DoubleTap

Gents, I am about to go away for most of the weekend and can only dash off a quick note for now. Thanks to all who took part and who were troopers when it came to various issues that came up. Considering how many things could have gone wrong, it did seem to come together well. I did enjoy myself and it looks most everyone did too. I will write an after action report monday to go over what happened and how I might improve things. Enjoy your weekend! ~S!~ Doubletap

D-Day Orientation is back up (3:30PM est), and will continue to be until 5:30pm EST when the first D-Day mission will begin. I will be on TS by 4:00pm EST to handle any issues which might come up. IP 24.47.181.130:21020 Doubletap

That's the spirit!

These are the in flight Icon settings we will use today. They are the same as the Malta FBD map we have flown and they seem to work well. Numbers represent Km. I know everyone has their own preference for these settings, but we are going to try these for today. Friendly icons have much more range to simulate Air Command coordination. FRIENDLY DOT 16 COLOR 6 ID 6 TYPE 6 NAME 6 RANGE 6 FOE DOT 16 COLOR 2 ID 2 TYPE 2 NAME 2 RANGE 2

I'll assign Top to Allies...

If you are flying for D-Day tomorrow, remember to try and login sometime between now and 5pm just for a test. Server is up now and will remain up. Refer to your manual for the IP. Email me with any issues. Doubletap

A correction for the last manual update I sent out. “Tanksâ€

Ohhhh, got it.

Jim, Did you mean 8:30pm tonight? Glenn

Yes, not sure what the effect would be, but its nice that he's no longer walking the earth, all the same.

Working at CNN, I get to see all sort of fascinating video before most everyone else. Here is a still from a clip of al-Zarqawi's last video statement: We also have reports from Hell that demons are already lining up to perform anal rapage. Developing...

Yes, that is listed, but that is incorrect. I meant to turn map icons off. There will be in-flight icons for other aircraft, but they will adjusted to reveal less information than standard. Thank you for pointing that out. I will fix it.

Okay, settings will be as follows: ('1' indicates difficulty setting is active) difficulty SeparateEStart 1 difficulty ComplexEManagement 1 difficulty EngineOverheat 1 difficulty TorqueGyroEffects 1 difficulty FlutterEffect 1 difficulty WindTurbulence 1 difficulty StallsSpins1 difficulty Vulnerability 1 difficulty BlackoutsRedouts 1 difficulty RealisticGunnery 1 difficulty LimitedAmmo 1 difficulty LimitedFuel 1 difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 1 difficulty NoOutsideViews 0 difficulty HeadShake 1 difficulty NoIcons 1 difficulty NoPadlock 1 difficulty Clouds 1 difficulty NoInstantSuccess 1 difficulty TakeoffLanding 1 difficulty RealisticLandings 1 difficulty NoMapIcons 1 difficulty NoMinimapPath 0 difficulty NoSpeedBar 0 I believe that the "No Padlock" setting turned on will keep people from using F6, Dave, so need to worry about that. Externals are left on. Do NOT abuse them. I know in normal coops and such we use them to look for enemy planes because we are looking for engagements, but part of these D-Day missions are strategy, surprise and fog of war. You should not be looking at enemy player's planes. Looking at external cameras is ok. ***Also, see private Join Ops Section here for current player list for server....

Well, I guess we know who will be the first violator of the Canine Convention will be, don't we? Just didn't expect it would be a violation against his own side...

Frior, I am not even sure how you would get a server to limit you in that way, but no; there should be no delay. You should be able to bounce from Axis airfield to Axis airfield no problem. In most cases, the airfields will offer identical planes choices. Can someone come up with a draft of the "Canine Convention", as brief as possible, to cover the ROE? Just so everyone is on the same page? Glenn

If someone is at altitude with Nav lights on, they are fair game. If someone has Nav lights on, and expecting not to get shot, they should also be: 1) Below 1000m 2) Heading toward an airfield 3) Not shooting at anything I also want to state that Nav lights are not a "stop shooting me" ticket in mid-fight. If you have had enough, evade and run or bail. I would support a "no strafing chutes" clause.

