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Offline daddog

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I wish drones would rearm and take off with you again
« on: December 08, 2007, 11:00:10 PM »
It is problematic when the drones are left on the runway for enemy fighters to come in and straff.

I am sure I am not the only one who would like to rearm with their drones, MA or events. :)

This would be especially useful in Friday Squad Operations. :)
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2007, 11:32:26 PM »
Dad,

are you mad that myself and the rest of the catters had a turkey shoot at A19 in our FM2s???

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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2007, 12:49:51 AM »
Not at all. In fact I had a good night bagging 3 enemy fighters, two of yours before the fleet ack got me.

I would have done the same thing, but it did prompt me to post this request and it is something I have wanted for a long time.
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2007, 01:51:54 AM »
I'd like to see the leash on drones fixed first. The dogfighting jabo buffs that never lose their drones are getting out of hand. :rolleyes:
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2007, 02:00:28 AM »
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I'd like to see the leash on drones fixed first. The dogfighting jabo buffs that never lose their drones are getting out of hand. :rolleyes:



Indeed


Nice CoOp w/ ya SaX, your squad has a bunch of good guys in it.  


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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2007, 07:37:29 AM »
Plz don't "squeak" or "n00k" or flame me for this, but what is wrong with being creative with a plane?

I'd like it if the drones took off in a realistic amount of runway, and could stay with the lead bomber in tighter level turns, especially at altitude, so that you could turn around to do another bombing run a bit faster (but not unrealistically fast)

BTW, do the planes which circle bases in offline mode use the same programming as the bomber drones?

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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2007, 09:45:02 AM »
Yes please. Allow the drones to follow or at least relaunch after a rearm instead of waiting on the runway for the first vulcher or providing ack star. Maybe launch after an engine restart?
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2007, 10:27:21 AM »
One problem Yossarian is that the REAL aircraft had physical limitations at what angles the bombs could be released (for example, at too steep of an angle the bombs wouldn't clear the bomb bay, or be able to release under negative Gs, etc). BUFFs in the game DON'T have this limitation, which allows players to do things the aircraft literally wasn't CAPABLE of doing.

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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2007, 10:29:03 AM »
There is actually a good side to bombers staying on ground.After they stay on ground if you get shot down in the lead plane you get "teleported" back to the drones on ground , and you are free to land.
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2007, 11:35:32 AM »
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There is actually a good side to bombers staying on ground.After they stay on ground if you get shot down in the lead plane you get "teleported" back to the drones on ground , and you are free to land.


They blow up when you get too far out of range.
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2007, 11:42:30 AM »
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They blow up when you get too far out of range.
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Actualy ont he ground they dont i was in the 1 fso final battle we bombing cv in ki-whatevers in formation and we missed on our first run re-armed took off in the first and when we died tring to dive bomb the cv we were sent back to the bombers on the ground:p
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2007, 11:56:49 AM »
That, and while DEFENDING the CV from dive-bombing Peggies, I watched the lead plane gain as much at 5-6k distance from the drones and the drones didn't once pop.
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2007, 12:03:04 PM »
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That, and while DEFENDING the CV from dive-bombing Peggies, I watched the lead plane gain as much at 5-6k distance from the drones and the drones didn't once pop.

wow that is wierd
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Re: I wish drones would rearm and take off with you again
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2007, 01:29:41 PM »
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It is problematic when the drones are left on the runway for enemy fighters to come in and straff.

I am sure I am not the only one who would like to rearm with their drones, MA or events. :)

This would be especially useful in Friday Squad Operations. :)


Amen, brother daddog.

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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2007, 01:40:52 PM »
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There is actually a good side to bombers staying on ground.After they stay on ground if you get shot down in the lead plane you get "teleported" back to the drones on ground , and you are free to land.
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They blow up when you get too far out of range.
No, they don't.
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