Mine laying

[JoshB]

I thought a thread about mine laying tactics would be interesting. Does anyone have any effective tactics for mine deployment?

I also have a problem: Is there a trick to laying leech mines?Crab mines work perfeclty, but when ever I deploy a leech mine it spins around in a circle on the radar screen until I try to move off, at which point it seems to follow alone behind me. If I stop a little further off, and try to deploy a second leech mine a hole gets blown in my ship. Am I the only one with this problem? Is there anything I could be doing wrong?

[ 12-10-2001: Message edited by: AshSpear ]

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[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by AshSpear:

I also have a problem: Is there a trick to laying leech mines?Crab mines work perfeclty, but when ever I deploy a leech mine it spins around in a circle on the radar screen until I try to move off, at which point it seems to follow alone behind me. If I stop a little further off, and try to deploy a second leech mine a hole gets blown in my ship. Am I the only one with this problem? Is there anything I could be doing wrong?

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Use your VTOL and head “UP” as you deploy the leeches.

[JoshB]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that. They seem to get stuck in the CC model and just hang around. I can ditch them if I go to hyperspace, but apart from that, I can't deploy a leech mine for the life of me. I've tried it in several ships, and the end result is that my mine launch bay gets blow to smitherines.

Anyone else have more success?

[Supreme Cmdr]

Depending on the ship, they are launched from under. So, in VTOL, launch them while moving UP at high speed, just like he said.

And if that doesn't work, that means they are launched forward. So, hit the retros while launching and the ship will move back while the mine is shot forward.

Remember, the ships are massive, compared to puny mines, so, the distance traveled has to be significant enough when you separate.

[ 12-10-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

[JoshB]

Would the grab mines and the leech mines be deployed the same way on a given ship?

I generally fly around in a megaron, and the crab mines seem to get launched out the front, however leeches continuse to behave as I mentioned reguardless of whether I hit retors, or vtol straight up. If I keep moving after launch, they usually move to the opposite end of the radar display from my vector, but if I stop, they return to spinning around in the lower/center. If I target them, the distance never changes.

Anyway, I'll keep experimenting.

[ 12-11-2001: Message edited by: AshSpear ]

[Joel Schultz]

Here's a fun thing to try with leeches: after you deploy the first and it gets "stuck" to your ship try deploying a second.

What happened for me: well - let's just say that second leech blew the first one clear. Along with most of my hull and lower decks...

[JoshB]

That is exaclty how I discoved the problem. I had just been bragging that even a station couldn't beat down my linear/IV shields, when I decided to experiment with mines... I dropped three in quick succession and blew much ship to hell. It's been parked on Krystar acting as a training ground for me CE for hours now.

It's good to know that I'm not the only twit though. I wish I could get it to work though, so I could be more effective at takling cloaked bad guys.

[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by AshSpear:

I wish I could get it to work though, so I could be more effective at takling cloaked bad guys.

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It works

Learn how to use it

[JoshB]

Sorry. That's what I had meant by "get it to work."

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[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by AshSpear:

Sorry. That's what I had meant by "get it to work."

[ 12-11-2001: Message edited by: AshSpear ]

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np. I will check it out to make sure nothing fishy is going on. I just checked the dynamics of both mines and they are the same. So, they should both be launched at the same speed and I see no reason why one would stick to your ship.

[JoshB]

If your interested, I could package up a saved game with one stuck in my ship, and you could check it out. It's pretty weird. I decided to do a hull surch in fp, and when I go near the mine everything freaked out... I can't describe it any better than that.

Anyway, thanks again for the time.

Cheers

[JoshB]

Ok, I still can't deploy a leech mine without it getting stuck in my hull. I do NOT understand.

[Guest]

send me that saved game, id love to see it.

walking in fp to a mine.. lol

[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by AshSpear:

Ok, I still can't deploy a leech mine without it getting stuck in my hull. I do NOT understand.

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Noted. Will investigate.

[JoshB]

Do you really want to see it tac? Just let me know where to send it. I'll go and find that thread about how to send them...

I did a hull search once with my AE to investigate the problem and it was as if I got caught on it and started spinning around too.

[Supreme Cmdr]

Let me know if the new mine launching direction in 1.0.03 solves your problem.

[JoshB]

That did it SC. Works like a charm. Many thanks.

Cheers