Firing message asterix
 

Anybody have any idea what its for probably in guide but could not find.

Message at top of screen says gun hit % then sometimes one asterix, does it signify anything?

Re: Firing message asterix
 

Do you mean the damage ** ? If you do, it's 'hidden' in the FAQs section of the Game Guide:

What are those " ** "'s I see when I hit an AFV?

When a tank is hit and a penetration occurs it does not always cause an outright "kill". Occasionally, depending on the shell size/armour thickness ratio and the survivability rating of that vehicle, you may notice hit messages ending in ***. These are not new, they have always been in SP2 but it was not widely known that this indicates that damage is occurring to a vehicle. We have reworked the code to give more of these damage results under certain conditions. If you see these when your tank is hit you are taking critical damage and/or lost crewmen which affects the number of shots available and overall vehicle/crew performance. Damaging hits can also remove weapons, immobilise the vehicle and so forth (note that unlike the original SP series games, bringing up the information screen for an enemy AFV will not show you that, for example, the main gun has been destroyed for that vehicle!).

Re: Firing message asterix
 

No thats the bottom ticker message I am talking in the top ticker when you fire
Something like
Gun name 24%*

Re: Firing message asterix
 

I wonder if that's a reference to the hit percentage being unadjusted?

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Might be my mind playing tricks, but isn't it with infantry primary weapons, probably signifying that more guns are firing at once?

Re: Firing message asterix
 

The asterix in that message indicates you are NOT in "firer_panic"mode but rather "not quite panic" mode. Likely you may have been pinned when you fired and the game determined the troops aren't quite as steady as they should be

The next step down ( or up depending you your POV ) would be "Hit Chance XX% * - Firer Panicked "

Don

Re: Firing message asterix
 

Thanks DRG thought it must signify something.

Re: Firing message asterix
 

I HATE this message! And seeing as I'm currently playing early Russian, it pops up quite a bit. Now a relavent question: As I understand it, a unit will panick based on moral and experience. Is this correct? If not, what is it based on?

Re: Firing message asterix
 

All of that plus the amount of supression it has and all that affects accuracy

Don