Ravenfield

Ravenfield

Dogfight
slapz 13 Aug, 2017 @ 6:27pm
AA Guns are Deathtraps
First off, I freaking love this mod to death; however, improvements can be made.

As the title says, the fortress AA guns are too exposed. Often times soldiers hop on a gun, only to be shot off the very next second. Planes have higher aggro to stationary ground targets; with AA guns at the top of the list. As soon as a gun is mounted, every enemy plane in the vicinity lines up for a straif. To demonstrate my point, I’ve actually had enemy planes ram into one another on approach to destroy me while I was manning AA guns.

My suggested changes are that AA guns have shrouding below their transverse (lowest point of aim). Centrally located AA guns should have higher shrouding so that their fire can be focused upward; whereas guns towards the sides of each fortress should be shrouded so they fire outwards and not across the fort. Some guns, in very exposed regions, should even have protection above them too. Also, because coverage would be partitioned off, a few more gun emplacements could be added.

This also will cut down on friendly fire. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen a plane taking off, only to be clipped by friendly AA fire.

Thanks for such a great mod and I hope you take this advice into consideration.
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Campister  [developer] 14 Aug, 2017 @ 5:28am 
Thanks for your support! I am currently working on a huge update for Dogfight, am I am really happy with its progress so far. Your right about the AA guns; they don’t really stand a chance. I will definitely work on improving them now that you suggested it.
slapz 14 Aug, 2017 @ 11:17am 
Originally posted by Campister:
Thanks for your support! I am currently working on a huge update for Dogfight, am I am really happy with its progress so far. Your right about the AA guns; they don’t really stand a chance. I will definitely work on improving them now that you suggested it.

Glad I could contribute in some way. Great mod, and keep it up. I look forward to playing it. :)
Chumbawamba 24 Aug, 2017 @ 1:47am 
There also seems to be some funky coding with planes and AA guns. Like you said, planes will try to straif them, but it also seems that nearby enemy planes will briefly fly upwards then dive straight down at the AA gun if it's being used. Protection would probably fix a lot of the problems.
| | Mr.V | | 27 Aug, 2017 @ 10:30am 
If you put something like a 50 cal protector on the front of the AA gun instead!
Last edited by | | Mr.V | |; 27 Aug, 2017 @ 10:30am
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