Author Topic: M3 BUG - Anyone Else? (Read 1103 times)

aknimitz · « **on:** December 16, 2000, 10:36:00 PM »

Ok - this has happened to me on several *very* inopportune times as well as with my squaddies. I have an M3 on the way to a field to capture, pull up next to map room and release troops but no one comes out. There is no possibility that I pressed the fire button, no possibility that troops were not selected. This is extremely frustrating, has this happened to anyone else?

Rocket · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2000, 10:43:00 PM »

Once you hit fire start driving forward. You will jolt them enough to fall outta the back of the truck

They don't call em drunks for nothin!

S!

Rocket

Midnight · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2000, 11:12:00 PM »

Happened to me last week Nimitz. Sat there on the field hitting every button I could think of. They just wouldn't get out! We lost the capture because of it.

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SOB · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2000, 01:21:00 AM »

Were you pressing the secondary weapon fire button? Is it possible that you hit the backspace key to change secondary ordinance (not sure if this would matter)? I've never had a problem with it myself.

SOB

Nash · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2000, 02:13:00 AM »

Not sure.... but do ya need to hit O to open doors 1st inna M3?

Regurge · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2000, 02:48:00 AM »

Always make sure u have troops selected in the hangar before u launch an M3.

I think if you move to a field with troops diabled the game will de-select troops, so that the next time u launch u wont have any. But thats just a guess.

Wardog · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2000, 05:23:00 AM »

The art of M3ing.......

1st) Check key mapping for B button to release in Vehicles.
2nd) Salvo 10
3rd) Hit F3 to watch and make sure they comin out.
4th) Dont touch the stick at all till you count 10 head..

If 3 troops jump out and you switch to the gun, thats it.. no more troops will come out. Dont know why, just the way its worked.

Dog out.......

eskimo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2000, 05:29:00 AM »

Regurge has it.

eskimo

Fury · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2000, 07:21:00 AM »

eskimo is correct, Regurge has it. It happened to me a while back, very frustrating, and then I was able to recreate it. If you go to a base with troops disabled, they will stay disabled when you go to the next base.

Fury

Fury · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2000, 07:24:00 AM »

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum6/HTML/001334.html

aknimitz · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2000, 10:43:00 AM »

I have gooned MANY times

I know exactly how it works, and know all the tricks. There is no possibility that the troops were not selected, no possibility that I changed the ordinance. It does not happen very often, but seems it manages to be the sneak captures when it does

Oh well ...

AKNimitz

Hans · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2000, 09:22:00 PM »

I looks like we need to consolidate all of the various bits of info.

Have troops loaded onto your halftrack BEFORE you leave your base. You can go out empty by accident if you don't check it.
Come to a complete stop, and stay stopped.
Open the damn door to let them out first
Don't jump to the .50 cal during the drop. You'll screw it up and cause your troops to disapear if you do this. This is a BUG!

Hans.

Midnight · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2000, 09:36:00 PM »

Sounds to me like we need the M3 updated so you can see the troopers sitting back there while you drive. That way, you know they are there.

Pyro- maybe this could be done for 1.06? Maybe even the troops could fire their guns if the M3 is being attacked?

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Midnight
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NHFoxtro · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2000, 08:36:00 AM »

Yep the only thing that I can think of is make sure you come to a complete stop, like Hans said.

Never had any problems with the M3

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mason22 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2000, 09:16:00 AM »

was there any "friendly fire" involved?

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