#21
Posted 02 July 2014 - 11:30 AM
#22
Posted 02 July 2014 - 11:31 AM
#23
Posted 02 July 2014 - 11:32 AM
#24
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:07 PM
xeromynd, on 02 July 2014 - 10:25 AM, said:
Even if they hadn't screwed the pooch and done m/s this would still not work. m/s is a measurement of velocity not distance. To correctly figure this out you would need to know the gravity on the planet you are fighting on and multiply it by twice the distance that you will fall. Instead, PGI should have made this a direct relation to fall distance. Then there would be no calculation required to determine if and how much fall damage you would take if you jumped.
#25
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:17 PM
#26
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:26 PM
HiredGun, on 02 July 2014 - 12:07 PM, said:
Even if they hadn't screwed the pooch and done m/s this would still not work. m/s is a measurement of velocity not distance. To correctly figure this out you would need to know the gravity on the planet you are fighting on and multiply it by twice the distance that you will fall. Instead, PGI should have made this a direct relation to fall distance. Then there would be no calculation required to determine if and how much fall damage you would take if you jumped.
The distance you fall and the velocity at which you hit the ground is a directly linear function if you don't have jump jets(They don't calculate resistance moving through water, so no reason to think air resistance would matter)
Distance doesn't matter at all if you do have jump jets. Why would they base the damage on distance if you can slow yourself down? You make less sense than they do.
Edited by veri745, 02 July 2014 - 12:27 PM.
#27
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:41 PM
#28
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:50 PM
#29
Posted 02 July 2014 - 12:55 PM
#30
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:00 PM
Computers these days have ample calculation resources to recalculate the feet from Cryengine on the fly without slowing down the gameplay considerably.
Indeed, programming that conversion into the game should have taken less time than typing an explanation for it.
It are things like these that make me wonder how PGI works...
#31
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:01 PM
Seems a bit schizophrenic the way it is now.
(Ideally we should be able to choose in the option screen the DISPLAYED units, that´s not that hard to code anyway)
#32
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:11 PM
Windsaw, on 02 July 2014 - 01:00 PM, said:
This is so true I had to quote it. Basically it would look like an added:
[...]*0.304[...]
So, as hard as four extra keystrokes. (I really needed a facepalm emote now)
#33
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:14 PM
Edited by Syncline, 02 July 2014 - 01:14 PM.
#34
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:45 PM
Darkblood, on 02 July 2014 - 01:11 PM, said:
This is so true I had to quote it. Basically it would look like an added:
[...]*0.304[...]
So, as hard as four extra keystrokes. (I really needed a facepalm emote now)
You also have to rewrite the entry in your localization file.
Like this:
re_unit_fallspeed=m/s
Also, there has to be the obligatory four-eyes review for all code changes.
For a change like this I would calculate an average of about a minute. Including calling the reviewer to your workspace and explaining the change it to him. One or two more minutes to demonstrate the results if needed.
Edited by Windsaw, 02 July 2014 - 01:48 PM.
#35
Posted 02 July 2014 - 01:50 PM
#36
Posted 02 July 2014 - 02:02 PM
Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 02 July 2014 - 12:45 PM, said:
While I have mentioned that this is partly because of the high quantity of North American players on our servers, additionally it should be noted that the values presented are a result of taking the information directly from Cryengine, which is calculating distances in Feet rather than in Meters. We wanted to get this feature in ASAP with the introduction of Fall Damage, and sadly, did not have time this sprint to include a conversion factor to metric. We can perform a presented conversion down the line, in the meantime, we appreciate your understanding.
N.B., I have merged the two duplicate threads on this topic. Thanks!
That's USA players Niko, Mexican and Canadian players use the metric system. Those 3 nations, plus a little French island off of Canada makes up North America.
And that's a silly excuse, players have been used to metric in computer games for decades.
#37
Posted 02 July 2014 - 02:40 PM
1.09728 x v [ ft/s ] = v [ km/h ] (So, about +10%.)
PS. KPH = km/h
Edited by Sky Hawk, 02 July 2014 - 02:41 PM.
#38
Posted 02 July 2014 - 03:35 PM
Us American Americans would say 'my way or the highway.'
#39
Posted 02 July 2014 - 04:15 PM
Gorantir, on 02 July 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:
HA oh man, please don't tempt fate.
Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 02 July 2014 - 12:45 PM, said:
Really? I'm not sure if this is dismissive of... well, the rest of the planet, or insulting to the NA players who can cope with the idea of a system outside of the Imperial.
#40
Posted 02 July 2014 - 04:17 PM
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