Possible bug with PvP datalink showing on ABRIS

[Feuerfalke]

Dunno if it is a bug or feature, but I just played on the 159th server - player vs player.

 

I noticed a helo in front of me who lased me, fired and hid. Just as the line of sight was cut by a mountain, I noticed the helo showing up on my ABRIS. Thinking I just shot a friendly I left my hiding-place and found the helo was right at the position showed in my ABRIS - just that it shot me down instantly, because it was an enemy helo...

 

Knowing the roughly are where he was probably hiding, I approached the area and checked the ABRIS again. After changing altitute and position for a while, I saw him hiding behind a mountain on my ABRIS. My teammate flew there and confirmed his location before being shot down with guns in a dogfight right were I saw the contact on my ABRIS.

 

I hid again and tried to move around and saw him chaning position, too. He confirmed that I could name his location, but he didn't believe me first, because he had the datalink disabled!

 

 

Can anybody confirm this, please?

 

If datalink was enabled, I'd say it's not a bug but a feature ;) - but with datalink disabled, that's really odd. The other player mentioned that he fiddled around with the ABRIS by the time he appeared on mine.

[Ulrich]

Was the mark on ABRIS moving when that helicopter was changing his position? If not, the most probable reason is that you saw a mark of friendly helicopter that was already shot down. You need to erase such marks manually.

[Feuerfalke]

Was the mark on ABRIS moving when that helicopter was changing his position? If not, the most probable reason is that you saw a mark of friendly helicopter that was already shot down. You need to erase such marks manually.

 

I thought so, too, but if that was the case, I should have seen the signal while there was a direct line of sight and probably lose it, when I was hiding behind the hills.

 

Secondly, we had 2 active players at that time and I saw the enemy hiding first, then my wingmen entering link-range and appeared in the valley. That makes 3 contacts for 2 active players on my team.

 

And after the active wingman was shot down, I saw the contact moving away.

 

 

On the other hand, there were some burning wrecks, maybe some from older sorties from my teammates, but wouldn't it be a bug, too, if I got them on my ABRIS? I mean, they were not much more than burning ashes, but I was most certainly not in range when that happened? How did I get their signals through various valleys and over that distance?

 

And AFAIK you don't get contacts with movement direction-markers as shadow signals from over 2 hours ago? Dunno, though...

 

:dunno:

 

 

On a personal note, I now also wonder why he was not interested in confirming this bug and instead insisted on leaving immediately after I talked about this phenomenon. :huh:

Edited January 11, 2009 by Feuerfalke

[Ulrich]

Please provide a track.

[Feuerfalke]

Roger that.

 

I will try to reproduce this situation and see if I can provide a track.