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Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom
Posted By: oldmano'theC	Date: 6/8/02 10:13 a.m.
In Response To: Ride a Banshee to the Bottom of Halo (FrogBlast) : "getting a 'shee out of the hands of the elites is looking more & more like the only way down alive, : and it may therefore be impossible. " this is looking more and more grim. i had the luck (total and absolute serendipty, even) to have an OPEN 'shee available to play with at the very start of Halo level. one of the two that strafe you decided to run full tilt into the rock wall in an attempt to ram me, and to my surprise, that killed AND ejected the pilot. never seen that before, but i'm always open to new experiences. however, you CANNOT get in & fly the 'shee, even though its hatch is open (and SO inviting!). but i was able to melee it downriver to the brink of the waterfall for an attempt to ride it down to the bottom. i've done this two ways -- with the 'shee upright & with it inverted. it doesn't work, dagnabit! staying on the 'shee as it's about to go over is tough, but can be done. but as it falls it falls FASTER than you, so it gets away, even if you're right on top of it as it goes over. then you go into freefall and die. oddly enough, after you die, you fall faster than the 'shee, and can overtake it on the way down. so much for realisitic Halo physics -- Galileo would gag. so ejecting a pilot is out -- you can't get in his place. can't seem to ride the dang thing down, either. however, a frozen 'shee still has power, and does not freefall or tumble. i watched one go over the brink near the lightbridge & followed it down with the sniperscope. it remained upright at all times and fell relatively slowly, not freefalling. maybe, just maybe...

Message Index

Ride a Banshee to the Bottom of Halo	FrogBlast	6/8/02 1:50 a.m.
Re: Ride a Banshee to the Bottom of Halo	oldmano'theC	6/8/02 7:50 a.m.
Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	oldmano'theC	6/8/02 10:13 a.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	Ross Mills	6/8/02 1:40 p.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	Barnolde	6/8/02 1:43 p.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	Razorback	6/8/02 1:56 p.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	oldmano'theC	6/8/02 2:25 p.m.
We Need Friction! *NM*	Wimoo Wiimsly	6/8/02 4:38 p.m.
better yet, parasails	oldmano'theC	6/8/02 5:01 p.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	dalecooper	6/12/02 4:17 p.m.
Re: Can't Ride an open Banshee to the Bottom	oldmano'theC	6/12/02 4:57 p.m.
Riding a frozen Banshee: all for naught	oldmano'theC	6/12/02 6:00 p.m.
Re: Riding a frozen Banshee: all for naught	burnerA	6/15/02 2:08 p.m.
Re: Riding a frozen Banshee: all for naught	oldmano'theC	6/15/02 11:39 p.m.