Operation "Blue Flag" - 24/7 PvP Campaign - ROUND 9

[gregzagk]

Su-33 can use ET and ER, I guess it is not intentional.

 

No, it's a bug with the Carrier Warehouse. Couldn't find an alternative. Will check it out asap.

 

Greg

[CrashO]

Same with the A-10. It can use all of the weapons now, no restrictions.

[M460]

Sorry for the delay.

The updated missions are up. Server restarted.

 

- Added the Viggen for both sides

- Added Naval units (they are not connected with Blue Flag's scripts yet, so they are just spawning in each mission)

- Added Kuznetsov & Carl Vinson Carrier groups

- Added SU-33s for Red side

- Fixed the warehouses

- Map & Side selection reseted

 

Greg

 

Thank you for the juicy update Greg!! Still what about the Gazelle. We need to split some variants too.. It still does to much to be just on one side.

[gregzagk]

Thank you for the juicy update Greg!! Still what about the Gazelle. We need to split some variants too.. It still does to much to be just on one side.

 

We are getting back slowly and checking things with the guys.

Sorry for the delayed updates but our time was limited.

 

Once ready we hope we will present a good concept for round 10 that may include the gazelle variants divided in the two sides.

 

Greg

[*Rage*]

:thumbup:

 

:joystick:

[609_Relentov]

Thank you for the juicy update Greg!! Still what about the Gazelle. We need to split some variants too.. It still does to much to be just on one side.

 

You can say almost the same thing about the KA-50. With one KA-50 you can take out an entire FARP with its 12 stand off Vikhers. You just need a transport helo around when it's done to capture the FARP with troops.

 

You can't do that with one Gazelle, although I believe it can carry troops (in BF at least). In any case, the Gazelle variants on one side with their troop carrying ability does help to counter the KA-50 on the other side with it's better stand off attack ability.

 

One question about the addition of the Viggens to both sides... will they at least have different paint/color/camo patterns? Otherwise how will VFR contact without air-to-air radar w/IFF be able to tell them apart at a quick glance?

Edited February 11, 2017 by 609_Relentov

[OperatorJack]

Server seems a little unstable at the moment, to the point that a group of us just decided to go play a game that works instead of DCS

[gregzagk]

One question about the addition of the Viggens to both sides... will they at least have different paint/color/camo patterns? Otherwise how will VFR contact without air-to-air radar w/IFF be able to tell them apart at a quick glance?

 

Yes used the metal camo and the green camo to separate them.

 

Can you please provide us any details about the instability of the server? Is it lagging?

Disconnects?

 

Thank you

 

Greg

[OperatorJack]

 

Can you please provide us any details about the instability of the server? Is it lagging?

Disconnects?

 

Thank you

 

Greg

 

We didn't stay too long, we just saw aircraft jumping about lagging, I got a huge spike during a fight and then 4 of us were disconnected at once. We were in the server for maybe 20 mins total.

[Pronin]

Server is back to Round 5 levels of lagging. Planes bouncing around everywhere. Of the 6 people we flew with, 4 were disconnected

[levanoga]

Any ping limits soon? We have people with over 250ms ping on the server...

[M460]

You can say almost the same thing about the KA-50. With one KA-50 you can take out an entire FARP with its 12 stand off Vikhers. You just need a transport helo around when it's done to capture the FARP with troops.

 

You can't do that with one Gazelle, although I believe it can carry troops (in BF at least). In any case, the Gazelle variants on one side with their troop carrying ability does help to counter the KA-50 on the other side with it's better stand off attack ability.

 

One question about the addition of the Viggens to both sides... will they at least have different paint/color/camo patterns? Otherwise how will VFR contact without air-to-air radar w/IFF be able to tell them apart at a quick glance?

 

 

The gazelle breaks the rules of cooperation to capture thus it can do it all by itself.

Ka-50 cannot carry troops or crates...or call bombers..

the gazelle can do all of those and uses chopper lives..not fighter lives like the KA-50.

 

No point comparing these two.

[ralfidude]

Where and to whom do I message in order to report a player?

