ATAG Dedicated Server is up!

[xnomad]

I know I'm coming off as a whining git but I don't want to fight AI online. If I want to take on AI bombers then I can do that in single player. Especially as the AI is so frustrating.

Since the patch the gunners are also too good. I attacked two He 115 yesterday out of boredom, each time the gunner took out my flap hydraulics with insane deflection shots before I even got close. The gunners were just like IL2 if not better.

I'd guess the majority of the people on the server are there to fight human opponents, the thing is some are so naive they don't realise to fight opponents you need opponents and you can't all go on the same side.

So I have to be pragmatic and end up being the Spit bitch that gets shot down for their pleasure, as I'd rather do that then fly around the map all day looking for the solitary spitfire with ten other 109's.

[trumps]

sounds good bud.

i don't mind going after the bombers, i find the E-1 works very well against them, flames engines and shreds crew positions very nicely, doesnt blow them into little bite sized chunks but a couple of seconds worth in the right spot sends em down just the same. from time to time a spit or hurri sneaks up and trys to ruin the party and then the fun really begins.
i would love to see the results of the bomber strikes affect the availability of airfields, fuel, and aircraft, when someone manages to incorperate this into mission scripts, and game play it will really put this game on the map as something better than just another flight sim. people will have to protect their bombers, and take out the enemy's. it will really make this the battle of Britain
that it is supposed to be.

Craig

[SEE]

Wolverine, nice read about your sortie in the Mk1a. I had a dreadful first half hour in a spit Mk2 and decided to take a break for half an hour to re-focus.

First encounter (at a daft low altitude) - pulled a high G turn - blacked out - and hit the channel without firing a single burst.

Demoted to newbie status!

It got worse......

Chased a BF - lost him in the glare - re-aquired my target - flack going off - pulled the trigger - it was a Spit, it crashed and it was a player!

Demoted to Blind as a Bat with Newbie status.

Took off from Hawking - bounced by a BF just as I lifted off - instant death!

Which is what happens when you are 'Blind as a bat' and flying 'Newbie Mode' given the amount of low flak filling the skies around Hawking.

After the break it was all OK but demoted myself to Hurri or Mk1a Spits only (TigerMoth is bugged......lol).

[ReconNZ]

Hi all, loving the ATAG server - its the only one my squad (RAAF) fly in!

Just one thing though, can you please not have the night rotation? Its too damn tough flying around at night and the server quickly empties out!

Also sorry i haven't read all the discussion but what is the thoughts re ai 109's flying escorts for some of the bombers? Is this doable with the current mission building parameters? It seems a little unrealistic that all the bombers reach the UK unescorted. (i know there are human escorts from time to time but these tend to be very loose).

We always fly RAF planes so we love the 109 escorts when we get them! We often like to escort the wellies over when we can too! Also dont worry about balance, we often fly the Hurri Rotol, prefering this to the Spit Mk2 most of the time. Please do keep the hurries stationed at Lympne though.

[ATAG_Bliss]

Originally Posted by ReconNZ

Hi all, loving the ATAG server - its the only one my squad (RAAF) fly in!

Just one thing though, can you please not have the night rotation? Its too damn tough flying around at night and the server quickly empties out!

Also sorry i haven't read all the discussion but what is the thoughts re ai 109's flying escorts for some of the bombers? Is this doable with the current mission building parameters? It seems a little unrealistic that all the bombers reach the UK unescorted. (i know there are human escorts from time to time but these tend to be very loose).

We always fly RAF planes so we love the 109 escorts when we get them! We often like to escort the wellies over when we can too! Also dont worry about balance, we often fly the Hurri Rotol, prefering this to the Spit Mk2 most of the time. Please do keep the hurries stationed at Lympne though.

Hi Recon,

We used to have AI escorts for the bombers, but found out they used a huge amount of resources to run. But now with the beta patch, it seems the AI spawning has improved 500%. So hopefully after the official release we can put them back in.

And I know what you mean about it getting dark. The majority of the time we run a constant time, but it's nice to occasionally see the sun move

If we could ever figure out a way to get a mission to rotate (reset the sun) we'd have a live rotation. So far it's not in the cards though!

[ATAG_Bliss]

Yeah, we're still trying to figure that out

[trumps]

think server might need a reset, crashed about 10 minutes back.

[ATAG_Bliss]

Restarted.

No spitIIa's until I can figure out a way to limit them. And when they come back it will be in very small numbers. After being in a 109 for the last couple days, it's badly outclassed in virtually every aspect against the II, and I can understand the frustration for blues.

Question: Did they make the 109's worse? It seems they bleed energy much worse now.

[ATAG_Bliss]

Hmm,

It seems different to me. I fly as much blue as red. Maybe it has to do with the stalls.

[JG5_emil]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

Restarted.

No spitIIa's until I can figure out a way to limit them. And when they come back it will be in very small numbers. After being in a 109 for the last couple days, it's badly outclassed in virtually every aspect against the II, and I can understand the frustration for blues.

Question: Did they make the 109's worse? It seems they bleed energy much worse now.

Well done for doing this.