Author Topic: Vehicle Range Icons from planes, 200 better ? (Read 454 times)

HaHa · « **on:** June 24, 2000, 10:42:00 PM »

The 1500 range is really good and has helped the vehicle vulch problem from before. However, it still gets to be really bad once you're near a field.. the planes just jump up with whatever bomb load and zoom in on your position.

Wouldn't it be better to have no icon or a real short range icon (e.g. 100) instead? This would sort of simulate the camouflage aspect that vehicles would naturally have. Also it would allow for situations where the planes zoom over a hill, an m16 is there and laces them at 500 yards

. I think it would be pretty cool myself and would make vehicles much more viable.

btw thanks for the ack fix in the latest patch, it partially resolved one of my big issues

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2000, 10:51:00 PM »

I don't agree HaHa. Tanks can drive right up to the base as it is. The ack usually gives you away long before your icon does.

Most of the tanks I've spotted have been without the aid of icons.

AKDejaVu

HaHa · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2000, 01:47:00 AM »

So that would mean you agree

because you don't need icons to find the tanks. I'm not really talking about near bases.. I'm thinking more of the inbetween areas. i.e. when a tank is cruising along and some low c47 or what not spots you and calls the entire "enemy" airforce on you.

Once people know where you are they just use the icon as a homing beacon. Hence the reason near fields, tanks never survive long.

Ziegller · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2000, 03:21:00 AM »

I totally agree HaHa.
I think that would make tanking and driving vehicles much more fun. Plus, the M3 could have a little better cover. That would make the whole idea of driving vehicles much better. Nice post.
Ziegller of *SFRT*

snafu · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2000, 04:54:00 AM »

I think off radar height should be reduced to 200ft and anything below it should have the same Icon rules applied (Planes & Vehicles). Also how about the reduced Icon range for enemy everything if your radar is out regardles of height.

Just a thought

TTFN
snafu

Sharky · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2000, 08:13:00 AM »

Drop Icons for vehicles all together.

Add dust cloud when they are moving and a puff of smoke when they shoot.

Sharky

1776 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2000, 08:23:00 AM »

Sharky is on the right track. Dust clouds!!!

BTW, Bishops get moats around their bases

Knits & Rooks don't, just making it fair heheeee