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11 Oct 2024 09:16:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: I miss this  
From: Orchid XP v7
Date: 21 Oct 2007 15:40:10
Message: <471bab1a@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:

>> You forgot "It shoots through walls", altho I must admit I never really
>> learned to take advantage of that feature, given the difficulty of
>> *aiming* thru walls.
> 
> I liked the approach taken in Perfect Dark with the gun that could do 
> that - there was a sort of "X-Ray view" that could be used.
> 
> It took a little practice to figure out how to use it, but it worked very 
> nicely once you got the hang of it.

I'm reminded of that film that came out a while ago. ("True Lies"?) The 
guy zooms in with an X-ray scope, where he can see the target's heart 
beating and everything... but when he pulls the trigger, the gun blows 
half the building away. I mean, dude, did you *need* to aim the thing??


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