when I played yesterday everyone was working together on voice chat, yellling out targets, getting the ship to steer the guns into range etc, in fact it was kinda surreal cause they were all using pirate voices
AirBuccaneers 4.0 - better than you think!
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I know what you mean.
SanitysEdge
Aspiring Astrophysicist
My microphone is now jacked up, i need a new one. Damn cheap internet chat headset from logitech. I wonder if there are headsets that use USB... those would probably have less problems
shadow_dragon
is ironing his panties!
Well iv'e got it and i tried it! I must say i'm impresed, i was tihnking i might not be, but it's a lot better than it used to be by far!
And though the bots aren't perfect i was suprised that they worked! I might try playing online later too! Good stuff! Gun powder pouches are a tad dangerous! I chucked one on an enemy ship that coasted directly under mine, we both went up! Grrrr! Heh heh!
And though the bots aren't perfect i was suprised that they worked! I might try playing online later too! Good stuff! Gun powder pouches are a tad dangerous! I chucked one on an enemy ship that coasted directly under mine, we both went up! Grrrr! Heh heh!
I like the gameplay alot, is also a very fun mod even if the game ends with the best players scoring zero points.
Two or three times I fought several enemy baloons alone on a battleship. Once I even won the match, dominating against several enemies.
But the controls need to be improved. I can't count the times I loaded a gun, and either couldn't take control again after igniting it or I stood there with the cannon loaded and aimed at a battleship, the torch in hand, and I couldn't ignite it. Also, loading more than one rocket yourself takes ages. I also think I hit invisible walls (map borders) a couple of times, getting stuck and shot down.
Teammates who don't know what they are doing can be a pain, but the best solution is to do it right yourself. You can shoot down an enemy balloon with airmines. I think I got most kills that way, although I usually lost many points when my balloon was shot down and I dropped to death.
Also,, the deadly water sucks. Often the teams got trapped in their bases because they are located on an island and all balloons are gone, floating in the air or stuck in trees etc. after the crew got killed.
Two or three times I fought several enemy baloons alone on a battleship. Once I even won the match, dominating against several enemies.
But the controls need to be improved. I can't count the times I loaded a gun, and either couldn't take control again after igniting it or I stood there with the cannon loaded and aimed at a battleship, the torch in hand, and I couldn't ignite it. Also, loading more than one rocket yourself takes ages. I also think I hit invisible walls (map borders) a couple of times, getting stuck and shot down.
Teammates who don't know what they are doing can be a pain, but the best solution is to do it right yourself. You can shoot down an enemy balloon with airmines. I think I got most kills that way, although I usually lost many points when my balloon was shot down and I dropped to death.
Also,, the deadly water sucks. Often the teams got trapped in their bases because they are located on an island and all balloons are gone, floating in the air or stuck in trees etc. after the crew got killed.
I was getting pissed at online team killers and decided to give the bots another shot. At higher difficulties and numbers they're actually pretty damn good.
Also, I agree with Zarkazm's points. After a couple days of playing you get annoyed by these little problems. Finding the exact invisible button to regain control of the cannon immediately after lighting it is a pain in the ass.
I got stuck on the corners of maps a few times and eventually committed suicide.
The airmines are decent for taking down balloons, but you know what really messes them up? Gun powder bags. Drop a couple of them on a balloon and the occupants are screwed. I'm running into a lot of *******s online who cover their own team's balloons with them and drop off.
Also, I agree with Zarkazm's points. After a couple days of playing you get annoyed by these little problems. Finding the exact invisible button to regain control of the cannon immediately after lighting it is a pain in the ass.
I got stuck on the corners of maps a few times and eventually committed suicide.
The airmines are decent for taking down balloons, but you know what really messes them up? Gun powder bags. Drop a couple of them on a balloon and the occupants are screwed. I'm running into a lot of *******s online who cover their own team's balloons with them and drop off.
shadow_dragon
is ironing his panties!
