Hard Heads vs ECM

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Hard Heads vs ECM

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i remember somebody claming that Hard Heads was able to be destroyed by the ECM system by using the ECM system for a prolonged time...

However, i have yet to succesfully ECM a hardhead...

I was wondering if this was possible in 1.65, or if other ppl are having the same "feeling"...
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Post by Commander Mysenses »

I don't think it's worth it, it doesn't mention any ECM behavior in the missile script. But it does explode after it has travelled a given distance. So your best bet is to light up your afterburners, or dodge until it reaches its limit.

OR

Have really good shields!

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Shoot it down (if your name is Deadeye Dick)
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Post by Ramirez »

Or get yourself a chaff dispenser...
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I've managed to ECM a hardhead (I think!) playing 1.68.
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Post by JensAyton »

Hardheads can indeed be ECMed. It works like this (OMG spoilerz!):
  • Each time a hardhead is hit by an ECM pulse, there’s a 5% chance it will die, a 5% chance it will detonate (dealing damage to anything nearby), and a 90% chance it will do nothing. (This is specified in the CHECK_EXPLOSION state in hardMissileAI.plist.)
  • Each time you press the ECM button, four pulses are emitted, half a second apart. Each pulse has a longer range than the previous one. This has the effect that a) closer objects are hit by more pulses, and b) further objects are hit after a longer interval, simulating an expanding, weakening bubble.
  • For a hardhead that’s far away and only hit by one pulse, the chance of being destroyed is thus 10%. For a hardhead that’s close by, the chance is 1 - 0.9^4 = 34% – but it takes two seconds for the four ECM pulses to happen, and if it is destroyed there’s still a 50/50 chance that it will hurt.
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Oohh... every day's a school day! :oops:
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