ground vs air zoom keys

Jordanb716 · 02-20-2010, 02:02 AM

I've been wondering about something for a while: why do the gun positions on APCs and tanks use X to zoom and gunships use the change camera key? Is that a design decision of some sort or is there some sort of basic difference between the two types that makes it impossible?

Sidewinder Zulu · 02-20-2010, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordanb716

I've been wondering about something for a while: why do the gun positions on APCs and tanks use X to zoom and gunships use the change camera key? is that a design decision of some sort or is there some sort of basic difference between the two types that makes it impossible?

Well, X is deploy flares on Jets and Helicopters, so that wouldn't work, and X on land vehicles (light vehicles I think, like the Humvee) is to turn on the radio that plays the now-famous Generation Kill radio transmission. ("Steel Rain, this is Raptor..")

Jordanb716 · 02-20-2010, 02:16 AM

The gun position not the driver position. It's x to zoom in on mine at least and I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the default.

Sidewinder Zulu · 02-20-2010, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordanb716

The gun position not the driver position. It's x to zoom in on mine at least and I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the default.

Ah, ok, I misunderstood.

Yeah, not sure why they did that. Just some technical differences, I guess.

Alex6714 · 02-20-2010, 06:28 AM

Gunner positions can use X on aircraft.

They use different systems, land vehicles a zoom comp and aircraft something like a camera change fov. Probably done for ease or something, helicopter gunners can also have a zoom comp if set up right with multiple zoom levels.

Redamare · 02-20-2010, 03:43 PM

why would u want to zoom the AA???...... you can only see so far in the games visible distance sooo what the point in zooming into a wall of smog?

Alex6714 · 02-20-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Redamare

why would u want to zoom the AA???...... you can only see so far in the games visible distance sooo what the point in zooming into a wall of smog?

I know of no aircraft gunner positions that have AA in PR.

Elektro · 02-20-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex6714

I know of no aircraft gunner positions that have AA in PR.

I think he was referring to the either the deployable AA, or the AAVs. It is possible to zoom in with "x" on both.

Alex6714 · 02-20-2010, 04:15 PM

In which case I don´t know why he posted it.

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02-20-2010, 02:16 AM	#3
Jordanb716 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 187 United States of America Location: California	Re: ground vs air zoom keys The gun position not the driver position. It's x to zoom in on mine at least and I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the default.
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Alex6714 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,934 United Kingdom	Re: ground vs air zoom keys Gunner positions can use X on aircraft. They use different systems, land vehicles a zoom comp and aircraft something like a camera change fov. Probably done for ease or something, helicopter gunners can also have a zoom comp if set up right with multiple zoom levels.
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Redamare Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,590 United States of America Location: The Jerz	Re: ground vs air zoom keys why would u want to zoom the AA???...... you can only see so far in the games visible distance sooo what the point in zooming into a wall of smog?
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02-20-2010, 04:15 PM	#9
Alex6714 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,934 United Kingdom	Re: ground vs air zoom keys In which case I don´t know why he posted it.
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