Easier way of picking out targets?

[Frakin Toasters]

Hey, i have a really hard time acquiring targets, mainly because i can't see them.

 

If i'm hovering a good distance away at a low altitude behind a hill, and then i pop up to see if i can take out that AAA emplacement that i'm required to do for the mission, all i see is a mass of blue writing from all the other objects near it. That's if i have the tags enabled of course. But if i use the shkval screen, i can barely make anything out at all, especially not very flat AA nests.

 

Is there something i'm doing wrong? Or is it this awkward as hell for everyone?

[connos]

Practice and adjust the shkval brightness and contrast to suite you better. Believe me i was having the same "problem" but after a lot of gaming sessions i completely remove the labels and i can now acquire targets 8km away.

[Vesperatus]

In an open field that is.

 

In Clear Tchakverli ( <- not the right spelling , but you get the point ), you just CANT see some of the Vulcans ....

[uhoh7]

Dart made some great labels, search in MODs, I made a post there. They are short and don't appear till you are within 4k. They will help you train to stop using any.

 

Zooming works pretty good, unless they are really hidden.

 

In that case send you wingman ahead to recon and download his data to your abris.

[connos]

And then send him to do all the dirty work and you keep hovering and practicing. :)

[ericinexile]

It's awkward for everyone. My best efforts happen when I scan visually through the left side-door (preferably open). I never find bad guys with the Skhval.

 

Smokin' Hole

 

Oh yeah, I also find it helpful to cheat by having the map display friendlies only and use F10 to ensure I'm not targeting red units. I justify this by assuming this gives me something akin to FAC/Field Commander input on a real battlefield.

[159th_Viper]

Get a Larger Monitor :D

[AlphaInfinity]

Get a Larger Monitor :D

 

 

I am on a 26 inch monitor and it didn't make it much easier. Hopefully they improve multi-monitor support on vista with the next patch. :thumbup:

[slowhand]

try your cockpit zoom view and look for anything outstanding...ie black dots..smoke...con trails from sams..shit like that...an use the 32x on the scope(shkval)...just keep your eyes out side the pit you will find all kinds of lil nasty sons of the devil....hope tht helps..

[Lav69]

You can customize your labels.lua. It's in your config/view folder. It's simple really. There are directions in the folder on how to do it and it's very customizable. Edit it with Notepad. I use Notepad++. Just back up your original.

 

Here is mine for your viewing pleasure. It displays a black ' symbol for ground objects. At 2000m I display the name of the object. That's it. Hey if they are enemy they are enemy. I don't need all the clutter of the additional info.

 

-- Label parameters

-- Copyright © 2004, Eagle Dynamics.

 

AirOn = true

GroundOn = true

NavyOn = true

WeaponOn = false

 

-- Label max distance depends on graphics visibility range option value

-- For low �E40000.0 m

-- For medium �E50000.0 m

-- For high �E80000.0 m

 

---------------------------------

-- Label text format symbols

-- %N - name of object

-- %D - distance to object

-- %P - pilot name

-- %n - new line

-- %% - symbol '%'

-- %x, where x is not NDPn% - symbol 'x'

------------------------------------------

-- Example

-- labelFormat[5000] = "Name: %N%nDistance: %D%n Pilot: %P"

-- up to 5km label is:

-- Name: Su-33

-- Distance: 30km

-- Pilot: Pilot1

 

AirFormat = {}

AirFormat[10] = ""

AirFormat[5000] = "%o"

AirFormat[10000] = "%o"

AirFormat[20000] = "%'"

AirFormat[30000] = "'"

 

GroundFormat = {}

GroundFormat[2000] = "%N"

GroundFormat[5000] = "%'"

GroundFormat[15000] = "%'"

GroundFormat[20000] = ""

 

NavyFormat = {}

NavyFormat[10000] = "{%N%n%D"

NavyFormat[20000] = "~%n%D"

NavyFormat[40000] = "`"

 

WeaponFormat = {}

WeaponFormat[5000] = "[%N%n%D"

WeaponFormat[10000] = "|%n%D"

WeaponFormat[20000] = "|"

 

-- Colors in {red, green, blue} format, volume from 0 up to 255

 

ColorAliesSide = {255, 0, 0}

ColorEnemiesSide = {0, 0, 0}

Edited March 26, 2009 by Lav69

[Zorg_DK]

If I'm unable to detect enemies from a distance in hover, I then close in fast and low and fly parallel to the suspected location of the enemy. I then look out of the side window and try to locate smoke and tracers. Then I disengage and resume hover in a new location and scan the areas where I saw smoke and tracers.

[159th_Viper]

Have'nt run into a ZSU yet, have you? :D

[LazerPotatoe]

I am on a 26 inch monitor and it didn't make it much easier. Hopefully they improve multi-monitor support on vista with the next patch. :thumbup:

 

 

Yes, but what resolution are you running at?

 

Cheers,

[Slayer]

I use the zoom view a lot, it's found under axis commands in the options. I mapped it to the slider on my throttle. I really helps a lot if you are running at a very high resolution or are using a smaller screen.

 

Note: This is not the same as the magnification on the shkval

[Vesperatus]

Have'nt run into a ZSU yet, have you? :D

 

He clearly has not .... :gun_rifle:

 

Because he would have :joystick: realising he was going down in flames :megalol:

 

I mapped it to the slider on my throttle.

 

That sounds like a great idea. Now that I have my trackIR, I'm just waiting on my Cyborg X. That thing has 2 thottle sliders. So one for the engines and one for the zoom would be awesome ! Now I need to find that joystick around here.

[Giant2111]

Cougar user should use Vipers Blackshark profile. It is mapped like you sugested already. Zoom on the "antenna" knob. Throttle on the "range" knob. Works like charm.:pilotfly:

[joey45]

Have'nt run into a ZSU yet, have you? :D

 

I think so... all i saw was tracers.