leejo

That's really not that important. The brevity will come with some practice, like every other skill you need to fly online well (I hope! I'm working on all this stuff too.)

One of the tricks is doing everything at once, and on time. Poor Aces got a court-martial this weekend for killing a Nato tank. The only thing we could figure was that he'd bombed a bridge a few minutes late, so a tank must have been trying to cross it when he let fly. Not only do you have to not get shot down by migs, sams, or AAA, you have to accomplish your mission on time with some precision too.

Turbo

Wow the more I read about how the missions evolve and the consequences of getting something wrong the more I want to play online. I better start getting familiar with the cockpit before I know every code.

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leejo

yep. This sim (NOT game! ) is on a whole other level.

Throwing a couple of ums and ahs into a message and not using brevity won't make your plane catch on fire.

Mateo

I've been running thorough the training missions, and I concur, this is not a game. Not even close. It's definitely a full on training simulator, repackaged as a game.

It even does things like engine failure on training runs.

Fun stuff!

Turbo

Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been 1 year since my last confession. I mistakenly called a flight simulation a game. Please forgive me it shall never happen again.

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leejo

Aces&Eights

I wouldn't worry too much about the brevity codes. I printed them out and read them over too, then I get online and play and forget pretty much all of them, heh. When there is a Mig on my tail I pretty much become a jibbering idiot.

I think the brevity codes are something I'll just pick up as I go along. I have already picked up one or two from flying with Jex.

I have been up several times now with the TG guys and let me tell you it is not quite as rigid as you guys seem to think. Yes, we try to use brevity codes other things to try and increase the immersion but our main goal is to have fun with the game, so don't worry if you don't know them.

The more people we have the more fun it will be.

-Aces&Eights

leejo

Yeah most flights go like this:

[jex] (says a lot of stuff)
long pause
[me]......what?
jex answers
[me]ok
long pause
[me] (expletive deleted) I've screwed up my MFD.
etc.

Aces&Eights

Lol, that is what makes it so much fun! I am the same way, excpet sometimes I am just too embarrased to admit that I have hit a button and now have a game of Mrs. Pac-Man in my left hand MFD.

-Aces&Eights