Link Scoring Update...

[pooty]

So you'll see a bunch of updated vehicles:
LinkBadger
LinkFlyer
Odin Turret
Wraith Turret
LinkTank
LinkTank3
LinkTank3Heavy
LinkScorp3
TickScorp
VampireTank
Lamprey Manta

The reason for this is there was bug in how vehicle healing scoring was working. We've fixed it. Right now you get 1 player point for 250 health on an occupied vehicle. You still get points faster for linking a node vs. occupied vehicle but you get points. For reference, using LinkFlyer, you get 1 pt for about 3-4s linking a node, and 1pt for about 7s linking occupied vehicle. So nodes are still more important. Some vehicles link faster (ie. HeavyLinkTank) than others.

VehicleHeal points are NOT shared in a link chain. However you'd still get points if say you healed another vehicle while its linking.

We have to check UTComp to make sure link gun scoring is consistent.

This ultimately should help -leon-balance as before you got more points for linking smaller vehicles, and less for bigger ones, plus each of the vehicles were not consistent on points.

[pooty]

LinkMech Updated.

[YEAAAHHHHHHHHHH]

Is anyone able to break them down in terms of PPH? I don't think I have the brain power at the moment

514pph for linking a vehicle?
And the roughly double that for linking a node?

Basic algebra...

[pooty]

Its with the LinkFlyer, which is much faster than link gun.

But basically your math is probably right.. but you aren't going to link for minutes.

[YEAAAHHHHHHHHHH]

Its with the LinkFlyer, which is much faster than link gun.

But basically your math is probably right.. but you aren't going to link for minutes.

On Torlan with all the link vehicles it almost feels like it (of course it's not a real map though). Same with Homesweethome Xmas. Not saying this is a bad thing. I think it's a good strategy to put an important vehicle in a good but exposed spot with their linker covered.

[pooty]

Updated LinkGun (UTCompOmni) to use proper link scoring. On the server.
You still get more points (faster) for linking nodes, than occupied vehicles. But teamwork gets you points, link your friendly Mino!