What direction does the radio beacon spawn in?

2011-11-15 08:14:19

#1

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Does anyone know what determines the direction in which you spawn in your parachute when spawning off a radio beacon?

Clarification : when you place a radio beacon down outside somewhere on a map and respawn from it into your parachute, what determines which direction you are facing when you appear in your parachute up in the air?

Note : it is not always the direction that you are facing when you place the beacon
it is not always facing towards the enemy main base

Last edited by (27th)Kaptyn (2011-11-15 09:04:18)

2011-11-15 09:55:19

#2

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6352

WHy does it matter? you can turn around rather well in a chute.

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2011-11-15 10:11:45

#3

thepilot91: Member; +64|6244|Åland!

Sisco wrote:
WHy does it matter? you can turn around rather well in a chute.

while falling and mssing your rooftop

2011-11-15 11:27:38

#4

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

thepilot91 wrote:
Sisco wrote:
WHy does it matter? you can turn around rather well in a chute.
while falling and mssing your rooftop

Exactly.
I want to be able to place my radio beacon so that I can parachute onto specific rooftops and other terrain features.
Have tried many times to place the beacon specifically so that I can parachute onto the top of the small radio tower at the Hilltop flag point on Caspian Border (provided it isn't blown up already). It always faces me in a direction that does not allow me to get there.
Did it once by bailing from a jet and have yet to find a better sniping spot on that map. The big radio tower is a bit far away from the action but this one is perfect for covering pretty much all of the flag points.
If you knew which direction you'd be facing when you appeared in mid-air in your parachute (which is what I want to know) then you could place your beacon with precision to allow you to access specific areas of the map.

Have a think about what the parachute spawns will enable you to do once the Karkand and Sharqi maps come out.
Every roof will be accessable.

Last edited by (27th)Kaptyn (2011-11-15 11:35:45)

2011-11-15 12:05:43

#5

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5796|Catherine Black

1. Find empty server
2. Spawn
3. Plant Beacon
4. Suicide
5. Respawn
6. ?????
7. Profit!

8. Report back!

2011-11-15 13:24:46

#6

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Finray I've been doing just that (plant beacon, throw grenade, jump on grenade, die, respawn on beacon) for the last few days just to try and figure this one out.
It appears to be totally random which direction you are facing on the first respawn but every subsequent spawn on the same beacon (given that you don't spawn recon and have the initial beacon explode) will face you the same way.
It's got me stuffed but I'm still trying to find out.
Must have grenaded myself about a fifty times so far just to respawn.

2011-11-15 14:40:21

#7

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6675

See if you are always facing your uncap.

2011-11-15 18:58:16

#8

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +682|6299|Washington St.

always facing other teams nearest flag?
always facing other teams furthest flag?
your closest flag?
your furthest flag (uncap?)?
the direction you were facing when you last died?
the opposite direction you were facing when you last died?
the direction whatever killed you was in relation to your last life/death? (if that makes any sense... - i.e. if whatever killed you was to your northeast then you spawn facing northeast)
facing your nearest enemy?
facing your nearest team member?

k i'm out of ideas...

2011-11-15 19:06:19

#9

Pochsy: Artifice of Eternity; +702|5551|Toronto

here's an idea: it's random.

The shape of an eye in front of the ocean, digging for stones and throwing them against its window pane. Take it down dreamer, take it down deep. - Other Families

2011-11-15 20:12:20

#10

The A W S M F O X: I Won't Deny It; +172|5692|SQUID

I'm pretty sure it faces the direction you initially planted it.

2011-11-16 00:15:38

#11

Pure_Beef_68: Pure_beef_69 -1; +20|5962

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:
Finray I've been doing just that (plant beacon, throw grenade, jump on grenade, die, respawn on beacon) for the last few days just to try and figure this one out.
It appears to be totally random which direction you are facing on the first respawn but every subsequent spawn on the same beacon (given that you don't spawn recon and have the initial beacon explode) will face you the same way.
It's got me stuffed but I'm still trying to find out.
Must have grenaded myself about a fifty times so far just to respawn.

