Battlefield physics!

[imported_Field]

the physics in this game are pretty good compared to CoD4 actually. That is one of the reasons why i have gone back to playing this game. The character animations in CoD4 look kind of trashy.

[Fixxxer]

If you were moving forward in the FAV and shot the Pilum in the same direction, the speed of the Pilum round would be the total speed of the round + the speed of the FAV.

[imported_Field]

If you were moving forward in the FAV and shot the Pilum in the same direction, the speed of the Pilum round would be the total speed of the round + the speed of the FAV.

well but i think if you were going to fire an anti vehicle weapon out of an FAV you'd probly want to be able to guide it.

[Dtneter]

Ok example i was driving my fav in my mod as my fellow bot saw a walker behind me, he launched his pilum round but WTH it moved backwards following my vehicle and eventually speeding up moving backwards. Strange huh.

ooh btw 1000 posts

[DrDanielsson]

The pilum accelerates to its maximum speed. (It should).

I thought the pilum was a rifle. i.e. not a rocket launcher so it wouldnt accelerate, just hit its maximum speed straight away after being fired

[DesmondLocke]

I thought the pilum was a rifle. i.e. not a rocket launcher so it wouldnt accelerate, just hit its maximum speed straight away after being fired

Exactly. It's designated H-AVR, for Heavy Anti-Vehicle Rifle. I don't know the physics of the effect of a moving vehicle on projectiles, but in the game they probably don't apply. I think if a Pilum travels at x speed, it's going to whether you're standing still or travelling at top speed. Real life physics don't really mean much in game. (Which is why a walker can unload all its rockets around you, and you won't take an ounce of damage. )

[AllFoamNoBeer]

Anything will have to accelerate to reach a certain speed. It may not be significant, but it will have to.

[DrDanielsson]

Anything will have to accelerate to reach a certain speed. It may not be significant, but it will have to.

I mean the bullet wont accelerate after its left the rifle. It doesnt have a rocket on it so there's nothing to make it accelerate further, it just hits it maximum speed as soon as it leaves the rifle.

[DesmondLocke]

Anything will have to accelerate to reach a certain speed. It may not be significant, but it will have to.

But again, in-game, I don't think it does accelerate. The designers have only admitted to rocket launchers and TV missiles having any acceleration. So I think every other weapon always fires at top speed.

[AllFoamNoBeer]

Oh well, that is fail physics.

I can't think beyond that.