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Why don''t NPC''s use their shield batteries?

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Post Sat Apr 12, 2003 11:38 pm

Why don''t NPC''s use their shield batteries?

Or why don't their shields regenerate? That would add many levels of difficulty to the game, and it really needs it.

When I'm dogfighting, my shields are constantly regenerating, sometimes I'm able to keep away from enemy fire long enough to where I don't need to use a battery. I can only focus on one or two figthers at a time, so the others should be regenerating their shields. Also, ships don't drop anything with anything near the frequency they drop batteries. Are they incapble of pressing the "F" key on their keyboards? Something like this would keep me from being able to take on 8+ fighters by myself, and totally dominate.

This is something that should be addressed in a patch, in terms of a difficulty slider of some sort. Oh well, it'll probably never happen. I still love the game.

this chick walks up to me and she's like, "hey, aren't you that guy" and I'm like, "yeah whatever"

Post Sun Apr 13, 2003 12:26 am

Their sheilds DO regenerate, at the same rate as yours do. However, as you know, it takes time to recharge after collapse.

As for shield batteries, it's bad enough taking on 8 ships, without them bumping up their shields all the time.

Post Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:04 am

NO THEY DO NOT REGGEN AT THE SAME RATE AS PLAYER SHILDS.
AI SHILDS HAVE AN REGGEN RATE OF ONE.

I really wonder why ppl most open their mouth if they have no idea what will leave it

All AI ships have their own versions of the shilds, feel free to scan them, they have all a regeneration rate of 1, even their level 10 shilds, they have most time about 1-2k more shild energie to compentsate for his ... but they simply do not regenerate at all (yeah ok its 1 very much compared to over 100 of those nice player shilds )

Post Sun Apr 13, 2003 2:39 am

AI get the advantage online, as it employs and engages it's AI super warp factor lag positional data calculatory propulsion unit, so you can't hit them

Post Sun Apr 13, 2003 4:38 am

simple, they have the numbers but we have the brains


also notice they never use their nanobots and shield batts


Dude, where's my Super Star Destroyer?

Edited by - OracleX on 13-04-2003 05:38:39

Post Sun Apr 20, 2003 3:54 pm

i agree that this should definitely be modded. I also use Lances technique of weaving and afterburning to recharge shields if i hav run out of batts or if i am just feeling tight. It does suck that when you reengage the guys still hav all their shield damage, then you zap them and the drop a load of batts.
This would never have happened in morrowind or diablo.... :p

Post Sun Apr 20, 2003 10:41 pm

theres already a mod with regenerating shields for AI ships.
cant remember its name(s) though.

Post Sun Apr 20, 2003 10:51 pm

AI dont use bots bcos they believe it to be cowardly and want a die honourably.

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