xian Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 My light machinegunner ran his ammo down to 20 rounds, but as soon as he reaches zero it immediately refills to 20 rounds again. He never seems to run out. Nearby troops don't seem to be sharing it - so I just wanted to know if this is normal? Does ammo ever run out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldat-Hans Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 yes normally it should. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Are you sure he's not sharing with a nearby team? This is exactly how this looks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterJWA Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 If the MG ammo bearer team is within 8 meters (IIRC) then the MG gets a refill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xian Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 No, the 2 man machinegun team is at least 25 meters away from another unit. Every time the ammo empties it refills to 20 rounds. Very odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Definitely ammo sharing, though I'm not sure of your particular circumstances. The way the system works is the units only take what they need when they need it, as opposed to two units permanently dividing their ammo up between each other. Ammo is finite in CMx2, unlike CMx1's "there's always a little more ammo, even after 2 hours of fighting on empty". Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It sounds a lot like there is someone sharing ammo with them that you haven't noticed - a halftrack can do that, for instance. But it's hard to say definitely without seeing the saved game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 And the ammo is definitely not coming from that unit 25 meters away? I've never actually tested the range limit of ammo sharing... But if the ammo is truly not coming from any unit nearby, then you may well have found yourself a bug... Other random thought: Are there any friendly casualties in the same action spot as the MG? I've never heard of this, I suppose it's possible that BFC has added some sort of function that allows soldiers to pull ammo off nearby WIA (without full-out buddy-aid). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcat Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Dunno about this. If my failing memory can be relied upon, I seem to recall that even from CMBO no infantry unit ever ran totally out of ammo, wasn't there something whereby although they could never attack again they always had a few rounds for self-defence? Perhaps what you are seeing is just a modern version of that, the new interface showing precise round numbers as it does. 20 rounds for a LMG being about 4 bursts, it is pretty desperate state. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 CMBO's never ending ammo is not something that exists in CM:SF. Ammo is explicit down to individual rounds. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcat Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 CMBO's never ending ammo is not something that exists in CM:SF. Ammo is explicit down to individual rounds. Steve Ok, Steve, thanks for pointing out that my thought was erroneous but you could have given some clue in answer to the OPs question while you were here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'Rogers Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Ok, Steve, thanks for pointing out that my thought was erroneous but you could have given some clue in answer to the OPs question while you were here. I think you missed BFCs first post. Ammo sharing is the only answer (unless he found a bug) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Xian sent me the saved game and I noticed that a nearby Breach Team was handing .30 cal ammo to them. They were not immediately adjacent to the LMG team, but apparently close enough for ammo sharing to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillLight Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Does the AI use ammo more sparingly once it gets low? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcat Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I think you missed BFCs first post. Ammo sharing is the only answer (unless he found a bug) You are right I did, I apologise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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