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Offline Eagler

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Re: Clouds
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2026, 04:20:33 PM »
I didn't know about it until in MNM aim assist was enabled...

I have aim assist on all the time now..too lazy to turn it off and on..and I  think it outlines the planes in clouds also..I don't hit tab

Thanks for trying different things HT ..  :cheers:

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Re: Clouds
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2026, 08:29:51 PM »
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Re: Clouds
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2026, 12:16:54 AM »
now that I just found out about it probably.

Was this a bug / oversight / exploit?
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Re: Clouds
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2026, 07:14:01 AM »
Was this a bug / oversight / exploit?

If you boot up the offline main arena and practice shooting as the 5 or so air targets circling the base, you can TAB-select singular targets. Based on Hitech's comment it sounds as if this feature was meant for offline practice only.

Offline Shane

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Re: Clouds
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2026, 07:58:15 AM »
Was this a bug / oversight / exploit?

This has always been a feature: padlock - it's widely available in other games as well. So, not so much an exploit as much as, oh, this is the key function (as designed/implemented."


The tab key "padlocks" the nearest enemy icon and puts a little box outline over the icon info.  It only initiates/tracks as long as you have a view, no matter how little (pc eyes better than our eyes.)   This can help in clouds or in keeping gvs spotted - but you still have to have "eyes on" and you can lose the padlock. 

It seems magical in clouds only because our people eyes and monitors are not the optimal combination.

So not so much an exploit as much as, oh, this is what this key functions as.


<edit: tried to take a screenshot of the key mapping    VIEWS which show a variety of tab functions related to padlocks, but...  it thinks I'm trying map the screenshot  key combo and doesn't take an actual screenshot... but it's all there.>
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Re: Clouds
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2026, 09:56:08 AM »
If you boot up the offline main arena and practice shooting as the 5 or so air targets circling the base, you can TAB-select singular targets. Based on Hitech's comment it sounds as if this feature was meant for offline practice only.

ummmm, I would be inclined to think it was always meant to be available in any arena considering the numerous options related to padlock (tab) functionality. 

I just think it may have been misrepresented (magic eyes thru clouds!) as opposed to its purpose (monitor/eye limitations.)



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