Author Topic: One way trees??? (Read 439 times)

SPECTRE304 · « **on:** October 04, 2004, 11:02:43 PM »

Why is it many times that a panzer behind a tree ( I cant see his cannon because it is be hind a tree) can fire at me in a tiger and hit me. I fire at him and the shell explodes on the trees (Multi-colored flash not a white one) This went on while I fired 6 or 7 shots at him shifting the aim and was not able to get one shell through the trees to him. He finally took out my turret. We were able to cut down 12" hardwood trees with a 50 cal Think what a 88 MM AP round would do.

Either make the trees stop the shell both ways or make them transparent to shells for ALL.

Or tell me how to cheat too.

We need to be on an even playing field here.

Vulcan20

SlapShot · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2004, 12:23:00 PM »

What you need to do is get inside the tree line and find someone out in the open.

Then you will begin to see how much easier it is for someone who is in amongst the trees, sitting in an ambush position, to aquire and fire on target out in the open.

I have fired on targets within the trees and have received the orange burst, but after some fine targeting adjustments, I was able to put rounds on the target.

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2004, 01:41:55 PM »

you fly things that "crawl" slappy??!?!?!

LOL

SlapShot · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2004, 02:57:49 PM »

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Originally posted by JB73
you fly things that "crawl" slappy??!?!?!

LOL

Back in the day when I was concerned about rank. Not anymore ... GVs now provide a diversion from the occasional stale A2A gameplay that we see.

SPECTRE304 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2004, 09:56:44 AM »

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Originally posted by SlapShot
What you need to do is get inside the tree line and find someone out in the open.

Then you will begin to see how much easier it is for someone who is in amongst the trees, sitting in an ambush position, to aquire and fire on target out in the open.

I have fired on targets within the trees and have received the orange burst, but after some fine targeting adjustments, I was able to put rounds on the target.

But with one tree directly in front of his cannon at about 800 M. I fired 6 times at him moving the aim each time. I am lucky
he was a bad shot. and only got my turret.

any way my 88 should have gon through the tree like butter at that range.

MachNix · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2004, 10:36:28 AM »

SPECTRE304,
I have seen the One-Way-Tree thing too. On one occasion I was in an M16 and was being chased by, what I assumed to be, an M8. I ducked around a corner down an ally and pulled into a side pocket and shut my engine off. I was hoping he didn't see me make the turn and would continue on. I could not see the other vehicle because the trees where overlapping each other but I was following the sound with my turret. (I was not firing.) The other vehicle stopped; and a few seconds latter, here comes a yellow shell from behind the overlapping trees. One shot and I was back in the tower. I'm not surprised one shot would kill an M16 but I am surprised he could see me as if I was sitting out in the open. I never did see him.

My only conclusion is the tree trunks are not in the same place for everyone.

MachNix

Darkish · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2004, 02:27:33 PM »

Apparently ostriches believe the same thing too; if I can't see him then he can't see me.

But back to this "one way" thing - not true. The guy in the trees has a greater range of traverse between the trunks for kills, but if you're in on him then you've got to lob your shell in between them - a lot harder.