Whats the best average craft? Besides Mirage.
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Whats the best average craft? Besides Mirage.
Ag-Systems, Feisar, Qirex, Assegai.
Ag-systems got a good thrust.
Feisar got handling down.
Qirex is well rounded but i dont use it much.
Assegai is amazing in many ways. But a great all rounder.
Mirage is again great all rounder and it loves to BR.
just my opinion ;)
My 2 cents.
Harimau: great handling and stability, just don't ram into something (or someone)
Qirex also handles pretty well and it has a good shield.
The only problem with those two is the thrust, which I think was sorted out in the fury upgrade, but I'm not really sure.
Ag-S is great, the only problem is that when I use it i get the impression that I'm trying to steer a little moon... May be a personal problem though, because I actually prefer Icaras' handling and that doesn't make much sense.
Another great all-arounder is Assegai Fury... the HD ship has something in the handling that doesn't really convince me.. may be the center of gravity.
In any case experiment with ALL ships and don't just look at the four stats displayed: there's much more to discover driving... and experimenting you'll surely find the one best suited for you.
the answer is within the game, on a few tracks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel__Gaddafi
there's a billboard on this particular tracks.
i've added some examples ;)
Nice find!
Nicely done JF!
ok something i have never figured out. What is the small wipeout logo with the F and what does it mean? it is seen on online multiplayer while we wait for the host to pick the track etc. It's directly to the right of the ship that each user has chosen. I used to think it meant that racer had the Fury expansion but I noticed sometimes I have the logo and other times not.
It means the ship being used is the Fury Variant/Version.
And as to year,JF's not the only one.
Amphi-Scenic Hologram Exhibit A
Entering the Hologram
(The above pics are quite similar to JF's,so there is practically nothing(new) to see here)
Seems like HD Fury takes place over a span of at least two years...
BTW, does the tournament race time count as online record? Cause I made 1:52:67 (Rapier) on Moa Therma and I would like to see the best times.
Ok so I go to my records today and find a time of around 1:12:xx on Modesto Heights FWD Phantom... with 0 speed pads. WUT WUT?
@trackripper:
u can ignore all records with 0 speedpads, all of those re obviously bugged. and a lot of the multiplayer race venom times re bugged too, somehow it has something to do with online zone battle mode (just my guess)
I've wondered that in the past, because some of my quickest times have been during tournaments. Never checked though, has anybody else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xpand
controller sensitivity;
less % = more sensitive? i always thought that 100% = max sensitivity, but now i watched some strategy guides and they say the contrary? o_O so 10% airbreak= most effect?
Greetz Cipher
Timing-wise, when do I normally use the airbrakes?
Usually I do it when entering a curve, usually letting go to side shift just after the apex, but I've heard most players who do use them will just hold them until they are clear of the corner. Which way is right, most of the time?
Yes. :nodQuote:
Originally Posted by Cipher
Thx for the reply :p i'll have to change it then, cuz i always wondered why those air breaks didn't work that well xD
Cipher
For awhile, everyone was running time trials in Icaras crafts. Since, I've seen records made with Feisar and Harimau, and now AG-Systems is popping up all over the place! Aside from personal preference, is there an advantage to using one craft over another?
I suspect it deals with what track you're racing. On Sol 2 or Anulpha, you'd obviously benefit from Icaras' speed, but on a track with tighter corners I imagine there'd be struggling (for me, flying Icaras feels like I'm struggling against the craft's inertia). Does anyone feel more comfortable with specific crafts on specific tracks, or do you use one craft for all tracks?
My AG-Sys is universal like TV-Remote... about those poping-up ships u mean those on leaderboards? If yes then let me say: don't look at it as it shows totally different ships than specific racer did used (they even don't work now).
btw. Does anybody know who the hell is that robocop called Quiesc3nce? Damn fast guy got 2nd place on Sol2 rev on phantom online and have rank 32 and don't know shortcut "WR" and has british flag...
@archon i use 1 everywhere :p which is Harimau, only use the others in zone to up loyalty or in detonator ^^
had to use a different craft 3 times cuz i didn't get the gold medal on elite in the campaign :D
Cipher
I noticed people switching crafts during the HD Cup. Might have to do with weapons being on or off. Harimau and Icaras have low health, after all.
I use Harimau and have since my second day with the game, but found I like non-Fury Feisar for venom and flash races. Anything faster and I go Harimau.
Harimau aaaalll the way :D
and yeah, they have a pretty low shield, but just keep sorbing it up ^^ (except for weapons off of course, but even then i stick to harimau :p)
Cipher
Does anyone have tips for nailing the starting line boost? I've tried counting down with the numbers, watching the red bar cross the numbers until "Go," listening to the beat of the countdown... nothing works. I may have successfully boost-started five times in the last five months!
