Dropping flags when firing

paoiufas · Post by **paoiufas** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:34 pm

Every now and then the flag I'm carrying is automatically dropped when I'm firing. Is this a bug or a subtle server setting to keep out certain players?

netochka nezvanova · Post by **netochka nezvanova** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:54 pm

if the server has set the maxminum nr of shot to be fired to one with for example a geno flag, you'll drop it after you shoot

loophole · Post by **loophole** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:30 pm

you may be accidentally hitting middle click or space.

I do this alot

sometimes without noticing

paoiufas · Post by **paoiufas** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:50 pm

Nope, and no. My configuration hasn't changed since before this started happening so I'm not hitting middle-click. And this happens when I use the laser flag, cloaking flag and others. Nothing to do with geno.

Tanner · Post by **Tanner** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:24 pm

Do you see "x shots left" or something along those lines at the top of the screen or in the message window now and then? That would be the shot limit for that flag. Most servers put a shot limit on the powerful flags.

-Tanner

rowrbazzle · Post by **rowrbazzle** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:32 am

Or somebody with a thief flag stole yours

paoiufas · Post by **paoiufas** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:32 pm

No, I've been playing long enough to be aware of the "x shots left" indicator and when someone with a thief flag steals mine.

soad freak · Post by **soad freak** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:35 pm

check your key configuration

Sky King · Post by **Sky King** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:38 pm

I agree, I have been losing flags every once in a while too... It started about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, it's very rare, maybe has happened 3 or 4 times in the last few weeks... and these are not shot-limited, or when there's thieves. There seems to be no connection to firing for me, I may just be driving along and I'll here the jettison sound, and sure enough, it's gone.

GMMan · Post by **GMMan** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:46 am

Right. I just remembered. If you are not responding to the server, you will be under "pause" mode and your flag will be up for grabs. Happens to me last year while being nr at a school computer. Noticed that my GM dropped after a sec of being nr.

paoiufas · Post by **paoiufas** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:54 pm

I've double-checked my key configuration and it is fine. I even tossed the files and set it up from scratch. So that's not the problem.

I've experienced being paused and losing a flag for that reason. For me, this always happens when I'm firing and it happens at least once every five minutes.

Sounds like nobody else is having this problem. Thanks anyway.

H0ley · Post by **H0ley** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:20 pm

Try using a stable version of bzflag, exp. 2.0.8 or 2.0.4

Delete your old configuration and start fresh. I dunno about linux folk but its in the My Documents folder in Windows.

It could be a server issue maybe? Do you experience this at all servers? Where do you play? We've had problems with people dropping their flags at the Compound server, but that runs on a modded bzfs.

Is you lag fine? Sometimes when your lag spikes, you lose your flag.

We need details to help ya.

Good day to you sir.

benplaut · Post by **benplaut** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:38 am

Exact same thing happens on mine, i've tried pretty much everything...

^nightmare^ · Post by **^nightmare^** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:04 am

Sky King wrote:I agree, I have been losing flags every once in a while too... It started about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, it's very rare, maybe has happened 3 or 4 times in the last few weeks... and these are not shot-limited, or when there's thieves. There seems to be no connection to firing for me, I may just be driving along and I'll here the jettison sound, and sure enough, it's gone.

Sometime you experience a ping jump u dont respond to the server. Sometimes if you get lucky you come back, but most of the time you have to rejoin. It will cause you to drop your flag if you dont have to reconnect...

EDIT:
gah dont think i read H0leys post close enough hehe

Geo Dude · Post by **Geo Dude** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:10 pm

it happens to me but i think im hittin L-R mouse buttons really fast

Teppic · Post by **Teppic** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:47 pm

waffle wrote:it happens to me but i think im hittin L-R mouse buttons really fast

Assuming you use linux, take out the "emulate3buttons" option of xorg.conf or unmap button 2 as 'drop flag'.

Geo Dude · Post by **Geo Dude** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:54 pm

nah im good thx im just a bit precautious about it and i try to only press the right buttons

but it still happens sometimes when im at mofo and i have like sw or laser i hit L-R moures buttons and im like "aawww man wtf happend" lol sory about wtf

paoiufas · Post by **paoiufas** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:19 pm

I experience this problem on all servers. I've deleted my configuration and recreated it from scratch. Reinstalling BZFlag doesn't even help.

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