How to turn off the auto aim ?

[chaos4u]

this has been bothering me for a while but tonight it was the worst. sometimes when im trying to aim at an enemy tank the the cursor aims at either an obstacle behind or in front of the enemy tank , and i can not get the cursor off the obstacle.

i was on one map where i needed to aim up a bit but every time my Reticle got near the bridge it auto snapped to the bridge . preventing me from getting the angle i need to land my shot .

i have been through the menus and even searched the forums. but cant seem to find the setting . maybe im using the wrong words. any help would be greatly appreciated.


i play with mouse and keyboard.

real battle tanks

[SomeStoner]

I uhh, dont think ive ever had or seen auto aim anywhere minus on my ships lil guns

[Offline]

Just unbind it in the controls menu, default it is right mouse button i believe.
It is called target tracking.

[Chaoslink]

If you're talking about "auto aim" as in the barrel looking WAY up when you're close to an object and the aiming cursor goes over an obstacle, making the gun try to aim at that, you can't disable that. Its just an effect of the method they use for 3rd person aiming. The only "fix" is to enter the gun scope during that time.

[Legion]

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

If you're talking about "auto aim" as in the barrel looking WAY up when you're close to an object and the aiming cursor goes over an obstacle, making the gun try to aim at that, you can't disable that. Its just an effect of the method they use for 3rd person aiming. The only "fix" is to enter the gun scope during that time.

I've lost count of the amount of times I've been corner peeking a target, push out to take a shot and then realise my gun is now pointing to the sky and gets me killed...soo bloody annoying!

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by Legion:

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

If you're talking about "auto aim" as in the barrel looking WAY up when you're close to an object and the aiming cursor goes over an obstacle, making the gun try to aim at that, you can't disable that. Its just an effect of the method they use for 3rd person aiming. The only "fix" is to enter the gun scope during that time.

I've lost count of the amount of times I've been corner peeking a target, push out to take a shot and then realise my gun is now pointing to the sky and get me illed...soo bloody annoying!

The trick there is to not get so close to your cover. Most players hiding behind a building will get right up next to it. Stay back. For one, you want to be doing so anyhow since you don't want to face the enemy completely exposing your un-angled side, but also keeping that distance lowered the height at which the gun will look up like that, minimalizing the issue.

[SpiralRazor]

turn off target tracking

[Legion]

Originally posted by Chaoslink:

Originally posted by Legion:

I've lost count of the amount of times I've been corner peeking a target, push out to take a shot and then realise my gun is now pointing to the sky and get me illed...soo bloody annoying!

The trick there is to not get so close to your cover. Most players hiding behind a building will get right up next to it. Stay back. For one, you want to be doing so anyhow since you don't want to face the enemy completely exposing your un-angled side, but also keeping that distance lowered the height at which the gun will look up like that, minimalizing the issue.

Yeah I know wtf to do but it still catches me out every now and then, especially in the smaller vehicles I use like the T114 etc :/

Originally posted by SpiralRazor:

turn off target tracking

Its not a auto tracking issue, its literally due to gettign too close to scenery and the 3rd person camera thinking your aiming at the wall near you etc..

[OtherACTION]

I have never heard anything about auto aiming in Ground RB for PC mouse & keyboard users using tanks against tanks. The only auto aiming I know of for Ground RB is for console players against aircraft.

Also target tracking does not work in Ground RB because you need to have the enemy targeted the same way in Ground AB but since its RB that feature is not there for realistic gameplay.

[Dinonoms]

It is an Ground Arcade thing. The little crosshair that helps you aim often geht's stuck on Low obstacles despised the fact that the normal crosshair points clearly on something behind it.

Speaking of the same kind of thing happens in naval battle where the impact indicator never aligns with where you actially want to aim

[chaos4u]

Thanks guys, it looks like there is no getting rid of of whatever mechanic it is, it even happens when using binoculars ... one thing i picked up on and initial trial seems to work . is holding the z key but i need scenarios like the last games that prompted this post . and try to use gunner view when this issue blocks certain opportunities

[chaos4u]

yeah its third person aiming and also while in binoculars.

[Chaoslink]

You can’t fix it. Its just a natural effect of how the controls work. The best “solution” is to just try not to be too close to objects and if you have to, try to keep the gun aimed off to a direction where it isn’t directly facing the wall or whatever.

[Dragonlord]

You can't turn it off. The type of coding they did for the projection of the third person camera, versus the closeness of objects means when you look at an object closer than the intersection point, your gun will move up to the point the camera is pointing at (in this case its above and behind the tank, so way up on the wall).

That being said, there is an option in the settings that allows you to lock the gun to current location while using the look key. Toggle that on, and when you use the look key, your turret and gun will stay in the exact spot in relation to your tank. This will allow you to aim down, and at the angle needed to shoot when clearing the corner so the gun doesn't kick up. It takes a little getting used to, but helps tremendously in city fights when you're tight up against a wall. You can set your gun to a relative position to take a shot as soon as it clears the side, then just move out and fire, or move out and sniper aim.