PDS-1 not always working?

[venny]

anyone noticed that sometimes the PDS-1 doesnt always work. especially after u die n respawn, u put 1 down again, then realise that the circle no longer appears?

[nadicus]

For some reason, if you put the PDS on certain surfaces it will not work. At least from my experience, it seemed this way. Like if you put it on certain walls it has not worked. Then i picked it back up and put it on the ground and it worked.

[TheRealWolfgang]

I think it's just bugged, TBH. I've placed it on a wall, had it not work, picked it up and tried again on the same spot and it did. Considering the time it takes to pull it out and set it up it's kinda irritating, too. I wonder if the IDS from NS is glitched in the same way.

~Wolfgang

[Ghiblian]

Yah. They have this same issue with the IDS. =[ It's very frustrating. I hope no one comes in here and says it's like that on purpose for balance... because it's not...

[Mnemnoth]

The reason the PDS and IDS are like that is not because of some random bug but rather due to a conscience balance decision but the Dev's.. :laugh: j/k!

But yeah in my experience the main reason they don't work is when they are placed at angles that are not at 90 degrees... IE flat. So if you place them on a straight surface they should be good to go..

However they do sometimes randomly not work on buildings/walls and vehicles.
I have NEVER seen one not work when placed on the ground.. (Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, but this is IMO the best bet in order to get them work first try).

:cool:

[NTAC]

You can pick them up?? ooops, do I feel silly now :confused:

[Badboris_uk]

press g next to it and you can re-use it

[Kraxis]

I actually tested out what seems to be the problem.

I used to drive tanks a whole lot, and using a tank the PDS was my best friend. So naturally I slapped one on every time I got the chance. But I soon noticed that fairly often the PDS would give off it's sound but not it's ping.

At first I thought it because I applied it too faster after the little antennae went up, but after a few tests I noticed that most of the non-working PDS' were from me standing too close to the target surface.

Quite simply I had been standing far too close to my tank's rear when I threw it on. I found that if I gave the PDS about a meter or so to fly through the air it would stick and give pings practically every time.

[DrJambo]

Last night I had problems getting the UAV of the Otus SL drone to work. No idea whether this is related to the other UAV issues, but pre-1.2 I never had an issue with it.

[venny]

i jus tried out the sonar unlock for support, its definitely better than the pulse meter. it rox! but it also has the same prob. when i resupply myself again n drop a new sonar, it doesnt work again! pick up then put down again a few times, still doesnt work! respawn, sometimes works. so wierd. so far, i think thats the best ns unlock to use though i havent tried all yet, but it seems the most practical i guess... seen alotta ppl using it ingame already. its range is smaller than the uav though