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EVE Online Weapon line of fire
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A8ina
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2017-03-12 22:58:41 UTC
Is it possible the physics engine that supports EVE to incorporate line of fire effect, like collateral damage to other vessels instead of its intended target .

The reason being is the use of tactical defense using obstructions of various kinds in the environment of the battlefield.
Merin Ryskin
Peregrine Industries
#2 - 2017-03-12 23:01:57 UTC
It's been proposed, the answer is no. Even if the engine could support it the number of line of sight calculations required for large fleet battles would add way too much sever load for very little benefit.
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#3 - 2017-03-12 23:39:51 UTC
Rather than making calculations for one ship shooting another you'd be asking the server to make checks for every ship in the area and then calculate the shot. And that has to be done for each and every shot.

Imagine a fight with a thousand ships. Every shot being checked against every ship on grid.

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

Daichi Yamato's version of structure based decs
A8ina
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2017-03-13 00:19:59 UTC
EVE Valkyrie is using line of fire, is it room based with limited players ?
Cade Windstalker
#5 - 2017-03-13 01:16:59 UTC
A8ina wrote:
EVE Valkyrie is using line of fire, is it room based with limited players ?


Yes.