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Tanaka -> Asterisk (7/28/2009 6:59:44 AM)

What does the little asterisk by your altitude in the air combat reports mean?



Grotius -> RE: Asterisk (7/28/2009 7:40:56 AM)

I have the same question.

Also, what does the asterisk in the "TF Routing" field, on the TF screen, mean? And the asterisk in the extended-range field of an air group?



castor troy -> RE: Asterisk (7/28/2009 7:43:01 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Tanaka

What does the little asterisk by your altitude in the air combat reports mean?



IIRC this means that the aircraft were attacking at extended range.



Grotius -> RE: Asterisk (7/28/2009 8:35:20 PM)

Thanks. How about the ** and *** I sometimes see in the TF routing field? I noticed this when I'd ordered other ships to follow/meet. I suppose the asterisks remind me that other ships are following/meeting this one?



CEDeaton -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 2:53:04 AM)

I've noticed an asterisk out next to several leaders when going in to try and reassign a leader to an air unit (may be there for ships and LCU's as well, just hadn't noticed it). What does this represent? Are they already assigned to other units or something?



michaelm75au -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 4:32:47 AM)

On the pilot screen, it indicates that the pilot is also a leader.
On the group leader screen, it also indicates that the leader is a pilot.



crsutton -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 4:35:27 AM)

Yeah, and while we are at it, I see asteriks next to some of my ships AA gun specs.

If you ask me we have been victimized by an outright asterik conspiracy. There are asteriks popping up all over this game and I smell a rat.

I demand an asterik appendix in the next patch.



benway9 -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 4:44:10 AM)

i think the asterisks mean that those pilots have been tested positive for steroid usage.  all their records are subject to skepticism.

sorry, i couldn't resist



michaelm75au -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 4:45:14 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Yeah, and while we are at it, I see asteriks next to some of my ships AA gun specs.

If you ask me we have been victimized by an outright asterik conspiracy. There are asteriks popping up all over this game and I smell a rat.

I demand an asterik appendix in the next patch.

Indicates gun can fire horizontally and vertically.



crsutton -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 6:16:29 PM)

Makes sense. Thanks, I am suffering from too much AE information overload. [sm=00000007.gif]



stuman -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 11:09:52 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: benway9

i think the asterisks mean that those pilots have been tested positive for steroid usage.  all their records are subject to skepticism.

sorry, i couldn't resist




[:D]



Djordje -> RE: Asterisk (8/16/2009 11:36:48 PM)

And sometimes there is asterisk next to airfield size on the bottom of the screen... I guess it means it is overloaded with airplanes?



Hanzberger -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 12:33:30 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Makes sense. Thanks, I am suffering from too much AE information overload. [sm=00000007.gif]



BHAHAHAHAHAAAA [&o]



Templer_12 -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 12:37:42 AM)

In the animation text, i. e. Naval/sub after a near miss - "Near miss rattles sub*..." those added asterisk (*) sometimes 1, 2, 3, 4 or none shown.
Is there a meanig about the quantity of them? [&:]

I attacked a sub with the same destroyer.
Sometimes there were 4*, then 1*, then 3* then None* and so on.
Maybe these * are indicators about how bad the sub is rattled or damaged? [&:]



witpqs -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 12:41:14 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Djordje

And sometimes there is asterisk next to airfield size on the bottom of the screen... I guess it means it is overloaded with airplanes?


I think it means it's overloaded with groups/squadrons. When you see the asterisk look at the base air groups display and see if it says something like that at the top of the screen. If so you need more bases forces or hq's to handle the number of groups. There might be other things that will help (like support), but I don't know.



Hanzberger -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 12:43:57 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Templer

In the animation text, i. e. Naval/sub after a near miss - "Near miss rattles sub*..." those added asterix (*) sometimes 1, 2, 3, 4 or none shown.
Is there a meanig about the quantity of them? [&:]

I attacked a sub with the same destroyer.
Sometimes there were 4*, then 1*, then 3* then None* and so on.
Maybe these * are indicators about how bad the sub is rattled or damaged? [&:]

I believe it has something to do with the serverity of the hit. *** being more damaging then *.



