make players default shots go faster and further #86

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opened 2026-08-21 22:12:09 +00:00 by metaheavens · 1 comment

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Implement #85, #86, #87 and #88

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Done in 3f5e7ac, live at https://metaheavens.de/spaceship/

Faster: bolt speed 500 → 850. Further: the interceptor's range 320 → 620.

The more interesting half is that a bolt now stops where the gun's range ends. Its lifetime is derived from fire_range at launch instead of being set independently, so the distance a shot covers and the distance the aim guide draws are one number.

They were two, and they disagreed: the guide promised 320 while a bolt actually flew speed * lifetime = 750. Shots were landing on things well past the line telling you where they would stop - which is the wrong direction for that kind of error, since it makes the guide a lie rather than merely conservative.

Done in 3f5e7ac, live at https://metaheavens.de/spaceship/ Faster: bolt speed 500 → 850. Further: the interceptor's range 320 → 620. The more interesting half is that **a bolt now stops where the gun's range ends.** Its lifetime is derived from `fire_range` at launch instead of being set independently, so the distance a shot covers and the distance the aim guide draws are one number. They were two, and they disagreed: the guide promised 320 while a bolt actually flew `speed * lifetime` = 750. Shots were landing on things well past the line telling you where they would stop - which is the wrong direction for that kind of error, since it makes the guide a lie rather than merely conservative.

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#89: the default gun bends onto a target near the aimed heading

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make the default shot automatically aim for the closest target in the input direction to make aiming easier. shot should go further #89