Author Topic: Check six (Read 474 times)

Dennis · « **on:** January 18, 2002, 04:09:40 PM »

Ok. Neewwbee question.

Since I'm a miserable (and often dead) fighter pilot, I get a lot of Check 6 calls. My question is, how do you send them?

I gather you tune your radio to the target in question, type the quotation-mark key into the buffer and hit enter. Is this correct -- or is there a more direct way? I've tried it a few times, but am not sure the message got through; all that showed up in my message window was Splash1: " in white text.

On a related note, in the heat of a dogfight, how does one manage to pull up the radio, type in a GameID and send a check 6 call while continuing to preserve one's own bacon? I find I don't have that many fingers and toes....

Splash1

Furious · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2002, 04:20:05 PM »

Just hit the ' key. No need to bring up the radio.

Just keep hitting it to cycle thru the friendlies visible until it highlights who you want it to.

F.

milnko · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2002, 04:23:12 PM »

If you go to the keyboard mapping in setup, u'll see the is actually a command for sending check six's. U may need to map it to a keystroke.

U'll also wanna map friendly icon select, and cycle targets.

bozon · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2002, 08:48:40 PM »

just hitting the: ' key sends a 6 call to the closent friendly to the center of the screen (no need to "lock" on them). I frequently roll the plane a bit to "aim" at the friendly i want to warn.
use this with causion, since in a furball you might easily send 6 calls to the wrong guy - most annoying.

and check your 6.
Bozon

Flossy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2002, 02:50:42 AM »

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Originally posted by bozon
just hitting the: ' key sends a 6 call to the closent friendly to the center of the screen (no need to "lock" on them). I frequently roll the plane a bit to "aim" at the friendly i want to warn.

Just to clarify, when you press the ' a box will appear around the friendly which will be warned - if it is incorrect press the ' again quickly and repeat until it is around the correct person - the call will not go until about a second has elapsed after releasing the key.

One thing I keep intending to do is program it to a key on my Joystick, to save hunting for the ' key.

Dennis · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2002, 12:54:16 PM »

Thanx all for the clarifications. I understand it perfectly now. !

Splash1