Cold War 1947 - 1991

[TheLongShanks]

Without naming and shaming, I would like to ask if someone is allowed to switch sides simply to get Intel. I witnessed some rather suspicious sideswitching and wonder of someone can link me the rules, or let me know if that should be reported 

[=475FG= Dawger]

1 hour ago, TheLongShanks said:

Without naming and shaming, I would like to ask if someone is allowed to switch sides simply to get Intel. I witnessed some rather suspicious sideswitching and wonder of someone can link me the rules, or let me know if that should be reported 

It is strictly prohibited. In the first post of this thread.

 

[Alpenwolf]

1 hour ago, TheLongShanks said:

Without naming and shaming, I would like to ask if someone is allowed to switch sides simply to get Intel. I witnessed some rather suspicious sideswitching and wonder of someone can link me the rules, or let me know if that should be reported 

Check out the main post of this thread and there you find a set of rules for the server. One of them is the following: "Using the enemy's GCI slot to find out what he's doing is strictly prohibited!". Hard to catch them doing so and hard to prove it. If rossmum is on the server or I myself and we happen to notice such behaviour, the player will be warned and/or kicked out of the server with a warning message clarifying the issue.

You'll always have people exploiting and usurping things. The way of life, mate. If you notice such behaviour and can provide some evidence for it then, please, share that with us. However, the probably more ideal way to deal with such issues is firstly to ask them kindly to stop doing so. You kind of of give them a fair chance before any kicking or banning takes place, and we'd hate to do the latter.

Thank you.

[TheLongShanks]

I am surprised I missed that in the first post. Since I didn't record it, I can't prove it. So I'll leave it as is for now. Thanks for the fast replies

[MMI_Grim]

I have a question.

Would it might be possible to remove the big heading boxes of the Petrovic menu?

They are quite ugly and not very immersive imho. It seems there is a server setting for that.

If the people like the boxes, forget what I requested.

[Alpenwolf]

2 hours ago, MMI_Grim said:

I have a question.

Would it might be possible to remove the big heading boxes of the Petrovic menu?

They are quite ugly and not very immersive imho. It seems there is a server setting for that.

If the people like the boxes, forget what I requested.

I wouldn't have thought this to be an issue for anyone And I personally never acknowledge the given information in the 3 boxes. I'm just used to working with my systems as it is in all the modules I fly. Which is why I never enabled the F10 map as a tool for navigation or external views to check out some landmarks in an easier way or look for something, etc.

If others would like to see it removed I wouldn't mind doing that. We'll see.

[rogorogo]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Alpenwolf:

I wouldn't have thought this to be an issue for anyone

It is not, it is just completely superfluous information and IMMENSELY clogs up visibility - the simple crosshair without anything else is just so much more simple and QoL (caveat: it seems you lose the "status" coloring... but honestly... everyone flying on your server has the spatial awareness to either know the status automatically or quickly glance at the top right corner.

vor einer Stunde schrieb Alpenwolf:

Which is why I never enabled the F10 map as a tool for navigation or external views to check out some landmarks in an easier way or look for something, etc.

Actually - in case this has to been typed in a while - we should all constantly say "AND THANK YOU FOR THAT" exactly because of that. This product is called "Digital Combat SIMULATOR" - not "Fortnite Pew Pew" - and despite the product provider throwing nothing but obstacles into the way of server-runners, this server, your server allows the full visceral experience. And the loop includes the "workload" of looking out the window, using TACAN, RSBN, ARC, encourage teamwork, SRS usage... and not just ripple-spamming 65 trillion in munitions to get 3 airkills (2 of them friendly) and then RTB for an insta-respawn.

So, again - THANK YOU!!!

