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Offline aknimitz

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« on: July 30, 2001, 08:35:00 AM »
Ok, I am curious as to what everone thinks about this.  I was in a Scenario yesterday ... and icons were set to d3.0 instead of 6.0.  Man, it sure was fun!

It seems that with the check 6 feature and radar abilities, it is quite difficult to bounce someone.  Perhaps if we set icon range to d3.0 it would be easier.  Check 6 calls would not come in as quickly, and well, radar would still attempt to spoil I suppose.

Why not try this for Tour 8?  Or even for a week or so in Tour 8?  Or should we just keep it in the Scenarios?  I dunno, but man its intense!

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Offline lazs1

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2001, 08:40:00 AM »
just keep it in scenarios.  I have no trouble bouncing people (or being bounced) in the MA in large fites.   there are so few planes and only two sides in scenarios it is like apples and oranges.  Much easier to tell who is who (or at least it was in WB HA, don't participate in AH special events).
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2001, 08:41:00 AM »
I'm kinda for the 3k icons.. but only for enemy aircraft (maybe 3.5k... and 2k for below 500 feet).  I think friendlies should stay at 6k.  The main reason being that you can not use the "check 6" feature if they are out of icon range... and its real easy to get more than 3.5k away.

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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2001, 08:53:00 AM »
Deja is for short icons?

Nimitz, start another thread saying you're for no in-flight radar please.

Thanks,
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2001, 10:41:00 AM »
WHy not do it the other way around... MAKE icons visable from 3k out.. But in closer you need to actually watch for the PLANE that you are about to fight.

There is no problem keeping track of an aircraft that is 1k-2k aournd you..
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2001, 10:45:00 AM »
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Deja is for short icons?
Nimitz, start another thread saying you're for no in-flight radar please.
Thanks,
hblair

Sigh.  Typical for you hblair.

You are too prone to think "I don't want stupid changes made to the game just for the sake of change" to mean "I don't want any changes made to the game".

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2001, 10:46:00 AM »
Lighten up DJ, surely you know a joke when you see one.  :)
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Offline AKSWulfe

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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2001, 10:48:00 AM »
My eyesight is 20/20, I play on a 15" monitor in 800x600 with 2x FSAA.

My opinion doesn't matter because I can see the planes fine... icon or no icon. Long icon or short icon.

How about the newbies? Or the people that must wear glasses? Or the people that have a low resolution monitor, wear glasses AND are newbies? The list goes on.
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Offline Creamo

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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2001, 10:52:00 AM »
I like the 3.0 idea. That and with reduced icon size will break my 4th Saitek hat switch programmed to views since beta . Well worth it though.

Can they do the smaller font size, without bigtime probs?
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Offline AKSWulfe

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2001, 10:56:00 AM »
I have a feeling that my one remaining hat switch on the X36 (the joystick, not the throttle) is going to crap out soon... Creamo, you said that you got a refurbished X36 from Saitek, how would I do that? How much is it? And how long has it lasted? I've had mine for over a year now... but I think the joystick's last hat switch is on it's last leg.
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2001, 10:57:00 AM »
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Lighten up DJ, surely you know a joke when you see one.

Kinda missed where we were on joking terms hblair.

I did get the "if its a squadie he must be right" implication.

So.. if it was a joke.. it wasn't funny.

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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2001, 11:09:00 AM »
realistic areana......
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2001, 11:11:00 AM »
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Originally posted by DeeZCamp:
realistic areana......

For all this talk about an HA, there are surprisingly LOW numbers during special events.

I wonder......
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Offline jcy19

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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2001, 11:19:00 AM »
well Sw  i for one would fly in a HA mostly, but dont always make the
scenarios because im not around at the exact time they start
im sure alot of people have this prob. i say put in a HA and see how it does.
if it doest fair to well it can always be removed

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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2001, 11:24:00 AM »
100% agree wity jcy19

HTC should create a HISTORICAL plane set... map.. that only inculdes those planes for a specifc period of time, country against country...


and without icons under 2k  :D
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