PDS-1 Problems

[PauliePaul]

Has anyone else had problems getting these things to work consistantly? Sometimes when I attach it to the hull of a vehicle it works, other times it doesn't. What gives?

[Deesies]

Lets assume not everyone knows the vernacular of 2142... What's a PDS-1?

[StealthClobber]

The Mobile Vehicle UAV.

[Deesies]

oh. Yea, you just throw it on the ground, it deploys and it continuously scans the area for vehicles.

You can't drive around with it :P ... I think.

[Serizhor]

I'm pretty sure you CAN drive around with it. Isn't it even one of the official Dice tips?

Now another question: what's the scan radius on that thing?

[Deesies]

In the beta it was about the same radius as a normal uav.

[CarbonFire]

Yes, they seem to be very hit or miss sometimes. Throwing them on the ground and vehicles I've had them randomly work and then not, no consistency or seeming underlying reason.

Also, another fun bug with the PDS. I don't know if it only applies to when YOU use the PDS as the commander or when anyone does, but when one is active I can only see vehicles through the normal UAV. This only applies to the commander and only when the PDS is active. Can be really annoying because then you have to rely on Sat Tracking to see where to deploy the commander assets.

And while I'm on it, I think it would greatly help differentiate the PDS from reagular UAV if it was a different color, say blue or yellow. Just a thought :)

and YES, you can drive/fly with it strapped to your vehicle. Just be wary of where you place it, as if youre hit with gunfire/flack/rockets it can be easily be destroyed. I tend to stick them on the back underside of tanks, on the top of the tail for the Gunships and inside the passenger compartment for the Transport.

[Dant3]

Has anyone else had problems getting these things to work consistantly? Sometimes when I attach it to the hull of a vehicle it works, other times it doesn't. What gives?
Yup got the same problem here,just get it back with G button and attach it new but it´s an annoying bug.Sometimes I have to attach it 2-4 times till it works.

[CommanderKeen]

you can place them on a vehicle but while driving it will be inactive for the driver. if don't happen to have a gunner then just switch to the gunner seat and it should work.

[antseezee]

I don't think it works if you try to rush dropping it onto the ground or on a vehicle. If you wait patiently for the whole animation to complete, then deploy the beacon, it will always work. This has happened to me when I'm in a rush. I'll sprint while pulling it off and tap the fire button to drop it, and no signal disperses. Be patient with it, wait for the loading animation to disappear, then drop it.

I've also noticed it sometimes doesn't work when you crouch. I think it has to do with holding down a keyboard button while deploying it.

[SweetCC]

I can't say I've had problems with it. I can drop it on my tank and roll around with the UAV always working, I don't need to switch seats or anything.

[PauliePaul]

Sounds good. Thx for all the advise everyone. :)

[ThirtyOughtSix]

I've noticed that whenever the PDS-1 doesnt seem to be working, it's gone missing off the hull of whatever vehicle I put it on.... I'm not sure if it's getting shot off, or just somehow falling off... but it somehow gets removed sometimes.

[[WHS]Viet-Cong]

I've never had the PDS-1 NOT work for me. I can mount it on a veichle and do whatever with it. Here are a few problems you might be experiencing:

Are you putting it on the WHEEL? If so, the device gets run over and it dies.
The PDS-1 is fragile, so a tank shell, grenade, or even some bullets can destroy it. That could be a reason.
Your radar might be too zoomed out, especially on larger maps, the UAV is so small it can't be seen.

Try a few more times...

[Adsy]

i believe that you need to be in a squad as it relays the infomation to your "BatNet" helmet.