Patch disabling the radar.

Jaffa Cake King · 01-28-2012, 08:52 AM

Why on earth have they disabled the radar from being activated constantly? I know this was how it was at first on the Xbox and PS3 but they changed this in an update. I just find it irritating to play now. Such a shame they have to mess around with things and mess them up. I was enjoying playing this too but i can't play it like this again.

Nitronumber9 · 01-28-2012, 09:44 AM

Oh brilliant, the radar always on glitch has been fixed.
You can reuse the radar at its best using a tacticals radar item.

Kiljoy66 · 01-28-2012, 03:00 PM

That's because it rendered the radar station for tacticals useless and a joke of a power.

JamesJ · 01-29-2012, 12:04 AM

Personally, I'm _really_ glad I finished the game before they "fixed" the radar.

Jaffa Cake King · 01-29-2012, 05:24 AM

I won't be playing it again until they change it back. I'm just glad i didn't get round to buying the weapon packs yet. Having the radar as a weapon for the tactical guy was a stupid idea in the first place so i thought they'd seen sense after activating it permanently. I can't imagine Sandlot doing something as stupid and as fun breaking as this.

Jaffa Cake King · 01-29-2012, 05:29 AM

Actually is there any way i can get rid of this patch and just play the game offline? Any help would be greatly appreciated

rolandoftheeld · 01-29-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaffa Cake King

I won't be playing it again until they change it back. I'm just glad i didn't get round to buying the weapon packs yet. Having the radar as a weapon for the tactical guy was a stupid idea in the first place so i thought they'd seen sense after activating it permanently. I can't imagine Sandlot doing something as stupid and as fun breaking as this.

I guess you'll never be playing again then. This is the way it was meant to work from the beginning. They're not going to re-break the code because some people liked taking advantage of a glitch.

Jaffa Cake King · 01-29-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rolandoftheeld

I guess you'll never be playing again then. This is the way it was meant to work from the beginning. They're not going to re-break the code because some people liked taking advantage of a glitch.

You're right i won't play it again and yes i did know it was intended to be like this from the start. The Xbox and PS3 versions still have the radar permanently activated ever since the last patch so i find it curious that they released the PC game with it activated and then decided to deactivate with a patch.

ben583 · 01-29-2012, 06:38 AM

Is the radar so important that you'll not play the game because it's not there?

analogfantasies · 01-29-2012, 08:29 PM

I play tactical exclusively... and my friends don't even notice/care if I don't have the radar up half the time.

It's not exactly gamebreaking if you don't have it up all the time, so why are you complaining?

JamesJ · 01-29-2012, 09:16 PM

FWIW, I don't know if it'd be "game-breaking" for me, but it would suck to be really struggling and not be able to see where they're coming from at all times, see when something pops up behind me, etc. Fortunately, I've got all armors to rank 8, so that isn't much of a problem for me now.

And keep in mind that if you only use Tactical, at least you have the option to deploy the radar. You can "fix" it if you want. When you're playing the other armors, you don't have that option. You're stuck with the broken radar all the time.

Jaffa Cake King · 01-30-2012, 12:11 PM

I just find it irritating to have an intermittent radar. I like to know where things are in relation to me at all times. Having spent many years playing through Sandlot's 2 EDF games on the PS2 and then 2017 on the Xbox 360 where the radar is on permenantly it just feels wrong for it to be switched off. I can't think of any good reason why you would want to put a half working radar in the game. Not to worry i still need to finish the Xbox and PS3 versions so i can live without the PC version for now.

Kiljoy66 · 01-31-2012, 01:10 AM

Well the thing is, as a tact, you can only have 1 turret out anyway, mines are a joke so yeah, the extra power can finally be put to use for radar.

neyodragon · 01-31-2012, 10:24 AM

People getting sooo upset about it.
Yet you still have radar, just not a constant feed of where everything is.

Its still VERY easy to see the insects coming. Unless you are like... maybe playing at a bad resolution with your eyes closed.

Jablolko · 02-02-2012, 09:20 AM

I was watching some "let's play" of EDF:IA on XBOX. No constant radar feed and personally I think there is no need - bugs are plenty and big, and that occasional radar "blip" is IMHO more than enough.

