Jester IFF

[Swordfish]

I play on Blue flag PG were the tomcat is on the USSR side, so flying alongside su27, mig 29 etc. Opponents are Hornets, harriers and a10 etc.

 

So whilst flying i noticed that Jester makes incorrect IFF, mainly in STT lock. If I lock a Hornet, harrier, A10, he calls "thats a buddy". I can cleary see the target through the TCS I can see its one of the aforementioned aircraft on an opposite coalition.

 

If I lock an su27 in stt for example - Jester calls "thats a bandit", the aircraft is on MY coalition.

 

 

I assume that Jester if therefore is calling bandit or buddy, based on A/C model, which is very annoying, especially when flying as an Iranian f14. I dont know if this has been mentioned, but it may require looking at.

[Cruiser18]

It could also be that Jester is "locked" to the blue side, and anything he sees that is a red coalition plane is labeled a bandit, even if Jester himself is on red coalition?

[Rlaxoxo]

TCS system is bugged right now, it won't switch locks.

 

So the target you're looking could be an older target that you've locked

[DUSTY]

I fly the Tomcat on the BF PG server for most of my flying and I have only experienced this for the first time tonight.

 

Locking a Hornet WVR, Jester said "Hey watch it, that's a buddy". Mostly he will just ID the aircraft I've locked by saying "That's a Hornet/Harrier/Eagle/etc" which is extremely useful.

 

 

 

Perhaps it's related to the TCS bug? Although I haven't experienced that, the TCS worked great tonight.

[Biggus]

Just bumping this one because it's an ongoing issue.  I regularly have Jester call 'buddy' on hostiles.  Seems to be mostly when locking up F-5Es, although I have had it with some other aircraft.

[G.J.S]

14 hours ago, Biggus said:

Just bumping this one because it's an ongoing issue.  I regularly have Jester call 'buddy' on hostiles.  Seems to be mostly when locking up F-5Es, although I have had it with some other aircraft.

Yeah, it happens with most aircraft types - but its not all the time. VERY sporadic.

[sublime]

Ive asked for this several times ( you can even search my posts ) I DID get HB to say theyd consider it before

This  is my case

Near the scope, the DDD, theres only like 7 buttons. this is right in your face eye level. one of those is IFF INTERROGATE. apparently someone thought this important, right?

I dnt care if the game cheats and magically reveals friendly or not when pressed if I ask jester, or whatever they do, but Id REALLY like a jester>BVR>IFF INT.

with either a callout and him marking it (it is a rio function a human can do, using the data wheel) or whatever.

I will say, though he does say buddy lock etc, if theres a lot of contacts, and youre STTing them to go through them and try to see who is hostile, sometimes he will be 'overwhelmed' with calls, or not call it, or a newer sound gets played over it - regardless its led to friendly fire incidents for me in SP.

In MP with a rio this is solvable, but this is VERY important just like a jester being able to LGB (even if its not use lantirn, but you designating a primary and secondary with f10, anything, and you tell jester >grnd attack> LGBs> then have a target primary and target secondary option.  And... basically if you get in parameters idk it just works - again even if it cheats a little. the alternative is stop suppressing the mod that let you use lantirn from front seat.

MP this is grim because you cant switch seats

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