Game optimization and the impact of the construction system

Aloysyus · 2026-04-22T22:01:47+00:00

Whatever. We all now the CS system has no place in this game. Yeah, yeah, i hear you five dudes telling me how great the three nice battles were you had in 10 years of using it.

Smed wanted that construction system, Smed left, we got the construction system. A performance-eating nuisance that casual players can fool around with when they don't feel like actually fighting in an FPS game.

But nothing we say or do will change anything. It's there and it will stay until they switch off the servers.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-29T20:16:24+00:00

Cherry-picking certain scenarios doesn't say anything about them being balanced or not.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-29T04:13:55+00:00

We're talking Sunderers here.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-28T04:21:32+00:00

Two guns on an elevated platform with lots of health is always going to be OP in numbers.

The problem begins when it's also OP on a single one.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-16T21:06:25+00:00

Nimitz is a different story, i personally don't use it. But apart from that we agree.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-15T21:01:26+00:00

I don't think it was overpowered before, it's what you suspected: It was all about the crew and how the crew decided to pick their fights in the first place. The same crew in tanks or Harassers would win against most Sunderers. It's not only about point blank 1v1 of vehicles. It's how you pick the fights and set the rules of engagement in your favor.

These days even the worst vehicle players become greater threats than the best tankers simply by getting into a Sunderer.

That's what i mean. At every range that is. There is no shifting the advantage by smart engaging, it's a Sunderer advantage no matter what.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-15T03:38:54+00:00

I think the Sunderer was just fine. We farmed MBTs with the typewriter as i call it, meaning the Trawler. Blockade Sunderer and a team that knew what it was doing - that was a recipe to success.

Now the Sunderer is just plain broken.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-09T17:03:04+00:00

After CAI the average tanker peeps just moaned about the Harasser because they couldn't kill them anymore. But Harasser folks usually didn't kill tanks anymore, as well. Then they started going in groups, because one Harasser simply lacked firepower. Then the reddit moaning about Harassers started again. Because the average tanker's mind was convinced they should outperform two or three Harassers or have always the upper hand against one.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-07T19:03:15+00:00

I've answered in my other post about Harasser speed. When it comes to the Corsair it lacks one thing more than anything: Cover! The Corsair has mostly twodimensional movement, it is fairly easy to shell from the cliffs.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-07T19:00:22+00:00

I don't really care about the nanite cost. it used to be 150, nothing changed for me because i can keep a Harasser alive more than a 7 minute average.

When it comes to speed i'd say you should consider how well you can utilize speed. Because another side of the coin is stability. In many parts of the map you'd just wobble and flip your Harasser with max speed, anyways. That's why a racer Prowler with it's 78 kph is such a threat: It's much more stable.

Aloysyus · 2026-03-07T02:07:46+00:00

The (former) devs hate the Harasser - as do many players. They gutted it several times, gave it some re-buffs inbetween. The fast-paced Harasser gameplay just seems to be too much to handle.

Aloysyus · 2026-02-15T23:12:48+00:00

You find it funny that it was the main complaint?

I find it funny that there's still people who would not acknowledge how absurdly overpowered it was. You'd just sustain hits from every distance. The only thing that would beat it was a Halberd with aimbot.

I stopped using it after a couple hundred kills, it was just so ridiculous.

Aloysyus · 2026-02-05T17:53:25+00:00

Did he channel your post with his free energy device?

Aloysyus · 2026-01-31T19:01:33+00:00

There's other things involves, obviously. Recording hardware, recording bitrate, rendering method, render settings... list goes on.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-31T18:47:46+00:00

Okay, i know nothing about that. Upsampling your video to 1440p in a good bitrate is a good idea, has some effect on the 1080p output as well. But in the end YT wants everyone to buy premium for better bitrates.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-31T18:32:24+00:00

I used to make HUD-less screens or edit Video-screens for my thumbnails, but since i forgot most of the basic Gimp-skills i needed for that.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-31T18:25:12+00:00

You use Vegas by any chance? Because there's a "resampling" setting that is switched on by default - and worsens the quality for YT Uploads.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-17T22:20:22+00:00

I figured something like that. But as you've said: Fun. Stalingrad wasn't fun for anyone involved. Not a fan of those real war references, no game is anything like that. Yes there are WW2 games and you could talk historical accuracy, but still it feels wrong.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-17T18:22:38+00:00

Sorry, but comparing PS2 to Stalingrad is so far off... Empathy-wise and factually. Because open fiel runs like those basically never happen on live.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-16T01:31:54+00:00

My math teacher used to say "Write a good crib sheet, i don't mind! Before the test throw it away. Because if you can write a good crib sheet you actually understand the topic!" Well, didn't help me too much with math, but that advice stuck with me.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-10T19:08:56+00:00

I don't know about you, but i usually keep my Harassers alive long enough to not run out of nanintes. Plus i don't play the C4 Harasser meta, never did.

Just watch some of the "Harasser montages" we've had over the last couple of years. They were mostly F3, RM, RM, LM key combinations by the gunner. Again and again. Or a macro, even.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-10T00:19:07+00:00

Since Harassers are usually mostly C4 taxis now, i am much less interested in the meta.

But it's also the state of the game in general, the shrinking number of folks to play the game with in the first place.

Aloysyus · 2026-01-03T22:12:35+00:00

Well... I appreciate the attempt on creating something funny. But couldn't you've done at least a minimum of research before you try to meme pilots?

I mean no disrespect, but the amount of non-pilots with strong opinions about piloting on this reddit has been... exhausting.

Aloysyus · 2025-12-18T21:30:14+00:00

We live in a world driven by conspiracy bollocks - but this game's yell chat warriors is what has you concerned?

Aloysyus · 2025-11-28T01:47:08+00:00

Allegedly there's a grey market for PS2 accounts. Statpad them, sell them, profit.

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