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Offline Psyco

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Caught flying during reset
« on: January 23, 2003, 08:03:01 AM »
Question... This is the first time it has happened to me and I would like to be prepared if it happens again.

Last night I got caught RTB when the "ROOKS WON THE WAR" and the map reset leaving me in the heart of nme territory. I was down to 1/4 fuel and had 4+ sectors to go just to bail in friendly territory if required. Then the buffer says 4 minutes to reset, fine, I pick a field and ditch successfully with 2 minutes to spare, but I was captured by a field full of man-eating sheep that appeared to be very protective of their pasture.

The part that hurts is I had no damage, checked and found that I had made 9 kills and 2 assists on that hop that didn't get landed!:mad: because of the reset.

What should have I done, or is it wrong place, wrong time and nothing you can do about it???

Thanks all.............

Psyco

PS, before anyone thinks about saying it, no, I didn't take the sheep up on their offer, ROOK sheep not my type, I don't like shaved lamby!:D
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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2003, 08:07:19 AM »
Occassionally the Rooks will have a spare C-47 circling so that when we win a reset we can recapture a base again and all land safely.  Sometimes we'll land at a vehicle base if that's all we can get.
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Offline Shane

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Re: Caught flying during reset
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2003, 08:07:23 AM »
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Originally posted by Psyco
Question... This is the first time it has happened to me and I would like to be prepared if it happens again.
The part that hurts is I had no damage, checked and found that I had made 9 kills and 2 assists on that hop that didn't get landed!:mad: because of the reset.
What should have I done, or is it wrong place, wrong time and nothing you can do about it???
Thanks all.............
Psyco


nothing you can do about it... until you get at least 1,000 posts.

:cool:
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2003, 08:08:08 AM »
I feel fortunate that I have only seen two resets since I started playing.
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Offline BlauK

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Re: Caught flying during reset
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2003, 08:37:58 AM »
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What should have I done, or is it wrong place, wrong time and nothing you can do about it???



You should have just kept flying for those 4 minutes. The disco caused by a reset gives a "landed" result.
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Offline Psyco

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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2003, 08:39:40 AM »
Thanks blauK, I'll remember that for the enxt time if I get caught.

Psyco
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Offline Midnight

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Caught flying during reset
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2003, 10:52:47 AM »
Yes, and if you actually do run out of fuel, land somewhere 'safe' and wait for the reset. Don't End flight, just wait.

I remember one time, the server said 3 minutes till reset.... almost 10 minutes later... 2 minutes....
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Offline mason22

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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2003, 01:02:07 PM »
try taking out ack at a near by town (next to an airbase) and land there. should get a successful landing. even a vh might work too.
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Offline steely07

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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2003, 07:38:37 PM »
Land near the nearest nme public house,capture the beer and serving wenches,and wait for the reset in style and comfort :)
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Offline OZkansas

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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2003, 10:34:50 PM »
Just Alt+F4
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