I've seen methods where people will cycle through the ship viewpoints to time the countdown. I've also tried closing my eyes in order to listen and time the launch better. Nothing is working. This is the only technique I have not mastered. HAALP ME!
I get it practically every time. I guess it just comes with practise; but anyway: press the accelerator about 0.28 of a second after the "go". There's another 0.22 or so of leeway after that which is easier to get in - which is obviously going to be a touch slower, but that's probably rather unimportant when you just want any kind of boost you can get :P.
I haven't timed it, just going on feeling. See how that goes.
From my experience i can tell that you have around 1sec after "GO" to press thrust button to make speed boost start, so there shouldn't be any problem with that. I suppose that you just press it too fast and it doesn't count :cowboy
Just take it easy, relax and press the button :P
EDIT: Oh, and i've noticed that the faster i press it after GO, the stronger is my boost start :hyper
I've wondered a bit about that myself, it almost seems like the boost is stronger, but I just passed it off as being due to the fact that I got moving earlier. Anyone else have an opinion on that?
It's a good question. I've noticed being slower off the line than many other people on the grid, but I'd always put it down to a combination of ship selection and a bit of lag. :?
Ive noticed that i press the button exactly on the third, poss fourth beep (i should know by now!) and usualy get it.Also recently i have convinced myself that pitching down on boost start gives me a better boost, but that could be bs and just me kidding myself.A question myself.Are we talking about hd/fury here as people are saying when it says go and on mine i get three (or is it four) peeps ?
Dave.
4th beep is "GO"
Had time to play last night, and you guys were right. I was hitting accelerate too early. The sweet spot is just after the red bar fills and it says, "Go." I played a long Racebox tournament and got it 70% of the time. Felt like Christmas.
Good stuff mate. I've started paying more attention to exactly when I hit X, and I think there may be something to it with regards to how much boost you get. I've been starting ever so slightly earlier than before and I don't seem to be losing ground on people like I was.
So cheers for bringing this up Archon :)
I also have the feeling of I lose ground at the start with other racers with the same ship even when I get a boost start. I will do some trials these days.
Think this is the place to put this.... Has there been any news on the times being updated on the leaderboards? I know pretty much everyone is wanting to see their times go up on there so, well... just wondered.
In Zone Battle, sometimes the announcer says "Target depleted" or "Target repeated" or something along those lines. What does this mean? I know there's a message for "Target attainable," but I've heard her say both messages in one race.
Also, when I start getting those messages, it seems the track is always the black and red color scheme. Is this just the scheme for reaching zone 50-55 in Zone Battle, or does this color scheme indicate that you're in range for the winning zone amount?
I think it's related to the situation of the 1st place holder.
If they suddenly loose all their shield energy, explode and respawn, then the current target would of changed as your position relative to whoever is now in 1st place is calculated.
Red & Black is the colours for those zone levels.
Actually it's a lot simpler than that. You have a set amount of time to reach the target zone. This time limit varies depending on how high the target is, obviously the higher the target, the more time you are alllowed. Once the time limit has expired, the game gradually brings down the target one zone at a time, every few seconds.
No doubt Jan will be able to tell you the time limits for each target ;)
As for the colour scheme, it's probably just a fluke. The colours change every time you boost, and they cycle through the normal Zone colour schemes, starting at sub-venom and ending at Supersonic, then back to sub-venom etc.
Has anyone had any problems with voice chat? I know Playstation Network voice chat is always a pain, but I can't recall one time that I got a reply by using voice chat with Wipeout HD. I've tried both a Playstation Eye and a Bluetooth headset, and under both circumstances, I couldn't talk to the friend I was playing with.
I know NAT type can sometimes cause problems, but I'm not familiar with networking and how to influence this. Most of the time it's at 2, I believe, and once or twice I've seen it at type 3. Any help would be appreciated.
Has anyone had any problems with voice chat? I know Playstation Network voice chat is always a pain, but I can't recall one time that I got a reply by using voice chat with Wipeout HD. I've tried both a Playstation Eye and a Bluetooth headset, and under both circumstances, I couldn't talk to the friend I was playing with.
I know NAT type can sometimes cause problems, but I'm not familiar with networking and how to influence this. Most of the time it's at 2, I believe, and once or twice I've seen it at type 3. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: My school's finicky network caused me to post the message twice, and I don't see how to delete my message when I click Edit/Delete. :(
HD's voice chat has always been broken
starting at sub-venom and ending at the zone scheme AFTER supersonic, then back to sub-venom etc. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel__Gaddafi
Yeah fair play. Come on then, what are the time limits? You must have timed it at some point :g