Pilot log book

[S77th-GOYA]

Could we have an option to compile stats even if the pilot has died? The log book was made when the pilot could eject after being hit. Now pilot death is kinda ruining the original idea of the log.

 

Or maybe a way to make the default pilot immortal as far as the log book's stats are concerned?

[Gazehound]

Would be good, id like to be able to view my stats from the beginning of my lockon playing!

I got so sick of ressurecting my pilot I dont bother anymore. I wouldnt mind but half the time it's because of some bug.

[phantom_fly85]

Yeah, I don't understand the point of a log book in Lock-on! There needs to be accumilative stats. Also, add up the deaths not just stopping the log once a pilot is killed.

[Tracker]

We could set our pilot to immortal for single pilot campaign - would that workaround the bugs? (perhaps 1.2 will be less buggy here?)

 

But one solution would be a multi-pilot report for the entire campaign that would compile the stats for all with a breakdown for each. That way if a pilot dies, another could resume the campaign. And the total stats would be available. :)

[S77th-GOYA]

I'm not talking about campaigns. I mean if you add yourself as the default pilot can you have a comprehensive total of all kills, deaths, landings, flight hours, etc. Of course, it would apply to campaigns as well.

[SwingKid]

How would it apply to campaigns? I thought the log book was inaccessible from campaigns?

 

-SK

[S77th-GOYA]

There I go assuming again.

 

Stats from campaigns don't go into the log book?

[SwingKid]

If they do, I never figured out how in two years of trying. I can't seem to choose the log book pilot to use in the campaign, only single missions.

 

Welcome to our single-player paradise...

 

-SK

[S77th-GOYA]

They can't be declassified and the default pilot inserted in each mission? ( My heart goes out to all SP pilots out there, if for nothing else, having to deal with the AI all the time.)

[Cosmonaut]

Pilot log works fine with SP campaigns. Make sure you have set the pilot you want to use as default also make sure you're flying for the correct country e.g. Russian pilot for Russian Aircraft. US/ Canada for Allied etc.. then RTB, land, taxi and shut down after each mission. Works for me like this anyway.

 

Oh I should add that I agree the pilot log should actually be a pilot log and not end when you're killed. IMO the "Status" of the pilot should be removed and added to the Mission log under the "Evaluation" section. That way you would have a record of all events that took place with out it affecting the active status of your pilot for the next mission/s.

 

What I do now is just back up the Pilots.xml and the PilotmissionXX.xml, for the pilot I'm using, that way its just a quick copy/ paste and my pilot is as good as new.

[SwingKid]

Pilot log works fine with SP campaigns. Make sure you have set the pilot you want to use as default also make sure you're flying for the correct country e.g. Russian pilot for Russian Aircraft. US/ Canada for Allied etc.. then RTB, land, taxi and shut down after each mission. Works for me like this anyway.

 

Ah ok, maybe it's my ignorance, thanks for that help.

 

What I noticed is that in the mission editor, if you're creating a single mission, then you may select a log book pilot name, but if you're creating a campaign, you can't. It didn't occur to me that this list of logbook pilot names in the single mission editor was NOT the list of logbook pilot names we are supposed to use, but rather, that we're supposed to select the pilot from a different screen. I'll try it out.

 

The campaign will also save your debriefing, while a single mission doesn't. And a single mission can be used for multiplayer, but a campaign cannot. I had a hard time understanding this, and clearly still have more to learn.

 

What is the procedure for receiving promotions and awards?

 

-SK

[S77th-konkussion]

What is the procedure for receiving promotions and awards? -SK

 

The promotions are set to the mission count, the awards are.. silly.. You get ALL of them in about oh 90 seconds total flight hours.

 

No- I'm kidding. But not by much. I think I had everything including a MOH after about... 5 to 10 missions lol.

 

D-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-M-N-N I'm good!!!

