Runway Damage in Recon View
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I’ve just got back into doing low level OCA strikes using BLU-107s recently. I seem to recall being able to see runway damage by viewing Recon in the 2D map. However, i don’t see the craters, or any damage to the runway anymore. Is that something new/old, or is this wishful thinking on my part?
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The recon intel is only as good as your intel in a campaign. The intel can be wrong or out of date. Does the text say destroyed in the target list?
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Yes, the target list shows it’s destroyed. For good measure, I did another mission and dropped a couple of bombs on the radar and a hanger, along with a string of six 107s down the runway. The recon screen showed the radar and hanger destroyed, but the runway still looked pristine, though it was listed as destroyed. I can see the line of craters in 3D, but not so in the recon after the mission.
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Yes, the target list shows it’s destroyed. For good measure, I did another mission and dropped a couple of bombs on the radar and a hanger, along with a string of six 107s down the runway. The recon screen showed the radar and hanger destroyed, but the runway still looked pristine, though it was listed as destroyed. I can see the line of craters in 3D, but not so in the recon after the mission.
This is the same for me to. Also in multiplayer when bombing runways (during in-game bombing) impact craters are missing for all MP clients.
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Maybe the better question is, am I SUPPOSED to be able to see craters/runway damage in the Recon screen?
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If the runway is destroyed dropping more munitions will not show additional damage.
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Maybe the better question is, am I SUPPOSED to be able to see craters/runway damage in the Recon screen?
probably, but you shouldn’t count on it. always trust the status over the graphics.
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True, I just remember being able to see the spacing of the craters on the runway after a mission. It could be my age, and/or an active imagination though:D
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I’ve also noticed this recently as well. I used to see the impact craters clearly. Today I just did an OCA and the craters were not there post flight on the recon page…
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Well, I was starting to think that I imagined those craters running down the runway, showing me how crappy my execution was.
I’ve rolled back my nvidia drivers and did a fresh install, to no avail. Oh well, I got an FPS boost because of this obsession, so all is not lost.
I must thank you for saving me from doing a clean Win7 install.
Yup, that was next:D -
I have the same memories as you do, but I believe it was in F4AF. It would be nice to see how poorly I did on my last OCA mission.
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I could have sworn that craters were visible in 4.32. Maybe it is invisible only in stock 4.33 theater ?