Bug or gameplay

**Catman1975** · 02-01-2008, 01:33 AM

I was playing Oil Fields tonight and I ran into something that seemed a little odd.

Everytime I got a lock on a helicopter I would fire and invariably they would shoot off flares and my rocket went zooming off into who knows where. So I started getting my lock on waiting for the flares then after the flares were shot, I lost my lock on and I couldn't get a lock on the same flyer until I died. I unzoomed, switched weapons and back, but nothing. Has anyone else noticed this?

**machowner** · 02-01-2008, 01:56 AM

Thats strange Cat. It has got to be a bug, I can do exactly what you were trying to do without any problems. In fact, I never loose the lock on when they shoot off the flares.

**jb4** · 02-01-2008, 02:00 AM

There might be something happening if the helicopter is going in and out of "stealth mode". Have not seen that happen first hand.

HBrutusH · 02-01-2008, 05:56 AM

How do you change to stealth mode?

**jb4** · 02-01-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by HBrutusH

How do you change to stealth mode?

http://www.tacticalgamer.com/frontli...ps-tricks.html

**machowner** · 02-01-2008, 04:39 PM

I'ld like to know how to fly the thing and not crash within seconds. I can the 2142 gunships, but these seems really touchy to me.

**Exploding_Silver** · 02-01-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by machowner

I'ld like to know how to fly the thing and not crash within seconds. I can the 2142 gunships, but these seems really touchy to me.

for a DC chopper veteran like me, these FOW choppers feel slightly unresponsive to me

funny I guess its what you are used to

a bit of practice and you will have it

**jb4** · 02-01-2008, 05:03 PM

A few assumptions here...did you like to fly with inverted axis? Have you tried to changed the sensitivity for just the helos? I noticed that randomly, sometimes my changes are saved and sometimes not. I fly the old school mouse/keyboard way and have not had problems on this game. Is it possible that one of your settings is not saved like you think it is? I bought a lazer mouse recently where you could change sensitivity on the fly and that seemed to help some of the inconsistencies I felt between games.

HBrutusH · 02-02-2008, 01:03 PM

I find that it's insanely easy to do rolls in these helis, they don't have the auto-anti-flip that the 2142 gunships do......And you know what? I like it!!! *crashes into a smoke stack*

**Exploding_Silver** · 02-02-2008, 01:15 PM

In the trade off between automatic stability in the air and flying dexterity, DC choppers crash a lot for learners and are a joy the flag in complex ways for vets