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Title: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 28, 2009, 10:48:40 PM: I've been using the same gunsight ever since the transparent sights were introduced and never had one issue with it in all this time until the update.

When I am zoomed all the way back in my seat, the mil horizontal ticks stretch out to the bottom of the gunsight reflector.
(http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/th_ahss150-1.jpg) (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/ahss150-1.jpg?t=1248838753)

When I zoom in the gunsight is okay without any corruption.
(http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/th_ahss149.jpg) (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/ahss149.jpg?t=1248839005)

It happens on both of my systems but since this is the one I primarily use for playing AH, I'll list this computer specs instead.

WinXP SP3
Core 2 Duo 6420 OC'd to 3.0Ghz
2G RAM
ATI HD3850 512meg w/Catalyst 9.7 drivers @1440x900x32bit
AA: Application Controlled
AF: Application Controlled
Catalyst AI disabled
DirectX 9c

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: A8TOOL on July 29, 2009, 02:34:37 AM: Hard to see that gun sight in the pic after i click on it. Which one is it?

Looks pink
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 04:13:42 AM: Top image shows the stretching horizontal mil bars. Sorry the gunsight image is hard to see but that was something I also forgot to mention. The sight is now really faint, it used to be a deep orange color but after the update it's very hard to see. Even if I move the seat forward, the sight becomes a little more visible but the color is definitely lost. The stretching horizontal mil bars will also disappear if I move the seat forward a little bit.

A few other people were mentioning they had this problem as well when their sights also worked without any problems prior to the update.

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: hitech on July 29, 2009, 09:36:52 AM: Ack is that the default sight or a different one?

HiTech
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Alpo on July 29, 2009, 10:06:17 AM: I saw this too in the P38L when using the P51D gunsight.
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: A8TOOL on July 29, 2009, 11:47:16 AM: It looks like it could be one of these two.

(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/A8TOOL/c205Thick.jpg) (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/A8TOOL/HalfCircleRed2.jpg)

Try this one and see what happens. It's in a larger format and Orange

(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii226/A8TOOL/Orange_205.jpg)

Right click/save as......then find on your hard drive where you saved it....then copy and paste into your sights fold. Once AH is loaded, change it to the plane you want it to be shown in using the gun sight option.
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Mustaine on July 29, 2009, 01:53:02 PM: It's one of the ones I made long ago. When I made it I made sure there wasn't a colored pixel at the border, but someone may have modified it over the years.
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 02:40:12 PM: Quote from: hitech on July 29, 2009, 09:36:52 AM
Ack is that the default sight or a different one?

HiTech

It's a custom sight I've been using ever since the transparent gunsights were introduced, been using the same gunsight for the last 5+ years.

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 02:41:48 PM: Quote from: Mustaine on July 29, 2009, 01:53:02 PM
It's one of the ones I made long ago. When I made it I made sure there wasn't a colored pixel at the border, but someone may have modified it over the years.

I believe it was the one you made something like 6 years ago and it's never been modified since I've been using it.

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: hitech on July 29, 2009, 04:59:55 PM: Fixed for next patch
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 05:03:40 PM: Quote from: hitech on July 29, 2009, 04:59:55 PM
Fixed for next patch

YATTA!

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Mustaine on July 29, 2009, 07:24:15 PM: Quote from: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 02:40:12 PM
It's a custom sight I've been using ever since the transparent gunsights were introduced, been using the same gunsight for the last 5+ years.

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Quote from: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 02:41:48 PM
I believe it was the one you made something like 6 years ago and it's never been modified since I've been using it.

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Glad to see it's still in use :) <S>
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ratpack1 on July 29, 2009, 07:40:12 PM: Glad its getting fixed. I haven't really noticed it myself.

I'd never seen that sight before. Ack can you tell me why you use it and like? What it does for you etc..? I would love to know. More of help and training question but a question just the same.
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Enker on July 29, 2009, 07:41:59 PM: Quote from: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 05:03:40 PM
YATTA!

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Fricken' animephile.

On a different note, the "noskill" gunsight has the same problem, only the extending does not disappear when zoomed in.
Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 10:13:41 PM: Quote from: Mustaine on July 29, 2009, 07:24:15 PM
Glad to see it's still in use :) <S>

Quote from: Ratpack1 on July 29, 2009, 07:40:12 PM
Glad its getting fixed. I haven't really noticed it myself.

I'd never seen that sight before. Ack can you tell me why you use it and like? What it does for you etc..? I would love to know. More of help and training question but a question just the same.

Honestly, it's a very good sight and remarkably accurate in gauging target distance from the ticks and range bars, which is really important for me because I don't use tracers. Visibility is excellent, can clearly see the gunsight with the seat all the way back and against all backrounds. I don't use the upper portion, so it's perfect for raising the sight and doesn't clutter or obscure your view through the sight. Not only does it work good for A2A engagements but it's also accurate for ground attacks.

I've tried other sights, some for historical reasons and some others to test out to see how well they work and I always end up coming back to the one you made.

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 29, 2009, 10:24:01 PM: Quote from: Enker on July 29, 2009, 07:41:59 PM
Fricken' animephile.

On a different note, the "noskill" gunsight has the same problem, only the extending does not disappear when zoomed in.

That one I believe had the same problem with the previous version of AH, would see it if you raised the sight but it was okay if centered normally. It's the sight that needs to be fixed.

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Title: Re: gunsight lines stretching
Post by: Ratpack1 on July 29, 2009, 11:50:53 PM: I'll give it a shot. Thanks