Questions on water.

[Gerhard]

I've been wondering about some things about MWLL and water.

Do any weapons function differently underwater? ie. Do missiles move slower, or are any maximum ranges affected?

Do Mechs function any differently? ie. Slower fall when jump jetting / water helping to dissipate the heat / ect?

Will other types of BA be able to swim? Or will they all sink?


Basically, does water currently make anything function different, and is it planned to change anything in the future?

[Rally]

Water helps you cool faster. Go as deep as you can for best results.

[CHHs Cyan]

under water not sure, going between air and water, i think missiles and longtom shells explode on the surface

[(TLL)Sky_walker]

Missiles and long tom fly through water as if nothing would happen.

Honestly - I don't recall any weapon which would be affected by water.

[Threesan]

PPCs will explode on water surface, going out or in (but staying in is fine). Can't throw grenades underwater I don't think.

[~SJ~Azov]

water in mwll is just for looks. It doesn't affect any weapons or other units any differently than on land.

[=KoS= Saber15]

water in mwll is just for looks. It doesn't affect any weapons or other units any differently than on land.

Wrong. Walking through water in BA or a mech will slow you down (20-30% IIRC), and you cool down faster in water.

[HAARP]

Gauss seems to not go through water sometimes.

Also, I find it stupid that you slow down 20% if you walk through a small puddle. The slowdown should really depend in the depth.

[(TLL)KitLightning]

Gauss, PPC, and Missiles will impact once the entity collides with the surface of the water, read surface they will still work if fired below the surface. This is due to the collision detection added to the water, this is also why some bullet types is stopped by vegetation, etc. This detection is of a merely cosmetic value that it makes those in-game elements animated.

[MerfMerf]

Flamer is also affected by the surface, no?
I seem to recall killing myself as a BA when being below water and firing flamer out of water. That is to say, the flame from the flamer hit the surface of the water reflecting the flame just like firing into a mech or a wall.

/Merf - Crispy BA

[(TLL)KitLightning]

The Flamer will impact on the surface but can, oddly enough, be very effective under water.

[Teafour]

Play around on the Glacier Oceanfront map. Lots of water you can go completely under etc and test anything you aren't sure of.

[=KoS= Saber15]

The Flamer will impact on the surface but can, oddly enough, be very effective under water.

The flamer is 'explosive' so you can hit BAs in shallow water by aiming at the surface.

It'd still work underwater (sort of) because it's exhaust from your mech's fusion reactor. Why it wouldn't just turn the water to steam right outside the flamer's barrel and melt your face off is a mystery, however.

[7.[WD]Ragor]

Gauss seems to not go through water sometimes.

Also, I find it stupid that you slow down 20% if you walk through a small puddle. The slowdown should really depend in the depth.

I think now specific of marshes. I suppose its more the muddy underground that slows you, not the water.
But we see on marshes, that terrain can be set to slow you down. Why not put these zones on all water areas on all the maps?

And yes, you cool down much faster when your legs are in the water.

[(CG)Jimmy]

The Flamer will impact on the surface but can, oddly enough, be very effective under water.

The flamer is 'explosive' so you can hit BAs in shallow water by aiming at the surface.

It'd still work underwater (sort of) because it's exhaust from your mech's fusion reactor. Why it wouldn't just turn the water to steam right outside the flamer's barrel and melt your face off is a mystery, however.

If you stand underwater and use the BA-flamer you will die instantly, Try it. if your jump jetting above water and are firing the flamer down into the water it will still do its damage, if you continue firing as you enter the water you will die instantly.