug free.
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Re: Quirky bows
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2016, 12:41:59 am »
New defence tactic vs Deep Ones in TFTD: stand diagonal to them then they can't hit you. I have to try if that really works....
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