Kurasawa 2 - Your tips and tricks

Oh my god,he shoots down the first two in so little time
and i'm suprised he has time to commander bossman several times
does he use something to slow down the game?
 
I'm confused to how he doesn't die from that head-on collision with the asteroid at full afterburner.

Also, 2nd LT? Surely you've gotten a promotion before Kurasawa, no?
 
With tools to half the speed and do as the order in the Video ,
I pass the mission on my second try!!Unbelievable!!
Thank you Mincemeat and everyone here! I can enjoy the game again!
 
is it just me or does the guy in the video have one too many wingmen! - theres 3 rapiers in the autopilot as they leave :S
 
I'm confused to how he doesn't die from that head-on collision with the asteroid at full afterburner.
That's the afterburner/asteroid bug, every kid knows it :p


To sum it up: If you go full afterburners through an asteroid field, for some reason most of the asteroids seem to pass "right through you"... It still is possible for an asteroid to hit and actually collide with you (and if that happens it usually is lethal), but most of the time they'll pass through like thin air.
 
That's the afterburner/asteroid bug, every kid knows it
Not everyone. Seldom works for me - I'll get those that seem to find me eventually.

As for the rank, he may have just used the mission selector function to move himself straight to Kurasawa for the purposes of the demonstration.
 
That's the afterburner/asteroid bug, every kid knows it :p


To sum it up: If you go full afterburners through an asteroid field, for some reason most of the asteroids seem to pass "right through you"... It still is possible for an asteroid to hit and actually collide with you (and if that happens it usually is lethal), but most of the time they'll pass through like thin air.

Hmmm... I guess some programmers took some shortcuts and didn't implement path-intersection detection...just colocation detecation at discrete time intervals... Should have payed more attention to stability limits...
 
Not everyone. Seldom works for me - I'll get those that seem to find me eventually.

As for the rank, he may have just used the mission selector function to move himself straight to Kurasawa for the purposes of the demonstration.

There's a mission selector?

Everyday I think I know lots about WC and everyday this site makes me look like a chump! :D
 
A couple of notes about the video:
- A joystick definitely helps in aiming. Of course there are better players that do this with just the keyboard.
- Gameplay was at the same speed as the video. I found if I try to slow down DOSBox too much, the response becomes correspondingly sluggish.
- Yes, it was a gamble afterburning in the asteroid field. You will die if an asteroid hits you near the middle of your view port. However, also notice that when you afterburn in a debris field, it becomes less dense for some reason.
- It was just meant to be a demo rather than a serious play-through, so the mission selector was used.
- You need to command Bossman to break and attack or the third Rapier escort does nothing.
- Despite the joystick controls, note the fumbling aim when the player was near the Ralari :eek:
 
There's a mission selector?
It's easy to miss.

When using the transfer program for converting WC1 save games to Secret Missions, hover the mouse cursor over the pilot's bunk instead of the head and you'll be given an option to select any mission from the Vega (main) campaign.
 
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