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From: critical.mass@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Altamore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: F/A-18 Interceptor HEELLLPPPP!!
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Date: 16 Oct 90 01:03:18 GMT
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On  12 Oct 90 13:22:15 GMT jkh@meepmeep.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard):
 
>hang of it. You *must* land on the south side of the carrier or your
>landing won't be counted!
 
NOT TRUE!  You may land on the carrier from *any* direction you please and
still be credited with a successful landing.  The program looks for the
arrestor hook catching a cable on the deck as the indication of a sucessful
landing.  If you choose to land on the carrier from the wrong direction,
all you need to do to get confirmation of said landing is taxi on down to
the cables, point yourself in the takeoff direction and drop the hook to
catch a cable.  Another neat 'feature'!
 
>Technically, I think, carriers can be landed on from both directions
>depending on the wind (someone correct me if I'm wrong). I know carriers
>turn to "face the wind" for launches, but I don't believe they do any
>manouvering for landings.
 
Consider yourself corrected (smile).  Carriers are only landed on in the
configuration presented in F18, from the rear.  Also, landing aircraft
ideally want to be into the wind (as in takeoff) so carriers turn into the
wind to recover aircraft as well. 
 
>What would be really nice is if the wind
>changed during the game, with it being the pilot's responsibilty to
>spot the wind direction indicator on the carrier and land from the
>appropriate direction!
 
How 'bout letting us call the ball!  That would be great!
 
>Ah well.
 
I agree...
 
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