Re: [GZG] FT Vector: Alternative Fire Resolution Distance (Tom B)

I saw some interviews with fighter pilots a few months ago, and
several seemed to describe altititude not so much as a difference in
relative position as it is a difference in relative potential energy.

Do AI or other games reflect this?

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 6:14 PM, John Tailby <john_tailby@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:
> Playing games of Aeronautica Imperialis (GWs 40k flying game)
recently, that
> has an abstracted altitude system. All the altitude really does is
track
> what relative hight the two planes are at and whether you can shoot at
them
> or not.
>
> Generally if you are in a dogfight you need to the the same altitude
or
> nearly so and a significant change in altitude is equivalent to
leaving the
> table.
>
> I am not sure that adding a 3rd dimension would add much to the game
other
> than to make it more complex.
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