Choppers disappearing in df1 ???

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I am making a tdm map for df1 using dfmed, i am using the ice floes terrain (dfm13.trn) and it's a day map. The map size is 34.2kb.

I have inserted a chopper (blackhawk) into my map and set it to follow some waypoints whilst killing any players on the map that it encounters. While i am hosting map the chopper cycles waypoints ok and attacks everyone. The problem is that everyone else on the map can only see the chopper briefly after it's killed them and then it disappears straight up into the sky and outta distance. To me the chopper kills the enemy then follows it's waypoints again. I tried getting a m8 to host the map and the same thing happened, he could see chopper ok, but i could only hear it and would only see it briefly once it killed me.

This problem disappears when i set the chopper to friendly, it cycles it's waypoints and everyone can see it fine. Is it possible to have a chopper set to kill players on the map with them being able to see it ok?

I have a fast processor, good graphics card and a 1mb cable internet connection. I tried various things like taking everything out of the map except chopper details and player start points and also using the gazelle chopper but it has made no difference !

This has really got me puzzled and would really appreciate any advice.
Many thx in advance

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