connecting to on line arenas

[rickoshay]

howdy, i am a noob at this flite sims stuff and therefore dumb!! problem is i cannot connect with on line arenas. i can get to the point where i select " join" on the card, then i will see the names of those in the group i am supposed to join, but when i select a direction to take off i get " cannot take off in that direction". i know it is me being a noob but i dont know how to connect!please help.      

[moot]

Which one of these steps is the problem?

First screen in the game.. Click Online Arenas


It'll ask for login, enter the login info and click OK


Then you get the arena list - just make your choice by double clicking, or clicking your choice then "OK"


Once in the arena, double click on any airfield (Axx), vehicle base (Vxx), Port (Pxx), or Carrier Vessel (Cxx). Then once where you want to take off from, click on "Hangar"


Where you'll have a choice of planes and ground vehicles to use.  Make your choice


Then click on the direction you want to take off in:

[rickoshay]

howdy moot. i make it to the point where i select my ordinance and fuel,etc. when i select them nothing appears on the plane then when i select a direction for take off i get a small window saying " you cannot take off in that direction", no matter what direction i choose.

[RTR]

rickoshay, check the type of base you are at. You can do this by hitting the escape key to bring up the clipboard map. use the [ and ] keys to zoom in and out. If you are at a "V"  (IE V64) base you can only launch vehicles or planes that are enabled at Vbases (Hurricanes for example).

any A base (IE A55) is an Airbase and depending on what arena you are in you may launch there. The late war arena's have all planes enabled. The Midwar arena has only mid war planes enabled and the Early war arena has only early war planes enabled.

If you are at A Vbase (or any base for that matter) and want to move to another base, simply double click on the map the base you wish to go to. (you must do this from the tower though).

hope this helps.

cheers,
RTR

[rickoshay]

thanks a lot RTR,sounds like a winner,nothing like good instructions.

[ImADot]

Also, if any plane or vehicle shows in red, it is not available.  Right-click the list in the hanger and set it so it only shows enabled items.  This will shorten the list in Early and Mid war, since the Late war equipment isn't available in those arenas.  Further, if the hangers for a vehicle type (vehicle hanger, fighter hanger, etc.) are all down, you will see those items in red when normally they would be available.