What does it mean....

[Cann0n-Fodder]

What does it mean when you are picking a spawn point, and the little white circle turns red and you can't spawn there for like 10-15 seconds?

Also sometimes as squad leader I can't spawn on my own becon. I click the little green spawn point becon circle and click OK and nothing happens then I am forced to spawn at a flag. This a known bug?

[Skates]

The white cirlce turning red, are you trying to spawn on an APC, Transport, or Goliath? If so, it is because it is full and there is nowhere to spawn until someone gets out. Or if you are trying to spawn on your SL and he's in a vehicle, you can't spawn there unless there is an open spot, like him being the only one in a tank or walker. If he has someone in with him they have to get out for you to spawn on him.

[Yraen]

Sometimes beacons/leaders get whacked and you have to deselect them and reselect them to spawn on them properly. The red generally means that it's a transport/apc and has been filled up.

[winsrp]

with squad beacons sometimes when you put it under a roof, or a place that doesnt has a direct view to the sky, then you cannot spawn on it, but if you placed it wrong you can pick it back up (with the kit pick up key, default is "G" key) and you can try to put back again with out having to destroy it.

[Cann0n-Fodder]

When I play Cerbere landing on conquest, the spawn point at the PAC Base were the FAV is sometimes turns red for a little and I can't spawn on it.

[Skates]

When I play Cerbere landing on conquest, the spawn point at the PAC Base were the FAV is sometimes turns red for a little and I can't spawn on it.

I don't know the answer to that one unless it's just another one of the many bugs that we all love soooo much.:rolleyes:

[Cann0n-Fodder]

I always thought it turned red because it was overran with baseloving enemies but that doesn't make sense.

[winsrp]

each spawn point has a limited amount of "inner spawn point" (places where player will appear). When a player is about to spawn on a spawn point it take like a secuential number to spawn acording to the dying precedence, when slots to spawn are free then the point is white and you can select it to spawn there, if its red then it means that all the slots are full and there is also a short line of players waiting to spawn there.

Hope this helps to clear it out.

[iQu'e]

I've had it too (not longer than 5 secs though), I'm not sure but I think it happens when too many people are trying to spawn at the same time. I have no other good idea what else could cause it.

[frazle]

Yup its when too many people are spawning, stops telefragging :D

[=)BiT(=AutoFodder]

Sorry to reiterate winsrp, but i felt your explaination was a bit complex

Basically if there is a person standing on every spawn point, you won't be able to spawn there and the icon will go red. When someone moves it will go white again

[Cann0n-Fodder]

I thought it was possible to have people spawn ontop of eachother? Only 1 person per spawn point per location of that spawn point?

[Yraen]

I thought it was possible to have people spawn ontop of eachother? Only 1 person per spawn point per location of that spawn point?
As far as I know, I've never seen two people spawn on top of each other.

[Cann0n-Fodder]

I guess if that was possible the baselovers would have a bonanza just grenading/RDXing/PK rocketing overflowing spawn points.

I guess my assumption was partway correct - that it was the result of intense "baseloving".

[Vikaman]

When I play Cerbere landing on conquest, the spawn point at the PAC Base were the FAV is sometimes turns red for a little and I can't spawn on it.

There is not enough space in that area for another "body" to fit.

[Wizrdwarts]

You'd think they would push each other out like when vehicles spawn. :/

[Vikaman]

You'd think they would push each other out like when vehicles spawn. :/

But then, they explode after a while later, as they ain't in the "spawn" area. :eek:

Image players. :evil:

[venny]

reminds me of the time i was waiting for the gunship on the titan. think i waited at the exact spot, cos the gunship spawned and killed me instantly... curiously, the gunship ceased to appear after that... wierd spawn bug...

[Corvic]

But then, they explode after a while later, as they ain't in the "spawn" area. :eek:

Image players. :evil:

lol spawing and killing your own teammates :laugh:

but yea, as it's been stated, it's probably to prevent multiple people from all getting blown up when they happen to spawn at the same time and someone happened to shoot a rocket at them :rolleyes:

[Bardo]

each spawn point has a limited amount of "inner spawn point" (places where player will appear). When a player is about to spawn on a spawn point it take like a secuential number to spawn acording to the dying precedence, when slots to spawn are free then the point is white and you can select it to spawn there, if its red then it means that all the slots are full and there is also a short line of players waiting to spawn there.

Hope this helps to clear it out.

ding ding ding, winsrp is correct. the same feature was part of bf2, i'm sure it happened to all you bf2 vets out there.

yes, you'll especially see this feature when your team lost all the flags on conquest, suddenly your teammate saves the day and gets one back... and now your entire team is trying to spawn on 1 spawn location. it almost always turns red on ya and you have to wait.