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Offline Zippatuh

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« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2001, 11:23:00 AM »
Wotan,

Why not have as many people in the mission as possible?  What’s wrong with overwhelming the target to insure its capture?  I find it hard to believe that the mission planner can have a correlation to gangbanging.  It’s hard enough to get people to join.

Squad missions, sure, I’ve seen separate targets but for a rag tag group attacking two separate targets will most likely end up with neither one of them having an objective accomplished.  This is my opinion anyway.


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I’m not sure if this pertains to this particular discussion but there is an enhancement that I would like to see for the mission planner.  The ability to distinguish flights by icon color.  A lot of times I get in the air and forget who are with me in escort, bombing the VH, or what have you.  If each flight could be distinguished by a separate color it would be easier to keep track of when in the air.  Especially mixing it up.

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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2001, 12:45:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ripsnort:
It would be nice to [ 11-20-2001: Message edited by: Ripsnort ]

it would be nice to save all the mission variables to file including way points...........

it would be nice to have a planning map which could be viewed "in plan".

it would be nice to be able to save "mission notes" which are given as the mission executes........eg at WP 4 Text "open bomb bay doors"

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« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2001, 12:46:00 PM »
Things I would like to see in the mission planner.

1. "LAUNCH MISSION NOW" button that can be pressed at any time to start the mission.

2. A "SET ALL FLIGHTS TO SAME WAYPOINTS" or "COPY WAYPOINTS" option for flights that you want to go the same way.

3. A waypoint description text field to allow for breifing info or other important mission data.

4. Deleted flights to actually be deleted and not say "DELETED" in grayed out letters

5. An "AUTO-TUNE Radio" button presented to pilots that are joining the mission, so they don't have to ask "What channel we using?"

6. The ability to re-select and move waypoints with a "click and drag" function.

7. The ability to look Top-down at the map, rather than from the current 45 degree angle.

8. A larger text field for mission description and breifing

9. A "map upload/download" that would allow the planner to upload mission specific clip board sheets that would be availble for mission pilots to download directly to their clipboard.

10. Not mission planner, but : A 'hot key' to toggle through clip-board sheets.

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« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2001, 04:33:00 AM »
if someone sends 15-20 (ive seen many more) guys at a base where its either relatively undefended or with dramatically  overwhelming numbers then what do you call it?

theres 6 guys in my squad we capture whatever base we set out to get. However We only do that so we can vulch the capture is of little importance   :).

 
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 Thats right Nifty! We always make it easy for the opposition anyway, none of us are nose bleeders.

Nosebleeders? dunno if thats directed at me or not but i remember in the ute map climbing up on six f6fs at 24k (thought it was hq raid) and most of ya augering i think I got the film round here some where.

I was in a g2 got 4 kills and a assist and only fired 32 rounds.......

My point wasnt directed at you mag folks I dunnae care what yas do. But theres a few guys on each side that really "do missions" they are always large scale with numbers well beyond what is needed.

I only offered suggestion take it or leave it. But a gangbangs a gangbang no matter how ya dresser up.............

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« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2001, 04:51:00 AM »
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it would be nice to have a planning map which could be viewed "in plan".

F3 F8 do the trick  :)

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« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2001, 12:55:00 PM »
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F3 F8 do the trick   :)

It does!

Thx

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« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2002, 01:03:15 PM »
Punt!(add yours here Tahgut! its a good one!)

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« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2002, 01:17:51 PM »
PUNT !!!

I still like the thought of a small text editor built into the clipboard. That way you could jot down quick notes before or during the mission. A download to (clipboard) would be a nice feature also.

And the top downb view in the maproom would make it easier to place waypoints.

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« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2002, 01:34:41 PM »
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PUNT !!!

I still like the thought of a small text editor built into the clipboard. That way you could jot down quick notes before or during the mission. A download to (clipboard) would be a nice feature also.

And the top downb view in the maproom would make it easier to place waypoints.


GREAT suggestions, 'specially that last one!