00777: timecris, timecrisa: The helicopter in the level 3, I've shot the bad boy over 40 times and it still goes on.

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
00777	Gameplay	Minor	Have not tried	Feb 5, 2008, 06:16	Nov 1, 2018, 10:35

Tester	-Misc Reporters-	View Status	Public	Platform
Assigned To	hap	Resolution	Fixed	OS
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	namco/namcos22.cpp
Version	0.121u2	Fixed in Version	0.203	Build
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	00777: timecris, timecrisa: The helicopter in the level 3, I've shot the bad boy over 40 times and it still goes on.
Description	The helicopter in the early stages of level 3. I believe I've shot the bad boy over 40 times and it still goes on. Haze: It's a bug that's been reported many times in the past.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information	Posted by Withnail
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Affected Sets / Systems	timecris, timecrisa

Attached Files	0001.png (274,597 bytes) Jul 24, 2009, 01:13
Attached Files	001.png (1,367,607 bytes) Sep 6, 2011, 03:29 Uploaded by TheHelp Destroying the second helicopter

No.04647 hap Developer Jul 16, 2009, 22:16 edited on: Jul 17, 2009, 02:26	I can confirm that it also affects the parent (timecris), can someone with the rights update the report? This bug also happens with the helicopter on stage 1, area 3. The difference with the one on stage 3 is that you're required to destroy that one, whereas the one on stage 1 will fly away after some time. edit considering that shooting at the helicopter at the start of stage 3 results in the baddies behind the helicopter being killed, as far as the game is concerned, the helicopter is 'invisible'.
No.04648 Haze Senior Tester Jul 17, 2009, 10:06	damn, i thought we only had to worry about black helicopters, not invisible ones.
No.04679 The Falcon Tester Jul 24, 2009, 01:10	I found out that the helicopters are not invincible, they can be destroyed. On the original machine when the player shoots them anywhere it flashes white and takes damage. On MAME however they take damage only when the player shoots the middle of the helicopters' tail and instead of flashing white the hit shows the same effect when you shoot a soldier. You can see where is the correct spot on the helicopter on the picture, note the orange hit effect. I hope this helps solving the issue. I can give some more info or pics if necessary.
No.07769 TheHelp Tester Sep 6, 2011, 03:30	You can destroy the second helicopter but you only have a 1 second window per cycle of the helicopters pattern to hit. After it circles around the back of the tower, wait for first barrage, then shoot at the middle of the tail boom just after second barrage. Be prepared to use lots of 'quarters' as you need to hit it 20 times in the manner.
No.15535 kiall Tester Oct 15, 2018, 14:42	For anyone else who hits this bug, there is a cheat which "fixes" the bug and allows you to shoot the helicopters as normal. http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12299 Also, maybe the cheat provides some insight into fixing the underlying bug?
No.15585 Kale Developer Oct 20, 2018, 13:33	Looks like you can't destroy the car in stage 1 as well, there must be some inner issue with big hitboxes/vehicles in general (protection?)
No.15597 hap Developer Oct 21, 2018, 17:28	I think it's only the helicopters. That oncoming black car can be destroyed, shoot it a few times and it'll go on its side.
No.15598 MetalGod Senior Tester Oct 21, 2018, 18:15	Full gameplay of the arcade
No.15619 hap Developer Oct 25, 2018, 16:58	It's fixed. m68k chk2cmp2 wasn't working properly
No.15620 MetalGod Senior Tester Oct 25, 2018, 17:34	I can't believe this is fixed..... Thank you !
No.15684 kiall Tester Nov 1, 2018, 10:35	Hap, you just made my day ;)