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US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

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#134540

US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

I've come accros some odd problem with the airborne in eastern front.
When I call them in, I sometimes get a squad thats already lost 1 soldier, while there isn't any enemy near, neither do you hear a 88 or wathever else that can shoot objects in mid air firing..

Its just a small problem, but still. Thought I should let you all know.
If more people have had similar problems, I suggest you reply on this topic so the developpers can look in to it.
No point for them spending time on this if nobody else is having problems with this.

Best regards,

Mattias (aka mSnowflake)
#134543

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

PE's Armoured Cars and WH's Skdfz. 234 ACs can shoot paradroping targets as well.
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...
#134554

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

Take into account when you drop them near non-traversable objects or terrain (houses, thick treelines, water), the airfantry that's supposed to land there does not spawn.
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#134560

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

ok. will try to get a replay of it and put it online.

Thanks in advance
#134637

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

I've got a replay of a game where I tested it and 4 out of 14 airborne units called in had only 5 men instead of 6.
I'm now trying to get it on line somehow. Anyone got a good way of doing this?

I won't be on-line tonight so the replay will only be on-line somewhere tomorrow evening.
#134645

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

Throw it up on youtube.
The wise general learns from the deaths of others.
#134735

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

As I was unable to find any working screen record software I've just taken a screenshot of the a paraunit I just called in, still in mid air, but already with only 5 men.

The dropzone is in my own base, no buildings or any other solid stuff in the neighbourhood..

I called in as many para's as I could get every time in that same area.
From the 18 drops, 4 only had 5 men.

So as you can see, this is a rare glitch, but still its a glitch.
Just wanted to point this thing out, but don't think it needs to get any priority.
Its something that should only be tried to fix if there's some spair time. It can't hinder the bigger, more important development of the mod such as the ostheer.

Last edited October 14, 2012 at 1:31 PM by mSnowflake

#134993

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

May I suggest you take any of the recorded games you have in which you have seen this, throw into a .ZIP file and then post it up here. It may not work for all of us, but for most of us it would work.
#134996

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

Are you sure the missing ones weren't killed by the plane or got stuck on the plane :P?

This issue seem to be a Relic one, not from EF. But I'll see what I can do.
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...
#135082

Re: US airborne infantry drop short 1 men

here's the reply.

I'm sure none of them was killed before landing, they just drop short one unit.
I don't believe anything could shoot all the way across the map and make a 1shot kill...

Don't mind the noobish gameplay. was just trying to get as many para's out as possible and wasn't trying to push in myself..