Felioats Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It doesn't seem to. They still float around on their predetermined paths. I guess they are just the hyperdrive engines. Or are there some instances that they stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancorzealot Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It doesn't seem to. They still float around on their predetermined paths. I guess they are just the hyperdrive engines. Or are there some instances that they stop? Or the space combat in this game is garbage and even if you blow their engines they still go on their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePirateMD Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 because it's a tunnel, pre-scripted minigame, and no matter what you "destroy" the ships all follow the same paths, all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viloc Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Theres no resistance in space so if you destroy an engine it would only stop the ship from going faster not stop it from moving all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePirateMD Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Theres no resistance in space so if you destroy an engine it would only stop the ship from going faster not stop it from moving all together. yea, you know, that makes a lot more sense than THE ENTIRE SHIP BLOWING UP AFTER DESTROYING IT'S RUNNING ENGINES? wow, way to be apologetic to this **** garbage mini game Edited January 25, 2012 by ThePirateMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickabrack Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Theres no resistance in space so if you destroy an engine it would only stop the ship from going faster not stop it from moving all together. ^ sounds about right. I wish the ship blew up though. Although we can't fall back on real physics too much to explain away things or we would have to explain how we can hear blaster fire and such in space too. And no one wants that. Edited January 25, 2012 by Brickabrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felioats Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 It just seems odd that they would put in targets with no function whatsoever. Turrets are obvious. Blowing the shield generators open up the engines to blaster fire. Blowing the engines...? Some bonus mission objectives, I guess, but that doesn't justify putting them in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sources Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 add your ideas here http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=231310&page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aghar Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Theres no resistance in space so if you destroy an engine it would only stop the ship from going faster not stop it from moving all together. Makes sense till the same ship comes in from warp right in front of you, its engines ablaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePirateMD Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) yea theres actually no reason to, say, destroy shield generators first, then allowing you to hit the ship's structure. because the game is on rails and you cant determine how you want to approacha ship, BW just decided to make the targets little more than bonus objectives. dont spend too much time thinking about what the space game COULD have been-- you'll just end up angry and making a thread complaining at BW (been there, done that) Edited January 25, 2012 by ThePirateMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spynnal Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 yea, you know, that makes a lot more sense than THE ENTIRE SHIP BLOWING UP AFTER DESTROYING IT'S RUNNING ENGINES? wow, way to be apologetic to this **** garbage mini game He answered the question as it pertains to physics (be it right or wrong). He never said he liked or disliked the mini-game at all. Cut down on the coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePirateMD Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 He answered the question as it pertains to physics (be it right or wrong). He never said he liked or disliked the mini-game at all. Cut down on the coffee. its beena long day and I have a lot of hate towards this minigame-- I'll tone it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viloc Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The extra targets on ships do give bonus experience while levelling, and as you outlevel space combat levels more bonus missions are added if you go back, lastly I love the space combat, it would be cool to have ships explode if you destroy every target, maybe something for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderFrog Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Destroying all the turrets doesnt do much either, ive destroyed all shield generators, turrets, and engines on a ship and it still flies and shoots at me like I didnt do anything..I guess just extra experience :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemintiri Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just to counter some of the hate in this thread, I actually really like the space combat. It's quick, easy and gives decent xp at lower levels. And blowing up engines is a bonus mission on some of the maps, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblerSW Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 ^ sounds about right. I wish the ship blew up though. Please make this happen BW. Space is a lot of fun but it would be so much better if the capital ships would explode and go away. It looks like everything is a 3d object in the game so it should be possible to create an explosion that covers the object the remove it from the mission. It's disappointing to destroy every single spot on a ship and not get that big explosion we deserve. It'd also be fun to have different ways to take out ships. If you wanted to destroy all the turrets and the engines that could make it explode, or if you destroyed both shield generators and then the engines maybe that would make it explode? The fighter tenders in the mine mission, make those blow up, preferably break apart at that mid point you have to hit. Same with the mine layer. That huge capital ship in sarapin/clouds mission, once you take out the bridge maybe have that beast start burning up in the atmosphere? Something should happen to the space station in that cartel/something mission where you have to attack the space station. And in the end of that aeten defense mission (bombers attacking station, you're on defense) that last ship you get to fire at that warps out, that should not warp out if you take out the engines. Let us tear that up and have it blow up, would be a satisfying end to that mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felioats Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Destroying all the turrets doesnt do much either, ive destroyed all shield generators, turrets, and engines on a ship and it still flies and shoots at me like I didnt do anything..I guess just extra experience :/ Destroying turrets has a huge impact, but you are right that if all are destroyed it still has one turbolaser that cannot be destroyed, or even seen. The bolt seems to just come out of the ship itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_banana Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) If you don't like the space combat mini-game, don't play it. It's completely, 100% optional. Why anyone thought space combat was going to be some huge, free-form thing is beyond me. SWtOR was never about space combat, it's a little something extra they added to the game. I, personally, think it's pretty fun, although there are certainly improvements that could be made. They're not ever going to devote huge resources into the space combat, as well they shouldn't. It's a gosh darn mini-game. It's not the game. As to the OP's point... I haven't noticed destroying the engines of a ship having any real impact, no. Edit: LOL at word filter changing "g0ddamn" to "gosh darn". Edited January 25, 2012 by the_banana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankybrit Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hmm, I haven't seen a single post in this thread saying that if you blow up the engines, the ship gradually falls out of the mission. That's what happens when I blow up their engines when I play anyway. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiachsidhe Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Is going back, torpedoing those hard targets dozens of levels later, even worth it though? Do they actually give experience enough, to compensate for getting nothing for the rest of the mission? Edited January 25, 2012 by Fiachsidhe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblerSW Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hmm, I haven't seen a single post in this thread saying that if you blow up the engines, the ship gradually falls out of the mission. That's what happens when I blow up their engines when I play anyway. Cheers. I don't think the ships do anything different when you blow up their engines. What mission do you think something different happens? If they're falling out of the mission it's just their normal path. (I believe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouver Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Would be cool if the fighters exploded in a different way other than spinning out of control for a second then exploding. No matter how many times you hit them they always have to spin out first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
run_hello Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'd have liked it to been more. Wanted to play Star Wars. Ended up playing Voice Over Zone Fest Wars. It was a huge part of the other SW game that shall not be named. Why a footnote here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblerSW Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Is going back, torpedoing those hard targets dozens of levels later, even worth it though? Do they actually give experience enough, to compensate for getting nothing for the rest of the mission? I'm curious about torpedoes as well, what exactly changes when you can use these. (lvl 50) Do all the missions have a hard mode at 50 and you can use the torpedoes to take out the hardened targets like the bridge of the destroyer and the antenna on the space station? Was kind of hoping torps would blow things up.... I wish they'd make these available sooner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revic Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 You go for the engines because without power the ship is neutralized as opposed to going for any other part of a ship. You can go after weapons but it can still fly away. You can destroy the bridge but it can still fire back. You can go for communications array but it can still fire back and move. So you see engines is the single best target if what you are looking to do is pacify which is the usual intent. What do you think the rebels were targeting when they were hitting the Death Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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