Color-coded hit sprites

[pangea]

+1

I have often wished that the hit sprites for cannon vs. mg hits could be differentiated somehow.  Not only would this be useful from a gunnery perspective, but I imagine that in RL you could easily tell the difference between cannon and mg hits.

[bangsbox]

I have seen the 30-37mm lil cheesey poof of a hit sprite, but never noticed a diff between .303 - 20mm.  Is it just a little bit bigger whitish hit sprite then the .50/.303 or is it a smaller version of the 30/37mm cheesey poof(little fireball). Also I think the field 37mm And fleet 40mm don't get the cheesey poof hit sprite.

[kvuo75]

I have seen the 30-37mm lil cheesey poof of a hit sprite, but never noticed a diff between .303 - 20mm.  Is it just a little bit bigger whitish hit sprite then the .50/.303 or is it a smaller version of the 30/37mm cheesey poof(little fireball). Also I think the field 37mm And fleet 40mm don't get the cheesey poof hit sprite.

just depends on range..

real close, you get fireball, anything past maybe 400 yds its just white sprite.

[Ack-Ack]

Fair enough. The way I fly often offers me a quick snapshot before I then am back on the defence. Sometimes not doing fatal damage on that one snapshot can mean the difference between me surviving a fight or not. that's why I always would suggest firing all the fire power at once in the spit. The .303s are not powerfull but they do add up to a killshot when sometimes the 20mm would not do the job alone.

Same for me for snap shots, I fire all guns so make sure when I hit I'm hitting with maximum force to ensure maximum damage on the hit.  For more tail chase type of shots, I will use my .50s to range and aim and then my 20mm for the kill shot once I've ranged in the bandit.

As for the color coded hit sprites, I think that's a tad on the gamey side and really not needed. 

ack-ack

[macleod01]

Same for me for snap shots, I fire all guns so make sure when I hit I'm hitting with maximum force to ensure maximum damage on the hit.  For more tail chase type of shots, I will use my .50s to range and aim and then my 20mm for the kill shot once I've ranged in the bandit.

As for the color coded hit sprites, I think that's a tad on the gamey side and really not needed. 

ack-ack

Forgive me Ack Ack, but I believe he was asking for it as an option on the Film Viewer rather than in MA. If this is the case, i say go for it. Be a good training tool so that on unsucessfull snapshots you an see if your 20's or 303's were missing.
If however he is asking for in the MA, Heck no!

[Ack-Ack]

If he was talking about the film viewer, than my apologies for my mistake.  I'd be in favor of that because it can be a very useful training tool when learning gunnery and using the film to review.

ack-ack

[bustr]

Might not be a bad idea for offline drone shooting. Always wished for offline shooting our tracers were brightly colored and stood out so your bullet stream is like neon dots.

[Rob52240]

I have my primary guns set to one button and secondary to another.  in a spitfire the 303's will do nothig but make the other guy look back and smile.  the 20mm on the other hand will make him look back and curse at you.

using this I have no doubt which guns hit him.

midway.

I had the same problem so I switched to the K4.  I can tell the difference much easier now because 30mm hit sprites look like large pieces of metal falling off the airplane.

[bozon]

NO on the colors - it will look stupid.

I dont mind the hit effect to be improved and look differently between cannons and bullets, like a different kind of explosion. Not color coding though.

[Mongoose]

  +1 for adding this to the film viewer.  Doing this online would only make it look more like a game.  But having the colors as an option in the film viewer, and maybe even offline mode, would be very helpful.

  I fly P38 most of the time.  It would be helpful to see if my 50's hit, or the 20mm hit. 

  Of course, for me just hitting the other plane is a major accomplishment. 

[tunnelrat]

If he was talking about the film viewer, than my apologies for my mistake.  I'd be in favor of that because it can be a very useful training tool when learning gunnery and using the film to review.

ack-ack

I think having it as an option in the film viewer would be awesome... I personally don't see it being any gamier than the hit sprites themselves in the MA, but for the film viewer itself it would be a good training tool as well as a tell-tale "This is why you died/didn't die" sign.

[macleod01]

Ack-Ack

My apologies, seems he did want it enabled for Online. To that I say:
-1000

No way! I like this game because they make a good balance of Realism and immersion. Enabling your idea would destroy that immersion. Why not add In Flight Pick Ups as well, or enable F3 mode for all planes because that way you can 'see what killed you'.

Make it an option in the Filmview as it would make it a valuable learning tool, especially for those who fly new planes occasionally.

[tunnelrat]

No way! I like this game because they make a good balance of Realism and immersion. Enabling your idea would destroy that immersion. Why not add In Flight Pick Ups as well, or enable F3 mode for all planes because that way you can 'see what killed you'.

Hyperbolize much?

A visual indicator of different size hits/explosions is akin to "in flight pickups?"  Maybe it's as bad as being able to drop banana peels on the runway too?

  

[macleod01]

If I start getting Green and blue and purple sprites, yes it is! How is that realistic! In filmview, I am all for it! But in the MA

[tunnelrat]

If I start getting Green and blue and purple sprites, yes it is! How is that realistic! In filmview, I am all for it! But in the MA

I'm not at all defending having it in the game itself, though I wouldn't be opposed to it.  I'm calling out your comparison of it to "in-flight pickups".

How realistic are hit sprites or distance indicators to begin with?  Ammo counters?

What if color-coded was changed to hit-sprite size/detail?  I.e., each type of ammunition has a sprite sized based on its shell diameter?

All in all, I would like to see the option to turn it on/off in a film.