djembe Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 In MP game, the detection of targets by ground units seem real, but once your units have identified the enemy and it appears on the radar (F10), although the enemy units are hidden again, do not disappear from the map. Does the "fog of war" only for first contact?
Aries Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Yeah... it would be really nice if someone explained how this works, cause I really don't get how do they become visibile on tactical F10 map & why do they fade away... There should be some "spot unit" key like in BF2 when you spotted an infantry soldier and it appeared on minimap, and then after some time if out of sight it first stops moving on map with last known position and then it later fades away totally... How I see it now, the A-10s make units visible on map by flying their detection range over them and that means they are JTAC for me, and not me in the Humwee for them which makes no sense... A-10s should have only Blue units visible on map and green crosses on TAD, an JTAC should spot units on map for Ground Commander to have them visible (and of course, in regards to all other units detection range)... hm... sounds complicated... and I dont really understand what I wrote... LOL Edited July 16, 2012 by Aries [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ...the few, the proud, the remaining...
71st_Mastiff Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 thats probably last known enemy contact until you reacquire? "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
djembe Posted July 16, 2012 Author Posted July 16, 2012 Yeah... it would be really nice if someone explained how this works, cause I really don't get how do they become visibile on tactical F10 map & why do they fade away... There should be some "spot unit" key like in BF2 when you spotted an infantry soldier and it appeared on minimap, and then after some time if out of sight it first stops moving on map with last known position and then it later fades away totally... How I see it now, the A-10s make units visible on map by flying their detection range over them and that means they are JTAC for me, and not me in the Humwee for them which makes no sense... A-10s should have only Blue units visible on map and green crosses on TAD, an JTAC should spot units on map for Ground Commander to have them visible (and of course, in regards to all other units detection range)... hm... sounds complicated... and I dont really understand what I wrote... LOL What you mention is fine for the A-10 I want the map (F10) show only the contacts that my units detect. If a contact leaves the detection area, the contact could staying a while in the last known position with a different color. Also I miss tools for ATC / GCI. The program Lotact is much more complete in this way.
ED Team NineLine Posted July 19, 2012 ED Team Posted July 19, 2012 Yeah, I would like to see a unit icon that has moved from detection back into hiding as maybe a question mark or something to distinguish it has been lost. Does AWACS track ground targets to? Possibly once its marked by a ground unit AWACS continues to light it up? Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
djembe Posted August 7, 2012 Author Posted August 7, 2012 Another problem: If your hidden enemy units never appear on the map (F10), despite the fog of war is connected. If you not hidden units, they will appear on the ABRIS all the time, despite the fog of war is active They can fix adding the option in the mission editor: -"hide in the Abris" -And another "Hide for all aircraft" (can only see with DCS: CA)
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