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Let me start by saying I've been a fan of the Ace Combat series for PS2. It's the only console game I play - so lets not start a PC vs. console war.
So I started thinking on how to make a mini-mod that is the MOST FUN you can get WITH THE BF2 ENGINE that may SATISFY THE FLYBOYS.
And here's the idea:
Troybobs Ultimate Dogfight BF2 Mini-mod (probably not possible):
Basic Concepts:
0. There is no infantry/tank battles
-------You'r in a jet or you're defending the base
-------Tickets go down only on death (lower tickets
-------to compensate)
1. Inclusion of AWACS support.
-------When AWACS reaches 900+ altitude, all enemy
-------targets are shown. All jets are viewable.
-------AWACS destroyed results in 2 minute-AWACS
-------respawn period.
-------Protect the Awacs or dogfighters fight
-------blind. Mecahnics based on much faster
-------and infinite boundry uav. AWACS required
-------to fly high and avoid contact.
..Options of Entry:
.........a)Normal. Guy gets in and takes off.
.........b)Commander selection: easy right?
2. Enhanced flight Characteristics:
-------Jets respond better and break faster.
-------AWACS support means total situational
-------awareness.
3. Enhanced missile guidance
-------No more jerky missiles.
-------Missile manuevers smoothly to estimate
-------break pattern needed. Missile launch
-------precision plus enemy manuevers ensures
-------sure dogfighting. Fire your missile in the
-------correct flight path (missile inherits jet
-------vector/velocity) to ensure greater
-------accuracy.
4. Need for custom map
-------Map would be 2 penninsulas. Both jutting
-------from opposite corners of the map. No
-------infantry-survivable spots besides water and
-------air-strip. Either get airborne or get in
-------defenses around airbase.
-------Areas besides air-strip = water or red-zone
Example:
5. Need for commander-based anti-air arty.
-------To prevent extended base-raps, allow commander
-------access to arty that fires without delay
-------and decimates a large area only between
-------high and mid-altitude settings.
-------Enemy fighters over base are destroyed.
-------Long recharge ensures less TK's.
-------Limited deployement (via cartillery fix)
-------allows only deployement of limited range.
-------(over your own base only for emergencies).
6. Everyone gets a jet.
-------Think of No Fly Zone in DC. Or Coral Sea
-------in Bf42. Same concept here.
7. Multiple and very deadly Airbase defenses
-------Pretty straight-forward.
8. Multiple missile types
-------Create jets with different missile types.
-------Create multiple tracking missiles,
-------quick homing missile, quick guidance
-------missiles depending on which jet you choose
-------to fly (which one you enter)
9. Multiple lock levels (impossible I know).
-------Have one lock level for tracking. You can
-------track at any distance within 500 meters.
-------Tracking gives you a line to target.
-------Only when target is within reticle can
-------lock occur
10. (optional) Refueling craft.
-------Much like the refueling craft in the second
-------installement of DC_F (never released), a
-------refueling aircraft is added in the 64p map.
-------Re-arming is now possible both at the
-------airstrip itself, but also if you fly close
-------to the boom of the refueling aircraft (also
-------repairs).
source (leaked):
11. (optional) Radio chatter
-------You know that voice-over everyone hates?
-------turn it on and hear the voice chatter.
12. (optional) No parachutes.
Anywhoo. If anyone has played the "Ace Combat" series for PS2, they'll know the joys that some of these features provide to the hard-core pilot.
Comments? Questions?
So I started thinking on how to make a mini-mod that is the MOST FUN you can get WITH THE BF2 ENGINE that may SATISFY THE FLYBOYS.
And here's the idea:
Troybobs Ultimate Dogfight BF2 Mini-mod (probably not possible):
Basic Concepts:
0. There is no infantry/tank battles
-------You'r in a jet or you're defending the base
-------Tickets go down only on death (lower tickets
-------to compensate)
1. Inclusion of AWACS support.
-------When AWACS reaches 900+ altitude, all enemy
-------targets are shown. All jets are viewable.
-------AWACS destroyed results in 2 minute-AWACS
-------respawn period.
-------Protect the Awacs or dogfighters fight
-------blind. Mecahnics based on much faster
-------and infinite boundry uav. AWACS required
-------to fly high and avoid contact.
..Options of Entry:
.........a)Normal. Guy gets in and takes off.
.........b)Commander selection: easy right?
2. Enhanced flight Characteristics:
-------Jets respond better and break faster.
-------AWACS support means total situational
-------awareness.
3. Enhanced missile guidance
-------No more jerky missiles.
-------Missile manuevers smoothly to estimate
-------break pattern needed. Missile launch
-------precision plus enemy manuevers ensures
-------sure dogfighting. Fire your missile in the
-------correct flight path (missile inherits jet
-------vector/velocity) to ensure greater
-------accuracy.
4. Need for custom map
-------Map would be 2 penninsulas. Both jutting
-------from opposite corners of the map. No
-------infantry-survivable spots besides water and
-------air-strip. Either get airborne or get in
-------defenses around airbase.
-------Areas besides air-strip = water or red-zone
Example:
5. Need for commander-based anti-air arty.
-------To prevent extended base-raps, allow commander
-------access to arty that fires without delay
-------and decimates a large area only between
-------high and mid-altitude settings.
-------Enemy fighters over base are destroyed.
-------Long recharge ensures less TK's.
-------Limited deployement (via cartillery fix)
-------allows only deployement of limited range.
-------(over your own base only for emergencies).
6. Everyone gets a jet.
-------Think of No Fly Zone in DC. Or Coral Sea
-------in Bf42. Same concept here.
7. Multiple and very deadly Airbase defenses
-------Pretty straight-forward.
8. Multiple missile types
-------Create jets with different missile types.
-------Create multiple tracking missiles,
-------quick homing missile, quick guidance
-------missiles depending on which jet you choose
-------to fly (which one you enter)
9. Multiple lock levels (impossible I know).
-------Have one lock level for tracking. You can
-------track at any distance within 500 meters.
-------Tracking gives you a line to target.
-------Only when target is within reticle can
-------lock occur
10. (optional) Refueling craft.
-------Much like the refueling craft in the second
-------installement of DC_F (never released), a
-------refueling aircraft is added in the 64p map.
-------Re-arming is now possible both at the
-------airstrip itself, but also if you fly close
-------to the boom of the refueling aircraft (also
-------repairs).
source (leaked):
11. (optional) Radio chatter
-------You know that voice-over everyone hates?
-------turn it on and hear the voice chatter.
12. (optional) No parachutes.
Anywhoo. If anyone has played the "Ace Combat" series for PS2, they'll know the joys that some of these features provide to the hard-core pilot.
Comments? Questions?
ogfighters: A troybob mini-mod idea.
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