Direction Indicator not working + distance

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killonsight95
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Direction Indicator not working + distance

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Hello,
When i'am in PR i don't see the small arror at the bottom of the screen, on the compass. This is very frustrating, i don't know what's causing it. Also as a SL or in mortar i can't see the distance when the map is open (caps lock).

EDIT: also i can't see the commander mutiny button

specs:
Operating System
Windows XP
Motherboard
M4A89GTD PRO
Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.01 GHZ.
Memory
3.25 GB
Video Card
Radeon 4290 1GB
Last edited by killonsight95 on 2011-05-28 16:21, edited 1 time in total.
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Zrix
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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Is tr.exe running when you're playing PR? AFAIK it handles that stuff among other things.
If it's not running, check if you have the file at all in your PR folder.
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killonsight95
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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i have tr.exe
EDIT: also i can't see the commander mutiny button
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SnipingCoward
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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killonsight95 wrote:Hello,
When i'am in PR i don't see the small arror at the bottom of the screen, on the compass.
The target arrow of your orders will only show if the default 3D marker is not visible (out of range after ~75m).


killonsight95 wrote:Also as a SL or in mortar i can't see the distance when the map is open (caps lock).
You have to switch to the mortar's calculator "weapon slot" only there will you be able to see the range when opening the map.

killonsight95 wrote:EDIT: also i can't see the commander mutiny button
Afaik, you have to be Squad leader to be able to vote mutiny.
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killonsight95
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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all of those applied. The 3D marker was out of range, i was on calculator and i was SL. Also another thing, the distance also shows up as 0 when i'm SQ leading or when i'm in the mortar, it doesn't seem to register the distance.
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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killonsight95 wrote:Also another thing, the distance also shows up as 0 when i'm SQ leading or when i'm in the mortar, it doesn't seem to register the distance.
The distance shown at the map screen is somewhat "inaccurate" (wanted by the devs), rounded to the nearest 50m mark. So it will be in 50m steps - if your maker is closer than 25m it will show "0" above it will show "50" and so on). The range is the distance between you and your order-marker (i.e. "Move", "Attack", "Defend" etc.). If there is no order the distance is probably set to 0.
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killonsight95
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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even when the marker is over 200 meters away it still shows as 0, i mean i can work without it, however it is a bit annoying.
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Re: Direction Indicator not working + distance

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This sounds strange, can you please provide a screen shot?
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