=BURNING SKIES= WWII Server

[VII.Racetrack]

Racetrack, there are three objective areas for both Axis and Allies. In the F10 map the orange circle is the location for the targets (targets for you to destroy) if you don’t see an orange circle that means those targets have already been eliminated. There is also a map and legend that you can download from this forum that shows locations for all objectives for both sides. It’s easy to find people to fight, simply fly to or between those objectives and you’ll encounter plenty of others.

 

 

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Did you really thought that I didn't know this?

You didn't get the point dude....

 

:music_whistling:

 

Find targets IS NOT THE PROBLEM, the problem is FINDING PLAYERS.

 

If players want drop bomb alone they go offline.

[VNVVSteata]

Well , stop wasting your time while typing here and go online. Then we will have + 2 players online ))))

Last night around 21:00 Central European time there were like 16+ players on each side.

Many of them were in pairs.

There we have more fish than water !!!!

 

@Campbell - if it is not too hard, could you please drop a link for map downloading?

[VII.Racetrack]

Well , stop wasting your time while typing here and go online. Then we will have + 2 players online ))))

Last night around 21:00 Central European time there were like 16+ players on each side.

Many of them were in pairs.

There we have more fish than water !!!!

 

@Campbell - if it is not too hard, could you please drop a link for map downloading?

 

First of all calm down.

Second, one of those pairs was mine, GENIUS.

And another pair of those was also from my group, genius

So calm down.

I wrote here with good intention and not to just shit storm the server.

And I think eekz know this as we also have many occasion to discuss here in the past.

 

Forgot the smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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[VNVVSteata]

Yes Sir !!!

Sorry sir!!!

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[Campbell]

=BURNING SKIES= WWII Server

 

Well , stop wasting your time while typing here and go online. Then we will have + 2 players online ))))

Last night around 21:00 Central European time there were like 16+ players on each side.

Many of them were in pairs.

There we have more fish than water !!!!

 

@Campbell - if it is not too hard, could you please drop a link for map downloading?

 

 

 

I’m not sure where the map is at, it was posted in this forum. There maybe a link in the briefing screen for it on the server.

 

 

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[saburo_cz]

map with targets and additional info is here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3457358&postcount=1790

[VNVVSteata]

map with targets and additional info is here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3457358&postcount=1790

 

Excellent !

 

Thank you very much !

[skliff13]

I’m not sure where the map is at, it was posted in this forum. There maybe a link in the briefing screen for it on the server.

 

There's already no need to download anything. Everything is already built in the mission: just open your Kneeboard ("RShift + K") and swap pages with "[" and "]"

Edited June 30, 2018 by skliff13

[skliff13]

Find targets IS NOT THE PROBLEM, the problem is FINDING PLAYERS.

 

A) Enemy players find targets - Message pops up - You fly to defend the target and find the enemy players

B) Allied platers find targets - Mesage pops up - You fly to cover the allies and find the hostiles attracted by "Ground units under attack" message

 

At least sometimes it works like that. Without ground targets the game will likely turn into infinite voulching.

[Andy1966]

Last night around 21:00 Central European time there were like 16+ players on each side.

Many of them were in pairs.

There we have more fish than water !!!!

 

 

Yes last night was a lot of fun, It may have been the most players I have yet to see on BS. it was wonderful. I was flying around in my Mustang then all of a sudden there was a Spit on my wing, ( very cool) then we found a group of enemy planes, got in a quick furball, then they were gone! it was like what I have read of real WW11 air combat.

[mblackham]

A dedicated BS discord might help keep the server populated. Great piece of software.

 

 

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[morningmode]

A dedicated BS discord might help keep the server populated. Great piece of software.

 

 

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Second that

[Campbell]

Incorporating “Simple Radio” would be cool as well.

 

 

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[VII.Racetrack]

A) Enemy players find targets - Message pops up - You fly to defend the target and find the enemy players

B) Allied platers find targets - Mesage pops up - You fly to cover the allies and find the hostiles attracted by "Ground units under attack" message

 

At least sometimes it works like that. Without ground targets the game will likely turn into infinite voulching.

 

Yesterday afternoon I tried the RAFF662 Server (wich for me is only a fast dogfight server just to have a little fun in short time).

 

We were only 2 pilots a Blue and a Red (Me) and there was only a Target, we found each other immediately.

 

What I mean eekz is: concentrate Targets so ALL the players find each other.

 

What you say skillff is true but only if we have 20 or more players, to many way to disperd, concentrate them!

Let's have huge fun dogfights!

[VII.Racetrack]

Incorporating “Simple Radio” would be cool as well.

 

 

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Good idea!

[gabgio]

Yesterday afternoon I tried the RAFF662 Server (wich for me is only a fast dogfight server just to have a little fun in short time).

 

We were only 2 pilots a Blue and a Red (Me) and there was only a Target, we found each other immediately.

 

What I mean eekz is: concentrate Targets so ALL the players find each other.

 

What you say skillff is true but only if we have 20 or more players, to many way to disperd, concentrate them!

