FrankTheSpank Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 How come a month ago pretty much every server I went on had AWACS support and now every server I go on doesn't have AWACS support? Did some rapper come out with an album and single titled "AWACS be WHACK yo" or something? What the hell happened a month ago that made every server ditch AWACS? Was there some investigative journalism special on everyone’s local news where they gave hard hitting facts about the AWACS system in Lomac so every server admin decided to turn it off on their servers? I know AWACS in lomac aren't exactly perfect and don't work for the F-15's (at least that’s what I've heard, I only fly the Russian fighters) but what changed a month ago that we went from AWACS support on almost every server to no AWACS support anywhere? I don't get it. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GGTharos Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 I know AWACS in lomac aren't exactly perfect and don't work for the F-15's (at least that’s what I've heard, I only fly the Russian fighters) but what changed a month ago that we went from AWACS support on almost every server to no AWACS support anywhere? I don't get it. Back up a little in that paragraph - like the beginning, and you'll get it. Datalink allows 3:1 exchange ratios (USAF's words, not mine) against otherwise equal machines. Russian birds have enough advantages piled on'em as is. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
S77th-ReOrdain Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Relax Frank, AWACS still available on some servers at times. Just not all the time. 1
S77th-konkussion Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Often the AWACS have been shot down already. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=43337&d=1287169113[/sIGPIC]
FrankTheSpank Posted February 8, 2007 Author Posted February 8, 2007 Back up a little in that paragraph - like the beginning, and you'll get it. That does not explain why EVERY server a month ago had AWACS and now they don't unless datalink on F-15's got disabled last month and the server admins said "well screw AWACS then.". I'm not asking if the AWACS in lomac suck or not, I'm asking why EVERY server I played on a month ago had it and now they don't. Some new patch come out? Did the president of ED make some statement about how much it sucked and the server admins disabled 'em? Does AWACS not work with Vista? Did a crazy astronaut woman in diapers drive to the home of every server admin and pepper spray them until they disabled AWACS on their servers? What the hell changed? If it wasn't lame to have AWACS enabled on all the servers a month ago why is it lame today? Did everyone just find out? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
FrankTheSpank Posted February 8, 2007 Author Posted February 8, 2007 First thing I do if I'm flying with my guys or 3Sqn is to smoke the AWACS. :D Hell yeah, that's one of the best things about having AWACS. Not actually shooting it down but the reaction from the other team when you shoot it down. They're like: "Hey, how come I don't see anymore triangles on my MFD anymore? WTF?!?" :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
TucksonSonny Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 First thing I do if I'm flying with my guys or 3Sqn is to smoke the AWACS. :D Maybe setting up a CAP to protect these AWACS’s would be a solution ;) DELL Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 940 2,93 GHz @3 GHz, 8 MB cache | 8.192 MB 1.067 MHz Tri Channel DDR3 | 512 MB ATI® Radeon™ 4850 | 500 GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA | Samsung SM 2693 HM 25.5 " | HOTAS Cougar Thrustmaster |
S77th-konkussion Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Maybe setting up a CAP to protect these AWACS’s would be a solution ;) True- but unrealistic as the numbers in the servers are not a constant, and AI is....AI. We will often try to position SAM coverage to both afford it protection but also give a well orchestrated attack [on AWACS] a chance to succeed. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=43337&d=1287169113[/sIGPIC]
Aeroscout Posted February 9, 2007 Posted February 9, 2007 I have never seen AWACS on servers either. I assume they were smaked though. (often, the server says there is AWACS avalible, but there never there.) DCS Wishlist: 1) FIX THE DAMN RIVERS!!! 2) Spherical or cylindrical panorama view projection. 3) Enhanced input options (action upon button release, etc). 4) Aircraft flight parameter dump upon exit (stick posn, attitude, rates, accel, control volume, control-surface positions, SAS bias, etc). 5) ADS-33 maneuver courses as static objects. 6) Exposed API or exports of trim position and stick force for custom controllers. 7) Select auto multiple audio devices
Guest IguanaKing Posted February 9, 2007 Posted February 9, 2007 True- but unrealistic as the numbers in the servers are not a constant, and AI is....AI. We will often try to position SAM coverage to both afford it protection but also give a well orchestrated attack [on AWACS] a chance to succeed. SAM coverage? Heh...I guess that would be true with the infallible IFF capabilities of the AI air defenses. :)
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