Fishbed -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 2:37:22 AM)

The Asterisk, the good old Gary Grisby's way of having fun... I see the AE team was keen on keeping the legacy alive and well [:D] [;)]



Sonny II -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 3:38:33 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Templer

In the animation text, i. e. Naval/sub after a near miss - "Near miss rattles sub*..." those added asterisk (*) sometimes 1, 2, 3, 4 or none shown.
Is there a meanig about the quantity of them? [&:]

I attacked a sub with the same destroyer.
Sometimes there were 4*, then 1*, then 3* then None* and so on.
Maybe these * are indicators about how bad the sub is rattled or damaged? [&:]


Those asterisks are there to show it is a different message than the previous message when they say the same thing.

If you see Near miss rattles sub* and then the same message with a different amount of asterisks it means that the sub got rattled another time.



Flying Tiger -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 7:08:17 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Fishbed

The Asterisk, the good old Gary Grisby's way of having fun... I see the AE team was keen on keeping the legacy alive and well [:D] [;)]


Ha! yeah, i remember PacWar, and before that the old War in the South Pacific on the C64. Those were the days, holding your breath waiting for the next asterisk to appear.....the suspense was almost painful.



dorjun driver -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 8:41:23 AM)

Jeez.  And all this time I thought it had something to do with Kurt Vonnegut's chronosynclastic infundibulum.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.



Sardaukar -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 9:03:08 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Grotius

I have the same question.

Also, what does the asterisk in the "TF Routing" field, on the TF screen, mean? And the asterisk in the extended-range field of an air group?


In TF Routing, I think it's number of waypoints given to TF.



Zacktar -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 1:16:20 PM)

What about the asterisk next to an air group's mission, like No. 135 RAF Sqn in this screenshot?

[image]local://upfiles/32128/F1DBE60720BA4CE0B4AF0D4E47FDF1E4.jpg[/image]

Edit: looks like it means that the group has more than one type of patrol set.



Buck Beach -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 3:14:56 PM)

And yet more!! As you go though the various Unit Information Screens asterisks abound. Some units have them next to the "This unit is composed of" as well as the individual items within the unit.

There definitely needs to be some legend to describe what all these, and others already mentioned in the previous posts (as well as those not yet identified) mean or represent.



wild_Willie2 -> RE: Asterisk (8/17/2009 3:18:33 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Zacktar

What about the asterisk next to an air group's mission, like No. 135 RAF Sqn in this screenshot?

[image]local://upfiles/32128/F1DBE60720BA4CE0B4AF0D4E47FDF1E4.jpg[/image]

Edit: looks like it means that the group has more than one type of patrol set.


Meaning that this group is training/resting next to it's active missions..... (E.g 30% train plus 30% CAP)



Buck Beach -> RE: Asterisk (8/22/2009 1:17:22 AM)

I am bumping this thread that had already been buried to the 7th page with only partial responses.

Does anyone know what the meaning of the various asterisks are on the Unit Information Screen? If this is a case of RTFM please point me to the source(s).



michaelm75au -> RE: Asterisk (8/22/2009 2:37:40 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Zacktar

What about the asterisk next to an air group's mission, like No. 135 RAF Sqn in this screenshot?

[image]local://upfiles/32128/F1DBE60720BA4CE0B4AF0D4E47FDF1E4.jpg[/image]

Edit: looks like it means that the group has more than one type of patrol set.


More than one patrol level is set - eg cap/rest/training might all have a % but as I can only show one on the screen, the '*' means there are more.



Kumppi -> RE: Asterisk (8/22/2009 12:54:44 PM)

War in the Pacific Asterisk Edition.



crsutton -> RE: Asterisk (8/22/2009 3:27:52 PM)

After a long turn, I got this report. "AE widow slaps husband in the head *** " 

The three asteriks mean that the blow was severe enough to cause coffee to come up out of my nose, slight bleeding out of one ear, and a prolonged dizzy spell. Because I am an Allied player and had "Allied damage control" enabled, I was able to lock myself in the bathroom, take two asprin and was back up and gaming in 30 minutes. A Japanese player might well have died before reaching the bathroom...



Buck Beach -> RE: Asterisk (8/22/2009 3:31:16 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: crsutton

After a long turn, I got this report. "AE widow slaps husband in the head *** " 

The three asteriks mean that the blow was severe enough to cause coffee to come up out of my nose, slight bleeding out of one ear, and a prolonged dizzy spell. Because I am an Allied player and had "Allied damage control" enabled, I was able to lock myself in the bathroom, take two asprin and was back up and gaming in 30 minutes. A Japanese player might well have died before reaching the bathroom...

[sm=00000280.gif]



Strjder -> RE: Asterisk (8/27/2009 2:04:57 PM)

Any Asterix FAQ out there?



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