Hit indicator disappearing?

[Lunien]

Occasionally when playing a game, my hit indicator disappears and I can't tell if i hit them or not. Why does this happen, and is there a fix to it? Thanks

[TheRealWolfgang]

Could be lag. Sometimes when I'm lagging I don't get a hit indicator.

~Wolfgang

[Ghiblian]

Had this happen. Makes the game very hard to play as many people don't realize how much we rely on the hit indicator to adjust our shots. Never did find out what happened.

[Lunien]

Eh...i don't think its lag, I've had 10 ping and no indicator either...unless its packet loss or some crap. Never figured out why either

[Dragbag]

the introduction of a BLOOD patch would help :nod: but we are treated as mear chimps:blabla:

[Older-OMO]

Maybe because you aren't hitting?

[Ezekiel]

Maybe because you aren't hitting?

Lol :laugh:

[StarkWolf]

Maybe because you aren't hitting?

True enough, maybe you guys are actually missing your enemies? Just because you fire in their general direction doesn't mean you will hit them. There is deviation with every gun in BF2142.

[Ghiblian]

True enough, maybe you guys are actually missing your enemies? Just because you fire in their general direction doesn't mean you will hit them. There is deviation with every gun in BF2142.

Haha. Very funny. But seriously, this is a bug. I'm not sure the cause of it, and it goes away after a couple restarts (sometimes it lasts even after you restart a game). I only fly gunship nowadays, and I know when I've hit and when I haven't.

[Skates]

There is a setting on the server side to have the hit indicator on or off. Is it happening on the same server where sometimes it works and others it doesn't or is it happening on different servers.

[The_Eliminator]

What about EMP ?

[RichardDawkins]

says in the battle tips that if no indicator appears you are missing and should adjust your shots!

[Lunien]

lol it's not a miss, that I know. I shoot the guy with the sniper rifle, no hit indicator comes up, but I see his health go down, and I'm sure there was no other sniper shooting at him, so I'm not missing my shots

[RichardDawkins]

don't worry was just kidding, maybe reinstall... change graphics settings... check random options... erm, reformat? :(

[The_Eliminator]

don't worry was just kidding, maybe reinstall... change graphics settings... check random options... erm, reformat? :(


:laugh: thats a tad drastic, i would suggest reinstalling first and if that doesnt work i would wait for the next patch to coem out as that may jog things a little, if after all that it still doesnt work then it may be a glitch that will come but then a few weeks later just randomly disappear.

I have had glitches where for weeks i would not be able to reload or sprint and impatience has had the no weapon sway bug for weeks but then it just randomly disappeared.

[Timmmmmy]

Not totally related but, does anyone know if the hit indicator is turned off in the bf2142 pro mod?

[Lunien]

lol, no idea, and it seems as if it the no indicator bug comes along randomly..today I had the indicator in some games...either that or its the server, I'm gonna take note next time

[Cann0n-Fodder]

There is a setting on the server side to have the hit indicator on or off. Is it happening on the same server where sometimes it works and others it doesn't or is it happening on different servers.

Wrong hit indicator you're thinking of. The hit indicator that server owners and admins can change is the big slim arrow that comes up toward the edge of the screen that shows up when you get shot and tells you which direction you are being hit from.

[Skates]

Wrong hit indicator you're thinking of. The hit indicator that server owners and admins can change is the big slim arrow that comes up toward the edge of the screen that shows up when you get shot and tells you which direction you are being hit from.

I was just going off what the definition of it is in Cortex which is also the same definition in 2142cc.

"sv.hitindicator - This setting toggles whether or not players recieve crosshair feedback indicating they have hit the target."

It sounds to me like it is talking about the indicator that you get when you shoot at someone. If it was turned off I would assume that you would no longer get an indicator when you hit a target, not when you are hit.

[RYKUU]

may be you dont hit them when you think you do.

[Lunien]

The hit indicator I am talking about is what Skates said - the indicator you get when you hit someone, not when someone hits you.

lol and to all those that say I didn't hit :P I am 100% sure that I hit them, be it sniping or close range spraying. Heck, today I just clarked a guy, my kill, no hit indicator. And I naded someone with no hit indicator showing up.

[Ghiblian]

The hit indicator I am talking about is what Skates said - the indicator you get when you hit someone, not when someone hits you.

lol and to all those that say I didn't hit :P I am 100% sure that I hit them, be it sniping or close range spraying. Heck, today I just clarked a guy, my kill, no hit indicator. And I naded someone with no hit indicator showing up.

Yah. It's getting quite annoying hearing that we're just missing all our shots. Anyways, how often are you getting this bug? The first time it happened to me was when I was on a Chinese server... Maybe it has something to do with the servers in China. There was once where I didn't get hit indicators for two whole days. Hadn't happened before and hasn't happened since I left...

[Lunien]

Yeah...probably chinese thing...on some servers theres the circle, other servers no. Well, I got a good idea of which has and which doesn't, so thats fine I guess. Its just annoying to be not sure if you hit anything, and in the case of a thrown nade only damaging someone, a life-or-death situation :P pun intended XD

[Ghiblian]

Yeah...probably chinese thing...on some servers theres the circle, other servers no. Well, I got a good idea of which has and which doesn't, so thats fine I guess. Its just annoying to be not sure if you hit anything, and in the case of a thrown nade only damaging someone, a life-or-death situation :P pun intended XD

What's the pun?

[venny]

if u cant tell if u've hit him, well, hit him again!!! :laugh:

[Lunien]

lol, true, but its hard to hit him again if you dont see him but hit him :P

Ghiblian...I have no idea -_- I just thought it sounded funny :P literally a life-or-death situation XD

[Lt.ConVix]

the introduction of a BLOOD patch would help :nod: but we are treated as mear chimps:blabla:

imagine the lag :shock:

for instance 64 man Camp G map and ure stuck at the wall between central flag and the ruins o my god would be funny tho if the blood went on the walls and stuff :)