Friendlies not showing on map.

DrKniSh[DK] · Post by **DrKniSh[DK]** » 2008-02-26 12:49

I've had some problems with my map since 0.7. Sometimes teammates are not showing on the map.this also applies to friendly armor. im looking at my map and suddenly out of the blue, armor just pops up on map. At first i thought it was just due to my player, being on higher or lower ground than the teammate/vehicle, that it didnt show. But after Enemy armor/vehicles are showing up green on map,after being spotted by SL/COM im definitely sure something is Fishy

Also i ruled out my "elevation" theory i can stand on a road together with a Teammate and still not see him on map.
Is there a part of the picture im missing here ?. is it implemented in the game that the map is not accurate all the time. (which would be cool btw).
maybe it's just a server issue. i dont know.

SnipingCoward · Post by **SnipingCoward** » 2008-02-26 19:31

as for the spottet foe beeing green (squadm8 like) it is a BF2 bug and probably hardcoded - it even exsists in BF2142

as for friendly tanks not showing:
when you have a teammate one manning a tank, he will switch between driver and gunner seat, when he is in the driver's seat u have the tank on the map, when he guns (and has no driver) he will not appear on the map
(thats what i was told ingame, and think its right)

DrKniSh[DK] · Post by **DrKniSh[DK]** » 2008-02-26 23:34

But abandoned tanks/assests shows up on map in blue.? So it should still be there despite of what your Soloing teammate is doing in the tank.

Post by **GeZe** » 2008-02-27 01:07

If someone is in a tank, and there is no one in the driver position (ie they are solotanking and they are gunning at the time) then it doesn't show up on the map.

SnipingCoward · Post by **SnipingCoward** » 2008-02-27 10:20

'DrKniSh[DK wrote:;617458']But abandoned tanks/assests shows up on map in blue.? So it should still be there despite of what your Soloing teammate is doing in the tank.

those empty vehilces also only show up, with in a certain range, ie u wont see an empty truck on the other site of the map (same for solotankers)

DrKniSh[DK] · Post by **DrKniSh[DK]** » 2008-02-27 11:06

thx for the fast replies. Good to know these things. One last question

or example. This has happened to me twice on OGT at the bunker on east side of the bridge. Being inside the bunker under heavy fire from north, i checked my map,and had no teammates in front of me, fired the mounted MG in the direction of the fire i was taking. And teamkilled a guy ?. another time i just joined the server,spawned as PLA. SL picked me up in main, and drove me to the before mentioned bunker. on the way i checked the map and saw there were no teammates defending it. But i saw two guys on the bridge facing us,and shot them....this time Double teamkill

. in both instances the friends that did not show was much closer to me than the other ones on the map..Is your map being affected/put a delay on. by driving,or manning mounted MG's..??
Luckily i got a new Gpu now. You cant see S*** with a Geforce FX5700 with all settings on low. So do not fear meeting me on OGT anymore.

Maybe a Forum moderator should move this to General discussion.

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2008-02-28 03:49

Yeah, I've noticed some map issues too, but I think they're just from standard BF2. Nothing to be done about it as far as I know.