Vehicle Drop Destroys Commander Assets (Artillery & Radar Scan)

2006-05-28 19:10:53

#1

kilroy0097: Kilroy Is Here!; +81|7122|Bryan/College Station, TX

Here is something I discovered while playing the new 1.3 beta patch. It's a new exploit that doesn't involve dropping vehicles in front of aircraft runways nor on top of buildings. What this exploit does is destroy commander assets.

To see this exploit, which is rather bad, all you have to do is this.

Apply for Commander
Now drop a vehicle, aimed very well, on the artillery or radar station of the enemy.

If it lands correctly the vehicle will stick to the top of the asset and then explode after a small duration of time destroying the artillery piece or radar station.

The damage done to the commander asset is the equivilent of placing 5 C4 on an asset. Those that have played engineer know when an asset is damaged more than the 100% and know that this can be achieve by placing more than the required 2 C4 charges on it. The vehicle drop exploit damages the commander asset by 200%!

This exploit obviously is not suppose to happen. I have witnessed it with my own eyes watching the vehicle fall from the sky and land on an asset. I did not see it work on the UAV however. It most likely has something to do with the static mesh of the artillery or radar not being able to slide the vehicle off of the object and so it sticks and causes havoc on the engine. Not knowing what to do it defaults to destroying the vehicle and the asset.

This is in my opinion the worst part of the vehicle drop aspect. The rest of the "exploits" I have seen written are not that bad in comparison to this.

FYI guys and keep your eyes to the sky if you are an engineer repairing commander assets.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

2006-05-28 19:14:47

#2

RedLT1Z: Member; +3|6827

It seems the vehicle drop is a joke. I'm totally for making via request only. (Commande has to spawn it where the squad specifys.)

I, jokingly, used commander one round and dropped vehicles on snipers / campers. I was able to take out about 3-4 in a round. I'm not proud of it, but I wanted to see how easy it was.

2006-05-28 19:29:35

#3

Viper007Bond: Moderator Emeritus; +236|7084|Portland, OR, USA

DrunkenPirate posted a video of this a few days ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo10qr1xuP8

https://bf3s.com/sigs/044900892044e7fc95e599e832a086ae9bcd7efb.png

2006-05-28 19:35:58

#4

NZWAR: Member; +9|6874

ha that vid is funny

2006-05-28 20:00:27

#5

WhyTwoKay: Member; +15|7048|Texas

I was a beta tester for 1.3, and everybody suggested the idea of:

1. Only Squad leaders can request it for commanders to be able to drop it.
2. It has a drift effect the same as a supply crate.

Did EA listen? No.

2006-05-28 21:12:46

#6

kilroy0097: Kilroy Is Here!; +81|7122|Bryan/College Station, TX

RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3, and everybody suggested the idea of:

1. Only Squad leaders can request it for commanders to be able to drop it.
2. It has a drift effect the same as a supply crate.

Did EA listen? No.

You know for a long long time now I've wondered if EA/DICE ever beta tested this game. They claimed they did what I've always wondered. Now I know they do in fact beta test the game they just don't ever listen to ANY of their beta testers. Good job EA/DICE for wasting more time.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

2006-05-28 21:17:14

#7

SaladForks: /ph34r; +129|6860|Eastern USA

O.W.N.E.D.

Hmm....wow...I've had a vehicle balance ontop a flag pole for a good 2-3 mins, then it finally blew. Kinda scary stuff

At any time, you look up, and SHAZAM! There's a vehicle t-bagging you in plain view of everyone!

Last edited by SaladForks (2006-05-28 21:17:48)

2006-05-28 21:36:09

#8

Chorcai: Member; +49|6926|Ireland

I was totaly pissed off today by a guy, its rare it happens, but when I was going for the chopper in Wake and it was nothing more than - car - arty - car - supply box - arty - car - supply box - car - car - car -car -car = me dead.... I must say this dropping of cars is the most retarded thing Ive ever seen, also the commander did nothing but either art/car the jets and choppers so I said Id do the lame ass car dropping on him, got warned for attacking an uncap.... please make this stop, I love this game but really its just going beyond a joke as to how bad this game is getting now.

2006-05-28 21:45:55

#9

MacMarine: Member; +1|6884

it cant be so hard to set a blocking zone for things coming from sky like it is impossible to drive in to houses

2006-05-29 05:18:17

#10

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6908|Washington, DC

RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3, and everybody suggested the idea of:

1. Only Squad leaders can request it for commanders to be able to drop it.
2. It has a drift effect the same as a supply crate.

Did EA listen? No.

Well, i was talking to chuy on #bf2s the other night... he said that BF2RS "tested the hell" out of the patch, and that it didn't have the problems it has right now. Which is why I'm led to believe that DICE has a mentality of "let's release a crappy version of the patch then release the good version as a 'hotfix' a week later".

2006-05-31 05:25:29

#11

kilroy0097: Kilroy Is Here!; +81|7122|Bryan/College Station, TX

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=26852

=NAA=TheTaxidermist wrote:
I figured out something to do with the vehicle drop in the Sharqi Peninsula map. On the MEC side, try to drop the vehicle in between the USMC UAV trailer and the wall it sits next to. If you get it just right, the vodnik will shake violently back and forth. Then the UAV trailer will suddenly blow up, getting the USMC commander all angry and full of hate! You have to get it just right or it will only do a little bit of damage when it blows up.

Another thing I've figured out is that if a vehicle (with someone inside of course) is just sitting there, drop a vehicle on top of it. It will blow up the enemy vehicle ruining this particular person's hopes and dreams.

