External views kaput since 4.003b? NOT A BUG. PLAYER ERROR

[ST_Catchov]

My external camera views F2, F3, F11 etc no longer work since update 4.003b. Anyone else?

Edited December 25, 2019 by catchov
Not an update bug. Player settings error

[kendo]

No. It's working fine here.

Edited December 23, 2019 by kendo

[ST_Catchov]

Thanks kendo. So it must be something I've done I guess (?) possibly whilst thrashing around with mixture/radiator settings in skirmishes, perhaps hitting a wrong key here and there that's locked up ext views? I really don't know. I've tried resetting camera views to default but I still can't get any external views at all. Any other suggestions/remedies from you guys/gals here would be gratefully received. 

[unreasonable]

Mine are fine too.   Start with the most obvious: is it possible that you have changed your Realism settings (next to "start" button in QMB) and no longer have "allow spectators" ticked?

[40plus]

We're you on a multiplayer server that blocks such views?

[ST_Catchov]

21 hours ago, unreasonable said:

Mine are fine too.   Start with the most obvious: is it possible that you have changed your Realism settings (next to "start" button in QMB) and no longer have "allow spectators" ticked?

 

You nailed it unreasonable! I had changed realism to custom which brings up the options, one of which is of course "allow spectators", which I unticked. I didn't think it was necessary playing SP only. Well I don't really know what it means but presume it has something to do with MP? Anyway, after your advice I ticked it and presto, external views are back!  Amazing. You are a champion fellow for pointing me in the right direction and not unreasonable at all.  Merry Xmas!

[kendo]

On 12/25/2019 at 12:45 AM, catchov said:

 

You nailed it unreasonable! I had changed realism to custom which brings up the options, one of which is of course "allow spectators", which I unticked. I didn't think it was necessary playing SP only. Well I don't really know what it means but presume it has something to do with MP? Anyway, after your advice I ticked it and presto, external views are back!  Amazing. You are a champion fellow for pointing me in the right direction and not unreasonable at all.  Merry Xmas!

 

It is misleadingly worded - I didn't realise what it did at first either.

 

Would be better to change it to "Allow external views". 

[ST_Catchov]

5 hours ago, kendo said:

 

It is misleadingly worded - I didn't realise what it did at first either.

 

Would be better to change it to "Allow external views". 

 

Agreed. The current wording of "allow spectators" does not imply "allow external views" to me.

 

But then again, I never read the manual. Too lazy. I presume it's in there. Isn't it?

 

See, there I go again …. too lazy to check myself.