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Post by playn on Dec 17, 2009 4:46:00 GMT -5
does the AC-130 last for 30seconds or 40seconds?
im pretty sure its 30 but on den's mw2 blog it sais 40seconds. is that a typo?
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Post by toysrme on Dec 17, 2009 4:58:41 GMT -5
its kinda like... it lasts however long it takes to go around a 90* quadrant of the map.
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Post by mannon on Dec 17, 2009 5:10:40 GMT -5
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Post by jlayman920 on Dec 17, 2009 6:30:33 GMT -5
...far too long when the enemy has it and far too short when you have it.  |
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Post by gagarin on Dec 17, 2009 11:23:39 GMT -5
level.ac130_use_duration = 40;
level.ac130_num_flares = 2;
Same time for Chopper Gunner
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Post by i8 on Dec 17, 2009 12:55:39 GMT -5
it is not the same for chopper gunner
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Post by kaster on Dec 17, 2009 13:27:59 GMT -5
The page says it is the same, but I think it is wrong. I also do not think all helicopters have flares since I know I shoot down quite a few in one shot. I'm pretty sure only the CG and Pavelow have flares (and even then, only one each - not two as the page says for pavelow)
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Post by i8 on Dec 17, 2009 13:32:28 GMT -5
ya pavelow and chopper gunner get one flare each and ac-130 gets two and chopper gunner lasts double the ac-130
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Post by dchoi41 on Dec 17, 2009 14:45:47 GMT -5
Via YouTube, it looks like Chopper Gunner lasts 60 seconds.
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Post by gagarin on Dec 17, 2009 15:06:22 GMT -5
I mean same duration for Chopper Gunner...
Pavelow have 2 flares, Chopper gunner have 1 flare (may be I was wrong) and AI controlled cobra dont have any flares
duration is 40 seconds for CG and 60 seconds for PaveLow and cobra. Check scripts for info
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Post by playn on Dec 17, 2009 18:41:08 GMT -5
thanks guys for clearing it up
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Post by James on Dec 17, 2009 19:52:35 GMT -5
AC130 - 40 seconds, 2 flares
Chopper Gunner - 60 seconds, 1 flare
Pavelow - 90 seconds, 2 flares
Cobra (7 kills) - 60 seconds
Harrier - 60 seconds (I think.)
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Post by gagarin on Dec 18, 2009 5:17:29 GMT -5
switch ( heliType )
{
case "minigun":
chopper thread heli_targeting();
chopper heli_fly_simple_path( startNode );
chopper thread heli_leave_on_timeout( 40.0 );
if ( attackAreas.size )
chopper thread heli_fly_well( attackAreas );
else
chopper thread heli_fly_loop_path( loopNode );
break;
case "flares":
chopper thread makeGunShip();
thread teamPlayerCardSplash( "used_helicopter_flares", owner );
chopper heli_fly_simple_path( startNode );
chopper thread heli_leave_on_timeout( 60.0 );
chopper thread heli_fly_loop_path( loopNode );
break;
default:
chopper thread attack_targets();
chopper thread heli_targeting();
chopper heli_fly_simple_path( startNode );
chopper thread heli_leave_on_timeout( 60.0 );
chopper thread heli_fly_loop_path( loopNode );
break;
}
}
"flares" is the pavelow and "minigun" is chopper gunner
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Post by purple on Dec 18, 2009 9:03:42 GMT -5
Isn't there a timer at the bottom right for the AC-130?
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Post by cptmacmillan on Dec 18, 2009 9:15:09 GMT -5
I don't know where people are getting these wacked out numbers of flares at. Try using a Stinger once in a while, yea? I've shot down over 200 aircraft (mostly in FFA) and this is what my experience tells me: Predator Drone (UAV, Counter-UAV) - No flares Harriers - 0 flares, however missiles can miss randomly. Cobra Attack Chopper - 0 flares Pavelow - 1 set of flares Apache - 1 set of flares AC130 - 2 Sets of flares purple: I don't know what the hell that is, but it doesn't feel like a timer because it never ends at 0 for me. |
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Post by playn on Dec 18, 2009 9:30:19 GMT -5
oh ac-130 is 2 flares
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Post by sstedium on Dec 18, 2009 9:59:07 GMT -5
I've seen an AC130 drop 4 maybe 5 flare sets?
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Post by morris on Dec 18, 2009 10:58:35 GMT -5
The AC-130 will only flare twice during its orbit, but will flare repeatedly as it flies away when it finishes firing. It doesn't really matter because you can't shoot at it at that point anyway.
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Post by chip sandwich on Dec 18, 2009 11:30:59 GMT -5
I think the reason why CG lasts a bit longer is because it starts way outside the map and flies in, but the AC-130 is pretty much in position when you call it. I would assume that they have roughly the same killing time.
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Post by dchoi41 on Dec 18, 2009 12:36:47 GMT -5
It's totally 60 seconds, no more than 10 to start getting hits. I think on some maps, I can get hits almost immediately.
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Post by Den on Dec 18, 2009 14:43:05 GMT -5
Like the other helicopters (which take about ten seconds to arrive and ten to exit the map), the Gunner's use timer doesn't start until it reaches its first patrol node (which in that video took nearly twenty seconds, at least ten seconds before the guy could even shoot anyone).
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Post by ice597 on Dec 18, 2009 22:28:25 GMT -5
if you shoot the pavelows and chopper gunners close enough with a stinger, the missile is fast enough to hit before it can deploy anything, there is no way around 130's 2 flares since it's so far up in the sky, unless you get lucky(extremely) with two RPG7 shots
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Post by cptmacmillan on Dec 18, 2009 22:30:44 GMT -5
@ice: Never seen that happen, even directly below a pavelow (which typically flies low and slow).
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Post by bshift on Dec 18, 2009 22:39:43 GMT -5
Definitely confirmed on cptmacmillan's numbers. Pavelow only has one set of flares.
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Post by rubbrband99 on Dec 18, 2009 23:56:14 GMT -5
and the hp values?
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Post by gus on Dec 19, 2009 0:23:56 GMT -5
AC130's flares regenerate every 10 seconds.
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Post by cptmacmillan on Dec 19, 2009 0:27:52 GMT -5
I have no clue what the actual HP values are. Stinger and Javelin will both kill anything they hit, AT-4 won't kill harriers, maybe not Pavelows. No clue for RPG as I've never used it for anti-air.
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Post by killeraslox on Dec 20, 2009 10:07:36 GMT -5
The AC-130 has a timer of 0:40, but it always stops at 0:05 when I use it.
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