Ramming solved

[P_J_M]

Well for me.

This isn't a realy a script but a very minor mod.

Kinda cheating too

After I unpacked all the files, all I did was find the acceleration value for my ship, in the Tships file, and changed it to a stupidly high value (41000, the same as the Paranoid M5).

With one hand on my throttle, whenever something turns to ram me, I just stop dead.

The other ship always turns away at the last minute.

Since I started doing this, I havn't been rammed once.

It does show that the enemy AI is programmed to turn away when playing chicken, but the distance's are probably set wrong.

Could this have something to do with all distances in the game being set to the centre of the object. If so, maybe the AI can be changed to add 100 meters to the distance.

Over to you modders to see if something proper can be done.

[Scribblette]

Interesting point. Personally, I don't mind the ramming because, to be honest, it's exactly how I fly - if my shields are up and I'm looking better than they are, I'm going to drive right through them, whatever the cost. While it's annoying losing the birdseed in my backpack (on my back) along with everything else on board the ship, at least I can justify it with a serious smash as opposed to an accidental glance and a subsequent "WHAT THE FARK!"

But yeah - I have been noticing the constant games of chicken and how they turn away too late practically every time. Ramming hasn't been as much of a problem for me.. maybe because I fly weird or something.

[Shadowfax2]

I have been rammed at speed zero. Stopped dead, no movement, no throttle. Had to leave the room for a moment, as I came back I saw an explosion on my windscreen. "The Paranid Empire thanks you for your assistance, you receive 500 credits..."


Argh!