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Can someone make flak guns more visible?? - Fearfactor - 16.07.2008

The AAA/Ack-Ack guns can be seen from as far away as seven kilometers depending on your PC and settings. But the Flak guns emit only the faintest puff of smoke and are hard to see no matter what, even at 100 meters.

I always hated this, as the Flak is what you have to suppress after you suppress the AAA. AAA is more murderous so it has to go first when attacking an airfield or similar positions. But Flak has to be seen and one needs to kill it too so then he/she can destroy the rest of the targets at leisure thereafter. As it is now it's hard to find it, very hard.

I was wondering if the Flak guns could be made to put out a muzzle flash in addition to the feeble puff of smoke???? I think it's a great idea.

- Fearfactor - 17.07.2008

What? No ground pounders here who are disgusted by the nearly impossible to see flak guns besides me?? Nobody attacks airbases or other settings guarded by flak guns you can't see well unless you're on top of them?

The AAA guns can be seen extremely well, it's the flak guns that are a pain to find. Maybe a lot of players don't reailze there are two types of guns that try to kill you in game?

- Fearfactor - 17.07.2008

Possibly someone could guide me in getting started in making mods myself? I have no idea how to go about it. And I can see other people's interests lay elsewhere apparently. Besides, the more of us out here making mods, the better. Don't you think?

- zaelu - 18.07.2008

there is a mod for that too... like the ground dust mod. Please use with more confidence the search function of this forum or take your time to browse through the categories here.

places to look: 'effect mods' and 'beta download' and discussion.

here is that mod: viewtopic.php?t=5056

S!

- Guest - 18.07.2008

Quote:the more of us out here making mods, the better. Don't you think?

Yes it is. And who knows maybe you will turn out to be very talented.

- Fearfactor - 18.07.2008

zaelu Wrote:there is a mod for that too... like the ground dust mod. Please use with more confidence the search function of this forum or take your time to browse through the categories here.

places to look: 'effect mods' and 'beta download' and discussion.

here is that mod: viewtopic.php?t=5056

S!
Thanks for trying but I understood this mod is for flak bursts up in the air. I am talking about muzzle flash at the muzzle of the gun down on the ground so you can see them when trying to suppress them. This mod shows bigger explosions in the air and more fire in the burst and that is cool and I may download it. But it's not what I'm talking about.

And as far as using the search, I have not had much luck with it so far. Have tried it a few times.

- autopilot - 18.07.2008

Fearfactor,
The best way and easiest is to put the Flak guns in to those
trench gun positions "46ATTrench2" you'll be able to see them
much better. But, they will still be deadly as hell.
I love the murderous flak. One of my favorite missions is one
I created in Sevastopol harbor, filled with Battleships,
Cruisers and Destroyers and heavy AAA/Flak Guns. I attack with
8 sqds of Stukas (JU87Bs) with SC500s. It's awesome man.

-auto

- rollnloop - 18.07.2008

search usually doesn't work with less than 4 letters words, it's not easy when you search such key word (like "no bar"), with longer words it works.

I understood same as you about this mod, and like you i'd be happy with a bigger muzzle flash for big guns (not only AA, artillery too), and smaller muzzlle for ackack.

- autopilot - 18.07.2008

Oh, I forgot to mention that the best way to ease the flak menace
is to have enemy aircraft in your very near proximity. So my Stukas
always have Bf109F2 escorts that engage over the target area with at
least several sqds of enemy fighters.
-auto

- Fearfactor - 20.07.2008

autopilot Wrote:Oh, I forgot to mention that the best way to ease the flak menace
is to have enemy aircraft in your very near proximity. So my Stukas
always have Bf109F2 escorts that engage over the target area with at
least several sqds of enemy fighters.
-auto
That is not the best way to ease the flak menace, the best way is to eliminate it entirely. My objective is to totally suppress both flak and ack-ack. Hard to do if you can't see the flak. Nothing better than to attack an airfield and get all the anti-aircraft knocked out. Then you can attack eveything else at your leisure with no more worries at all. The escorts usually keep the enemy fighters busy so that is no problem either.

I know what you mean about having a lot of friendlies over the AAA, but that is not good enough for me. In that case a lot of your AI squad mates get killed as do some or all of your escorts. I have been playing for years and I say the only answer is to knock out all AAA of both types, period.