Just finished playing online for........ 5 hours it seems! Ahrm!
I had a laugh, there are some biggly things, like change from cannon ball to torch is painfully slow and then finding the area to fire the cannon! I found myself mostly crashing my balloon into the opponents ballon and either roping on and knifing them to death or using the power pouches to kill the crew! THough i've noticed if you attack a balloon a lot of players will jump off and rope their own balloon so they don't get killed!
The musket is great for blowing up incoming cannons balls and air mines!
Oh and the other tactic i used was to put the powder pouch in the cannon, makes it a flame thrower, then again, smash into their balloon! Fries the lot of them! It's beautifull really!
My mine problem is TK'ers! People who will spend a whole match running around a base, killing everyone and sabotaging the balloons so they float off and dont' respawn!
But most games i manage to find an ally and we'll both make sure we watch each others back! Good stuff, needs improvement but good stuff!
I had a laugh, there are some biggly things, like change from cannon ball to torch is painfully slow and then finding the area to fire the cannon! I found myself mostly crashing my balloon into the opponents ballon and either roping on and knifing them to death or using the power pouches to kill the crew! THough i've noticed if you attack a balloon a lot of players will jump off and rope their own balloon so they don't get killed!
The musket is great for blowing up incoming cannons balls and air mines!
Oh and the other tactic i used was to put the powder pouch in the cannon, makes it a flame thrower, then again, smash into their balloon! Fries the lot of them! It's beautifull really!
My mine problem is TK'ers! People who will spend a whole match running around a base, killing everyone and sabotaging the balloons so they float off and dont' respawn!
But most games i manage to find an ally and we'll both make sure we watch each others back! Good stuff, needs improvement but good stuff!
Heh, I recall a particular instance when a pouder bag landed on my balloon, I didn't hesitate and jumped off, stopping my fall with the rope, watching the detonation from a safe distance. Then I climbed back on my balloon.. and shot down the bastards who had attacked me I believe.
My performance was very unstable, one match I shot down several enemies, the next I miss the enemy battleship twice when not in am hurry as I hijacked an enemy balloon.
I didn't like the defense musket alot. Maybe it was just my awful aim, but I felt I couldn't shoot down airmines very well, I never got a decent shot at a cannonball.
What was worse, twice I shot down an airmine only to find it was too close and crashed my balloon! After that I started shooting airmines close to enemy balloons instead.
My performance was very unstable, one match I shot down several enemies, the next I miss the enemy battleship twice when not in am hurry as I hijacked an enemy balloon.
I didn't like the defense musket alot. Maybe it was just my awful aim, but I felt I couldn't shoot down airmines very well, I never got a decent shot at a cannonball.
What was worse, twice I shot down an airmine only to find it was too close and crashed my balloon! After that I started shooting airmines close to enemy balloons instead.
SanitysEdge
Aspiring Astrophysicist
shadow_dragon
is ironing his panties!
Zarkazm said:What was worse, twice I shot down an airmine only to find it was too close and crashed my balloon! After that I started shooting airmines close to enemy balloons instead.
I found the same problem! What name do you play by?
Anyway! It's best to find out which people are regulars and what tactics they use i find! Some people like to steer and like a proper crew, while other people will prefer to go on their own boarding and swinging and all that sneaky stuff! Best not to get on a ship with one of the latter because you'll find yourself aiming a cannon and your rudder is un manned all of a sudden!
Favourite tactic so far is to fire the flame thrower, smash my ship into theirs, thrower powder pouches to deal with the crew and if it's still alive, board it, cover it in ppuches and get back on old ship! Not easy mind!
(I play as Tricky BTW)
I go by Claw, as usual. Maybe I'll change it into {NC}Claw|BuF.
