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Offline ET

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Nme plane icons
« on: June 24, 2004, 02:00:26 PM »
What is the reason they were moved to underneath the plane ?

Offline moot

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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2004, 02:04:55 PM »
among other things, for the icon to be less visible when the plane is otd.

I'd say to also force people to learn to read the range without the icon, it's more efficient that way.
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Offline SlapShot

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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2004, 02:56:52 PM »
The old style icon (above the plane) allowed one to pull lead shot, with the enemy under the nose, and still be able to track its position by following the icon.

This, IMO, is one of the major changes that have people in fits and feeling that the gunnery is much harder ... and it is ... hehe.

No more icon crutch.
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Offline ET

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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2004, 06:36:11 AM »
Thanks guys. I wish they would put them back though.

Offline Wurger

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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2004, 02:50:58 PM »
Gald to see the new icons under the planes, much, much better!
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2004, 04:05:17 PM »
I specifically asked HiTech about this last week when he was online. My only complaint was that on the deck the icon was buried in the ground. HiTech's response was "The icon change was my idea - pretty cool, huh?"