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[SEE]

Yes, I remember that!......one of the few occaisions that a Bomber Group had an escort. I did see someone break away going low in the distance but thought "nah ...they never have escorts! Must be an allied disengaging!"- I was wrong! Very low on ammo so - "run and live to fight another day" -my motto!

[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by SEE

Yes, I remember that!......one of the few occaisions that a Bomber Group had an escort. I did see someone break away going low in the distance but thought "nah ...they never have escorts! Must be an allied disengaging!"- I was wrong! Very low on ammo so - "run and live to fight another day" -my motto!

I'm finding more and more that they do have escorts. It's a great way to play the game. It's a lot easier to spot the bomber formations than a single fighter so they tend to draw players to them, friendly and otherwise.

Plus it's an amazing feeling to bounce an enemy fighter attacking a flight of your bombers and send him packing. Feels just like a film.

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by SEE

Very low on ammo so - "run and live to fight another day" -my motto!

No prob with that m8. I do the same. Sometime even faster

[Ze-Jamz]

@ Bliss or any other map makers for ATAG

Again il ask the question as it seems to get lost or ignored

There is a script that is sorting out this whole ESC and create another AC situation being wrote..can it be implemented into what you guys are doing?


# I.e bailout still records a Death (plane)
# ESC and creating another AC during flight records a death

And killer and killed names are shown on both counts

Im sure with friendly permission you could use it...I read that If you ESC and create another AC midflight (mostly when youve just been spanked) spawns another aircraft for you with its tail missing or fuel pump nonoperational for a certain time period

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

But there's lots of times you ESC from an aircraft without being hit or chased. For instance, you spawn inside a hangar, or on a hill and start sliding backwards. A friend joins up and you want to fly together.

I think the ESC-penalty should be reserved for more co-op style/squad servers.

Its triggered after a certain time so hill starts would affect it..and tbh the amount of times people bail cuz they've been bounced or have taken hits is silly..nearly eveyone you shoot down is AI in this game, on top of that you have to put up wiht the AC warping like hell while it turns into AI..

Just stupid imo, Ive even seen pilots bail out without taking hits cuz they know they are in trouble..

Dont get me wrong ive give up on nursing a badly shot up AC home cuz I know I can esc and create another, I like the scoring in IL2 where you have to nurse your AC home unless you want a death recorded against you..if you bail then it depends on where you bailed as to whether you survive or not

[JG52Krupi]

I get a lot of pleasure nursing my badly damaged aircraft home which is just as well given the number of times I have been shot up

They really need a refly button on this game

[trumps]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

I get a lot of pleasure nursing my badly damaged aircraft home which is just as well given the number of times I have been shot up

Same here mate, there is nothing cooler than nursing home a barely flying smoking wreck and then nailing the perfect landing.

Craig

[Ze-Jamz]

Im not sure the game code can mark a kill against the AC alone via DMG..

I.e if you nurse it home you are not killed but the plane is out of action so the shooter gets the kill credit

So if you bail or ESC to join a squadmate or need a Pee and havent sustained DMG you dont get anything recorded it just turns into AI

If you crash while in AC or ESC after sustaining DMG you get a Death instantly, if you Bail then depends on where you are on map whats recorded

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

Honestly, I think the whole scoring system should be removed. While I do score watch myself, I think its a crutch for score-whores. I don't really care if someone bails out when in trouble, or even hits esc. Shooting down a fighter is shooting it down, no AI fighter spawns so you know you got him, and he knows you got him. Bigger problem is there is no ground attack scores added to it, so very rarely do you see anyone flying in a ground attack role (other than strafing spawning players at an airfield, but to get that air-kill score). Without the scoring, I think we'd find less camping over enemy airfields from both sides.

You think?

Believe me if you take away the scoring system people will fly like asshats...not caring about what they kill how they fly, you wouldnt get people taking the time out to bomb stuff if they didnt get credited for the kill/score

Taking away a scoring system on MP is silly

[trumps]

heck yes some sort of scoring system for the groundpounders, make it worth their while. they are what the air war was all about!

Craig