Hey guys, it's Time To Die(finally decided to make an account after playing since Empires came out ). After playing all this time, there is one thing I have never got how to work. No matter how good of a place I think I put my radar.camera, it never works. Only about 10% of the time does it accually work. What's the secret to make these things find their targets. Whenever I see others put them up, they always work.
"Camera's and Radar's"? And it is important to note three things about them. 1) They work through walls just fine (yes, even the cameras..). 2) They have limited range, so don't build one on the backlines, get it up as close to the enemy as possible. 3) They don't actually take pictures, but they will flash enemy positions on your radar screen every few seconds, and put outlines around nearby enemies. Keep an eye out!
Also, they don't work when any part of them is stuck in a wall/box/etc. Make sure they are completely clear of objects.
District seems to hate cameras. There are a few sure-fire positions where they'll work every time (behind the boxes in the alley) and others where they will simply do nothing. Maybe it's what evan said about them intersecting walls.
That bug got fixed a few patches back, I tried to reproduce this bug some time ago, but I couldn't figure it out, sometimes it doesnt work even out in the open and on a flat surface. Also, this belongs under bugs, and is already reported, lets hope it is fixed for 1.08
zomg i never knew that! so if you put your camra in the corner of ruins, it's not helping anyone! i never knew! also: don't forget to build them, and that they can be killed with small arms fire... i always do.