One thing I've noticed

CaptainDoggles · #1 05-07-2012, 08:33 PM

Spotting aircraft at long/medium range seems way easier with the new patch. Anyone else find the same?

I could see little black dots scooting over Hawkinge from 5500m last night, without needing to zoom in.

Sven · #2 05-07-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Spotting aircraft at long/medium range seems way easier with the new patch. Anyone else find the same?

I could see little black dots scooting over Hawkinge from 5500m last night, without needing to zoom in.

Yeah I'm with you on that, I can spot way more aircraft now then I used to.

outer beacon · #3 05-07-2012, 08:36 PM

I'll agree with that also. Much easier than pre patch.

ACE-OF-ACES · #4 05-07-2012, 08:37 PM

I thought it was my imagination but not only can I see them now.. but I can sort of make out their outline too. I spotted a 109 last night, and I had it IDed even before the flack started shooting at him.. I postion myself on his six, he spotted me did a split S, I followed, put a few rounds in him, he stalled out and never recovered.. My 1st new patch kill!

CaptainDoggles · #5 05-07-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

I thought it was my imagination but not only can I see them now.. but I can sort of make out their outline too. I spotted a 109 last night, and I had it IDed even before the flack started shooting at him.. I postion myself on his six, he spotted me did a split S, I followed, put a few rounds in him, he stalled out and never recovered.. My 1st new patch kill!

Yeah the level of detail rendering seems to be better at long distances. You can see the yellow noses of the 109s much further out.

von Brühl · #6 05-07-2012, 08:49 PM

Is this on ATAG? If I remember correctly, they had pushed the MP_dotrange to something like 30, not the default setting (14?).

Do you get the same spotting ranges SP or on a different server?

outer beacon · #7 05-07-2012, 09:16 PM

I have only been on ATAG since the patch, so that might acount for the better visibility.

ATAG_Doc · #8 05-07-2012, 10:13 PM

Can you test that again? I am wondering if its because there was a ton of people on over the weekend.

For me I didn't see any hostile contacts at all over England it was clear sailing as usual.

I did see a bunch of 109's with numbers on them I recognized but not much else.

CaptainDoggles · #9 05-07-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

Can you test that again? I am wondering if its because there was a ton of people on over the weekend.

For me I didn't see any hostile contacts at all over England it was clear sailing as usual.

I did see a bunch of 109's with numbers on them I recognized but not much else.

Sure, I'll hop on tonight and report.

When was the dotrange setting changed?

von Brühl · #10 05-07-2012, 10:52 PM

Before that multisquad campaign long ago. Don't know if it ever got changed back.