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[FPS] What reveals you on the minimap?

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Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
November 17 2010 17:08 GMT
#1
I was having a discussion with a few friends about a variety of games and was curious if you guys could better inform me on this topic.

In most Call of Duty/Battlefield type games what reveals your position on the minimap? Specifically I'm curious about:

1) Throwing grenades
2) Sprinting
3) Running
4) Misc actions like call in air strikes, uav use, etc.

I was always under the impression that only firing guns (both as infantry and vehicles) put you on the radar but my friends insist that is not the case. I haven't played many newer FPSs so I'm curious how it actually works these days. Thanks!

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Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
November 17 2010 17:13 GMT
#2
In CoD, it's only shooting that reveals your position.

Unless someone has a UAV up.
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Pibacc
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada545 Posts
November 17 2010 17:15 GMT
#3
In the CoD series it's only shooting. Not 100% on others.
erin[go]bragh
Profile Joined December 2008
United States815 Posts
November 17 2010 17:16 GMT
#4
Well I can tell you that in Call of Duty the only thing that reveals you on the map (if the other team doesn't have a UAV up) is an unsuppressed weapon. Throwing grenades, calling kill streaks, knifing, or using silent weapons like a Crossbow will not reveal you on the map.

Of course this is only if you're talking about literal "red dot on the map" type reveal. If you're good at sound whoring, almost anything will give away the enemies position. You can hear pins pull on grenades, calling in kill streaks makes an audible sound, and even suppressed weapons are quite loud and you can pin point their location if you have a good headset or something.
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prodiG
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2016 Posts
November 17 2010 17:28 GMT
#5
CoD: shooting unsilenced weapons or getting scanned by a UAV.

BC2: getting spotted by the enemy team (someone miouses over you and hits Q)

BF2: commander or player broadcasting your position to enemy team

They also implemented something like this in CS Source at some point but i'm not familar with it. :/
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Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
November 17 2010 17:29 GMT
#6
On November 18 2010 02:28 prodiG wrote:
CoD: shooting unsilenced weapons or getting scanned by a UAV.

BC2: getting spotted by the enemy team (someone miouses over you and hits Q)

BF2: commander or player broadcasting your position to enemy team

They also implemented something like this in CS Source at some point but i'm not familar with it. :/

Does shooting weapons reveal you on the minimap in BF2 and BC2 like in CoD?
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scDeluX
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada1341 Posts
November 17 2010 17:32 GMT
#7
I believe in CSS you or one of your team member have to see an enemy to have it on the minimap.
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uNiGNoRe
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Germany1115 Posts
November 17 2010 17:52 GMT
#8
On November 18 2010 02:32 ScDeluX wrote:
I believe in CSS you or one of your team member have to see an enemy to have it on the minimap.

That is correct.
prodiG
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2016 Posts
November 17 2010 18:02 GMT
#9
On November 18 2010 02:29 Phyre wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 18 2010 02:28 prodiG wrote:
CoD: shooting unsilenced weapons or getting scanned by a UAV.

BC2: getting spotted by the enemy team (someone miouses over you and hits Q)

BF2: commander or player broadcasting your position to enemy team

They also implemented something like this in CS Source at some point but i'm not familar with it. :/

Does shooting weapons reveal you on the minimap in BF2 and BC2 like in CoD?

No, someone has to spot you doing it
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Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
November 17 2010 18:02 GMT
#10
Awesome, thanks guys!
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Rustymike
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Finland327 Posts
November 17 2010 19:27 GMT
#11
CS 1.6 radar shows only teammembers, hostages and C4-bomb (position if you are terrorist and if it is placed as CTs)
Deleted User 55994
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
949 Posts
November 17 2010 19:36 GMT
#12
Also note that spotting in BC2 not only makes you show up on the minimap, but it puts a marker on you which people can see through walls etc.
Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
November 17 2010 23:42 GMT
#13
On November 18 2010 02:28 prodiG wrote:
CoD: shooting unsilenced weapons or getting scanned by a UAV.

BC2: getting spotted by the enemy team (someone miouses over you and hits Q)

BF2: commander or player broadcasting your position to enemy team

They also implemented something like this in CS Source at some point but i'm not familar with it. :/

I think CSS is only if someone on your team sees them. Pretty sure gunfire doesn't trigger it.
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