StellarRat Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 What do I need to do to start playing online? Do you guys use Teamspeak? Etc, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Haynes Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Voice comms are built into the game - check the key bindings. Just press and hold the key down to activate your mike. When you release the key, your message is replayed to the other players on your team. Good voice communication can make or break team tactics so it's worth making sure that your microphone is working correctly. If you start a standalone game and use the voice comms, you will hear your message replayed to you, rather than your bot team mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 To start playing online: 1- Have a working Internet connection 2- When you start up the game, click the "Register New Account" button. 3- Fill in your Product Key, along with the username and password you want. 4- When you've registered your account, enter your username and password in the opening screen box. 5- Go to the "Network" tab and click the "Refresh" button. 6-Find a server to play on, click it, and select "Join Game." The map should load and you'll be playing online. Delta Pavonis is the main server for the full game. Creature Zoo is main modded server. You of course need to download the mod here. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask anyone on the forums. See you online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 OK, well, I did all that stuff, but there was no one playing yesterday. What is the best time to find opponents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Usually on the weekends and evenings, since most DT players have jobs and lives to attend to. Sunday is a standing match day. If you play solo for awhile on the main servers, quite often someone will see that your on and join the fray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 OK, I will check tonight and see if anyone is playing. Maybe one of you veterans can play on my side and walk me through some stuff on comms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Feel like setting a specific time? I'm fairly certain I'll be able to get on. I'm not one of the super veterans, but how does about 9:30 Eastern US time sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 I could probably swing 10 EST. I have racquetball league tonight otherwise it would be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Sounds good. I'll try to be on. Anyone else feel like playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 I was on last night for about two hours. Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 We really had some nice games; I'm sorry that I missed whenever you got on. Chaos6 and I had a couple good games. First was Haven which was completely unfair as I started out by stealing the flag before Chaos arrived. The second match, on Twin Peaks, was hectic. I tried covering the entire map with AA and mining off the deployment zone. When his troops broke out, though, my base was very poorly defended, so it was just vehicle to vehicle combat like crazy for about 10-15 minutes straight. I'll do a couple of proper AAR's on our matches in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 So I learned a lot about how things work last night. But I'm thinking this game is a lot more fun with a bunch of humans playing. Do you have to lead the target when firing at something that is moving? Why do mortar shells sometimes explode in mid-air? If the ATGM sight is green when you press the fire button do you need to do anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rua'anith Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Question 1: Yes Question 2: Point Defence Question 3: No it is locked on the target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Yossarian0815[jby] Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 What ruaánith said and: 1) aim at the vehicle, right click (un-toggles auto aim), then lead the target. Naturally works best when the target is moving in a right angle to you. oh, and the round does not inherit your relative speed (not modelled). and don´t forget to turn on auto aim again ( I often forget ) 2) Both EMV Paladin and Ion towers can destroy mortar rounds, antitank missiles and cobra missiles. Countermeasure against ion towers: swamp the defense by firing lots of 20mm over the tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Other than the drop ships is there any type of aerial recon that can be used in the game? UAVs, 120mm rounds with cameras, space/satellite recon, etc... Do any vehicles have a sensor mast that can be raised from behind cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Most of that sort of thing isn't in the game; they were very nice ideas, though. The only real aerial scout is a Viper, though some of the modders have toyed around quite a while with the idea of a super-high flying hovercraft. Unfortunately, your stability decreases in direct proportion with your height. However, some new recon might really contribute well. A sensor mast would be interesting, as would a "sensor mission" like fire or smoke missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Yossarian0815[jby] Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 well, you can fly around in a viper, but it is not easy to control and you have to be real careful not to wander into cobra missile zone. When driving the Mercury command vehicle you can see all enemy units that your team has in LOS or sensor range (can also call arty, EMP and smoke strikes). All other units can only see things in their LOS and what is in range of sensors (unless jammed of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hello jby. A post at almost the exact same time! And the Viper is easy to control if one is willing to put several months into learning how to fly it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Yossarian0815[jby] Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Originally posted by Phonan: And the Viper is easy to control if one is willing to put several months into learning how to fly it. sig Material! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hmm...several months...I think not! LOL! Is there a parking brake command? Holding the X key down while on a hill gets tiring. I tried "I" but it doesn't seem to work always. Anyway, if the devs ever want to add some stuff I like my sensor mast, UAV, and camera shells ideas (of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Strange, because "L" is the key that one is supposed to use. I don't know of any other tool to "hold" the brake. A couple of ideas: try remapping the hold brake key in the controls Tab, or press the key sequence that follows. Hold X, press enter, let go of X, press enter again. That might work, but it may not. Hope it helps. And as to the Viper, several months was a huge exaggeration. Of course, one can always get better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilibird Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 It took me maybe 2 weeks to learn, and I (think) I was the first user to 'effectively' use it in combat. Not to.. er.. brag or anything. Of course, to be honest, I'm pretty sure I've been passed up by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Yes, you were my idol as I learned to pick people up and throw them around from insane heights. It was (and is) fun, but now people seem to be putting up more AA, which sort of wrecks the initial joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhantom Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Phonan, It's only fun for the freak flying that thing. The poor guy getting picked up and dropped from insane heights is embarrassed and humiliated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonan Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I hear it's really fun to fly around like that. Of course, I only hear, as hardly anyone else plays Viper with me, I've never had the supposedly joyous experience of soaring through the air in near-perfect parabolic flight. If anyone'd be willing to toss me, I'd love to go for a fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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