Invincible paratroops..

[Warship NWS 0]

Im sure this has come up a few times before but Ive been busy as heck here..;) Why cant you kill paratroops that are still in the air? Even tried with tank guns at close range and HMGs.. no luck.

Just thought I would ask.

Thanks.

[Warship NWS 0]

Almost forgot this one.. BTW Im using V1.90 with Resistance.. why cant you target helos with hand held SAMs anymore? Use to be able to do this.. just curious.

Thanks.

[edc 0]

I can still target helos with shoulder-fired SAMs.

[Warship NWS 0]

Hmmm.. cant figure out what Im doing wrong.. I put myself on a cliff with a Strela vs a CH-47 and A-10.. right clicked like crazy all over each of them at every angle.. no lock.. not one.

What am I missing here?

[ralphwiggum 6]

moving to General

[edc 0]

I think I remember hearing something about this a while ago. Are you in Cadet or Veteran mode? Just try right clicking over the chopper and then firing. I think the problem is that whatever mode you're in, you have the extended HUD option turned off. See if you can get a target box from any other weapon against anything else.

[SFG 1]

You cant kill them

[Warship NWS 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (edc @ Nov. 23 2002,09:09)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I think I remember hearing something about this a while ago.  Are you in Cadet or Veteran mode?  Just try right clicking over the chopper and then firing.  I think the problem is that whatever mode you're in, you have the extended HUD option turned off.   See if you can get a target box from any other weapon against anything else.<span id='postcolor'>

Well.. Ive been testing in the "preview" mode.. Ive targeted Piper Cubs without any problem.. but not military aircraft so far. Odd...

[joltan 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warship NWS @ Nov. 23 2002,04:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well.. Ive been testing in the "preview" mode.. Ive targeted Piper Cubs without any problem.. but not military aircraft so far. Odd...<span id='postcolor'>

Ok, I just set up a test - the ch47D can be targeted witout any problems with the strela (in V1.90). Don't know what you're doing wrong, but I downed the bugger in one shot.

But you're right about the A10 - not lock, whatever I tried. Neither with the Strela nor the western AA launcher.

[Bordoy 0]

stealth capable A-10 and Chinook

[jawk2 1]

for the parachute.... did u ever heard of Geneva convention about act of war ?

In fact irl it's forbidden to shoot at a pilot that ejected his plane. And if u do that IRL u can be court martialed .

For the paratrooper, the case is different because it's not a search of safety, the paratrooper is not seeking it.Instead the convention mention it, the soldier can be assimilated as beeing carried by transport.So fire at will *but ingame it ll be very hard to implement it i think.

[-TU--33ker 0]

just place some shilkasand machinegunners in the editor and set yourself up as a flyind paratrooper near to them. they will shoot at you like hell but they won't hurt you. i think it's just impossible in OFP.

[Bordoy 0]

i've seen something on OFP where the was people on parachutes that had died.

[RED 0]

You used to be able to kill them, the bug or feature only appeared in 1.30 and later versions as far as I know.

RED

[Gollum1 0]

Why, oh why can´t you shoot paratroops!?

If I see 10 troopers coming down on top of me, I have to wait until they touch the ground and can concentrate their firepower on me.

And the machinegunners and shilkas waste half their ammo to try and shoot them!

The animations are all there, but no...

[PitViper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bordoy @ Nov. 23 2002,09:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i've seen something on OFP where the was people on parachutes that had died.<span id='postcolor'>

They die if there is an explosion near them in midair. This happens often if you eject low from a plane going down and are near the vehicle's explosion.

[-TU--33ker 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (PitViper @ Nov. 23 2002,18:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bordoy @ Nov. 23 2002,09:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i've seen something on OFP where the was people on parachutes that had died.<span id='postcolor'>

They die if there is an explosion near them in midair. This happens often if you eject low from a plane going down and are near the vehicle's explosion.<span id='postcolor'>

this also happens when two parachutes collide.

[Hit_Sqd_Maximus 0]

And if aircraft hit them

[Hidden 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Hit_Sqd_Maximus @ Nov. 23 2002,21:20)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">And if aircraft hit them<span id='postcolor'>

Well hehe..

- paratroop soldier: Hey man, can´t you see me??! *waves*

- Zzzzhhh--SPLAT- ...*cough*.. *splut*.. *ka-zzhhhhh*

- pilot: Oops sorry pal.. *evil grin*

Of course that would take a unholy huge jet engine like nothing built yet.. even little birds down jets from time to time.

[vosku 1]

i think parachutes doesn't have fire geometry lods...

[mads bahrt 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (joltan @ Nov. 23 2002,06:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But you're right about the A10 - not lock, whatever I tried. Neither with the Strela nor the western AA launcher.<span id='postcolor'>

works fine for me - it doesn't lock that well when the plane is heading towards you though.

[Harnu 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (jawk @ Nov. 23 2002,13:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">for the parachute.... did u ever heard of Geneva convention about act of war ?

In fact irl it's forbidden to shoot at a pilot that ejected his plane. And if u do that IRL u can be court martialed .

For the paratrooper, the case is different because it's not a search of safety, the paratrooper is not seeking it.Instead the convention mention it, the soldier can be assimilated as beeing carried by transport.So fire at will *but ingame it ll be very hard to implement it i think.<span id='postcolor'>

Retarded Geneva Convention

If theres an enemy, and I am free to shoot, his ass is goin down. Parachute or not. And I don't think your squad leader would repremand you for doing it

[Kermit 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (jawk @ Nov. 23 2002,07:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">ingame it ll be very hard to implement it i think.<span id='postcolor'>

No, it would be very easy for Bohemia Interactive to make the parachutes be able to be shot. They are already vulnerable, as pointed out earlier in this thread, to explosions.

[drewb99 0]

Add a Fire Geometry LOD to the parachute model.

BAM! Problem Fixed!