Then again, this raises a question - if there is no need for constant radar feed, why even include radar dish for tac armor? I think I heard it raises accuracy of gun turrets a bit? If no, well...

But yeah, this are just my few cents, I have not played this game yet so these are purely personal opinions. And I do understand that some players just have different playstiles and rely on radar more than other players.

01-28-2012, 08:52 AM	#1
Jaffa Cake King Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 21	Patch disabling the radar. Why on earth have they disabled the radar from being activated constantly? I know this was how it was at first on the Xbox and PS3 but they changed this in an update. I just find it irritating to play now. Such a shame they have to mess around with things and mess them up. I was enjoying playing this too but i can't play it like this again.

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01-28-2012, 09:44 AM	#2
Nitronumber9 Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 394 Posts: 2,247	Oh brilliant, the radar always on glitch has been fixed. You can reuse the radar at its best using a tacticals radar item.

01-28-2012, 03:00 PM	#3
Kiljoy66 Join Date: Feb 2006 Reputation: 47 Posts: 1,705	That's because it rendered the radar station for tacticals useless and a joke of a power.

01-29-2012, 12:04 AM	#4
JamesJ Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 337 Posts: 762	Personally, I'm _really_ glad I finished the game before they "fixed" the radar.

01-29-2012, 05:24 AM	#5
Jaffa Cake King Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 21	I won't be playing it again until they change it back. I'm just glad i didn't get round to buying the weapon packs yet. Having the radar as a weapon for the tactical guy was a stupid idea in the first place so i thought they'd seen sense after activating it permanently. I can't imagine Sandlot doing something as stupid and as fun breaking as this.

01-29-2012, 05:29 AM	#6
Jaffa Cake King Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 21	Actually is there any way i can get rid of this patch and just play the game offline? Any help would be greatly appreciated

01-29-2012, 06:38 AM	#9
ben583 Join Date: Dec 2005 Reputation: 63 Posts: 1,848	Is the radar so important that you'll not play the game because it's not there?

01-29-2012, 08:29 PM	#10
analogfantasies Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 179 Posts: 437	I play tactical exclusively... and my friends don't even notice/care if I don't have the radar up half the time. It's not exactly gamebreaking if you don't have it up all the time, so why are you complaining?

01-29-2012, 09:16 PM	#11
JamesJ Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 337 Posts: 762	FWIW, I don't know if it'd be "game-breaking" for me, but it would suck to be really struggling and not be able to see where they're coming from at all times, see when something pops up behind me, etc. Fortunately, I've got all armors to rank 8, so that isn't much of a problem for me now. And keep in mind that if you only use Tactical, at least you have the option to deploy the radar. You can "fix" it if you want. When you're playing the other armors, you don't have that option. You're stuck with the broken radar all the time.

01-30-2012, 12:11 PM	#12
Jaffa Cake King Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 21	I just find it irritating to have an intermittent radar. I like to know where things are in relation to me at all times. Having spent many years playing through Sandlot's 2 EDF games on the PS2 and then 2017 on the Xbox 360 where the radar is on permenantly it just feels wrong for it to be switched off. I can't think of any good reason why you would want to put a half working radar in the game. Not to worry i still need to finish the Xbox and PS3 versions so i can live without the PC version for now.

01-31-2012, 01:10 AM	#13
Kiljoy66 Join Date: Feb 2006 Reputation: 47 Posts: 1,705	Well the thing is, as a tact, you can only have 1 turret out anyway, mines are a joke so yeah, the extra power can finally be put to use for radar.

01-31-2012, 10:24 AM	#14
neyodragon Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 24 Posts: 511	People getting sooo upset about it. Yet you still have radar, just not a constant feed of where everything is. Its still VERY easy to see the insects coming. Unless you are like... maybe playing at a bad resolution with your eyes closed.

02-02-2012, 09:20 AM	#15
Jablolko Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	I was watching some "let's play" of EDF:IA on XBOX. No constant radar feed and personally I think there is no need - bugs are plenty and big, and that occasional radar "blip" is IMHO more than enough. Then again, this raises a question - if there is no need for constant radar feed, why even include radar dish for tac armor? I think I heard it raises accuracy of gun turrets a bit? If no, well... But yeah, this are just my few cents, I have not played this game yet so these are purely personal opinions. And I do understand that some players just have different playstiles and rely on radar more than other players.