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Wed Mar 03, 2004 7:41 am
I found the Hovis race to be a beast at first. Took I don't know how many times, until it suddenly just clicked. Now I can beat him every time with ease.
1) Kick in your cruise engines immediately.
2) Make sure you know the course well enough not to get lost!
Just keep trying and you'll do it.
Jose Chavez: "Trent! It's good to see my kind of scum."
1) Kick in your cruise engines immediately.
2) Make sure you know the course well enough not to get lost!
Just keep trying and you'll do it.
Jose Chavez: "Trent! It's good to see my kind of scum."
so I guess the first tactic is more important than the other one. Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:53 am
In addition to all the above suggestions, make sure you use strafe during the race. It allows for lateral movement without having to change the direction of your ship's nose. This keeps you from having to make large changes in your ships' direction that can reduce your speed and cost you the race. I've always used this tactic and haven't lost to Hovis yet.
Wed Mar 03, 2004 6:17 pm
<< it's really not that hard if you just engage your cruise instantly.>>
That was the main problem. First couple of times I tried it, I was using the thrusters to get to the ring and then hitting the cruise engines. Unless you use the cruise engines all the way, you've had it.
Jose Chavez: "Trent! It's good to see my kind of scum."
Edited by - Puke Barwalker on 3/3/2004 6:18:59 PM
That was the main problem. First couple of times I tried it, I was using the thrusters to get to the ring and then hitting the cruise engines. Unless you use the cruise engines all the way, you've had it.
Jose Chavez: "Trent! It's good to see my kind of scum."
Edited by - Puke Barwalker on 3/3/2004 6:18:59 PM
Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:28 pm
Dude, d = 200(h) * t + 300(c - x) * t
Uhh...I forget what the formula stands for.
H is thruster, C is cruise, X is cruise charge time and T is time.
And D is distance.
BUT, there's a point to this. Thruster is a waste of time in the race. Don't use it. You'll still have to wait the same amount of time for your cruise engines to charge, and you'll only be wasting time going 100 slower that cruise speed.
Uhh...I forget what the formula stands for.
H is thruster, C is cruise, X is cruise charge time and T is time.
And D is distance.
BUT, there's a point to this. Thruster is a waste of time in the race. Don't use it. You'll still have to wait the same amount of time for your cruise engines to charge, and you'll only be wasting time going 100 slower that cruise speed.
Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:53 am
can't u enter formation with him?
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