Let's have huge fun dogfights!

 

 

 

Sure, but that is the point of view of somebody who focuses on dogfighting. I enjoy the ground pounding, and fly mostly alone: concentrating all targets in one area would kill the fun for me, and I would not join the server anymore. As it is, it leaves me some strategies to avoid being intercepted, bomb, and get the hell out of there before being shot down. I am terrible at dogfighting, and anyway p51+rockets/bombs would be a cow waiting to be slaughtered.

Skliff's strategy is the one you should use, just wait for messages and direct there. I know for a fact the this works , I gave away so many A/A kills that I feel I should be given the "A/A retarded" award of the year

[eekz]

Yesterday afternoon I tried the RAFF662 Server (wich for me is only a fast dogfight server just to have a little fun in short time).

 

We were only 2 pilots a Blue and a Red (Me) and there was only a Target, we found each other immediately.

 

What I mean eekz is: concentrate Targets so ALL the players find each other.

 

What you say skillff is true but only if we have 20 or more players, to many way to disperd, concentrate them!

Let's have huge fun dogfights!

 

Concentrating targets is not a very good solution from my experience due to several reasons.

 

But I have another thing in progress to solve that you've mentioned. I expect to finish it in a few weeks.

It will be event system for the mission. In addition to regular objectives players will be able to vote in order to start an event (for example bomber escort). If there is enough votes the event will be started.

 

So it will be easy to make lets say 'dogfight' event with low votes requirement (for example at least 1 blue and 1 red vote to start) for those who want just to dogfight.

[VII.Racetrack]

Concentrating targets is not a very good solution from my experience due to several reasons.

 

But I have another thing in progress to solve that you've mentioned. I expect to finish it in a few weeks.

It will be event system for the mission. In addition to regular objectives players will be able to vote in order to start an event (for example bomber escort). If there is enough votes the event will be started.

 

So it will be easy to make lets say 'dogfight' event with low votes requirement (for example at least 1 blue and 1 red vote to start) for those who want just to dogfight.

 

Yeah that is a good idea, already saw this method working on other sims!

 

Guys on what version are we flying?

OpenBeta or not?

 

A little bit confused..

I have ther version 2.5.2.18736.... Is this a Beta?

[VNVVSteata]

Yeah that is a good idea, already saw this method working on other sims!

 

Guys on what version are we flying?

OpenBeta or not?

 

A little bit confused..

I have ther version 2.5.2.18736.... Is this a Beta?

 

 

 

The Beta migrate to stable 2.5 version and viceverso

 

 

Ive been running only beta version on my pc and still do not have to install the released version - the server is accepting me to fly on!

[eekz]

June rankings!

http://burning-skies.com/en/news/121/show.html

 

PS: Please don't change nicknames too frequently. The total season table is aligned by nickname manually in google sheet. Have mercy plz

Edited July 3, 2018 by eekz

[eekz]

UPD: Updated championship table. Changing nicknames no longer devide a player. The most recent nickname will be used.

[eekz]

Server updated to OpenBeta 2.5.2.19157

[Boris]

Thanks eekz for this server! I love the fact that more people are flying in it of late.

 

I know not everyone may have the modules, but some kind of sense for team balance might make things a little more fun for everyone ;)

Very often it's something like 12 allied planes vs 3 axis.

[skliff13]

Very often it's something like 12 allied planes vs 3 axis.

 

Everything has its price. Say, for a player who has only P-51 (i think we have a lot of those) seeing a message like "Sorry but you cant fly the only aircraft you own because of team balance" will not make him happy. He'll be even less happy when he sees that among those 12 allies, 2 are sitting on the airfield and do nothing, 3 learn how to start the engine and 3 more pilots are just fooling around near the base dogfighting each other.

 

Having balanced teams is a great thing of course, but i dont think that "restrictional" solutions are applicable for DCS in non-mirror setup. Besides, there's an open question of how to balance teams in numbers of red/blue players when red/blue aircraft are utterly unbalanced.

[Boris]

Everything has its price. Say, for a player who has only P-51 (i think we have a lot of those) seeing a message like "Sorry but you cant fly the only aircraft you own because of team balance" will not make him happy. He'll be even less happy when he sees that among those 12 allies, 2 are sitting on the airfield and do nothing, 3 learn how to start the engine and 3 more pilots are just fooling around near the base dogfighting each other.

 

Having balanced teams is a great thing of course, but i dont think that "restrictional" solutions are applicable for DCS in non-mirror setup. Besides, there's an open question of how to balance teams in numbers of red/blue players when red/blue aircraft are utterly unbalanced.

 

I'm not really calling for a restrictive server-side solution at all. If you only have the P-51 and don't plan on buying an axis aircraft any time soon, that's absolutely fine.

 

I was just remarking that the collective sense of balance among the player-base seems to be lacking. Of course it could be the case that more people own only allied aircraft.

 

Realistically speaking, I guess it's correct to have far fewer axis fighters in 1944 Normandy anyway :D