It's got me stuffed that you're actually doing this.

And I thought I had too much time on my hands...

P.s. It's probably at random

2011-11-16 00:29:37

#12

thepilot91: Member; +64|6244|Åland!

The A W S M F O X wrote:
I'm pretty sure it faces the direction you initially planted it.

it's not

2011-11-16 01:12:39

#13

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Thanks for the ideas but unfortunately I've found none of those to be the case.

Plant one at the docks on Kharg and it spawn you into the ocean,
Plant one at the forest on Caspian and it spawns facing the radio tower.

I'm beginning to think that it may simply face you away from the exact centre of the map.

2011-11-16 02:51:51

#14

Pure_Beef_68: Pure_beef_69 -1; +20|5962

Wow, maybe there IS more to this than meets the eye.

But seriously, please, tell me why this matters?

I just have visions of you at your desk, with a pen and paper, making detailed notes as you spawn/suicide/spawn/suicide on a lonely, empty server.

2011-11-16 03:32:29

#15

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6332|Graz, Austria

Maybe it spawns you in the direction of your killer's killcam.

2011-11-16 03:43:20

#16

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Pure_Beef_68 wrote:
Wow, maybe there IS more to this than meets the eye.

But seriously, please, tell me why this matters?

I just have visions of you at your desk, with a pen and paper, making detailed notes as you spawn/suicide/spawn/suicide on a lonely, empty server.

Nah, I'm not quite that OCD.
As I said above I want to be able to parachute onto specific terrain features.
The apparent randomness of the spawn direction makes this very difficult though.

2011-11-16 06:00:44

#17

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5796|Catherine Black

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:
Finray I've been doing just that (plant beacon, throw grenade, jump on grenade, die, respawn on beacon) for the last few days just to try and figure this one out.
It appears to be totally random which direction you are facing on the first respawn but every subsequent spawn on the same beacon (given that you don't spawn recon and have the initial beacon explode) will face you the same way.
It's got me stuffed but I'm still trying to find out.
Must have grenaded myself about a fifty times so far just to respawn.

You can press escape and select suicide.

2011-11-16 06:02:38

#18

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5796|Catherine Black

Also in the Beta there was a certain direction you faced with the old spawn beacon, I think you faced 90 degrees to the right from where you were facing when you planted it.

2011-11-16 11:47:30

#19

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Sorry, tried placing a beacon on exactly the same spot with it facing north, south, east and west.
You still spawn facing the same direction.
Why it's that direction I still don't know.

2011-11-16 12:11:37

#20

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6675

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:
Sorry, tried placing a beacon on exactly the same spot with it facing north, south, east and west.
You still spawn facing the same direction.
Why it's that direction I still don't know.

And what direction is that? Anything in that direction?

2011-11-17 00:46:36

#21

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Nothing consistant

2011-11-17 01:01:03

#22

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,053|6631|Little Bentcock

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:
Nothing consistant

what is it relative to, place it in different spots around the map and try and find a common denominator

2011-11-17 01:44:56

#23

bf2gammer: Member; +14|6229

Wikia.com says it "seems" that you spawn 180 degrees from where you place it.

2011-11-17 01:57:45

#24

(27th)Kaptyn: Member; +14|6522|AUS

Tried facing it in all directions in multiple places on all the outside maps.
No consistant result as far as I can see from many attempts.

Wikia.com is incorrect.
That is not the case.

2011-11-28 14:42:40

#25

GeoEnvi: Member; +22|6695|Philadelphia, PA

The OP is exactly why BF games will always be better than the average FPS. Imagination. Sandbox-style play. Ingenuity. I still remember camping the Essex. There's no analogue in the other shooters.

Here's a follow up question:

When does the beacon decide if you spawn by parachute or by apparition?

BF2S Forums What direction does the radio beacon spawn in?

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thepilot91 wrote:

Sisco wrote:

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:

The A W S M F O X wrote:

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(27th)Kaptyn wrote:

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:

(27th)Kaptyn wrote:

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