Red icons disappearing

[Superfly]

I can't recreate this on my end, but I'll ask Skuzzy about it tomorrow when he gets back from vacation.

[LCADolby]

I wonder if it is card dependant.. Mine us ATi.

[potsNpans]

Here is another example of icons disappearing. Links are for film viewer file of sortie, and screen shot taken from my Fraps video. Screen shots 1 to 1c in sequence as is 2 and 2b, 3 is a little further on but different angle.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/va0r2r2cb55g60c/no+icons+-+Copy.ahf
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ql1dvm6pg06i3cg/Screen%201.png
http://www.mediafire.com/view/q9fr3gf55vtoyr8/screen1b.png
http://www.mediafire.com/view/s41vqus3rupkkpd/screen1c.png
http://www.mediafire.com/view/beds9bnrvnbigh8/screen2a.png
http://www.mediafire.com/view/foo3wtja5l978eb/screen2b.png
http://www.mediafire.com/view/v0vso2fkig8uwby/screen%203.png

[Superfly]

Everyone that is having this problem, please list your PC stats.  Video card, RAM, Windows version, etc.

[puller]

Windows XP   256MB ram     (vid card)  x1300pro    ping is in 300's

Everything is fine with the game except the disappearing icons...the plane icons are starting to disappear with more frequency in the D200 to 600 range up close where it was usually between 1.5 to 3 at distance...they rarely disappear when multiple cons are around (like 15 but just might not notice them going out) but if its singles or doubles it will go off and stay off for up to 10 seconds...gv icons go out at D800 and really don't come back up...last night I was circling a panzer with its icon just fine and a m3 upped and drove right by the stationary panzer and its icon never showed up

[LCADolby]

ATi Radeon 5770 intel i3 4GB RAM Win7

[potsNpans]

GeForce GTX 780
8Gigs DDR3-1333
i5-2500K@ 3.30GHz
W7 Pro

[Skuzzy]

There are three B-17s in this image taken from the Forward Up view in an A-20.

I've had the same view problem in an A20 with an Intel P3+Gforce2 and Intel P4+Radeon 9800 and an Intel i7 2600k+AMD Radeon 6850 HD

The other views are fine, but in this combination, it affects every plane icon you should be seeing on your screen.

The image is cropped to make sure it's less then the upload max.

You don't even need to launch the A20 off the runway. Set all six drones as a large bomber (so you can see where the icons should be) and hit the forward up view to watch the icons disappear.

If that is a formation, the lead bomber is just out of view enough to cause the ICON to disappear.  I did the offline test and the ICON's all disappear when they are supposed to and reappear when they are supposed to.

Okay, I think everyone knows, but I am not going to assume anything.  ICON's do disappear when the plane crosses the frame rails of a cockpit.  Anytime the plane is blocked from physical view (I think it is the center point being blocked), the ICON's will disappear.



I cannot view anything at mediafire due to the risk of virus/malware/spyware infection from that site.  

You can upload the images in our "Films and Screenshots" forum and link them from from here.

[LCADolby]

PotNpans Screen3.png shows it best, unobstructed but still missing the icon

[Kingpin]

Since returning to the game last week, I too have experienced this bug a few times in various aircraft.  The icon suddenly disappears then reappears intermittently.  It is definitely happening inside normal icon range with no obvious reason for it to disappear.  The first time I saw it, I thought some bombers had bailed - the 3.5K icon was there one second, then gone, then reappeared.  The second and third time I started thinking maybe it was just a glitch related to arena lag (which has been bad for me lately).  Now that I am aware others are experiencing it, I will relate specifics if/when I see it again.  (Not at my home comp now, so can't provide hardware details ATM.)

Anecdotally, it seems to me like it occurred when transitioning into a front-quarter (forward left or forward right) view, but that could be a red herring.   It has occurred several times, so I will be looking for it now and will relate more specific and useful data and/or film.

<S>
Ryno

[Zoney]

I have noticed this a few times also.  It happens when I am level and at the 3 or 9 of the bombers.  Only last's a few seconds and then the icons are back.

[Easyscor]

If that is a formation, the lead bomber is just out of view enough to cause the ICON to disappear.  I did the offline test and the ICON's all disappear when they are supposed to and reappear when they are supposed to.

Okay, I think everyone knows, but I am not going to assume anything.  ICON's do disappear when the plane crosses the frame rails of a cockpit.  Anytime the plane is blocked from physical view (I think it is the center point being blocked), the ICON's will disappear.
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Sorry, I missed this somehow.

No, I was following the planes with Icons clearly visible and well within range. In the screenshot, I dipped the nose to use the forward + up view and show the icons disappear. That screen shot was harder to accomplish then you can imagine. I don't have enough fingers lol.

Just now, I loaded ndisles offline, launched an A-20 at A1 pointing NE.
Engine off.
The icons are all within 3k and icon range is 6k
All views, i.e. Side+Forward+Up work normally except Forward+Up. Then the icons disappear.

The interesting thing is that in the film viewer, the icons show but instead, the cockpit frame disappears. I can email the film if it would be helpful.

[Skuzzy]

A film is always welcome.

[Easyscor]

On it's way.

[homersipes]

my icons show up very light color

it has been this way for a bit, can be tough sometimes.  sometimes it is red and if I use my hatswitch it will change, and if I do ctl/D for showing damage it will be green until I look to the side or behind me