Friar

Interesting...I have just asked if this is multiplayer.

You bank the cash and use the time you would have committed to MSFS and come back to GBS!

looks like he has done something in his pants!

I have messaged Deacon to ask him if they have thought about comms and what they might need so will update you when I know more.

@Parts Thank you for contributing to the war effort and your support for this event. I agree with both you and @FoolTrottel. My suggestion would be 1. Two separate channels, one for air, one for tanks. 2. Pilots can all be in the same channel, from what I have heard comms discipline works (ala P38) so should be ok. 3. Tank General (Parts) is the only person to Speak to Air Commander (Fenrir) and visa versa. 4. Tankers also all in the same channel, however MUST, MUST, MUST only speak to crew mate (if applicable) via whisper. I would also suggest only Tank Commanders (where multi crewed, for single operators, they of course will be their own Commander) should communicate to the open channel. Other crew members MUST, MUST bite their tongue and ONLY speak to their commander via whisper. They can listen to the "net" (that is what the tank radio network was called. There were often two nets A and B with radio operators having to switch between the two to pick up all the communications.) so they know what is going on and know how many friendlies Swep has taken out ! (only joking Swep, you know I love you really...and it is Valentines day in the UK today...) 5. Parts and Fen no matter what their position (in action / re-spawning etc) will relay messages to each other. 6. Perhaps all specific Tank comms (as I think that could be the most "messy") should start with, for example..."Friar to Parts"... and wait for an acknowledgement. 7. Absolutely no telling us what your wife/cat/fish/budgie/child had for dinner mid battle, in other words when the do-dos is being thrown towards the cooling system, important/precise traffic only. I need to speak to the 352nd about inter group comms. If we host them as well they are going to want to do something similar so could that be a problem permissions wise @FoolTrottel ? If they stay on their own TS, I need to set up a way of communicating with them if there are any issues etc. It would be good for us all to have a chat with all of them during the event, either before or after anyway. Can we do whispers on our Public Teamspeak server?

Did they "Reighley" (rally) round? Editor: it is never good if you have to explain a joke/pun

@Crash Thanks for the heads up. I have made the key bridges in the event indestructible but could use it in future missions. I am aware of the repair MCU so know how to do it.

I have put the clear skies back so no shadows on the targets. Enjoy Password temporarily changed - check the private threads for details

Great work FT, which shop window is it going to go in this time?

Ok, mate thank you for having the decency for "resigning", lots of guys just disappear. Hope you find what you are looking for on the public servers.

Salute, Please see the pictures below for the mission on Saturday. Its Panzer 4, Panzer 3 or the German AAA truck. Come along and make stuff go boom! Friar

Did the scaffolding come with it or is that your creation?

I am going to be on line this evening playing tanks if anyone wants to join me. yes I know its New Years Eve, but, hey, whats new?

Glad you were able to hook up with your Dad and he was able to fly. It is great what this game can do. We have another of our group, DD_BluBear, who is able to hook up with his Dad, DD_PapaBear, who lives in Ireland and play together.

Who is going to tell Bob we are dropping the Spitfire..... @Bob looking good Sir! Indeed with the wiring maps, just ask FT!

good luck...keep us posted!

Please have a go on the map with a fellow Dog. Let me know what you think ref clouds, start altitude, arena size etc. The plane set is just a random collection at the moment. What others should I add? I need to iron out the wrinkles before we start the ladder proper in the new year.

Salute, I have just sent FT modified dog fight maps which now include the Dog Fight Ladder zone. Once he has been able to upload them it will mean that you can jump on and have a go at any time, you will not have to wait for a special time or a special server to be put up. So come on, if you have not thrown your hat into the ring yet, give it a go. Its a bit of fun, "man-o-mano" The ladder has not officially started yet so its just there for a practice and test. If you come across any issues please let me know.

I have nearly finished checking the logic I want for the ladder matches, once it is working as I want I am going to add it to the two dog fight maps we have which will mean that people can go have a 1 v 1 fight at any time! If you have not signed up yet, why not? Come on, give it a go, pit your skills against the rest of us...

I love the tanks, our tank map is also up 24/7. On there you have a target range, pick any tank, move into a revetment and start blasting away. Just watch setting up your key bindings for stuff as some functions link with the plane controls, for example engine start, canopy/hatch, weapons etc. If you change one in tank controls you will also change your plane mapping. Start with a Panzer IV. It has 4 positions, Driver, Commander, Gunner, Radio/Bow Machine Gun. The key ones you need to map are as follows, (I shall try and list them in a logical order) You pick a tank and click start (just like the planes, you can select ammo and skins as well, but lets do the basics first) You start in the drivers position. Engine Start (this will be the same as your main plane engine start). The gearbox is automatic. The Power will work on your throttle. Mid way on the throttle is zero power. Anything forward of that is forwards and anything backwards of that is reverse. Turning left and right can be controlled by your rudder peddles. Move To Next Position (default Left Ctrl + C). This takes you to the Gunner seat. Take Control of the Gun (Default T). I have a twist joystick and have left right movement of the barrel on the twist and up down on forward / backwards on the joystick. Others have it on a hat switch. If you want to do something similar there is a tick box in the settings to enable joystick control, default is mouse. Nestle To Gun-sight (Left Shift + T) - This gets you looking down the gun-sight so you can see the ranges. There are other settings but we can discuss these later. Use your zoom to zoom in then press Shift T again, this should fill the screen with the gun sight. Fire Main Gun - same as your plane weapons for main guns. Gun will re-load automatically. Fire Machine Gun - same as your plane second weapons Move To Next Position (default Left Ctrl + C). This takes you to the Commanders seat. Open Hatch same Same as open / close canopy for planes. This will have you standing up out of the turret. You can drive from here but you can not fire the gun. Bring Up Binoculars - Left Ctril + 5 To put them away Left Ctrl +¬ (key to left of !1) Move To Next Position (default Left Ctrl + C). This takes you to the Radio man / front machine gunner. Use T and Shift T to take control and look through the gun sight. Use the mouse to move the gun left and right. The mouse wheel to zoom in and out. I think its Right Click to fire. Mouse Middle button to re-load magazine. You can also map set buttons to jump to positions rather than going via next, next etc. I think that will get you started. Other tanks have other special settings but lets get the basics up and running first. Cheers Friar

Salute, So I have had a look at the Veliluki map and have moved the air starts and also added some logic that I think will re-spawn the ai patrols after 5 minutes if the leader gets killed.

As Crash says, the game needs mods turned on, but you actually do not NEED to have any installed, but we prefer guys to have at least the icon mod, which takes away ranges and names and just places a red or blue triangle above the plane. We also recommend to have friendlies set to BLUE and enemy to RED (for danger). this also can be done in the game settings screen. This then does not matter whether you fly allied or axis, friends are always blue and baddies red.

Do you not see the two links in the posts above your last post? If not we will need to get you added to the Dogz members. Download teamspeak from here https://www.teamspeak.com/en/downloads/ you will want the 64bit client The server name is Dangerdogz.com. I will PM you the password which we obviously request you keep to yourself. The P38 mission tonight requires you to be on TS by 20:45 to be included in the event however guys will be around from about 20:00. Salute Friar