Elydo Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Not sure if this has been answered already (should anyone ever start a question any other way?) but will the rocket launcher have backblast? Visually it looks like a SMAW, but I'm aware that doesn't translate into weapon specifics. As far as I can tell though, no cold war rocket system didn't have lethal backblast or problems firing in enclosed spaces. Even today we've only improved on some aspects of it. Another question: To punctuate thread titles or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Presumably the punctuation should have been a question mark? But no, we've not added backblast and I'm not sure we will. I know it's not realistic but I don't see it adding too much in gameplay terms and we've got bigger fish to fry in development terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elydo Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 A question mark would have fit now I think about it. But a full stop looks a little out of place somehow. No worries about the backblast, in fact I can see people complaining if you did put it in. I wouldn't have any sympathy for them mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chollirem Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 weeeeellll...back blast does dmg right? so you could run next to alien a, hit him with backblast, as you shoot alien/tank b : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 we've got bigger fish to fry in development terms. Well if you get the positioning right then you could use the backblast to fry those fish. Two birds, one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I kill my rocket launcher guy frequently enough, without worrying about back blast. 1) With only enough APs for a shot by RL guy runs straight into a drone. 2) my first encounter with zzz1010's Creepers. RL was the only guy with APs left after the thing got in it's reaction action. even back in EU1994... 3) Using a blaster bomb too close to a UFO hull. was it the blast that killed him or the fall from level 3 ? It's an interesting suggestion though. I'm wondering how the game knows to fire in one direction and if it can be modified to fire in more than one, with different effects? - little backblast effect, followed by rocket effect. Something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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