Asteroids

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:12 am

You remember the classic arcade game, Asteroids?

When I watch two Yatari and a Daycorn home in on an asteroid while I scrape by to lose the missile lock, I always expect it to split into pieces like the rocks in the old arcade game. Am I the only one?

Old Man Johnson · Post by **Old Man Johnson** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:53 am

I remember the game, but somehow never expect that to happen. Maybe it's because they're not big enough.

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:57 am

They still look like a couple dozen megatons should blow them to bits...

Bardash Blackridge · Post by **Bardash Blackridge** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:39 am

I kind of like the idea of asteroids exploding upon missle impact. This occurence would definitely allow for greater tatics when planning an assualt on enemy turrets or escaping from enemy missles hot on your ship's tail.

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:47 am

They'd have to have some kind of internal structure of sorts, maybe. That way a small warhead wouldn't split one, but a large one would.

pedroski · Post by **pedroski** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:24 pm

It would be great but it would be impossbile to move through an asteroid field with missles on your tail and asteroids splitting and hit you constantly on all sides.

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:00 pm

pedroski wrote:It would be great but it would be impossbile to move through an asteroid field with missles on your tail and asteroids splitting and hit you constantly on all sides.

Not impossible. It would simply require a more carefully plotted course.

Post by **Sean OConnor** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:17 pm

I quite like the idea! I'll have a good think about it for the next version.

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:47 pm

Sean O'Connor wrote:I quite like the idea! I'll have a good think about it for the next version.

Sweet!

BoxZone_Author · Post by **BoxZone_Author** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:23 pm

You would have problems of the asteroids becomming smaller and smaller until they were dust. At some point (similar to the asteroids game) they would have to be totally destroyed.

Legacy · Post by **Legacy** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:46 am

BoxZone_Author wrote:You would have problems of the asteroids becomming smaller and smaller until they were dust. At some point (similar to the asteroids game) they would have to be totally destroyed.

Yes. They would.

Empty Hat · Post by **Empty Hat** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:08 am

This idea seems like a winner to me. The computer pilots might have a tough time though.

Old Man Johnson · Post by **Old Man Johnson** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:10 pm

They already have a tough time with anything involving asteroids.

Fighter_Ace · Post by **Fighter_Ace** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:07 pm

Old Man Johnson wrote:They already have a tough time with anything involving asteroids.

Seriously! I 100% agree with you on that OMJ. However, maybe if the AI could actually shoot the asteroids, they wouldn't be so dumb. Instead of holding their fire when you are behind an asteroid, they'de just OPEN FIRE!!!

Yes... I can see this working...

You've got my vote!

JoystickHero · Post by **JoystickHero** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:09 pm

Sign me on for agreeing.