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[Krashbox]

Is it true your screen will flash twice if spotted by an enemy mech?

[Horseman]

Krashbox, on 15 October 2022 - 05:50 PM, said:

Is it true your screen will flash twice if spotted by an enemy mech?

Only if you have radar deprivation, and I've been told it only happens when the enemy mech loses the lock.

[martian]

Horseman, on 16 October 2022 - 08:33 AM, said:

Only if you have radar deprivation, and I've been told it only happens when the enemy mech loses the lock.

You are right.

I would be happier if that warning could come from some dedicated warning light in the cockpit. On some maps or when using alternate vision modes, that warning is barely noticeable.

[Krashbox]

martian, on 16 October 2022 - 09:37 AM, said:

You are right.

I would be happier if that warning could come from some dedicated warning light in the cockpit. On some maps or when using alternate vision modes, that warning is barely noticeable.

Thank you both. That was informative. I never read about this. It only took about 6 years or so before I noticed. lol

[w0qj]

With at least some radar deprivation, either from Skill Tree or from a few of your mechs:

1. When spotted by enemy, there's a very small "beep" sound in your cockpit.
At least, that's what I've very recently saw in MWO streamer video (think it's either Baradul, TTB, or DATA, not sure which one unfortunately)...

(Honestly, in my MWO game client, I cannot hear that very small "beep" sound in my cockpit, without the subsequent fighting explosions deafen my ears semi-permanently...)

2. And yes, like Horseman said, when enemy mech loses lock on you, your cockpit flashes twice.
(I also thought that if enemy mech loses sight on you... guess one learn something new everyday...)

Horseman, on 16 October 2022 - 08:33 AM, said:

Only if you have radar deprivation, and I've been told it only happens when the enemy mech loses the lock.

[Void Angel]

Krashbox, on 15 October 2022 - 05:50 PM, said:

Is it true your screen will flash twice if spotted by an enemy mech?

w0qj, on 17 October 2022 - 03:03 AM, said:

With at least some radar deprivation, either from Skill Tree or from a few of your mechs:

1. When spotted by enemy, there's a very small "beep" sound in your cockpit.
At least, that's what I've very recently saw in MWO streamer video (think it's either Baradul, TTB, or DATA, not sure which one unfortunately)...

(Honestly, in my MWO game client, I cannot hear that very small "beep" sound in my cockpit, without the subsequent fighting explosions deafen my ears semi-permanently...)

2. And yes, like Horseman said, when enemy mech loses lock on you, your cockpit flashes twice.
(I also thought that if enemy mech loses sight on you... guess one learn something new everyday...)

There is a low-key flash, and a chirp (I notice the chirp more) when the enemy loses lock on you (in other words, when Radar Deprivation works and your red box disappears from enemy HUDs.) Both the light and the chirp are triggered by Radar Deprivation activating in the game, which means you have no indicator that you have been spotted, only a warning that the enemy team has lost a lock. This is a great piece of information for anyone to have, but especially if you're a scout 'mech trying to avoid attention.

[TheCaptainJZ]

I always wondered why they added the sound and light at all. No other module ever added a notification like that.

[Void Angel]

Well, you get a de-facto notification when Target Decay works; it's just rolled into the normal "I have a red box" targeting mechanic. So maybe it made sense to them for the counterpart to Target Decay to have some kind of notification, and the rest proceeds from there. I personally like having the feedback; it makes sense thematically, and it's extremely useful for non-ECM Lights.

[TheCaptainJZ]

I wondered if they added it in testing to know "if" and "when" it was working and just left it. And whether that was intentional because it was an expensive module originally.

[Rondoe]

2 dumb questions here:

1. On the Urban mech hero K9-how do you/can you turn on the siren and red/blue lights ? Thought I read somewhere that you could, but I can't find the thread.

2. Well hell, I forgot what my 2nd question was.....perhaps I need another beer, brb!

[martian]

Rondoe, on 28 November 2022 - 07:01 PM, said:

1. On the Urban mech hero K9-how do you/can you turn on the siren and red/blue lights ? Thought I read somewhere that you could, but I can't find the thread.

It should be the "L" key on your keyboard (Toggle Bolt-on). If you use that key for something else, you will have to assign some other key.

Edited by martian, 28 November 2022 - 09:35 PM.

[Bluelight]

Where does a person go to find people to drop with these days?

Edited by Bluelight, 03 December 2022 - 01:50 AM.

[martian]

Bluelight, on 03 December 2022 - 01:50 AM, said:

Where does a person go to find people to drop with these days?

Try these two sections:

• Faction Play
  
• Competitive Play

Ask your question there and I am sure that soon you will find some groups willing to help you.

Edited by martian, 03 December 2022 - 07:10 AM.

[w0qj]

You can also select [LFG] Looking For Group in your Group Chat dialogue box, before you actually like up for Faction Play queue!

Bluelight, on 03 December 2022 - 01:50 AM, said:

Where does a person go to find people to drop with these days?

[martian]

w0qj, on 03 December 2022 - 07:10 AM, said:

You can also select [LFG] Looking For Group in your Group Chat dialogue box, before you actually like up for Faction Play queue!

I think it is better to know who you are dropping with before you drop. You can agree on some tactics, some "rules", etc.

[Rondoe]

martian, on 28 November 2022 - 09:30 PM, said:

It should be the "L" key on your keyboard (Toggle Bolt-on). If you use that key for something else, you will have to assign some other key.

Many thanks Sir!

[martian]

Rondoe, on 03 December 2022 - 01:02 PM, said:

Many thanks Sir!

You are welcome!

[DavidStarr]

A person wrote today in the combat chat that there is a redeem code for a free DWF mech. I tried the code and it didn't work, but maybe I memorized the code incorrectly. Now it's two hours later and I'm struggling to recall what the code looked like at all. Is there a free DWF redeem code going around? I hope it's not forbidden to discuss this on the forums.

Edited by DavidStarr, 04 December 2022 - 03:22 AM.

[Horseman]

DavidStarr, on 04 December 2022 - 03:11 AM, said:

A person wrote today in the combat chat that there is a redeem code for a free DWF mech. I tried the code and it didn't work, but maybe I memorized the code incorrectly. Now it's two hours later and I'm struggling to recall what the code looked like at all. Is there a free DWF redeem code going around? I hope it's not forbidden to discuss this on the forums.

There is, MWOCOMPCS22GF

Edited by Horseman, 04 December 2022 - 06:37 AM.

[DavidStarr]

Horseman, on 04 December 2022 - 06:37 AM, said:

There is, MWOCOMPCS22GF

Thanks a lot! I missed one letter.