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Offline Mister Fork

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Request: Squadron size
« on: January 11, 2005, 10:58:53 AM »
HiTech/Pryo: Coulpe of questions

a) Is it possible to increase the squadron size number?
Reason: There are a number of squadrons forced to break apart due to their numbers being over the max.  Not everyone is on at the same time and vox 111 is not always available if two squadron wings are setup. (i.e. Hells Angels and Hells Angels II)

b) Is it possible that if A is not possible, that squadrons can join togehter in a partnership on a single VOX channel ONLY available to them and be visible as a single squad color on ICON and DAR?
Reason: If numbers are capped, then even for joint squad operations, it's often very nice to have two squadrons have a 'joint ops' channel that anon pilots can't listen in and then see everyone as squadmates. If the squadron is broken up due to size, this would be a nice 'alternative'. Even if it's a different color for the 'joined squad'.

I'm asking cause there a lots of squadrons out there with several parts that would love to be able to talk together, look at a map and see where they are.  It's fustrating during squad nights not to see where the 'whole' squadron is or even to chat with other 'squad' members.
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Offline TequilaChaser

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Request: Squadron size
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2005, 11:14:16 AM »
MF,  <----lol looks funny not typing the whole name :D

take my squad for Example, The Damned
we have I think 4 different Damned Squads,  I think 3 of them have identically the exact same name, 1 doesn't because one of our members quit AH and didn't leave the ability to switch the name to others in that squad......

we all use a designated squad vox channel and text channel, ( both being the same really ) so those that are unable to speak on vox still have the ability to relay info to the rest, and still hear what others that can speak are saying......

We never really cared about having identical squad name until some persons on this BBS said, why does 1 wing have certian type players verse another wing, so we stepped away from our long time tradition to make every Damned member look as we were all on the same team, although we already was, it just  made it where other persons on this board did not have the ability to question use why the different names......but each Squad CO still uses for the most part that wings squad patch.........
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Offline FDutchmn

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Re: Request: Squadron size
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2005, 11:25:02 AM »
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Originally posted by Mister Fork
HiTech/Pryo: Coulpe of questions

a) Is it possible to increase the squadron size number?
Reason: There are a number of squadrons forced to break apart due to their numbers being over the max.  Not everyone is on at the same time and vox 111 is not always available if two squadron wings are setup. (i.e. Hells Angels and Hells Angels II)

b) Is it possible that if A is not possible, that squadrons can join togehter in a partnership on a single VOX channel ONLY available to them and be visible as a single squad color on ICON and DAR?
Reason: If numbers are capped, then even for joint squad operations, it's often very nice to have two squadrons have a 'joint ops' channel that anon pilots can't listen in and then see everyone as squadmates. If the squadron is broken up due to size, this would be a nice 'alternative'. Even if it's a different color for the 'joined squad'.

I'm asking cause there a lots of squadrons out there with several parts that would love to be able to talk together, look at a map and see where they are.  It's fustrating during squad nights not to see where the 'whole' squadron is or even to chat with other 'squad' members.


Nightmares VMF101 has two wings.  We tune to the same channel and this has not been a problem.  In fact, the cntrl-s command allows all the people on the same vox channel to be in the same color.  I am not sure what is the issue...