I prefer to be on my own too.. the crews I flew with generally didn't play too well. It didn't matter what position I took, my crew didn't seem to do it's job at the others properly. I steer, they don't man the cannons. I aim the cannon, they don't steer, or worse steer the balloon away from the battlefield, into airmines, stuff like that. Maybe I just wasn't lucky. Oh, and my team regularly ended up with no balloons, because the crews get killed with the balloon still flying. Heck, once the only balloon in our base was a deserted enemy's. You know what my team did? Indeed, they blew it up with powder bags, both depriving us of our only chance to return to the battlefield and allowing it to respawn in the enemy base.
Also, they love killing each other in this situation. I played a match where my team lead by 52:14 or something like that, and my team tk'd until the match ended 17:19.
I prefer to be on my own too.. the crews I flew with generally didn't play too well. It didn't matter what position I took, my crew didn't seem to do it's job at the others properly. I steer, they don't man the cannons. I aim the cannon, they don't steer, or worse steer the balloon away from the battlefield, into airmines, stuff like that. Maybe I just wasn't lucky. Oh, and my team regularly ended up with no balloons, because the crews get killed with the balloon still flying. Heck, once the only balloon in our base was a deserted enemy's. You know what my team did? Indeed, they blew it up with powder bags, both depriving us of our only chance to return to the battlefield and allowing it to respawn in the enemy base.
Also, they love killing each other in this situation. I played a match where my team lead by 52:14 or something like that, and my team tk'd until the match ended 17:19.
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shadow_dragon
is ironing his panties!
Urgh! Yes that does happen on occasion! Which is why it's best to play with an ally who might pick you up! Also it's worth noting that some maps you can exit the base, one map it's possible to hoof it to the other base and in another you can climb a ladder onto a huge set of abridged towers! Good point to get picked up or launch mines!
Either way if your base is empty and it's possible to hoof it into no mas land you might find and abandoned one! Or indeed sneak into the opponent base and pinch theirs!
Either way if your base is empty and it's possible to hoof it into no mas land you might find and abandoned one! Or indeed sneak into the opponent base and pinch theirs!
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I know. In one DOM map I found our abandoned battleship on the central island, stuck barely above the water. I boared it alone and started dominating.
But in other maps it's clearly impossible.. or even worse, NOT clearly impossible, but at the very least hideously difficult. Do you know the map with several towers between the bases? There is a steep path leading up to the top of the middle island, but I do not remember if I actually got anywhere besides wilderness.
But in other maps it's clearly impossible.. or even worse, NOT clearly impossible, but at the very least hideously difficult. Do you know the map with several towers between the bases? There is a steep path leading up to the top of the middle island, but I do not remember if I actually got anywhere besides wilderness.
shadow_dragon
is ironing his panties!
Thank you shadow. I just wanted to see what it looked like, but I don't think I'm going to download right now. I'm in a mod_overload.
Plus, since I have wireless (not only is it ****ty, crappy, and it breaks every second, and it's not good for gaming...it's GATEWAY!!), and this mod seems to be focused on MP and teamwork, I guess I won't download. UNtil my interent gets fixed, at least. It's hard enough playing Atlantis or JB online for more than 30 problem-free minutes...ugh....
Plus, since I have wireless (not only is it ****ty, crappy, and it breaks every second, and it's not good for gaming...it's GATEWAY!!), and this mod seems to be focused on MP and teamwork, I guess I won't download. UNtil my interent gets fixed, at least. It's hard enough playing Atlantis or JB online for more than 30 problem-free minutes...ugh....
Heh kiss your mind goodbye then cause this day is teh day of mods... CUT3.0 Neotokyo Atlantis Troopers: Dawn of Destiny Jungle Warfare 2.0 UA2004 and a loot of muts... damn, frenzy indeed.
Btw great screens shadow_dragon, way much better than the official... just need one to show of the different cannon ammo and effects.
cause this day is teh day of mods... CUT3.0 Neotokyo Atlantis Troopers: Dawn of Destiny Jungle Warfare 2.0 UA2004 and a loot of muts... damn, frenzy indeed.Btw great screens shadow_dragon, way much better than the official... just need one to show of the different cannon ammo and effects.
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