Double Kill

[condorz38]

Just finished a CTA game where I had what I think is a double kill on the same plane. It was a one on one match, and I was following the other plane a P-51-D-5 in my Spitfire XVI and shooting at him. He slowed and did a slow loop, I was very close and hit him and the plane blew up. Two messages saying I had killed him showed up and my kill score went up by two. How is this even possible? A glitch, or do you get credit for a kill and extra credit if you blow up the plane afterward? Has anyone else had this, or am I the only one? Could have a big effect on a close game.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by condorz38

Just finished a CTA game where I had what I think is a double kill on the same plane. It was a one on one match, and I was following the other plane a P-51-D-5 in my Spitfire XVI and shooting at him. He slowed and did a slow loop, I was very close and hit him and the plane blew up. Two messages saying I had killed him showed up and my kill score went up by two. How is this even possible? A glitch, or do you get credit for a kill and extra credit if you blow up the plane afterward? Has anyone else had this, or am I the only one? Could have a big effect on a close game.

Yea, it's a glitch that has happened to me a couple times.

[The M00ps]

He probably experienced a spawn crash.

[Robotic Pope]

Oh the joys of spawn crashing.

[condorz38]

The only thing that makes any sense to me is that a lucky shot killed the pilot (kill number 1) and then I shot the plane and blew it up before it crashed (kill number 2). I am thinking that a fighter can give you two kills if you get lucky and kill the pilot first and then blow up or destory the plane.

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Oh the joys of spawn crashing.

Make sure to swear real loud whenever it happens.

I have a guess about how they happen, I have seen other people spawn-die when the plane they last died in is still hurtling toward the ground in a big fireball, and they respawn before it actually hits. But that's just a wild guess.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

I have a guess about how they happen, I have seen other people spawn-die when the plane they last died in is still hurtling toward the ground in a big fireball, and they respawn before it actually hits. But that's just a wild guess.

It's happened to me only a couple of times since the patch (so no way as bad as it was) and I swear both times were when I timed the respawn just at the point my old plane hit the ground...

I second your theory.