88 gun barrels pointing upwards #4362

[gagamel]

Seem they are spawned in in wrong state. They are raised in a 75* angle when hitched it seem.

[timmy41]

I think i saw the same issue with bofors.

[Hinfoos]

I think i saw the same issue with bofors.

yep

[AHWULF]

Gun barrels have always started off at some odd angle, tanks too. Is this different?

[timmy41]

normally i used to see barrels pointing down if anything, but this just looks really silly.

[gagamel]

88s more or less point straight up being something like 75 degree of from their normal angle. This is in 3rd person. Havent checked 1st.

[lutorm]

normally i used to see barrels pointing down if anything' date=' but this just looks really silly.[/quote']

It's not just silly, it significantly raises the profile of the gun until it's deployed for the first time. It's like having a huge flag pole announcing your position...

[timmy41]

It's not just silly' date=' it significantly raises the profile of the gun until it's deployed for the first time. It's like having a huge flag pole announcing your position...[/quote']

pretty much sums it up.

[heavymetal]

They are elevated like that because the owner just saw a picture of MM smoking a cigar inside the flag building

Edited June 7, 2010 by heavymetal

[GOPHUR]

Yeah it is different.

Gun barrels almost universally used to point down and left when spawned in. We fixed that. looks like a sub set doen't have that problem.

If I can get a comprehensive list of vehicles spawning in with fubar gun pointing I can get it fixed.

Volunteers?

[lutorm]

Yeah, I can go through them tonight.

[GOPHUR]

Thanks Lut.

[lutorm]

Sorry it took me a bit longer than expected to get to this, I was traveling.

Long story short: The bofors (all armies) and the 88 are the only ones afflicted. The 20mm AA guns have the barrels moderately pointed up but they are also pointed up in the 1st person view so there's no mismatch there unlike with the two mentioned.

On the positive side, they all seem to be fixed with the sideways spawn-in position. Once the 88 and bofors are fixed, they'll all be ok.

German:

• Flak28: bad
  
• Flak30: barrel is pointed up but that's also the case in 1st person so at least it's consistent.
  
• Flak36: bad
  
• Pak38: ok
  
• Pak36: ok
  
• Pak40: ok
  

French:

• M5A2: ok
  
• M1 57mm: ok
  
• Samle 37: ok
  
• SAmle 34: ok
  
• Bofors: bad
  

British:

• 17lbr: ok
  
• 6lbr: ok
  
• 2lbr: ok
  
• Bofors: bad
  
• Hotchkiss: ok
  

Edited June 22, 2010 by lutorm

[DOC]

now THAT'S the way to get stuff fixed

well done and thank you very much

[lutorm]

now THAT'S the way to get stuff fixed

well done and thank you very much

You're welcome. It's a nice change from trying to find MY OWN bugs...

[GOPHUR]

TYVM! Will ticket now.