Aircraft exploding - no kill credits awarded #4379

[Slpr]

i got the obligation to second here. on several occasions i had killed ea (dewinged, flamed ect.), not necessarily end up in a ram, no kills awarded for me or others on the plane as far i can tell (had a few sorties when i knew who it was, he killed a squaddy or something like this). i remember one in particular, when weisse13 got plinked in a head on and/but rammed the SpitIXc of QM Sgt Adhara. i went after him and dewinged and flamed that guys plane, unfortunately for me i rammed him as well in the process. i could see his plane without the left wing and on fire in my despawn screen and also him bailing out. with him on weisse13's killers list it was easy to find the persons sortie. funny thing he didn't have a killer listed in the contrary, his sortie stated RTB. well we germans have a saying "one swallow by it's own, dosn't make it summer". i don't want to put all my "doubts" on one occasion, nonetheless there have been several sorties where i delivered a critical damage (rated with the old kill code in mind), when neither me nor others got the kill awarded. that's not a general complaint about the new kill code, i do believe it awards kills in a way more appropriated manner, but it seems there are still some flaws. especially if you ram your opponent or when he's able to ditch his plane.

so long slpr

[Tigger6]

I have not seen that reported before. Is that the case? When you are instant destructed you get an RTB?

Yes. That was the case in 1.31 too. Happened to me twice. (I got blown up and got a RTB in CSR. I am not 100% sure that it said RTB in despawn screen, I don't remember)

Edit: I also believe that this mission: http://csr.wwiionline.com/scripts/services/persona/sortie.jsp?sid=2445805&pid=412651&page=2

Ended in the airplane getting wing blown off and on fire, similar thing as reported by rote3 for instance. This *seems* a bit different than the instant destruction, since the airplanes still have one wing although there was an explosion.

Notice that it seems that what people report in the other threads is sort of consistent- they always say that the airplane gets wing blown off and on fire.

Yesterday I got hit (non critical) in live game and bailed to test the despawn, and I got a kill credit on me.

Edited October 27, 2010 by Tigger6

[beazil]

http://csr.wwiionline.com/scripts/services/persona/sortie.jsp?sid=2954467&pid=371732

I killed four - got credit for two - two were exploded and I assume that's why there was no kill. Likewise, my opponent who got the kill on me did so because he plinked me some 10-15 minutes before I died. I died because I blacked out chasing a blen and collided with a tree.

This really needs some attention. Not sure how we can test to show the bug in action, other than perhaps to try and spend some time on the regular server.

Tigg, maybe you and I can do some testing? Just a thought. Cheers Rats!

[beazil]

I have not seen that reported before. Is that the case? When you are instant destructed you get an RTB?

Oh, sorry for not answering - sometimes YES.

[dkamerad]

Still happening in 1.32. Detonated a Hurricane and Hawk today over Jodoigne. Didn't get a kill on either.

[dabar0n]

This still does occur. I wish I had reported this when it happens. Has happened to me a few times this map. Explode equals damage only. Twice were on planes in route to target (highly unlikely they had been damaged before me.) The other was a spitfire that had just dove into target, he was climbing up to a squadmate, I instasploded him and got a damage only for it.

I do remember an instance last map where I was exploded and it recorded a RTB for me. Next time it happens I will post the mission perhaps it may help.

dab

[DOC]

we are aware of some explosion (hulked) kills not recording in a match between your AAR (game UI) and CS&R (webpage) and are still pursuing this issue

[dkamerad]

Thanks Doc.