I've been thinking, and I'm expecting this to be, ironically, shot down instantly, but I build a lot of fighters. Agile, fast fighters-- geared towards combat more so that racing.
So, what if, in an effort to perhaps uplift and develop the true combatant side of SP, SimplePlanes started fighter tournaments! A class between engineers' prized warbirds!
Prop class:
Propeller aircraft only
No missiles/mini-guns/rockets
Dimensions up to SP
Jet class:
Missiles/rockets/mini-guns allowed
Jet engines only
Dimensions up to SP
Mod class:
Whatever, just make it fit.
What do ya'll think? Would you guys like to see dogfight tournaments as much as I would? Let's talk this out. Maybe it'll... ahem... Take off.
YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
(I'm re-posting this suggestion on a few relevant threads to really get the message out there)
Please do!@AndrewGarrison
@AndrewGarrison My pleasure! :D
@OtterOfToast thanks ;)
@AndrewGarrison Yay ^_^ Thanks for talking to us about it, btw!! You get the "Dev with actual ears" award for 2016! :D
@OtterOfToast Not necessarily.
@AndrewGarrison :( Does that mean i's not gonna go through?
@OtterOfToast Watching a few rounds of AI fighting each other in Sandbox Dogfight mode and it's actually pretty boring to watch...
@AndrewGarrison I'd love that! I mean, you never know until you try, right? :D
Maybe-- just maybe my fighters will stand up proper!
I've tested ground-avoidance with my own craft. They hold up pretty well. Maybe just a quick tweak of the AI to realize "to achieve my goal, I should avoid hitting this" and that problem is solved, I'm sure.
Yes, we have considered it. It might be a total bust though, not sure how the AI would handle with ground avoidance. Maybe sometime we can try it out just for fun.
@AudioDud3 True. I'm a little tired of the races. I don't stand a chance, honestly. I need something that I can do!
@AndrewGarrison
@AndrewGarrison
@AudioDud3 @KiNo
@AudioDud3 Aye ,fantastic! That means it might could happen! I mean, why shouldn't it? It'd give us combat engineers something to work for, aye?
Okay. @OtterOfToast
@Avro683Lancaster I'm already out of votes :( I guess I'll suggest it, but I kinda' hoped I could get some real traction on the forums. Lord knows it won't take off in the user voice XD
Try the user voice