[609_Relentov]

The gazelle breaks the rules of cooperation to capture thus it can do it all by itself.

Ka-50 cannot carry troops or crates...or call bombers..

the gazelle can do all of those and uses chopper lives..not fighter lives like the KA-50.

 

No point comparing these two.

 

Hmm, I didn't realize the Ka-50 uses fighter lives.

 

Still, a Gazelle relies on an AI bomber to hit a target, something that won't be as easy once the AI CAP fighters are fixed, or if human controlled aircraft are defending (since it's plastered up top that a bomber strike is coming). Otherwise it can't take out a FARP by itself was my point, even if it can carry troops (maybe if a mortar can hit anything accurately..).

 

So you add Gazelles to both sides, but only one side has the Ka-50, so now we can argue the other way LOL. It never ends :) - just saying the advantages of the Gazelle with what you describe counters to some degree what the Ka-50 can do. We can just agree to disagree :smilewink:

[Jugdriver]

 

Can you please provide us any details about the instability of the server? Is it lagging?

Disconnects?

 

Thank you

 

Greg

 

I am finding it very laggy with low FPS and big lag spike lasting 15+ seconds. I have only flown BF since 1.5.6 so I can't compare it to other servers.

 

JD

AKA_MattE

[xcom]

Where and to whom do I message in order to report a player?

 

PM with the details plz

[gregzagk]

The changes we did were:

 

- Viggen

- Ships

- SU-33s (R-27ER & R-27ET available due to Carrier bug)

- Turned on the exports to test something

 

Turned exports off again now. It may solve the lag issues as objects and sensors won't export anymore.

 

Greg

[Asset]

The gazelle breaks the rules of cooperation to capture thus it can do it all by itself.

Ka-50 cannot carry troops or crates...or call bombers..

the gazelle can do all of those and uses chopper lives..not fighter lives like the KA-50.

 

In reality the Gazelle only has two backseats so no room for "troops". Why not allow the Gazelle to only carry a Stringer (just one person) and nothing else? It's not meant for carrying things, leave it to its Intel role and fun with its missiles.

[Frostie]

R-27ER on the Kuz should remain a thing but 33's start at airbases. If you land on the carrier you get rewards. Currently R-27R doesn't compete with AIM-7 and especially 530D so I don't see a problem with this bonus, Soviets don't always have to be the worst armed. :thumbup:

 

This also gives an objective for the Viggens to remove this threat, plus this gives an option to ferry ER's to airbases.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Frostie

[Oceandar]

The FPS is pretty low on my system. Before I had 40-60 with Vsync on, now I have roughly 35-50.

[Pheonix0869]

Just dropping a some brain droppings. Mostly about the ships and Viggen. I was imagining the ships acting on a predetermined path up or down the coast hitting the Redfor or Blufor main strongholds at about the 2 hr mark, unless otherwise interdicted. However it may be a much simpler insertion to lighten the defenses on cities under the protective umbrella of a static vessel group. This allows extra protection for "Capitol" cities, which are usually dealt with at the end of the match, and as such would funnel all available Viggen drivers to those targets, regardless of active cooperation.

 

As an aside, I like the idea of the Carriers carrying additional goodies that can be ferried back to mainland by transport choppers or allow landing SU-33 and F/A -18 (two weeks) to rearm with slightly better missiles.

 

As much as it pains me to write this, I would observe the performance of BK-90's on the server as they seem to be resource heavy atm. Cheers, and great work on a very worthwhile, entertaining, and challenging server!

[gregzagk]

Please provide us with some feedback if the server performs better than yesterday.

Thanks

 

Greg

[levanoga]

Server almost went down and for most people it crashed around 1800-1900Z time on 12th FEB . Can anyone check the logs?

[Yuya6104]

BS did also change FRAP Locations and Comm towers location and did make more change to airfeilds and more changes for ground wars so that Blue Flag feel more new then a Vinage Blue Flag?

[levanoga]

Someone put a RED ship into the mountains 30nm north of Sochi that is engaging aircraft passing by...