[Torg] Jumping in Torg

[Garrett Taylor]

On 2008-12-10 at 04:24, Phil Dack <philipdack at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Given a speed of around 12.5 miles per round, that's a fairly hefty jump 

At that scale, the curvature of the Earth is going to come into play - it's
less 'jumping' and more 'extremely low earth orbit'. :)

Anyway, back on track.....

In December of 2000, David Oakes derived a basic Torg equation for car jumps in the email:

<http://www.justintimeadventures.com/pipermail/torg/2000-December/023550.html>

Summarized:

2x(speed value) - 15 + ramp modifier = distance jumped value

Where the ramp modifier was:

Ramp Angle
(degrees)    Modifier
------------------------
    3          -5
    4          -4
    7          -3
    12         -2
    18         -1
    45          0

Food for thought.

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