Ideas for new movement/dodging/firing

[Shas'la T'au Kais]

I was thinking, and I found it strange that the wb can dodge by turning or decelerating/boosting, but it can't move laterally, ie. a barrel roll. I carried on thinking about other ships... I also thought about weapon options/changes, this is what I came up with:

Note: How far barrel roll moves you sideways depends on your current speed (IE: Weasel will not roll far!)

Wbird: Same as before, only barrel roll either way (A/D keys as default?)

Jav: Give a max of 2 rear multifire, add third shot to front... No barrel rolling/lateral dodge

Spid: Turn faster, slightly weaker energy? No barrel roll but perhaps a small speed boost (like a dogfighting version of the wb)

Lev: No barrel rolling but add one rear-firing shot in multifire (As in WW2 bombers)

Terr: Can barrel roll, reverse rocket? (propels terr backwards for short time), Make multi bullets rear firing/diagonal?

Weasel: Same speed, faster turning, can roll (but not far), Multi is two forward firing, one backwards. (Possible weak L1 EMP bomb/cloaked mine (shows on radar but not on screen, uncovered by Xradar))

Lanc: CAN'T roll (I imagine Lanc as heavy fighter, too slow & unmaneuvrable to roll), Make multishot fire closer together (make it less lame)

Shark: Can't roll, max of 6 mines, Rear firing L1 gun?

Comments/ideas/thoughts appreciated.

[duel pasta]

i think that the setting are fine as they are, and sharks having 6 mines, then everybody would go in a shark and mine thewhole fucking place

[Golden Sun 1]

*shrugs* i think its fine how it is

[Jeansi]

The "barrel roll" that you are speaking of is the rotating ships option if I'm not mistaken. This option has nothing to do with how large you are. Even if your ship looks smaller it is still exactly the same size.

[Stabwound]

He means a barrel roll that's kinda like strafing (moving left or right - sideways).

[Due]

i think it is a SHE

anyway the settings are great, if u don't like them try EG or DSB.

[Jeansi]

He means a barrel roll that's kinda like strafing (moving left or right - sideways).

then how can you make a ship setting like the lev he/she is suggesting ("no barrel roll"). you can always move sideways in cotinuum.

[Ewan]

I think he/she is asking for a new feature to be implemented into future versions of continuum.

[Awesome]

Jav: Give a max of 2 rear multifire, add third shot to front

this is the worst idea ever. javs are the best and most well designed ship in the zone, maybe even subspace. and you propose to just fuck it all up.

i didnt read the rest cus the rest of the ships are inferior (except maybe the wb) but....

you cant just have bullets flying out of every end of the ship at once... i dont know if you've ever even played jav but you may noticed that the bullets dont move that fast unless you push them in one direction. now if you implement your idea, that would make either the 1 front bullet completely float around or the 2 back bullets float around going in no particular direction

BAD IDEA

[FFLeader]

Well thats your opinion. I think people should be more liberal to the idea, if implemented, it might actually be good.

[Hero*]

I think the settings are fine the way they are...switching the settings wouldn't make it TW...itd make it EG or some other sh!t...hehe, good ideas but not good for the zone :

[Sarien]

Thinking outside the box isn't encouraged for the good of the whole, Firewarrior.

If you were into Space Wolves like I am, I could maybe understand it. But Tau? C'mon.

[Awesome]

Well thats your opinion. I think people should be more liberal to the idea, if implemented, it might actually be good.

no, the jav adjustments he proposed would be totally rediculous and ruin one of the best ships in subspace

[Dameon Angell]

I've always wanted a strafe button, lol.

[Awesome]

except the thrusters are generally at the back of the ship... so you can move forwards/backwards

it's against the nature of subspace to have a strafe button :down: