Some questions from a new player

[GShock]

1) What is the purple smoke?
2) What's the purpose of the armrest (I think B is the default key) for the weapon? When you use it the ironsights are no longer in line.
3) Is it normal I can't see a damn with the grease gun? How am I supposed to shoot?
4) is there a trick to be used for CQB since there's no crosshair? How do you guys hit?
5) I understand the role of the sapper and the pointman/scout but what happens if I am guerrilla and have no ammo? I don't have a sidearm... is there a role that resupplies teammates?

It's all I can think of, right now... aside from the fact I desperately need more FPS and the one posted in the guides apparently is not enough. Did anyone find some more tweaks to apply in the .ini?

[static]

1.) Purple smoke is signal smoke, carried by Squad Leaders. Automatically marks coordinates on the map for an artillery strike or other support. A good alternative to using binoculars or the command radial menu. The signal smoke really comes into its own when you're under fire and need to mark for artillery or a LZ.
2.) Weapons with collapsible stocks (MAT-49, M-3, etc) are pretty versatile. If you collapse the stock, you'll get a shorter weapon that is much faster to aim with, perfect for tight spaces where a longer firearm might take too long to turn with. Do keep in mind that it's much harder to brace and control a weapon with a collapsed stock, so it's best to reserve this for very tight spaces such as building interiors, underground bunkers and the like.
3.) The grease gun has a peep sight, which is a challenge to model in a video game as the game can't simulate how the sight works with an actual human eye. TWI did a solid job with it, but it takes some getting used to. I like to scan for targets with the gun a bit low, then bring it up to sight if i need it. Hipfiring works at VERY close range.
4.) CQB is all about being deliberate, anticipating where threats might come from, and being ready to handle them. Whoever is aimed and prepared first will win. In very tight quarters, shorter weapons will often get you on target faster. Play the angle game, "slice the pie" moving around corners and doorways to make sure you'll get the first glimpse of the enemy and thus, the first shot. It's never bad to be careful if you're sure there's enemy around.
5.) If you have no ammo, go to a supply point, they're marked on map and with your tactical overlay. IIRC riflemen can resupply machine gunners.

[Doge]

4) We need crosshair

You can make a mark In the screen with something, I used my eyeliner lol

Go into ironsight then press shift then do the mark.


Please add crosshair!!!

[Kayatoshi]

Fold the stock on the greasegun and use it close range within 30 meters and it's quite good

[Kayatoshi]

Also no crosshair for hipfire, when hipfiring the gun will never shoot at the center of the screen anyway this is made on purpose to make cqc harder.

[static]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4)Please add crosshair!!!

It's not happening, this is TWI we're talking about here. Goes against the design principles for the game itself.

[Sathariel]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4) We need crosshair

You can make a mark In the screen with something, I used my eyeliner lol

Go into ironsight then press shift then do the mark.


Please add crosshair!!!

No crosshair is a very integral part of the rising storm/Red orchestra series, and will not be added. It is more realistic without it, as with hipfiring there is SOME skill involved as opposed to the normal "Put them in crosshair and hold LMB until you get lucky enough to hit them". The bullets will go straight where the gun is pointing, which moves when you move.

[KERNOW]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4) We need crosshair

You can make a mark In the screen with something, I used my eyeliner lol

Go into ironsight then press shift then do the mark.


Please add crosshair!!!

You don't need crosshair, I don't think I have ever played with them since CoD WaW and then I went to HC server where they were removed.

[FlashBurn]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4) We need crosshair

You can make a mark In the screen with something, I used my eyeliner lol

Go into ironsight then press shift then do the mark.


Please add crosshair!!!

Please no. Shooting from the hip is incredibly awful. Vary few can even hit anything thing way. Some freaks that practice this can do it. But most average soldier types? Forget it.

Now I am going at this from an ex-soldier and combat type vet guy. Also historically speaking the US army at least in this time frame should have been teaching the whole shoulder looking over barrel deal. For some stupid reason I forget the Army speak for this. basiclly like high ready with a fancy name. Basiclly using barrel to line up more like a shotgun without iron sights for real short range work. This DOES work for that in your face stuff. But we dont get that option in game. And its not really taught anymore. I got exactly like 15 minutes of training on this thing in AIT as everything was M68 red dots by this point and high/low ready was what was getting pushed. But firing from the hip is totally daft. It should be possible but utterly suck. Crosshair makes it suddenly seem like something to do. Since this game is going for the middle ground between acrade FPS and legit I think it a real bad idea. Player should be rewarded for doing things "right" over wrong.

With that said since I am baised over what the US Army does...... Back in commie land back in the day they did train spray from the hip on the assualt. But this is more a supression technique. Get a platoon of 40 guys in line firing bursts from the hip at a job/run while assualting a possition. The idea being to supress the hell out of what you are assualting. If you get lucky and hit someone, great. If not you should be on top of them in stab range if it actually worked. Or your dead, since this is daft if assualting mutually supporting positions. You might suppress one but the other its open season on a bunch of idiots blasting threw their ammo spraying away. Theres that bais again.

