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Offline popeye

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FM2 disappearing icon
« on: October 21, 2017, 07:23:56 PM »
Attached is a screenshot showing the location where the icon disappears from the "look front right" view of the FM2.  The arrow (above the wing) points to a dot that is within icon range.  Seems to only happen to enemy icons.
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Re: FM2 disappearing icon
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2017, 06:01:18 AM »
Attached is a screenshot showing the location where the icon disappears from the "look front right" view of the FM2.  The arrow (above the wing) points to a dot that is within icon range.  Seems to only happen to enemy icons.

The same thing happens to me and has (I think) since even before AH3.  At certain angles and distances, enemy icons vanish. 
It does seem to be the look front/right and maybe also look front/left views and has happened in multiple aircraft.  When you move your hat switch to another view, the icon appears.
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Re: FM2 disappearing icon
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2017, 01:53:27 PM »
Attached is a screenshot showing the location where the icon disappears from the "look front right" view of the FM2.  The arrow (above the wing) points to a dot that is within icon range.  Seems to only happen to enemy icons.

Would you try duplicate this with off line drones? We can't seem to dup it. Also if you can please post you settings folder in a zip file, and then describe how to duplicate.

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Re: FM2 disappearing icon
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2017, 05:38:00 PM »
FM2 icon bug2 arrow near top points to B24 drone at about 1k.
FM2 icon bug3 arrow points to FW190 drone at 5k.

The icons come and go as their position relative to the wing changes.  Both are "look front left" view.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2017, 05:40:31 PM by popeye »
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Re: FM2 disappearing icon
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2017, 10:46:06 AM »
Thanks for the information.

The bug turns out to be a near clipping plane issue. The icon is actually being obscured by a vertical bar that you are not seeing because your view point is very close to it.

I.E. The bug is you are not seeing the bar, the icon is suppose to be hidden when behind the bar.

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Re: FM2 disappearing icon
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2017, 09:46:42 PM »
That splains it.   :aok
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