What should I have done?

Commander Gizmo · 11-22-09, 03:41 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think he means they turned on their search lights. AFAIK no one has added a trigger to allow a ship to turn on their marker lights. I think they are just illuminated textures and completely static.

Damo · 11-22-09, 03:50 AM

That's what I thought, I'm sure I've seen posts about neutral ships that stay illuminated when their country turns hostile because they either spawn illuminated or not. And I'm guessing that addon ships don't come in illuminated flavors which would explain me seeing darkened neutrals...

jakethescot · 11-22-09, 12:44 PM

No. It's lights illuminated the FLAG. Maybe it was a glitch, I don't know.
When I surfaced the flag was not clearly visible. At first, I thought it was French ( blue, white, red). After one shot, lights came on illuminating the flag. Only then did I realize it was Irish (green, white, red).
I can't explain what happened, only tell you what happened.
Either way, I won't be doing that again. Like Damo said, I'll absolutely make sure of it's nationality before I fire.

Damo · 11-22-09, 01:12 PM

Yeah, sometimes the lights that point at the flag glitch, and most of the time they make the flag black, lol, go figure. That's why I use the flag mod, because it stops that happening.

I'm guessing then that the ship was already illuminated, although in your post you did say the ship's lights were 'darkened', hence the confusion. Well rule of thumb is that they are neutral, unless of course the country they're from turned hostile since the ship left port, as it will retain the lit textures despite turning hostile mid-trip.

A rare find, but possible.

Jimbuna · 11-22-09, 02:23 PM

I don't know whether you are playing stock/vanilla or have a super mod added but in GWX3.0 neutral ships are not always lit up

jakethescot · 11-22-09, 02:50 PM

WAC 4.1

Jimbuna · 11-22-09, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jakethescot

WAC 4.1

Then why not try posting on the WAC thread or PM'ng Hansolo

Gaijin · 11-22-09, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jakethescot

After one shot, lights came on illuminating the flag. Only then did I realize it was Irish (green, white, red).

That would be the Italian flag. The Irish is green, white, orange.

Jimbuna · 11-22-09, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gaijin

That would be the Italian flag. The Irish is green, white, orange.

I thought the Italian flag was plain white

j/k

Gaijin · 11-22-09, 04:51 PM

Aye, though a whiter shade of pale then that of the French...

11-22-09, 03:50 AM	#2
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	That's what I thought, I'm sure I've seen posts about neutral ships that stay illuminated when their country turns hostile because they either spawn illuminated or not. And I'm guessing that addon ships don't come in illuminated flavors which would explain me seeing darkened neutrals... __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

11-22-09, 12:44 PM	#3
jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	No. It's lights illuminated the FLAG. Maybe it was a glitch, I don't know. When I surfaced the flag was not clearly visible. At first, I thought it was French ( blue, white, red). After one shot, lights came on illuminating the flag. Only then did I realize it was Irish (green, white, red). I can't explain what happened, only tell you what happened. Either way, I won't be doing that again. Like Damo said, I'll absolutely make sure of it's nationality before I fire. __________________ COYW !!!

11-22-09, 01:12 PM	#4
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Yeah, sometimes the lights that point at the flag glitch, and most of the time they make the flag black, lol, go figure. That's why I use the flag mod, because it stops that happening. I'm guessing then that the ship was already illuminated, although in your post you did say the ship's lights were 'darkened', hence the confusion. Well rule of thumb is that they are neutral, unless of course the country they're from turned hostile since the ship left port, as it will retain the lit textures despite turning hostile mid-trip. A rare find, but possible. __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

11-22-09, 02:23 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,154 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I don't know whether you are playing stock/vanilla or have a super mod added but in GWX3.0 neutral ships are not always lit up __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-22-09, 02:50 PM	#6
jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	WAC 4.1 __________________ COYW !!!

11-22-09, 03:41 AM	#1
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think he means they turned on their search lights. AFAIK no one has added a trigger to allow a ship to turn on their marker lights. I think they are just illuminated textures and completely static.

11-22-09, 04:51 PM	#10
Gaijin Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ireland. Posts: 102 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Aye, though a whiter shade of pale then that of the French... __________________ SH3 1.4/GWX Gold/SH Commander Thallium/84% Realism

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