No, its a simulation, remember? :wink: Okay, but word of warning: The first time someone with Nav lights on shoots at me, game on! :blackknight:

If people want to create a “Geneva Conventionâ€

Bad Aim, I am going to assign you to Axis as I think we have enough switch hitters here. (Snort!) I changed the list in my earlier post. Anyway, in regards to the vulching question, there is a seperate thread set-up for that in this forum. Check it out.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! IT'S A TRICK!!! I think...

I just editted myself into the list(s), as my soccer game was moved to Thursday. I should be able to make it to fly, albeit a little later (7:00 pm MST ok?) Rattler, 7pm MST is 9pm EST, if I am correct. Unfortunately, the event is being run from 5:30pm EST to 8:30pm EST. Anyway you can make it online any earlier? Joining in midmission is okay because its a DF server set-up.

Yep, planes are historically accurate as far as time period and theatre, although a little liberties were taken in the interest of gameplay. It's a good selection for each side, and with each mission, the plane choice expands and/or aircraft updates become available. Also, yes, come when you can. Just be aware that I MIGHT need to switch either one of you guys to Allies depending on what the team sides are like when you arrive.

SCENE - ST. PETER'S GATE - Conversation in Progress St. Peter (laughing) So, wait...wait, let me get this straight. You climb into the lion cage- Zagrev Uh, yeah. St. Peter With the lions RIGHT THERE... Zagrev Yeah. St. Peter Unarmed? Zagrev Yes. St. Peter And after climbing in, you then shout "God will save me!" Zagrev (annoyed) Look, I already- St. Peter Wait. Humor me. So, after climbing in and yelling, "God will save me!", you then immediately question His existence... Zagrev (sigh) Yes. St. Peter So, basically you blaspheme by demanding God prove himself, and then in the same breath express doubt as to whether he even exists. Zagrev Well, look... St. Peter So, when that lion grabbed you by the throat... Zagrev (winces) Yeah? St. Peter (winces himself) Yikes. That HAD to hurt. Zagrev *$&% yeah. St. Peter No doubt. But, let me ask you, based on the expression you still have on your face.... Zagrev Yes. St. Peter Were you REALLY that surprised? I mean, for those fleeting moments before it crushed your spinal column? Zagrev Well, yeah! It was kind of a shock, frankly. St. Peter (pauses while dumbfounded) WHY?!? It was a LION cage! Zagrev (shrugs) St. Peter (looks at Zagrev, shakes his head. Looks down at the man's bare feet) Where are your shoes? Zagrev I took them off. St. Peter (furrows brow) Why did you take your shoes off? Zagrev I did not want to ruin them. St. Peter blinks at Zagrev. Without looking away, he taps the intercom on his podium, which buzzes. Satan (off camera) You have reached Hell. Beelzebub here. St. Peter I have one for you. Satan OK, great. Send- Wait a second. Its not the Lion schmuck, is it? St. Peter Uhhh- Satan Oh, no WAY! I have enough Darwin rejects down here. St. Peter Hey, sorry, but gotta send him. It's a suicide. Zagrev Hey, I didn't commit suicide! St. Peter looks at Zagrev with a "Spare me" look. Satan (off-camera) Yeah, sounds like a real bright light. (sigh) Send him down. Jesus. St. Peter Elevators are behind you to the left. Zagrev But- St. Peter (waving) Buh-bye. Zagrev (turning away) Shit. [/b]

I just editted myself into the list(s), as my soccer game was moved to Thursday. I should be able to make it to fly, albeit a little later (7:00 pm MST ok?) Rattler, I am going to assign you to the French, which means you are to eject shortly after takeoff, run back to base, and act bitchy about it when anyone questions you. Just kidding. Great to hear you will be able to make it.

Psycho has been designated to fly a Storch for all the missions...