zeroing perk help

[cocoayoc]

i don't understand what the "zeroing" perk does. i have ilevel 1 enabled, pressed F with several weapons but i see no change in anything

[RamMack]

Look in the lower right corner, when you press F, you'll see the perk symbol show up. I can't remember what lvl 1 is, but it changes the distance you are sighted in for. At lvl 3, it is like 82 yds, 164 yds, and 382 yrds. This is imperial and rounded by memory.

[cocoayoc]

i know it is there, i see it. what i don't understand is how to use it and what it means

[KaiEr]

Let me see if I can help.

If you look at your HUD, in the bottom right hand corner, you should see a little icon like the perk icon for zeroing, to the far right. Below that icon there should be a number. When you press the F key, it will cycle through 2 different numbers (it will cycle through 3 when you gup up a level with zeroing). Those are the yards/meters that the weapon is zeroed in at.

Right now I think you are set at low/mid range. Let me use the 7mm (and yards) as an example.

It should be set at 164y when you first equip/use the rifle. That means that it's sighted in to be dead on at 164.04 yards. If you press the F key, it should switch to 82.02y (once you get the second level of the perk it will give you the long range option of 328.08y).

Unless I'm completely mistaken and the first level gives you long range and mid range before it gives you close range.

Anyway - that's how it's supposed to work. Now, when you have something in at close range you can press the F key to where it's sighted at 82.02y, and switch to the 164.04y for longer distance shots.

[KaiEr]

It takes a while to get used to. And it can be a pain if you forget to switch when you are taking shots (i.e. when you have it set for 82.02y and you try to take a 300y+ shot). But I find it to be quite helpful with long range shots.

[cocoayoc]

Originally posted by KaiEr:

It takes a while to get used to. And it can be a pain if you forget to switch when you are taking shots (i.e. when you have it set for 82.02y and you try to take a 300y+ shot). But I find it to be quite helpful with long range shots.

so
1. i may not have the proper weapons equipped yet?
2. it lets me zoom in further? i don't get what zeroing in MEANS

[KaiEr]

Originally posted by cocoayoc:

Originally posted by KaiEr:

It takes a while to get used to. And it can be a pain if you forget to switch when you are taking shots (i.e. when you have it set for 82.02y and you try to take a 300y+ shot). But I find it to be quite helpful with long range shots.

so
1. i may not have the proper weapons equipped yet?
2. it lets me zoom in further? i don't get what zeroing in MEANS

Ok. Let me explain a better way. I hunt in wooded area (in real life). When I sight my rifle in, I have it set to be dead on at 100y (if I put the crosshairs at a target at 100 yards and shoot, it will hit dead center). That's because I know most of my shots are going to be within 100 yards.

Some people hunt in open fields, where they may take 300+ yard shots. They are going to sight their rifles in at a further distance (let's say 200 yards). So, when they put the crosshairs on a target at 200y, it's going to hit dead center).

What "zeroing" does, is allow you to switch the distance your rifle is sighted in at.

[KaiEr]

If you are not a hunter IRL, then you can compare it to those "sniper" movies, when the guy adjusts his scope for a shot. This is basically the same thing.

[Lightshifty]

The centre of a cross hair will point at something at 'x' distance, this distance is whatever the scope is zeroed at. If you aim at something further away, you need to apply a 'hold over' which means you centre the crosshair above your target because the bullet will drop past the 'x' distance that the scope is zeroed at. The further away your target, the higher above your target you need to aim.

A lot of scopes in real life have mildots or similar markers going up and down the crosshairs. These mildots allow you to not have to change your zeroing distance because if you know that your target is 30m further away than your 'x' distance that the scope is zeroed to, you just use a lower dot below the centre as your aiming point. If the target is closer to you then you use a mildot above the centre of the crosshairs. You can also have markers going across the crosshairs if you need to adjust for the wind.

The mildots don't seem to work in this game (maybe coming in the future?), or perhaps I am wrong, but then again 440m is not very far for the maximum rendering distance. Instead the zeroing perk simply changes the 'x' distance that the scopes are zeroed at so you don't have to use holdover or holdunder.

[RamMack]

Originally posted by cocoayoc:

Originally posted by KaiEr:

It takes a while to get used to. And it can be a pain if you forget to switch when you are taking shots (i.e. when you have it set for 82.02y and you try to take a 300y+ shot). But I find it to be quite helpful with long range shots.

so
1. i may not have the proper weapons equipped yet?
2. it lets me zoom in further? i don't get what zeroing in MEANS

It has nothing to do with zooming in. That is a function of the scope itself.

Zeroing is a function to sight your rifle in, ability to hit bulls eye at different distances without having to manually aim higher, or lower. It is automatically sighted in for you at the distances indicated when pressing F key.

It also has nothing to do with which weapon you have equipped.

[Lightshifty]

If you are still confused, watch this video. This guy is using an air rifle so windage and bullet drop is much easier to see in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3SLslalJE

[Rottenflesh142]

Originally posted by RamMack:

Originally posted by cocoayoc:

so
1. i may not have the proper weapons equipped yet?
2. it lets me zoom in further? i don't get what zeroing in MEANS

It has nothing to do with zooming in. That is a function of the scope itself.

Zeroing is a function to sight your rifle in, ability to hit bulls eye at different distances without having to manually aim higher, or lower. It is automatically sighted in for you at the distances indicated when pressing F key.

It also has nothing to do with which weapon you have equipped.

+ 32.8 :)

[RamMack]

Originally posted by Rottenflesh142:

Originally posted by RamMack:

It has nothing to do with zooming in. That is a function of the scope itself.

Zeroing is a function to sight your rifle in, ability to hit bulls eye at different distances without having to manually aim higher, or lower. It is automatically sighted in for you at the distances indicated when pressing F key.

It also has nothing to do with which weapon you have equipped.

+ 32.8 :)

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[Rottenflesh142]

Originally posted by RamMack:

Originally posted by Rottenflesh142:

+ 32.8 :)

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Your explanation of the zeroing perk is spot on + a few extra points. :) Oh I know it should have been higher than 32.8 but I I had to take a few points back only due to he time of day on the east coast of MERICA ! :)

[RamMack]

Originally posted by Rottenflesh142:

Originally posted by RamMack:

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Your explanation of the zeroing perk is spot on + a few extra points. :) Oh I know it should have been higher than 32.8 but I I had to take a few points back only due to he time of day on the east coast of MERICA ! :)

Guess I'm not familiar with your scoring system, or its purpose. Or is it just for fun?

[★Loudstorm★]

There is easy explanation to zeroing. When you set zeroing (for example) to 50 yards and aim with your scope at target 50 yards away, your bullet will land in middle of crosshair. If you set it to 100 yards and aim target at 50 yards your bullet will land above middle of crosshair, because zeroing is set for target to be 100 yards away.