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Title: lock cursor
Post by: Rich52 on July 22, 2011, 12:11:42 PM

Is there still a way to lock your cursor on the screen? For some reason "search" isnt working for me. Also does anyone still have a cursor gun sight ? Thanks.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Qrsu on July 22, 2011, 12:14:25 PM

You can no longer do this. The cursor only shows up when you open the clipboard - it disappears when you minimize it.

If for some reason you can't see the cursor when you have the clipboard map out, hit 'H'.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Soulyss on July 22, 2011, 12:32:41 PM

The cursor will also disappear after a few seconds if you don't move it.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Rich52 on July 22, 2011, 05:37:38 PM

Thank you

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: ACE on July 22, 2011, 07:15:02 PM

why did they make it were it disape rs?

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: CRYPTIC on July 23, 2011, 12:24:03 PM

Some were using it as a site when they moved around in the cockpit would be my guess.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: ACE on July 24, 2011, 11:24:59 AM

Quote from: CRYPTIC on July 23, 2011, 12:24:03 PM

Some were using it as a site when they moved around in the cockpit would be my guess.

Wow that's desperate.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Rich52 on July 24, 2011, 11:34:59 AM

Quote from: ACE on July 24, 2011, 11:24:59 AM

Wow that's desperate.

No more desperate then spending 15 mins deciding which of your 100 gun sight sight pack your going to use for which airplane. If your using a gun sight that was never actually used on the actual airplane during the war then you might as well be locking a cursor sight in, same deal. I only used it for one plane and even that isnt all that necessary. Unlike 99.9% of the players in AH I'll just use the historical sight.  :salute

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Stogie on July 25, 2011, 01:30:06 AM

Quote from: Rich52 on July 24, 2011, 11:34:59 AM

Unlike 99.9% of the players in AH I'll just use the historical sight.  :salute

No offense but where did you get the data for this?

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Scca on July 25, 2011, 11:35:53 AM

Quote from: Stogie on July 25, 2011, 01:30:06 AM

No offense but where did you get the data for this?

:ahand  <--- The middle one

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: Rich52 on July 25, 2011, 03:33:24 PM

So we have two Heros saying they use the actual historic gunsight for every plane in AH ? :lol

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: The Fugitive on July 25, 2011, 03:44:41 PM

I dose stop those that move their heads so high up to look over the nose to use it as a "site". It also takes the "gameyness" out of using the cursor as a site in the GV. Now you must learn to range your targets better than be for.

Title: Re: lock cursor
Post by: morfiend on July 25, 2011, 05:32:16 PM

 While using the cursor as a gunsite may be gamey and thats possibly the reason for the change it doesnt stop players from using a marker or other things and place a dot on the monitor screen. I've heard plenty of players say they've done this and at 1 time I even made a similar thing myself.

 I wont go into what I used as I consider it to be gamey now,however at the time it was a great aid! I dont use historic sights in all the planes I fly,instead I use the same sight in every plane,the basic british MkII. If you spend some time in the TA and work with the lead calculating gun/bomb sight,you'll quickly learn aim points from inside the cockpit,a sight picture,then you wont need any enhancements.




    :salute