Signal Flares

[calstifer]

Would it be possible for squad leaders to have one of their smokes replaced with a flare? So you can pop the smoke for a requested air strike/support and then to make it clear (say its in the woods) you would pop a flare as they draw near. You would only get one and it would only be available to squad leaders.

[gazzthompson]

whats the point when you have 2 types of smoke?

[smart_boy00]

I think a flare would be a good idea. maybe one smoke color and one flare color?
I hate popping smoke because it takes some time to build and stays there forever when you just want to get to your box that was dropped.... but if you had a flare then you could pop it off, the chopper can land and your re laded and outa there! the flare is there then gone.

[Smegburt_funkledink]

Is it worth another weapon slot?

[Scared_420]

i kinda like the idea,, would be usefull to indicate a firefight as you cant see smoke behind buildings, dont know how much work is required to do it but sounds neat

[sCobra]

cant be too hard, you can already make your fist shoot flares via a small script change in sandbox.. just make it shoot farther and give it a model.

[calstifer]

What im saying is that yes, it should replace 1 of the signal smokes. What's the point of 2 colours? Wouldnt you rather a flare?

[smart_boy00]

Is it worth another weapon slot?

how hard is a slot to make?

[CodeRedFox]

If we had much....much bigger battlegrounds I would say its useful.

[Raic]

how hard is a slot to make?

Only 9 slots so think hard what you need/want.

[calstifer]

Smoke doesnt work in woody area's anyway.. If you pop smoke in a tree- area or a street like muttera city they wont be able to see it- A flare can go over roof tops and trees making a more accerate air attack

[gazzthompson]

not really, the smoke can still penetrate tree cover and roof tops and i really dont see the point.

[Rudd]

signal flares would be awesome

(but not necessarily for the officer)

BUT ONLY! if the combined arms effect was used

[Cheditor]

Tbh i would like to keep my smoke as i assign my 2 smokes. One can be crate/pick up etc the other is Enemy location. A flare would yes stand in the for the attack one, but it would be much harder to get there. with a smoke i can throw it at my desired location or near it, with a flare i have to be on it.

[mat552]

I would much rather have the signal smoke that the officers used to have. It went in a cone upwards, rather than a huge plume in all directions.

[[A9]Bard]

How can u be shure that the weatherconditions is so good that the smoke went upwards in a cone instead of a cloud. If you throw a smoke and a signal they most likely will be affected in the same way of the wind?
Please show us a video of the smoke going upp in a cone... It need´s to be alot of smoke for a long time to produce that kind of effect...

Nice that you share your ideas, but I think I rather see the dev-team put their precious time on more importatn things.

[smart_boy00]

How many slots does the officer kit currently use?

[DankE_SPB]

How many slots does the officer kit currently use?

all of them

[Rudd]

tbh the Green smoke could go...for something, not necesarily for this, but something