[S77th-konkussion]

I know it may not be a priority- but these fixes to the logbook would be a great idea IMO. Personally, I like to use it and have done so since only a couple of months after the launch of 1.0 I reckon the problem of all entries lost if game crashes - I guess that's simply not ever going to be fixed, but not having a "dead" or "alive" pilot to fool with would be great. Just total it all up.

[Cosmonaut]

What I noticed is that in the mission editor, if you're creating a single mission, then you may select a log book pilot name, but if you're creating a campaign, you can't. It didn't occur to me that this list of logbook pilot names in the single mission editor was NOT the list of logbook pilot names we are supposed to use, but rather, that we're supposed to select the pilot from a different screen. I'll try it out.

 

-SK

 

Yeah it is different for single missions and campaigns. For campaigns you've got to select a pilot from the exact country you're flying for and make him your default pilot in the "Log". Then he shows up automatically as your pilot in the campaign. I think for single missions you just have to select a pilot from the coalition side you're flying for so you could actually fly a U.S F15 but as a Canadian pilot... well you can select it anyway I havent tested whether or not it will register any info.. however this wont work for Campaigns.

[33 309th_Hedgehog]

Until the online missions are not taken into account the pilot logbook has no worth for me.

[Alfa]

 

What is the procedure for receiving promotions and awards?

 

-SK

 

Promotions are entirely down to mission count and requires doubling up for each promotion:

 

0 = Second Lieutenant

 

15 = First Lieutenant

 

30 = Captain

 

60 = Major

 

120 = Lieutenant Colonel

 

240 = Colonel

 

These can be edited directly and the criteria can be altered to whatever you like - you can also add to the rank list and specify a mission count for when it should "kick in" - very simple stuff :)

 

Awards are a little less transparent and are given based on a point count, which again(I believe) is dependant on types of destroyed enemy units. A medal is being awarded each time 400 points have been collected:

 

- 200

- 600

- 1000

- 1400

- 1800

- 2200

- 2600

- 3000

 

Again I think(havent tried) these criteria can be altered to your heart´s desire simply by changing the numbers.

 

Cheers,

- JJ.

[SUBS17]

Flying online does count you must select your pilots name for your aircraft. One problem however if you die then he dies:icon_roll

So far the best setup for logbook is Falcon4 AF, all of my combat flights are logged, also for online play I can view other pilots logbooks! A very handy feature since you can tell if the pilot is good or if he doesn't fly often etc. Same applys to Janes F/A-18. It would be good if lockon had a death counter instead of being so realistic that when a pilot dies thats it hes dead start all over again. :cool:

[KILSEK]

Hi all.

 

Agreed.

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=8497

 

-KILSEK

[bSr.LCsta]

Man.....where were you guys like 3 months ago??? :P

 

Does anyone use this feature???

 

I have been doing so for awhile, and after playing some BF2 I was thinking how nice it would be if the log book could get some upgrades in a future/upcoming patch. I don't think that a multi-player points thing is the way to go, but some new features and fixes would be nice?

 

BTW, Is there anyone who knows how the medals and ranks are rewarded?

I recv'd ALL the medals after one crazy flight, but that was the only time.....since then I have earned nothing?

 

I know you can edit a file to bring back the dead pilots, but I prefer to start over......check the last flight.....2+ hrs and I got ambushed about 80k from home base after a 2000km flight. grrrrrr!!!!

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=9845

[Fox_one]

Yeah. I would like to see this feature as well, a logbook like the one we had in F4's multiplayer, where it would log # of deaths instead of plain stopping the log.....

 

Would be nice to know how many hour's I have spendt flying Lockon since

the release :) I can assure you it's not few !

[S77th-konkussion]

Until the online missions are not taken into account the pilot logbook has no worth for me.

 

 

:icon_conf

 

 

A couple of other cute items: If you take a couple of bounces on landing- they all count, hehehe I've seen 5 or 6 landings made all at once a few times..

 

Same goes for hooking up A2A refueling- but this makes more sense- that each connection would log.

[SUBS17]

Is it possible to edit the log book and create a mod with pilot death counter and no loss of the pilot?