Btw... a question:
Any plans how to test/what to do with the upcoming integrated proprietary radio solutions by Eagle (it just took them 15 years to decide and 2 years to make).
While I would very much like to watch Ciribob shake his head at a frequency of about 26k per second (for good reasons and with the most outright of rights) - it is what it is, for better or worse.
It could bring more players on in-mission global coms... but from my... irrelevant and outside point of view a decision to use only single system would need to be taken.

Edited December 21, 2021 by rogorogo

[Alpenwolf]

9 minutes ago, rogorogo said:

It is not, it is just completely superfluous information and IMMENSELY clogs up visibility - the simple crosshair without anything else is just so much more simple and QoL (caveat: it seems you lose the "status" coloring... but honestly... everyone flying on your server has the spatial awareness to either know the status automatically or quickly glance at the top right corner.

Actually - in case this has to been typed in a while - we should all constantly say "AND THANK YOU FOR THAT" exactly because of that. This product is called "Digital Combat SIMULATOR" - not "Fortnite Pew Pew" - and despite the product provider throwing nothing but obstacles into the way of server-runners, this server, your server allows the full visceral experience. And the loop includes the "workload" of looking out the window, using TACAN, RSBN, ARC, encourage teamwork, SRS usage... and not just ripple-spamming 65 trillion in munitions to get 3 airkills (2 of them friendly) and then RTB for an insta-respawn.

So, again - THANK YOU!!!

Btw... a question:
Any plans how to test/what to do with the upcoming integrated proprietary radio solutions by Eagle (it just took them 15 years to decide and 2 years to make).
While I would very much like to watch Ciribob shake his head at a frequency of about 26k per second (for good reasons and with the most outright of rights) - it is what it is, for better or worse.
It could bring more players on in-mission global coms... but from my... irrelevant and outside point of view a decision to use only single system would need to be taken.

 

From what I've been hearing it's going to be something like SRS or maybe SRS iteslt with slight changes that ED is going to implement in DCS. If that comms tool behaves in a similar way as SRS does, then I'd happily enable it (supposing there's an option of disabling it). And let's be honest, the less apps we have the better. We're all better off not using so many external software.
Same thing with CTLD and all the scripts mission designers use to work around some obstacles or missing features. ED has been adding more and more features to the Mission Editor and now it's SRS or something similar to it. I've learned to be patient with ED. After all, they follow their own roadmap and you can't expect any different form them or any other company. You can only wish or report things to them and leave it up to them. Isn't that the same relationship a server owner or host has with those who fly on his server?

On a side note, kudos to Ciribob for developing such a tool years ago to give us the chance of using the radios onboard to make DCS even more of a simulator. What a guy! Bless him!

[rogorogo]

well.. from the document they have made public... it basically IS SRS with a lobby added (akin to the faction rooms or global lobby that SRS has too).
It dynamically switches to Radio (overlay) and in-cockpit radio functionality (ff modules) once in the cockpit, while immersion and fidelity-wise the (faction) lobbies could be seen as the "briefing rooms" when... well.. being ded (and the clone vats gestate your latest digital Gestaltwesen).

And the less external software, the less scripts, the more native functionality - the better!
For an ABUNDANCE of reasons - most of which would go wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over everyone's beautifull scalp.

And yes.. bless him.. and THANK YOU to him as well (and he has not been treated fairly.. but.. different story).

And if we all take our vitamins and consider cryogenics we might see a teamscreen that does not show everyone's aiframe and a role select screen that does not show everyone's homeplate and aiframe all the time for everyone.
And an "x" on markers that closes them, not delete them, and actual tactical markers.
That is surely on their roadmap - next to world peace. 
Both have the same existence probability.

4-1-2042, earliest...
 

[MMI_Grim]

5 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

I wouldn't have thought this to be an issue for anyone And I personally never acknowledge the given information in the 3 boxes. I'm just used to working with my systems as it is in all the modules I fly.

Me too, thats why I would like to have them removed. Thats just dead space in my field of view.

