II./JG53 Co-Op Squad is recruiting

[JG53_Valantine]

Hi,
If you are interested in the online Co-op side I would like to present II./JG53 to you.
we are a co-op squadron of 3 sections based on time zone, al lare active and have a healthy membership base -
Rote is USA area
Weisse - UK/EU
Gelbe -Aus/NZ
As an established CO-OP group with over 40 members we are looking for BF109 pilots from all over the world to fly Co-op missions with us. We have three sections, one absed in the UK/EU, one in the USA/CAN and another based in AUS/NZ, all are operational and have plenty of active and dedicated pilots all waiting to welcome you into the group!
We fly using 1946 patched to the latest full version (ie. 4.0, generating our co-op missions using Lowengrins Dynamic campaign generator.
We are currently operating over North afrika in Early 1943 flying the BF109G2.
We allow our pilots to fly in other IL2 squadrons providing mission times don't clash - we do this as we know some people like to have a co-op squad and an online "wars" squad as well as those who enjoy being in an "axis" squad and a different "allies" squad. So if you're looking for a CO-OP squad to fly with, id ask you to consider joining us here at II./JG53.
You've probably seen a fair few of us messing about on Hyperlobbby the past few days, if you've enjoyed flying with us, or just watching to random banter then feel free to drop by our forums and say hi, no obligation to join!
You can find our website here; http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53/
With a link to the forums and "sign up" in the navigation bar as well as our Roster, Awards and News pages!

Hope to see you in the air with us soon!
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[II/JG53_Munz]

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[JG53_Valantine]

Hello all,

As always, JG53 is looking for pilots the world over, so if yo uare itnerested in the CO-OP side of things feel free to check us out over at www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53

However, the main reason for this post is to bring you all the fantastic news from JG53:

To start with I would like to extend my thanks to all of you who are currently active, in general most of our members have been active over this new theatre, however there are several of you who have not been seen for some time. If this applies to you, or you wish to leave the group, please drop by the forum and let me know. If you are simply away for an extended period or have issues that are preventing you from flying, it woudl also be appreciated if you dropped by the forums and let me know when to expect you abck.

With that done I shall move onto the second and important part of this newsletter:

After a long consultation and testing period involving all members of JG53, Stab have come to a final decision regarding these Mods.

We believe that JG53 should move to the Mods as it will:

1. Offer us increased realism in both graphical and sound terms
2. Offer us more realistic maps, especially for our current theatre of operations
3. Give us a much more updated game in the long wait for SOW
4. Offer us a slightly wider choice of aircraft to fight
5. Offer many, if not all, players a much steadier and reliable setup in terms of crash resistence and graphical errors.

As such we have thought long and hard about this, and have come up with the following rules:

1. Use only the "JG53" mod pack. the full complete uneddited pack.
2. Do not alter the mod package in any way
3. If caught cheating it is an immediate expuslion from the group
4. If caught using non "JG53" pack mods you get a warning, on the third warning you are removed from the group
5. The mod package will be re-evaluated every so often by gruppe stab (say every 3-6 months) to ensure we stay on top of developments that will enhance our immersion/realism whilst not forcing people to constantly fiddle with their installs.

These rules are here to ensure that EVERYONE is on an equal playing field. Whilst moving to mods does open up the possiblity of people using non approved mods or even hacks/cheats - the rules are inplace to discourage and punish those who do choose to do so. However I believe that by having a complete JG53 mod pack we should not encounter this as all our members are reliable and honest people.

From the consultation it apepars as though 99% of our membership approve of this move. Whilst Mod/Patch switchers do exist, during the course of testing many membres have reported issues with these jamming and requiring a complete reinstall. As such what I suggest, for all members, is to have two seperate installs. One that is the JG53 install which contains the official JG53 mod package and another that is the standard 4.08m patched version to allow for online play on public servers via hyperlobby. This is the most reliable way to ensure that you are still able to fly online via hyperlobby as well as having the complete JG53 package. Simply copy your install to another location, for example have the standard one at: C:/Program Files/IL21946 and then the Modded one at: C:/Program Files/IL21946JG53MOD

I think this package gives the most versatility to the group as it is a relatively small download when compared with the "complete" AAA package, is relatively easy to install and get working, Contains new and improved maps etc. whilst still being accessible for members with lower spec machines.

For missions we will no longer be able to use DCG to generate our missions, as such the missions will need to be created by hand. At the moment I am finalising a template that will be used for the first part of the new map from which we will create the first batch of missions. So expect to see missions flown by each Staffel that interlink and reinforce the notion that all pilots are flying the same campaign and the effects of Gelbe missions will be felt by Weisse and Rote and vice versa. This gives us a huge amount to work with in regards to getting a "living" campaign going that reflects our efforts across the board - hopefully meaning that for example, we all have a greater sense of achievement for taking out a flak battery in a Weisse missions meaning that Gelbe can get to their groudn pounding missions without being hit by that Flak battery.

Thanks go out to all JG53 members for having patience whilst this decision was made and the mods evaluated. An extra special thanks goes to the following for their contribution to the overall end result:

Anto
Otto
Wolf
Munz


I welcome all comments and suggestions as always!
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[Thunderbolt56]

Is this a blog?

[JG53_Valantine]

Just a nice way to keep everyone informed of what we are upto, as well as a bit of publicity: at least it is a lot nicer than a simple "Bump"
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