INTERFACE: Ironsight/Optics button should revert weapon to Default firemode.

[76 0]

Put simply.

LOGIC

Since Operation Flashpoint times the 'weapon mode' menu has been steadily growing in complexity. In OA it is not uncommon to have two firemodes, Grenade Launcher, Hand Grenade, Smoke grenade, IR beacons, and more. All linked to one button. Press one time too many and you'll have to cycle through all of them again.

This is neither convenient nor intuitive. It will get you killed.

SUGGESTION

Pressing the Optics button whilst having Grenades, Satchels, Smoke Grenades selected should immediately revert the weapon to the 'default' firemode. For most western weapons this would be semi-auto.

Nice and easy way to quickly reset your weapon mode -- bloody convenient if you are fumbling around with your other equipment.

-k

This....

Good idea, to build further upon: holding the "F" key brings up a quick menu that allows quick selection of preferred wep mode. Often seen nowadays at console games where limited buttons need to have multiple functions.

With this.

FTW.

Edited March 7, 2011 by 76

[Cyteless 10]

Definitely a useful feature, I had this problem a few weeks ago in multiplayer when I was trying to sight in, but I had my smoke grenades selected, so it wasn't playing ball :p

[Neopas 10]

+1 .Very good idea.

[rangerpl 13]

How about:

-Holding F opens a menu with all the options

-Double-tapping F gives you the default mode

[nkenny 1051]

Lend me your votes people. Almost a 100 votes for in on this forum, yet many fewer @ Devheaven.

This is a solution that. Doesn't add any new keys or combinations. Doesn't significantly alter playstyle. Is intuitive and obvious when you think about it. :)

-k

[160thSOAR 10]

I agree that this would be a really good idea. I usually carry a pretty large amount of weapons/firemodes (semi/auto, grenade launcher + different types of ammo for grenade launcher, frag grenades, red smoke, green smoke) so pressing the F key 5 times to cycle through my weapons has gotten me killed several times. I also once killed myself by thinking that I had my primary weapon selected, clicking, and getting blown up by my own frag grenade bouncing off a rock and landing at my feet.

Tl;dr. Very good idea, please implement it BIS!

[Kildar 1]

I know the ACE team, more specifically Xeno, has implemented the Shift-1,2,3 etc for various weapons. Has anyone managed to implement this as standalone?

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