[Ian Boys UK]

12 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

I wouldn't have thought this to be an issue for anyone And I personally never acknowledge the given information in the 3 boxes. I'm just used to working with my systems as it is in all the modules I fly. Which is why I never enabled the F10 map as a tool for navigation or external views to check out some landmarks in an easier way or look for something, etc.

If others would like to see it removed I wouldn't mind doing that. We'll see.

Yes please. It's pointless info.

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

The boxes in the pilot's menu for Petrovich are now hidden in the following missions:
- When The Mountains Cry.
- Open Range.
- Two Towns.

These are missions that have been updated already. More missions will follow. Currently updating Swedish Delivery.
The boxes are no more, but you still see a small cursor to tell Petrovich where to look.
You were right, guys, it looks way better now and I thought it was only me or a handful of players who don't regard the info boxes. Thanks for the tip!

[=475FG= Dawger]

 

[Alpenwolf]

1 hour ago, =475FG= Dawger said:

 

I can only imagine how proud you felt gunning down that Fulcrum

Very good editing and nice music!

[=475FG= Dawger]

10 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

I can only imagine how proud you felt gunning down that Fulcrum

Very good editing and nice music!

Most of our Mig-29 kills are guns. They easily avoid any missile they see and a lot they don't see. 

He was almost certainly going to mush into the ground if I hadn't shot him but one must always make double sure 

Same engagement, shortened, no music with Tacview.

 

 

Edited December 23, 2021 by =475FG= Dawger

[rogorogo]

the integrated VOIP radio patch is here, gentlemen

[Miccara]

Hi Alpen...

Just an FYI.
Same issues with the Huey exists. No weapons, no troops as of the 24th.

 

Edited December 25, 2021 by Miccara

[Alpenwolf]

10 hours ago, Miccara said:

Hi Alpen...

Just an FYI.
Same issues with the Huey exists. No weapons, no troops as of the 24th.

 

 

24th?!

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

* Operation Swedish Delivery has been updated. Here's the change log.
   - In addition to the main change log, the Red road base has been relocated.
   - Warehouses adjusted.
   - Numbers of available aircraft adjusted.

* The following missions were removed from the server's rotation:
   - Catch Me If You Can
   - Ossetia
   - Homs
   - Sukhumi - The Beginning
   - Mountain Peaks

* Still waiting on Darts to report back regarding the LotATC app.

Edited December 25, 2021 by Alpenwolf

[MMI_Grim]

Seems like the patch killed the comms menu for the MiG-19.

Is it possible to let them spawn without chocks as a work around?

 

EDIT:

And merry christmas man!

 

Edited December 25, 2021 by MMI_Grim

[Alpenwolf]

6 hours ago, MMI_Grim said:

Seems like the patch killed the comms menu for the MiG-19.

Is it possible to let them spawn without chocks as a work around?

 

EDIT:

And merry christmas man!

 

 

The comms thing is a known issue.
There is no option in the ME that prevents the chocks from being there in the beginning that I'm aware of. A script maybe? But why do that in the first place?

And to you! Bless you.

[MarkMD]

Merry Christmas everyone.

Swedish delivery does not have any troops, crates or weapons on the blue farp. Nothing can be used, the farp looks to be fine, no damage.

Cheers,

M-D

[Apok]

15 minutes ago, MarkMD said:

Merry Christmas everyone.

Swedish delivery does not have any troops, crates or weapons on the blue farp. Nothing can be used, the farp looks to be fine, no damage.

Cheers,

M-D

Same for RED. Only bombs and rockets no ATGMs and crates.

[MMI_Grim]

3 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

The comms thing is a known issue.
There is no option in the ME that prevents the chocks from being there in the beginning that I'm aware of. A script maybe? But why do that in the first place?

And to you! Bless you.

Because we cant remove the chocks without comms, so MiG-19's are grounded at the moment.

Maybe hot starts as last matter?

[Miccara]

17 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

24th?!

I meant, I was checking it on the 24th of December.