[AAR] PR base-jumping :)

[JohnnyTheIED]

Last nite on Archer we got too good at popping bots @ 500m with the m14 and so we decided to find other ways of entertainment.

Next thing you know, we're base-jumping from the castle cliffs and towers

It went on for a few mins until we realized this new hobby was all about location. A cliff high enough to accommodate a few secs of flight yet with no rocks or dirt to scrap you along the way down.

The waterfall: With a newly acquired experienced pilot, we pursued the hobby accross the map and went to the first spot that came to our mind, The waterfall. I was able to make the jump into the lake without dying, by spamming the 9 key and making my chute pop out ASAP continuously.

There isn't alot of maps for base-jumping in Pr but when you find a nice spot its alot of fun and not to mention the countless possibilities to make a funny montage w/ appropriate music for a little PR publicity.

As IRL, one needs to take a little sprint momentum before jumping at the right moment and opening the chute wisely.

Just though I'd share this and hoping to see people base jump in the coop servers lol, maybe who knows one day in the real ones. Parachute skills can be very usefull (chinook dropping crates and everybody bailing on it Airborne style in-game.

[Zeno]

do anyone know why they removed the forward movement on parachutes?

[myles]

do anyone know why they removed the forward movement on parachutes?

You cant really do it in real life.

[Rudd]

You cant really do it in real life.

are you entirely sure about this? WW2 parachutes couldn't ofc, but I think this might not be the case today.

[FuzzySquirrel]

Because if you still could Americans would be landing all over Silent eagle?

[DankE_SPB]

are you entirely sure about this? WW2 parachutes couldn't ofc, but I think this might not be the case today.

para-troopers use cupola parachute, only minor corrections are possible, not the wing one, which allows you to go ninja and fly around

[sylent/shooter]

Are you sure... I may not know about the US but I'm pretty sure the Canadian para-troopers have wing chutes

[DankE_SPB]

all of them and they perform mass airdrops(full plane with wing-parachutes) with them? i doubt it

[sylent/shooter]

Like I said I may be wrong. Past experience watching training excersises would prove that they used wing chutes in them... Not sure about combat issued equipment

[goguapsy]

In America's Army 2 you can make a LITTLE movement forward (remember maps are very scaled down, so probably the parachute movement too)...

[CodeRedFox]

As PR is based on average grunts and not on Spec-ops types parachutes are NOT really controllable as the wings are. In RL yes they are a bit controllable. But we, the team, would rather not have guys using the parachutes to fly long distances or to stray from your follow grunts.

[myles]

are you entirely sure about this? WW2 parachutes couldn't ofc, but I think this might not be the case today.

Yes i am my mum and my dad took part in parachuting world cup for ireland. My mum was the 1st women in ireland to do over 1000 jumps and she also took part in the biggest wommen parachute (i dont know the full name of it) jump in july 1990 but it got broken like 7 years after or something.

so ehhhhh yeah

[Celestial1]

Physics, my dear Watson.

[Ca6e]

Yep they still using all kindes of parachute, Non-steerable, steerable, gliders...
Its all about what kind of operation they attend, and who is atending. Lets see US Army special forces are using AS Intruder system mk-4 and ct-6 for night missions. Standard US Airbourne are using Non-steerable: T-10 series(T-11 next generation), and for large scale delivery= CT-1, for high alt. up to 7000ft =TP-8, for low alt. from up to 200ft. is LLP. Non-steerable for Airborne troops are SF-10 and SF-10N, and nest generation MC-6.

so u can leave the R-devs alone that they can work on PR2
solute

[nathanator8811]

Given the stated parameters, shouldn't the current ingame wing chutes be replaced with the round, non maneuverable variety?

[gazzthompson]

Static line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paratrooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

in game :

The parachutes are usually deployed by a static line. Mobility of the parachutes is often deliberately limited to prevent scattering of the troops when a large number parachute together

not ingame:

Some military exhibition units and special forces units, use "ram-air" paragliders which offer higher ability to turn and maneuver and are deployed without a static line from high altitude.

[HAAN4]

You PR guys have a problems by seeing that war is a thing to light.

if you have a AT and what to shoot in a infantry,CAMMON SHOOT!;

and if you have for exemple parashuuts and kind of Air transport, common and JUMP.

[myles]

You PR guys have a problems by seeing that war is a thing to light.

if you have a AT and what to shoot in a infantry,CAMMON SHOOT!;

and if you have for exemple parashuuts and kind of Air transport, common and JUMP.

what has this to do with the thread?

[JohnnyTheIED]

what has this to do with the thread?

I "THINK" (if I understood what he said) that he was talking about PR guys needing to relax a bit a give people versatility to mess around like jumping from a helo or wtv.

If thats the case it was somewhat related... Well.. More than the format of parachutes. lol.

Moving around the chutes is quite easy weither its copola or wing.

[johntheripper711]

I like how they don't move because allows for more grouped jumps.
and note para jumps work very well in silent eagle as i found out when my squad where the first to reach the bunker.