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Dervish, with _shotsKeepVerticalVelocity set to 1, your opponents should have had more of a chance of nailing you... all it takes is one well-timed, well-positioned jump to surprise someone who's flying. :P Actually, with no extra flaps and bullet drift on, WG is very handy but still well-balanced. ...

I got a digital projector! I mainly use it to watch Monday night wrestling and DVD's on. I got a sheet I got ready to hand from the ceiling, and the projectors is one I can hook most anything to, from DVD, video game consols, and even an outlet for a computer monitor. I did hook my laptop up to it ...

I have an old 21" CRT... "Cornerstone p1500". Paid $99 for it used.

I got a TV tuner so it doubles as a TV...

23" must be insane.

toaster wrote:Not being able to drive through tanks was a great advantage in the old "Battlezone" game. If you maneuvered skillfully enough...

Not having any lag in BattleZone was an advantage too...

Yes, and some server owner out there puts GM, Wings, SW, and CL on a map with no radar (forgot the server name). It's still a fun map and theme, but GM simply isn't viable against someone skilled with Wings (especially when Wings has unlimited jump counts). BIYA made that map... I don't know if he ...

It would be really obvious... keeping the holographic tank to one side would cause its movement to be weird whenever you turn.

Another reason it's "unkillable" in many cases is that it's so easy to run away if you have WG... if I come across someone with wings and I have CL, they usually just run away. Something else that helps tame wings is _shotsKeepVerticalVelocity. While it does give the wings user another way...

It's a fun flag, but it usually occurs too frequently. it's up there with GM and L as far as how poweful it is... it should be rare like GM and L usually are.

At secretplace, they're so common that there's no avoiding them... nomatter where you are, someone will fly up/down and kill you.

I would have said Geno, but these days you only get 1 shot with it, so it has to be GM... And, what about this for a new flag: Heat-Seeking Missiles: They lock onto other tanks... So there is the potential that they will get a teammate, but when they explode it makes a shockwave... so they could ki...

Well, that is why I like the idea of using PZ... it doesn't matter much if they can see through buildings, because the only ones they can kill are PZ too and have the same edge. It would actually make gameplay a lot different in the zoned state. Radar doesn't necessarily have to change... if you thi...

Laser... Yummy

If I drop a laser flag and it doesn't disappear, I'll normally die 2 or 3 times trying to get back to the spot. Of course, I make up for it when I find it... unless someone else beats me to it.

Wow, I'm not the only one who's heard of MS arcade, lol.

I think it would be awesome if PZ changed the graphics to wireframe Battlezone style...

Microsoft actually released a package called "Microsoft Arcade" some years ago that included BattleZone, Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command, and Tempest.

The delay is a good idea.

I don't know if this is already possible or not, but I'd love to see a large SW blast go off on the base of the team whose flag is captured. any nearby campers will be killed before the team re-spawns.

I've already seen some amazing mesh work. Unfortunately, though, its usefulness is mostly limited to cosmetic enhancements- some things are cool and add to the game, but it seems that typically the ability is used to make a good-looking map (not that it's necesarily a bad thing). I think the additio...

You know, it would be quite an anticlimax if you were "dancing" with another tank and you collided in midair and fell straight down next to each other (and a third tank killed you both). the only good thing I can think of would be the ability to "push" tanks slowly... say, over c...

Rogue + Laser = indescriminate slaughter ownage! :twisted: Obviously, it varies by play style and map, etc. Generally, though, I love laser. You forgot GM, btw... :wink: a lot of people like that, too. And WG *runs for his life* Flags may not require a lot of skill, and that is why powerful flags sh...

Clipping stationary buildings is one thing, but clipping laggy, moving tanks would get incredibly annoying. Also, it sounds like it would be really easy to get stuck from spawning (in CTF) and lag.

This isn't completely on-topic, but I didn't think it was worth a thread... The inconsistency of censor filters is starting to annoy me. last night, I discovered that I was not allowed to say "fart" on a BZFlag server... how was I supposed to know? I wasn't kicked for it or anything, but I...

phantom zone is now much better, phantom tanks shoot phantom bullets so there are two worlds connected by teleporters pretty much ;) Yes, but the problem is that in most situations you're by yourself when you're phantom, so it's worthless... while it's fun to watch n00bs shoot at you, the only prac...

A bouncy mine/shot would be slightly amusing. one shot drops flag, the shot bounces like a runaway basketball until it hits something. infinite range... it would certainly cause some nasty surprises, especially in confined pit-like spaces or with a lot of teleporters.

There are a lot of flags I don't like to get, but that doesn't mean that I would want them removed... if I had to pick one, it'd be invisible bullet. not seeing shots on radar isn't going to matter when they can see your tank. it would be much better if it actually made them invisible out the window...