[BlackParrot]

Originally posted by J.Carpenter:

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4) We need crosshair

You can make a mark In the screen with something, I used my eyeliner lol

Go into ironsight then press shift then do the mark.


Please add crosshair!!!

No crosshair is a very integral part of the rising storm/Red orchestra series, and will not be added. It is more realistic without it, as with hipfiring there is SOME skill involved as opposed to the normal "Put them in crosshair and hold LMB until you get lucky enough to hit them". The bullets will go straight where the gun is pointing, which moves when you move.

I have a doubt on that last part. I have quite a good eye ( I draw a lot blablabla ) for this, almost instinctive, yet on RS2 I rarely manage to hit my target while hip firing even during really REALLY close quarter situations.

Since I was surprised by how bad I was performing I did a quick test : aimed at the wall 2m away from me and shot 4 rounds one by one, aaaand they all went to a random spot on the wall, none were close to each other or were aligned with the barrel. What I think they did is doing it so every shot from the hip will go in a random direction.

So my advice about CQB ? Go for that good old pray and spray !

P.S. : I'm not trying to be cocky about the whole hipfire thing, I'm just quite good at it :)

[Doge]

Originally posted by static:

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4)Please add crosshair!!!

It's not happening, this is TWI we're talking about here. Goes against the design principles for the game itself.

People can just add a crosshair like I do, best sniper in CSGO said he do a mark on his screen lol

It actually help it be more real, you know where you are really pointing your "eyes", try playing with crosshair and then go ironsights and you point in the right direction.

You need some feedback, no HUD and no crosshair does not mean more "real"

[Sathariel]

Originally posted by Nativ_Gugito:

Originally posted by J.Carpenter:

No crosshair is a very integral part of the rising storm/Red orchestra series, and will not be added. It is more realistic without it, as with hipfiring there is SOME skill involved as opposed to the normal "Put them in crosshair and hold LMB until you get lucky enough to hit them". The bullets will go straight where the gun is pointing, which moves when you move.

I have a doubt on that last part. I have quite a good eye ( I draw a lot blablabla ) for this, almost instinctive, yet on RS2 I rarely manage to hit my target while hip firing even during really REALLY close quarter situations.

Since I was surprised by how bad I was performing I did a quick test : aimed at the wall 2m away from me and shot 4 rounds one by one, aaaand they all went to a random spot on the wall, none were close to each other or were aligned with the barrel. What I think they did is doing it so every shot from the hip will go in a random direction.

So my advice about CQB ? Go for that good old pray and spray !

P.S. : I'm not trying to be cocky about the whole hipfire thing, I'm just quite good at it :)

Hmm... thats not really what I noticed at all. I noticed that it went to relatively the same area each time. Maybe you werent compensating for recoil or something, and I know that there is some variance to shots even when in iron sights.

[Sathariel]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

Originally posted by static:

It's not happening, this is TWI we're talking about here. Goes against the design principles for the game itself.

People can just add a crosshair like I do, best sniper in CSGO said he do a mark on his screen lol

It actually help it be more real, you know where you are really pointing, try playing with crosshair and then go ironsights and you point in the right direction.

You need some feedback, no HUD and crosshair does not mean more "real"

Youre not adding a "Crosshair" Youre adding a dot to the center of your screen. That wont really help you, wether or not me or nativ_Gugito is, as theres either still an invisible area for shots to land or where your gun is pointing changes. That doesnt exactly make it "More real". In real life you dont have a big black dot to show you where you are pointing your gun, you have the barrel of the gun to go off of.

[static]

When will folks learn that hipfiring is extremely inaccurate, even when compensating for recoil? You can't rely on firing from the hip, it's something you do when you got caught with your pants down and haven't shouldered your weapon yet.

[Nucular]

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

4) We need crosshair


Please add crosshair!!!

Oh God NO! Werent you the same person that wanted friendly fire to be turned off by default?
If so, pls stop making suggestions. I feel like this game might not be for you.

[Doge]

Originally posted by J.Carpenter:

Originally posted by Veronica Wick 27:

People can just add a crosshair like I do, best sniper in CSGO said he do a mark on his screen lol

It actually help it be more real, you know where you are really pointing, try playing with crosshair and then go ironsights and you point in the right direction.

You need some feedback, no HUD and crosshair does not mean more "real"

Youre not adding a "Crosshair" Youre adding a dot to the center of your screen. That wont really help you, wether or not me or nativ_Gugito is, as theres either still an invisible area for shots to land or where your gun is pointing changes. That doesnt exactly make it "More real". In real life you dont have a big black dot to show you where you are pointing your gun, you have the barrel of the gun to go off of.

It help you because when you go ironsight the weapon is pointing where the crosshair is, without it you aim to some random place like a spaz.

People can say omg is not real blah blah blah, but the reality is crosshair help it to be more realistic, you know where your eyes ingame are focusing.

In real life eyes are VERY precise.

PS: I never say I used hipfire lol