Planetside 2 [PC, PS4 - MMOFPS]
01-16-2021, 08:02 AM
Flailing Around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks8q7EUzRog
Context - The Flail is a cross faction, player constructable artillery cannon with a 600 meter range. The builder can designate a target by painting it with a special flare gun, however due to arbitrary game design the flare cannot be fired into a No-Construction zone, which cover the majority of static bases. /u/Mumbert posited that since No-Construction zones are coded as spheres rather than floor to ceiling cylinders, a shrewd builder can deploy a flare in mid-air just above the edge of the sphere and call in a Flail strike inside the zone.
This is done by flying over in an aircraft (doesn't have to be a Valkyrie but the hover and drop protection ability makes it easier), jumping out as a Light Assault with Drifter jets, then hitting the bottom of your craft with the target designator. The flare will not stick to the vehicle, instead "hanging" in midair, and if you are lucky enough you can jump back into your craft as it falls down on top of you and fly away before the Flail hits.
Context - The Flail is a cross faction, player constructable artillery cannon with a 600 meter range. The builder can designate a target by painting it with a special flare gun, however due to arbitrary game design the flare cannot be fired into a No-Construction zone, which cover the majority of static bases. /u/Mumbert posited that since No-Construction zones are coded as spheres rather than floor to ceiling cylinders, a shrewd builder can deploy a flare in mid-air just above the edge of the sphere and call in a Flail strike inside the zone.
This is done by flying over in an aircraft (doesn't have to be a Valkyrie but the hover and drop protection ability makes it easier), jumping out as a Light Assault with Drifter jets, then hitting the bottom of your craft with the target designator. The flare will not stick to the vehicle, instead "hanging" in midair, and if you are lucky enough you can jump back into your craft as it falls down on top of you and fly away before the Flail hits.
