Author Topic: Invisable again (Read 144 times)

easymo · « **on:** August 15, 2002, 04:06:26 PM »

No. They aren't when they shoot. But I have had several instances where I was checking my 6 (constant habit) when a bogie just appeared 150 yards behind me, while I am looking back there. Also I have had 6 calls and this has happened. Obviously they are visible to other people. This only happens when there are large numbers around.

I have been playing this game for years. I know the difference between a con coming up from a blind spot, and one just appearing, wings level, 150 yards off my 6.

JoeDirt · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2002, 04:15:02 PM »

heres something that pisses me off: icons appear and disapere. like when there 3.2 away or so

hitech · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2002, 04:47:40 PM »

Does the 3.2 only happen when they are low to the ground?

JoeDirt · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2002, 04:57:59 PM »

Hortlund · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2002, 05:08:22 PM »

then its a feature (I think) low bandits only have an icon range of D3.0

bloodstain · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2002, 05:08:29 PM »

I have icons that disappear also around 3.k or so and usually low to the ground

Wlfgng · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2002, 05:13:40 PM »

happened to me last night too.

either that or I have a hole in my SA

Octavius · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2002, 08:57:58 PM »

Seems more common when watching a Typhoon icon for me.

easymo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2002, 09:49:50 PM »

FWIW Im not talking about Icons. I am talking about planes. Their pretty had to miss seeing at 150 yards.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2002, 10:24:00 PM »

I've had this happen with ground vehicles. 2 would be sitting side by side and well within 1.5k when one would just disappear and come back 10 seconds later.

AKDejaVu

Duedel · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2002, 01:22:06 AM »

Had a similar problem. Was in a mission at 10K and one icon comes and goes (with a very fast über speed) all 10 secs. Should have made a film of it.

hawk220 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2002, 09:41:02 AM »

interesting....this happened twice yesterday afternoon to me.. first time , I had just checked six, hi and low and dar..then a few moments later I was getting my tail shot off.. I figured I had my head up my bellybutton and just didn't look well enough, oh well...then a bit later the same thing happened.

gofaster · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2002, 10:02:40 AM »

I'm glad you made this post, because I have a confession to make.

Last week I was working from home and did some flying during the day. During the day, there's a lot of PacRim guys online and they like to fly their country's planes: Spitfires, Hurricanes, and N1K2s with the occassional LA-7 throw in the mix. I think there's a higher proportion of N1K2 flyers during the day than during the night hours. Anyway, there were maybe 100 or 150 people on.. I was miles from the action and decided to have a little fun, so I jumped on Channel 1 and started broadcasting a little propoganda, playing the role of a newby who doesn't know how to work the radio channel and is looking for a countryman:

"GoFaster: I'm at 15,000 in a Spitfire. I'm flying with a keyboard."

"GoFaster: We should fly together. Where are you? I don't see you."

"GoFaster: No, I don't know where I am. Over an island of some sort."

"Gofaster: Ok, I'm at 15,000 and I see a dot below me."

"GoFaster: Hey, its a red N1K2. Are those easy to kill? I'm going down."

"GoFaster: No, he hasn't seen me yet. I've got the perfect drop on him."

"GoFaster: He's wiggling his wings but he's still flying straight. I don't think he's seen me yet."

"GoFaster: Man! He's filling my whole windscreen! How do I shoot my cannons?"

Maybe I'm evil, but I could just imagine all of the PacRim pilots having a heart attack right about then. Made the time pass a little quicker...