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Radio protocol: Directions are based on world north instead of group heading
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Description

When units call out directions the direction is based on world north instead of group heading. For example, if the group has been running south for an hour, then an enemy is spotted north, they'll say "Front" instead of "Back".

Same goes for ordering moves. If you've been heading south for an hour, and then order them to move left (east), he'll say "Move right".

In fact, this applies to anything that has a direction. Whether spotting targets, ordering moves, or ordering targets, they'll say "Front" if the target is north, "Left" if they're west, etc. instead of relative to the group heading.

This makes it extremely confusing with AI, or without mics in multiplayer.

Details

Legacy ID
3809252727
Severity
Major
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Windows 10 x64
Category
Gameplay
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Add an infantry group in the editor, heading east (X direction).
  2. Preview and run east for at least 30 seconds.
  3. Stop, look west (back) and order any unit to move about 100 meters west. He'll say "Move left" instead of "Move back" because it's west.
Additional Information

Tested on both stable and dev.
Reverted to v1.80 and directions correctly are relative to the group heading there.

https://youtu.be/uk7iyA2gke8

Event Timeline

MulleDK19 edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)May 2 2013, 3:27 PM
MulleDK19 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
MulleDK19 set Category to Gameplay.
MulleDK19 set Reproducibility to Always.
MulleDK19 set Severity to Minor.
MulleDK19 set Resolution to Open.
MulleDK19 set Legacy ID to 3809252727.May 7 2016, 1:57 PM

This issue was processed by our team and will be looked into. We thank you for your feedback.

Please keep the issue monitored to see when it is fixed.

Just FYI. It seems to be more complicated than just left and back being reversed. Units only seem to rarely say the correct direction.

You can run forward for several hundred meters and he still says left or right or back or whatever.

MulleDK19 renamed this task from Radio protocol: "Left" and "Back" are reversed to Radio protocol: Directions are based on world north instead of group heading.Jan 27 2019, 7:38 PM
MulleDK19 updated the task description. (Show Details)
MulleDK19 changed Severity from Minor to Major.
MulleDK19 edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)
MulleDK19 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
MulleDK19 set Operating System to Windows 10 x64.

Updated this because I've noticed that it's based on the world north instead of group heading, making it confusing as all hell.

MulleDK19 added a comment.EditedJan 27 2019, 8:02 PM

Repro mission

Run to the waypoint, then turn around and spot the enemy.

The green arrow over the player's head shows the groups current heading.
The enemy will be called out "Front" instead of back, because he's north.

MulleDK19 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)Jan 28 2019, 11:02 PM
MulleDK19 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)Jan 29 2019, 2:06 AM

Any updates on this?

MulleDK19 updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 5 2019, 8:38 AM
MulleDK19 added a comment.EditedFeb 8 2019, 11:23 AM

Any updates on this?

Nope. Not other than one of the devs on the Discord said that "it might get fixed". Which seems to be the general consensus on broken features. High prone, which is like a core feature (not to say that this issue isn't pretty core too), hasn't worked for years, along with a lot of other "in your face" issues in this game.

reyhard added a subscriber: reyhard.Feb 8 2019, 4:52 PM

@MulleDK19 - it is fixed in internal exe since yesterday, it's still being tested & not released to public devbranch though and thats the reason why this ticket is still open.

Please, close this ticket -> solved.

@Wulf hi!

Please check this ticket

Astaroth closed this task as Resolved.May 2 2019, 10:03 AM