So RIOS, how are YOU training yourself offline?

[Cowboy10uk]

Hi there Fellow Rios, now that the F14 is here, it’s time to start seriously revising and learning the amazing equipment at our disposal. I was just wondering what methods are you guys using to help get yourselves proficient in the whizardy that is Rioing?

 

For myself, I spent a good few hours doing the cold and dark training mission over and over again, until I could go through the check without being prompted. This obviously allowed me to get everything at least up and running.

 

For the last few days I’ve also spent a few hours each morning, just running through the radar pulse Doppler training mission. Let it get to the end of instructions and then just let the mission run, trying to lock up and track the various aircraft flying around. Utilising the IFF and TV to ID the aircraft, and then following them in STT mode, doing my best not to get notched or at least picking them up again ASAP when they do notch me.

 

Granted the aircraft isn’t flying, but it does give you a pretty good understanding on how the radar system is working, not to mention getting comfortable with switching between the various modes, while tracking multiple targets.

 

Ok I’m sure that once I get into the air everything that I’m feeling comfortable with now will go horribly out of the window, but that is my next challenge.

 

Oh yes, and when I can’t get on the pc, the manual is perminantly open on my tablet. Reading it as often as I can.

 

Just got to learn the basics of setting up waypoints etc in the comp now and we should be laughing.

[Looney]

I just tackle a pilot, keep his beer hostage and have him fly me around, works everytime.

[epoch]

I'm going through a "Flying Miss Daisy" phase at the moment. My buddy just flies me around whilst I sit in the back and achieve absolutely nothing.

 

That said, for ground attack

has been a great help.

[Cowboy10uk]

I'm going through a "Flying Miss Daisy" phase at the moment. My buddy just flies me around whilst I sit in the back and achieve absolutely nothing.

 

That said, for ground attack

has been a great help.

 

Ohhh missed that vid. Thankyou, time to get watching. :thumbup:

[Pikey]

I made a mission with friendly targets everywhere all out to 200nm and then hit active pause. I'm not short of a pilot too much. I've also got a live firing range for MP practice where I can spawn in anything, delete it, go immune etc. Very much shortens the combat experience, just not getting much luck with locking things up. Most of the learning has been an eyesight test. With everything being new and not much information on the deeper parts, there's some blind guesswork and testing then wondering if it's me or a bug.

[Cowboy10uk]

I made a mission with friendly targets everywhere all out to 200nm and then hit active pause. I'm not short of a pilot too much. I've also got a live firing range for MP practice where I can spawn in anything, delete it, go immune etc. Very much shortens the combat experience, just not getting much luck with locking things up. Most of the learning has been an eyesight test. With everything being new and not much information on the deeper parts, there's some blind guesswork and testing then wondering if it's me or a bug.

 

I’ve found the best thing to do ref the locking up, is if you are struggling on the DDD, which let’s be honest is finicky at best, is to switch to TWS mode if the targets are 70 miles or less.

 

That way you can just hook them on the TID and then do the IFF checks etc. IF you loose them from there then switch back to DP or Pulse, and try switching to different target aspects and change the radar elevations. There will be times when you loose the contact due to notching for a good few seconds. Try getting your pilot to change course and height also helps with reaquiring the target.