Get crackin dropping vehicles. No, don't give them to your teammates to use for transportation. Use them as weapons of mass destruction, to inflict massive damage on the other team or to crush unsuspecting snipers sitting in bushes!

Well earlier I posted I couldn't figure out how to destroy the UAV with Vehicle Drop. Only Artillery and Radar Scan. Well it seems that there is indeed a way. Another nice exploit addition from DICE. Thanks!

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

2006-05-31 05:28:12

#12

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6910|Finland

RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3..

Sometimes I feel that we're all just EA:s little beta testers..

Last edited by DonFck (2006-05-31 05:28:56)

I need around tree fiddy.

2006-05-31 08:42:32

#13

a fly: Member; +105|6922|The netherlands

DonFck wrote:
RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3..
Sometimes I feel that we're all just EA:s little beta testers..

you can say what people think! your a god!

2006-05-31 10:22:12

#14

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6910|Finland

a fly wrote:
DonFck wrote:
RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3..
Sometimes I feel that we're all just EA:s little beta testers..
you can say what people think! your a god!

Wow.. I'm.. speechless.. ..really? Nooo.... You have to be confusing me with someone else..

Last edited by DonFck (2006-05-31 10:42:57)

I need around tree fiddy.

2006-05-31 16:10:41

#15

WhyTwoKay: Member; +15|7048|Texas

ExecutionerStyle wrote:
RyanVeltidi wrote:
I was a beta tester for 1.3, and everybody suggested the idea of:

1. Only Squad leaders can request it for commanders to be able to drop it.
2. It has a drift effect the same as a supply crate.

Did EA listen? No.
Well, i was talking to chuy on #bf2s the other night... he said that BF2RS "tested the hell" out of the patch, and that it didn't have the problems it has right now. Which is why I'm led to believe that DICE has a mentality of "let's release a crappy version of the patch then release the good version as a 'hotfix' a week later".

Correct, the vehicle drops acted like they do now, but nobody ever thought to drop them on assets. Although the dropping on snipers/idle people were common. Thats why we decided to make it drift like a supply crate, which would eliminate the ability to drop it on arty with such precision. Did EA listen? No.

There were never any server crashes, and everybody installed the patch 100% fine. EA didn't add any features, they didn't change anything since our beta except maybe the smallest of small bugs such as vehicle spawns facing the wrong direction. Woo hoo, we all care.

How did EA add nothing, yet make the patch totally unstable for the public?

2006-05-31 19:35:48

#16

devilcat: Member; +7|6969

I think if the vehicle drifted it would land in the wrong spot and flip, I tested out dropping vehicles and it only seems that the MEC vehicles can take out artillery, I don't see were it effects the Scan or UAV, I also have seen the vehicles dropped on supply boxes protecting Armour...personally i don't think supply crates should be allowed to repair commanders assets, if so then dropping vehicles on artillery is equally justified

2006-05-31 22:39:32

#17

VoodooThursday: Member; +2|6908

On the other hand this is a good way to get some too hard to earn repair points.

2006-05-31 22:44:25

#18

j4g3r: Member; +0|6819

This happened to my team last night a couple of maps, then finally the commander got banned. They really need to fix the bugs.

2006-06-01 03:22:52

#19

doneyone: Member; +30|6834|Holland Hardcore

I like the vehicle drop all the same, it causes hilarious situations where helicopter and jet whores get dumped on before or when they're in their aircraft. that will teach those bastards whahaha..

2006-06-01 03:32:23

#20

Buffnuggles: Member; +11|7011|The Hague, Netherlands

kilroy0097 wrote:
The damage done to the commander asset is the equivilent of placing 5 C4 on an asset. Those that have played engineer know when an asset is damaged more than the 100% and know that this can be achieve by placing more than the required 2 C4 charges on it. The vehicle drop exploit damages the commander asset by 200%!

Do you get double repairpoints as well?????

2006-06-01 03:48:36

#21

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7121|Reykjavík, Iceland.

http://www.bf-games.net/index.php?actio … ewsid=5154

2006-06-01 03:48:49

#22

<[onex]>Headstone: Member; +102|6980|New York

Cant stand the vehicle drop, Its the reason i dont play anymore. EA has to fix this, or i see this game going belly up. It seems there more interested in there new game comeing out. Guess they figure we will all run out and buy that and they will still have there fan base no matter how many shitty patches they come out with.

This patch will ruin AF if its not fixed. It was the only thing i was looking foreward to so i would play again.

Guess its back to Tiger Woods till the shit is fixed.

2006-06-01 03:54:00

#23

imdead: Death StatPadder; +228|7047|Human Meat Shield

DonFck wrote:
a fly wrote:
DonFck wrote:

Sometimes I feel that we're all just EA:s little beta testers..
you can say what people think! your a god!
Wow.. I'm.. speechless.. ..really? Nooo.... You have to be confusing me with someone else..

I think they need new beta testers

2006-06-01 03:54:10

#24

DerGraueWolf: aka Nekrodamus; +52|7010|Germany, near Koblenz

@ Buffnuggles

Yes you will get a second point after a while. As long as the asset is (still) below 100% "health" you will get a (fraction of) a (another) repair point.

Last edited by DerGraueWolf (2006-06-02 10:34:48)

2006-06-01 03:55:16

#25

Kusunagi: Member; +59|7015|The land of Hookers and pod

I have another vid: http://media.putfile.com/BF2-Patch-13-E … roy-Tactic

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