Contacts quick identification(new player)

[Portable.Cougar]

Like others have said helmets are good identifiers now. For me the nam maps are the hardest to identify who's who. I for example use their feet to tell quickly. If its got sandals on its VC.

[Kovarro]

Turning up my Gamma in the Catalyst Control Center to the value 1.5 did resolve the problem for me.

I think the low Gamma or general brightness in Project Reality could be a problem for some people.

[ElshanF]

Helmet, shape & colour. Also rifle.

[Bringerof_D]

helmet shape and silhouette color, is usually how i identify quickly. At mid to long range distances it all comes down to color. Some say it's hard to tell but if you know the subtle difference between the US marines desert camo vs the MEC uniform for example you're golden.

average color interpretation examples at mid - long range:

USMC temperate marpat - Dark orangish Brown
USMC Arid marpat - light orange-ish tan almost off white
USArmy - light gray
MEC - yellowish light tan. often contrasted with black or dark green accents
Chinese desert - light tan with a touch of green
Chinese foliage - light green almost grayish
Russian foliage - dark bluish green
British woodland - dark yellowish green
Canadian Arid Cadpat - dark tan with yellowish boots
Canadian Temperate Cadpat - if the player is dumb, very dark green. if the player is average neigh f*cking invisible.

[matty1053]

On insurgency w/ Taliban and Insurgents you should have no problem at all finding who's, who.

But it's understandable on darker maps. But also, on desert maps like Kashan, I do get confused sometimes with the US and the MEC. From longer distances of course.

It's also easy to identify the french. Lol, Big Blue Helmets.


But, it does get easy on after you play like 10 different factions. you will get used to tell the diff. between good and bad guys.

[CR8Z]

Definitely helmets and heads.

AND YOUR MAP!!!

Learn which way is north, south, east and west very quickly, and check your map for a little blue or green dot in the direction you are aiming. If you see no such dot, it's an enemy.

[Tennessee88]

So on maps where it is trouble (after practice your primary issue becomes ID at range) I typically look at guns first. On some maps where it is easy to tell up close (MEC vs. USMC) it can be an issue at range. That is where I immediately look at the gun first for an easy confirm. Again, it takes practice, but it makes it easy.

Helmets are always good as well.

But unfortunately the only way to make it a close to non-issue is practice.

[KillJoy[Fr]]

The best solution is to update friendlies position and to memorize it.

[[XSYS]E1dorado]

I think the best option is to always check your map, even when you think you are 100% certain. Granted, there will be situations where it's not practical to do so.. I use my gut feeling and it rarely fails me

[Brisk187]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Mineral

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Blackburn made that a long time ago. Although many factions have woodland camo too though. It's mostly about identifying friendlies really. Look how they look and memorize it. All else is enemy. But always check your map though.

I went ahead and compiled my screenshots to make an updated version of this.
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