CrazyGman Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 So far the only experience with multiplayer i've had is on the cold war server with the MiG21where i can pretty much get air born and get to where i need to be pretty quick. With the Mirage do most players do the full 8min INS alignment on the ground? Or a shorter alignment? Or don't really bother? Also what would be a good server to join for someone pretty new to the Mirage?
Ultra Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Lately, I've just been using the cheat option of not needing to align the INS for it to work :music_whistling:. I rationalize it since I'm flying against FC3 planes which only take 2 button clicks to start-up and taxi. I believe servers can force INS alignment, but I think most don't. I like playing on DynamicDCS Server (DDCS) the most since it forces comms in Discord chat. It's very helpful, especially for newer players, to have everyone in comms for asking questions and gaining situational awareness of the map. But be aware that this server has modern CAP lives (including M2000C) of ~2 per hour to make people play smarter, so that may be a bit frustrating for less skilled players. There's also 104th server, which usually has the most players but in the Mirage you will be facing F15's with longer range AIM-120 missiles, which is quite difficult. And Blue Flag server which is similarly as immersive as DDCS, but I find less people are on comms there. Hope this helps! :) (These servers are currently on 2.5 Beta version) Edited March 23, 2018 by Ultra
Ultra Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 I should also mention the Through the Inferno server is a really good Player vs. AI server that's usually well populated and has optional comms in Discord and/or SRS. It's a good place to practice skills in a changing map environment without facing player opponents, and there's usually a bunch of people chatting on Discord that I'm sure would be willing to help new people.
ZHeN Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 yea, I'm using that cheat option "INS always aligned" as well (but still have the gyro drift ON) among the servers I usually play on, there's only Blue Flag that forces INS alignment. But the aircraft spawn on the airfields with 0% fuel, so I can do a quick alignment while I'm refueling. It also depends pretty much on the mission options - some missions have "own aircraft" nav mark disabled on F10 view, which really urges you to do at least a quick alignment. Blue Flag does have this option set to ON, so at any time I can see my position on F10. If I need to scramble really fast, I just get 50% of fuel, set "horizon securs", aux nav and take off without alignment [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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