Improve hit boxes

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

I was just in a game of CTF on RIO, taking cover behind some barriers from and M2 hornet/freeze that came along. I was in scope mode, trying to get a shot but he managed to stay just ahead of my dot. He hid on the other side of the barrier and i could still see just a small bit of the rear or his tank. I put my crosshairs over it and fired, only to see the shot hit the barrier and not the enemy when my dot was on the enemy and not the wall.

 

I know the cruddy hit boxes are supposed to be lag reducers, but cost me my life many many times and it should be fixed.

[Maf 32,308]

Can you post a screenshot of where you were trying to shoot (and from what position)? I know Rio quite well and I don't remember any bad hitboxes on it. You could have simply missed.

 

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[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

Can you post a screenshot of where you were trying to shoot (and from what position)? I know Rio quite well and I don't remember any bad hitboxes on it. You could have simply missed.

 

Moved from I&S

I will see what i can do, and i know i didnt miss. This has happened before, but not in the same place

[Maf 32,308]

Also, it could have been lag, where you see that you hit the enemy but the damage you deal is not registered.

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

Can you post a screenshot of where you were trying to shoot (and from what position)? I know Rio quite well and I don't remember any bad hitboxes on it. You could have simply missed.

 

Moved from I&S

Well, it seems to be I cannot get pictures from my files...would be nice if I could...but I'll try to describe it.

 

I was on the red team side of the map, on the left side with the hill that goes along the map with buildings along it. There is that small section with the barriers that make up a small square-ish space with a gap to drop to the road below, and a gap to drive out along the side of the map. I was in that gap, my front end sticking out a little, the hornet had taken cover to the left, and so I went into scope mode, the rear of his tank showed the slightest bit, so I moved the dot over him. The barriers have an inward slant about halfway up, and i was using that to try and get a better shot before he killed me. I even took a second to make sure my aim was on his tank, but when i fired, the shot hit the barrier. 

[Maf 32,308]

That's strange. Could be an actual issue. I play a lot around these barriers and I'm certain that their hit boxes follow the shape of the barrier precisely.

[Rico_Viking_9000 942]

Also FYI shooting through the holes in pillars in Rio, Madness, etc. Makes a shaft scope look as if it were going to hit the tank, but the actual bullets won't go through holes in pillars, due to their square like polygon stuff... Hopefully fixed in TX.

But then again TO is 5  years old technicaly

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

That's strange. Could be an actual issue. I play a lot around these barriers and I'm certain that their hit boxes follow the shape of the barrier precisely.

I could tell too, since I did my best to place myself where I was, and put my crosshairs over where i had been aiming. I moved them over the barrier with a single tap and the dot got bigger, showing it was closer to me. The guy had the audacity to say I can one shot his tank when I can one shot M3 Hornet's, even. HE tried giving me this minimum damage crud, when there is only a high and low damage rate for arcade mode, not sniping more which is a flat 173.1 for me

[Maf 32,308]

OK, so what if you actually did hit the tank and deal damage to it, but the player had very high Shaft protection in his module and therefore didn't die. Is that possible?

 

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

 

OK, so what if you actually did hit the tank and deal damage to it, but the player had very high Shaft protection in his module and therefore didn't die. Is that possible?

 

 

Very much so. He didn't mention he had said module though, and in a case like this, one normally would state why they didn't die.

[Maf 32,308]

Also FYI shooting through the holes in pillars in Rio, Madness, etc. Makes a shaft scope look as if it were going to hit the tank, but the actual bullets won't go through holes in pillars, due to their square like polygon stuff... Hopefully fixed in TX.

But then again TO is 5  years old technicaly

Yeah, the pillars and ramps with a hole in the middle are the only bad hitboxes I can think of in the new prob library, but the place OP is talking about does't have any of those. They should still get fixed though. Really annoying  -_- 

 

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

Yeah, the pillars and ramps with a hole in the middle are the only bad hitboxes I can think of in the new prob library, but the place OP is talking about does't have any of those. They should still get fixed though. Really annoying  -_- 

 

It's happened to me so many times where a player would try and make a shot through said pillars XD

[BLASTER872 1,892]

It's really annoying for XP/BP as well. Or anything that takes long to charge, I used to play Twins and I didn't care where I was shooting cuz I could test another shot in half a second. Now I'm an M3 thunder player and I get ready to snipe someone in Zone... (ik Thunder doesn't go with Zone but flag sitting is fun) and he legit got killed by 3 twins shots after I hit the cruddy hitbox and kill myself (I had low HP.)

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

It's really annoying for XP/BP as well. Or anything that takes long to charge, I used to play Twins and I didn't care where I was shooting cuz I could test another shot in half a second. Now I'm an M3 thunder player and I get ready to snipe someone in Zone... (ik Thunder doesn't go with Zone but flag sitting is fun) and he legit got killed by 3 twins shots after I hit the cruddy hitbox and kill myself (I had low HP.)

I never use thunder for that reason. I don't use anything that will cause self harm. Flag sitting is fun. Take an M2 freeze which I wish I had atop a decently strong tank, and activate drug more when things get hairy. Or you could sit up on that ramp, and aim upwards with a shaft and pick off any enemy players falling from above--nobody spawns on the bottom

Edited September 14, 2016 by LoganFranlkin171998

[BLASTER872 1,892]

I never use thunder for that reason. I don't use anything that will cause self harm. Flag sitting is fun. Take an M2 freeze which I wish I had atop a decently strong tank, and activate drug more when things get hairy. Or you could sit up on that ramp, and aim upwards with a shaft and pick off any enemy players falling from above--nobody spawns on the bottom

Yeah, the self damage is annoying. Lucky me I have 35 thunder prot lololol

 

Anyway, I prefer drugging Double Armour over Double Damage when I am forced to drug. Even though one shotting M0 Mammy nubs is fun.

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

Yeah, the self damage is annoying. Lucky me I have 35 thunder prot lololol

 

Anyway, I prefer drugging Double Armour over Double Damage when I am forced to drug. Even though one shotting M0 Mammy nubs is fun.

Same! My shaft can one shot M0 mammy without double damage, so there's no need for double damage when all other tanks, like m1 higher than viking m1 are two shotters. Full power blast then a simple tap

Edited September 14, 2016 by LoganFranlkin171998

[BLASTER872 1,892]

Same! My shaft can one shot M0 mammy without double damage, so there's no need for double damage when all other tanks, like m1 higher than viking m1 are two shotters. Full power blast then a simple tap

A simple release*

 

And even if I can't 1 shot them I can 2 shot them or a Smoky could cleanup for me

 

Smoky are my servants.

 

But anyway, these Hit Boxes aren't too much a nuisance except in XP/BP battles or for long AF recharging turrets. Plus, devs have "other priorities" anyway.

 

My clanmates cri all the time cuz the hitboxes are so stupid. They can't ever parkour in their best parkour map (alexandrov or whatever it was)

[LoganFranlkin171998 69]

A simple release*

 

And even if I can't 1 shot them I can 2 shot them or a Smoky could cleanup for me

 

Smoky are my servants.

 

But anyway, these Hit Boxes aren't too much a nuisance except in XP/BP battles or for long AF recharging turrets. Plus, devs have "other priorities" anyway.

 

My clanmates cri all the time cuz the hitboxes are so stupid. They can't ever parkour in their best parkour map (alexandrov or whatever it was)

Doing parkour with a Viking is fun. I was on Highways, and decided I was bored. I was on the highest bridge in the middle, and I drove off the left side, my shaft turned to me right. I fired and landed on my tracks below. Somehow, I had no scoped a player in the act, thus killing him. Wish I had a video of it.