Mines....

[Layzan]

I believed that the new patch changed mines so that people could not blow them up and to my surprise, team mates could move over them with vehicles.

I tried this myself and of course did not blow up, I saw other players move over them and they survived.

Today however on two servers I did blow up even through I still could not destroy the mines I placed with a grenade.

After experiencing this, I moved to an empty server and drove over a placed mine and it did not blow up like when in the other two, so what’s going on?

Is this a server option I’m missing?

[imported_Apostle]

Re: Mines....

Yes, it is a server option.

"sv.friendlyfirewithmines" I believe.

You'll have to be cautious until you know whether it's on or off. Try to ask the server admins beforehand if you can, then stick to that server in future.

[Crowned]

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There is a server variable that controls friendly fire and mines.

[7zerO3]

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Servers have the option of turning friendly fire ON or OFF, meaning they will explode for anyone, but cant be destroyed with grenades.

[Layzan]

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Well fair enough but is there a better way to tell if this server option is on or not?

I mean it seems to me that until someone of your own team dies from a friendly placed mine, you just can’t tell?

Sounds to me like I better start writing down certain server…..

[Eden]

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find a good server and dont play anywhere else, thats the bast thing to do.

[Capt_Havok]

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I treat every landmine like it will blow up if I drive over it. Just like every piece of C4 could detonate whenever I'm near it, and also why I don't go around looking for claymores.

[Eden]

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Friendly mines with light up with the RED X. Enemy mines do not light up.

[Layzan]

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Yea, I gathered that Eden.

Well, don’t you think that with some servers with this option set on and others without may add to more casualties due to the fact that players might chance it?

EA gave this option, I don’t see why they did not at least make it show just like the other server options.

Is it really realistic to expect players to stick to one server just so they know, and then what if the option was changed, seems slack thinking to me.

[imported_Lucky-Strike90]

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Questions about mines, is there a difference if u place them without wrenching them?

Do you have to wrench them?

Do the enemies see the Red X's?

[imported_Ph1L]

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#10

Your TEAM mines are flashing the RED icon. Emeny mines aren't.

[Bob_the_Insane]

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A good tactic (as an engineer) if you see some enemy mines laying around is to drop one of yours in amoung them (that is if you don't have time to defuse them). When the enemy drives over their friendly minesthinking they are safe they might well not spot yours and BOOM!!!

Note a bad tactic on Wake is to put your mines just where bridges touch the ground. This seems like a good idea because the enemy will not see the mines, but it is bad because the drop/ramp at the end of a bridge is deep enough that friendlies will not see the mines...

Of course I am totally confusing my self by mainly playing on two servers one with mine FF off and one with it on?!?!?

[ptegan]

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No, of course enemies doin't see the Red X. Wouldn't be much point if thet did :)

I agree that it's going to be tough for engineers. All servers have FF on for mines since the 1.2 patch by default unless changed afterwards by the server admins.

There is no way for ASE and other browsers to tell one from another.

[imported_Lucky-Strike90]

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Engeneers should have a special "Y" menu that says "Beware of a mine cluster in this position."

[Layzan]

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All we need is the option shown just like the other server options….

Saves allot of bother.