Trip mines

Shifty_EyesShifty_Eyes Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1784Members
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I have a question. Can you SEE the laser, or is it (finally) invisible?
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    You can see the laser, yes, unless the mine is placed as a landmine.  Hasn't this been in some screenshots?
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Actualy, execpt for the weapon renders, I don't recall ever seeing an action shot of a tripmine  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
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  • Shifty_EyesShifty_Eyes Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1784Members
    Yeah I looked through every screenshot I could find (which was a lot, I might add) and never saw one.
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  • MurdochMurdoch Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1822Members
    hopefully it'll be a case of the marines can see the lasers but the aliens cannot... it should be a case of the aliens can see them but dont know what they are (but as this is impossible becos all the alien players are human and WILL know what they are) i think it should only be fair that they cannot see them but they CAN however see the actualy mine <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

    but this is speculation..prehaps a member of the DEV team will clear this matter up <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • ReignReign Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1652Members
    From what I understand...

    Tripmines that are placed on a ceiling or wall will emit a laser.  Ones that are placed on the ground will arm and will NOT emit a laser.  Mines beep if a marine walks over or "trips" the mine but they will not explode.  Mines can deal friendly damage if an alien happens to walk into one among a group of marines though.  Incorrectly placed tripmines (ie: ones that are half on and half off a platform) will beep a few warnings and then proceed to explode.

    Again, from what I understood from my readings.

    EDIT: Forgot the whole point.  I think aliens can see the lasers.
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  • Shifty_EyesShifty_Eyes Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1784Members
    That kinda bugs me. Why would any military use a laser mine that has an obvious (and bright) line that trips it?
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  • TheRuntTheRunt Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1831Members
    I would say because it acts as a deterant rather then something to kill. Id rather have them visibal, therefor if the aliens see them, they wont go in that direction. You could maybe divert them to a siege tower, or have a wall of trips then further behind, some trips on the floor (soz this is kinda for the tactics forum but im stating for the reason of the topic) I figure that the ones planted on the floor are the ones for killing, imo.
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  • Shifty_EyesShifty_Eyes Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1784Members
    Why bother herding them into a tower when you can kill thema and be warned they are there?
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  • Tall_WallTall_Wall Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1832Members
    Because if you can herd them into a turret, the turret can keep killing them.

    Whereas, if the mine goes off, someone has to haul their duff out into indian country to replant the mines.
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