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mudkipz

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« on: December 21, 2011, 06:32:01 PM »
found this really strange glitch, trying to recreate it right now.

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smjjames

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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2011, 06:34:50 PM »
I've gotten similar strangeness with the photon torpedo, also when paused. My guess is that it is a massless point (like dust) and so it treats the size function like dust, which leads to it behaving strangely.
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mudkipz

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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2011, 06:36:47 PM »
that must be it! dust stays the same size when you zoom out or in. Which means it gets larger as you zoom in, and smaller as you zoom out. In the video, when the earth gets smaller, i zoom out, which causes the photon torpedo to get larger in an attempt to remain the same size; however it doesn't zeem to be working.

Edit: ok this is how to recreate the glitch, it's not an exact process but bear with me.

1. Open Earth and moon simulation (anyone will work, this one's just simpler/easier)
2. Bombard Earth about 20-30 times with asteroids. impact marks on.
3. Alt-tab a few times, switch to other windows, do something in them
4. repeat step 2
5. fire photon torpedo
6. zoom in and out and look at glitch.
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2011, 07:34:13 PM »
It's an experimental and uncompleted feature. These issues will be address in the next major update due out next year.
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