This issue/bug is still in game and keeps happening. Has there been any response from the mods/devs so far?
EDIT: TL;DR: This bug is only happening in AB modes now (Air AB and Ground AB). They changed the old RB bubble indicator system to now use the “ground ballistic indicator” icon. So, the bubble indicator will not show up in RB anymore. However, the bug still exists in Air AB and Ground AB where the bubble indicator will disappear, and the “new” RB style “ground ballistic indicator” will appear instead.
Original post:
The issue/bug happens regardless of if CCIP (“Toggle Cannon Ballistic Computer”) is toggled on or off. I have that key bound to one of my side mouse buttons and I have tried multiple times to turn it off/on/off while radar locked onto an enemy in the air. Does nothing. Only thing that clears the ground cannon indicator is to turn off the radar completely. ̶W̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶R̶B̶ ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶i̶m̶.̶
Also, this happens even when pointing at the sky where/when the ground indicator should NEVER appear. (Because when using the ground cannon indicator toggle ON, it ONLY shows up when you are actually pointing at the ground. This happens even when the ground isn’t even in your field of view whatsoever.)
FWIW, this happens for me in ̶A̶R̶B̶ (see below for update, it appears that ARB was changed from the prior bubble lead indicator) and GAB while using CAS. Any plane that has the ability to use the ground cannon indicator is susceptible.
Here is proof that it should NOT be happening UNLESS it is manually turned on by the player: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Ballistic_Computer#CCIP_for_guns
(FOLLOWING SCREENS ARE FROM RB TEST FLIGHT)
The indicator look different that what is shown on the wiki. Here is what it looks like now:
Indicator OFF:
Indicator ON:
(Note the Diagonal Hash marks on the gun sight when CCID is turned on.)
̶A̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶t̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶t̶c̶h̶,̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶ ̶C̶C̶I̶P̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶N̶O̶T̶ ̶t̶o̶g̶g̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶(̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶"̶A̶u̶t̶o̶/̶C̶C̶I̶P̶"̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶k̶e̶y̶b̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶g̶g̶l̶e̶d̶.̶)̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶/̶h̶o̶r̶i̶z̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶f̶a̶r̶ ̶B̶E̶L̶O̶W̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶i̶m̶i̶n̶g̶,̶ ̶H̶O̶W̶E̶V̶E̶R̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶i̶c̶a̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶r̶l̶y̶ ̶v̶i̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e̶:̶
Wait, did they change it so there is no lead bubble for ARB now? If so, then the current bug is happening in Air AB/GAB and it changes from the lead bubble to this behavior.
Yup ok, so the bug is happening in AB modes then. This bubble lead indicator used to show up in RB modes, but apparently the bug was an “in between” state before they changed the RB modes to use the “ground ballistic” indicator for both air and ground lead indicators. (This bug used to happen in both RB and AB modes before the “new” RB style indicator method.)
HOWEVER the bug still exists in AB modes as this ‘bubble indicator’ will change randomly to the “new” RB indicator without any user input. (The “ground” diagonal hashed indicator will appear, and the bubble indicator will disappear.)
(Screenshot is from AB test match)
