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[Bloodycrow]

Claw55, on 10 May 2012 - 06:47 AM, said:

Didn't they try this in MWLL?

Yep, map makers have the ability to tweak the gravity settings however they wish. A couple of the official maps have low gravity and are fun with jump jets.

[Ramrod]

Yes, absolutely correct. In fact, BAs in the low-G maps can even go inverted by using the "lean left/right" keys while jumpjetting. It is pretty awesome.

[LtPoncho]

*Posted here instead of creating another new thread and yes ****** I can read date and time*

Since there are actual surface gravity specifications in the planet/map details, can anyone confirm that they in fact simulate or affect jump jet performance as gravity would?

Forest Colony seems to be the best planet to use jump jets, however I don't see any difference on Caustic Valley. Any others seen or experienced contrary?

Would be a great effect feature if this were implemented.

[Soda Popinsky]

An interesting thing that can also be played with, with lower gravity. I could imagine trees could grow much higher, as the gravity restrictions on structure and "pumping" water against gravity would be less. That justification could be used by map makers to have giant skinny trees. Additionally, building in a lower gravity environment could also be built less "sturdy" and be taller / skinnier in a city environment.


If you want to go extreme, you could have a low gravity moon with no atmosphere. That could make serious changes to the heat dissipation . In real life, heat-sinks dissipate heat into the surrounding air. With no atmosphere, heat dissipation would be a lot slower, and primarily to contact from the ground (along with radiated heat).

Atmospheres also regulate temperature. This is why one side of the Space Shuttle in the sun is hundreds of degrees, while the shadow side is way below freezing. A no atmosphere moon map during the night would be very very cold, while during the day (sun is out, but sky is still black), would be very very hot.


Thirdly, no atmosphere would severely reduce any sound propagation (all through the ground). So explosions, and firearm reports from other mechs would be muted (completely silent on a jump).

Edited by Soda Popinsky, 28 January 2013 - 09:33 AM.