something new for the Shield!!

**soloracer24** · 22nd March 2006, 06:16 PM

I'm not new at WipEout or even WipEout Pure, but i am new to this Forum.
What I've noticed whilst playing, is that when i have my shield activated and then absorb a pick-up, i seem to get more energy back than normal and the shield glows very bright. Can anyone confirm that this does give more energy back or am i delusional, because I've never heard of this elswhere.

**Smoothly Does It** · 23rd March 2006, 03:43 PM

I have noticed the bright glow when doing that yeah, not sure about the extra shield restoration bit though, might need some good old fashioned extensive testing... WOZ style!

**soloracer24** · 23rd March 2006, 03:47 PM

i only assumed it does the extra restoration because i could not think of any other reason it would glow!

**Lance** · 23rd March 2006, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Smoothly Does It

WOZ style!

never noticed this before: Steve WOZniak. ;D
[though mentioning that particular Steve and 'style' in the same sentence would seem a bit odd.]

**JABBERJAW** · 23rd March 2006, 04:36 PM

I think it glows more due to the shield being lit up while active

**Smoothly Does It** · 23rd March 2006, 04:41 PM

yeah, the absorb animation does glow a bit, you're probably right, just a combination of glows, good thinking batman!

**eLhabib** · 23rd March 2006, 08:23 PM

Don't know about the extra energy, but here's another one: did you notice you can lay mines and absorb them at the same time? Try it, it works! Seems to be a glitch because the mines take longer to use than any other weapon.

**soloracer24** · 23rd March 2006, 08:46 PM

didn't know that. wonder if it works with plasma as well, being that it also takes a while.

**infoxicated** · 23rd March 2006, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Smoothly Does It

good thinking batman!

LOL

**Lion** · 23rd March 2006, 11:57 PM

the missile allows you to fire it and absorb it too.
the icon stays resident until it impacts and explodes, you can absorb at any time in that period

**Smoothly Does It** · 24th March 2006, 12:14 AM

Well then, here we go, the first techs in pure are revealing themselves, give it 3 months before someone finds pure's spin on brake tapping

**soloracer24** · 24th March 2006, 11:22 AM

well then, after a bit of testing (non-woz style, i'm sure) it seems that if you press square and circle at exactly the same time, you will absorb and activate the pick-up. it works with any pick up, although it seems harder, for me at least, with the rockets. give it a try, let me know.

**JABBERJAW** · 24th March 2006, 02:54 PM

IF that is true, that's pretty weak. Need a patch!!

**soloracer24** · 24th March 2006, 03:50 PM

have you tried? i'd like to be sure, im not spouting rubbish, or seeing things

**JABBERJAW** · 25th March 2006, 01:28 AM

NO, I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just saying if that is true, that is a really bad oversight on the testers part. I haven't had time to test it yet.

**the_Admiral** · 25th March 2006, 12:56 PM

Maybe the AI ships have been employing this technique all along, thus making it so hard to blow them up in a race?!?

**infoxicated** · 25th March 2006, 04:28 PM

Cheeky!

With their free boost at the start I wouldn't put it past them, though.

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