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It's your duty to report assholes who use squad names like that. We've made it clear in the past that these sorts of names are not allowed here. If you are witnessing this and not reporting it to in-game admins or with !R for the logs when no admins are online, then you are being complacent. You do not get to complain about such things when you allow them to persist by not reporting them. You give up that right when you become complacent. My duty is to put my size thirteen boot down the throats of dicks who use squad names like those. I can't do my duty if you don't do your duty.

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again, I just spent another hour reviewing EVERY log for the past several days (albeit with nothing but vague inferences and no way to zero in on the chats that were so offensive) - imagine my surprise when I came up with little evidence of any wrongdoings. We love you all, and we're glad you all play here - none of us here are racists either, and there is certainly a level where "role playing" goes too far - don't think we are not aware of that.... but dude, we're not psychic. We need details! How productive is it to react like this? Hopefully it will be extremely productive! I'm really hoping this will sink in with you lot - if you want something done, you have to do something about it. To quote The Schnurr, "Hope is not an action plan", and you are "hoping" the violators of these rules are going to read your "reminder" thread. My disdain for vague reports that fall to dust when I review logs should be apparent - it's like you witnessed someone get beat to a pulp, then ran to the police to say, "You better do something about all these beatings!" -- while the police then say, "Who got beat? Where and when?! And why won't you tell us?" That being said, I am extremely pleased that Ranger >>>12<<< finally decided to be more forthcoming and posted up more information because I've got no patience for people who don't report bad shit going on around them. There is a report system in game - !R <player> <reason> - in real life, witnesses might rightfully fear for their lives but these are just video games -- use !R if you are a witness! We will curb the behavior. That's MY reminder to players here! It's very simple, soldiers: See something? Say something! I'm gonna try my best to stop random racism as reported but... If you think you can affect a proper change on the VG PR Server among the correct people with a little "reminder" post like this, you've got another thing coming! Be more professional in the future, and file a report like this properly instead of quoting a rule: State what happened, state when, state who (if possible, in private if not). We will always do our best to keep the server a clean, fun place to hang out. To all PR Admins: Please, if you hear or see someone chatting about this crap - even if it's in the spirit or "role playing" - tell them to take it down a notch and PTFO! Minor jokes are one thing, but persisting to the point where people feel like they need to report is going way too far. Set an example and don't let things go too far out of line. u are right. there are getting harder... this sounds like "we cant do anything, so shut up" No, basically I'm saying, "If you do not have times or dates, or people for us to investigate in the logs - if you can't even give us a keyword(s) or anything more than a vague concept of what is happening - if you cannot use the !Report to tag events you witness personally - THEN we will likely not be able to address the matter properly and the issue may persist" I am also saying, "if you don't provide more information, though we will try, we will not be in a position to watch out for anything or anyone's behavior, and therefore by very definition we cannot do anything." Keeping these servers clean is a two way street - if you want to do your part, hold off on the vague reports and "reminders" and use the report system in-game (or file a private report with a Head Administrator like TEDF, Melon, myself, BLuDKLoT, or even m823us). Once again: See something? Say something!

How productive is this thread? This "reminder"? How do you even know the person or people from the VG PR COOP you intend to "remind" will even see this random post here on the forums? If my tone sounds pissy, it's because over the 6 years I've been doing this, I've developed a pet peeve for people who address a problem on our server with the equivalent of "You got a problem on your server - but I won't tell you who/what/when". We know our rules - we're the ones who wrote them, and revised them over the years... What we need to know is who is violating those rules. If you provided this "soft report" because you don't want to single anyone out, or because the person is a PR Admin or =VG= Clan Member and you think we'll play favorites, you are wrong. While we don't immediately ban PR Admins or =VG= Clan Members on initial reports, we do investigate, and we do correct the actions of Admins or =VG= Members, and if they don't improve, they are basically signing their own ban slip. We can't be having racism or religious/political hostilities here, and I need to know who "forgot" about rule no. 5 if you want anything to improve -- passive aggressive "reminders" will not accomplish much, I guarantee it! Things like this don't just "go away". If you wrote this because you don't want anyone to get banned but you merely want the behavior to stop, I can understand that and can tell you that whenever possible, it's our goal to STOP things from happening, not to BAN every person we can from the game -- if we can address this issue by having a talk with the person who violated the rules, would you be happy with that? Maybe file a proper report (via private message if needed) with me or another Administrator here so I can look into it, and nip it in the bud.

Perfect! It really helps that you are already a sim-pilot with navigation experience, etc. This will cut the learning curve in half for you, or more. Once you get installed and configured, refer to the Docs folder in the BMS programs folder, it includes checklists and charts, and manuals including the Training Manual which corresponds to the in-game Training Missions found under Tactical Engagement (Training) No, we do not have an official structured training curriculum for BMS here at VG, but personally I am willing to give private lessons to interested pilots here. I'm currently working with Kavelenko and have no problem taking on another (especially considering that you have previous flight sim experience). I follow a lesson plan I drew up for myself over 6 years ago, and combined with the in-game lessons and materials, I feel it works very well (though I've been considering updating it due to the removal of tone example sounds in the Tactical Reference of BMS 4.33). I'm USA PST - My normal flight times online here are 1700-2300 ZULU -- sometimes I fly later, but I won't be doing training flights after 2300 ZULU

Just FYI, this is a Study Sim -- it's the real deal, and piloting this sim aircraft won't happen overnight. BUT you can jump right into a hot cockpit in the air in Instant Action to get familiar and have some fun! The F-16 real life avionics data was declassified and therefore this simulator comes closer to real life operations than any other. On top of getting a control scheme set up that you can work with (preferably as close to 1:1 approximation of the real F-16's flight stick and throttle buttons), you will need to teach yourself everything from powering up the jet to understanding the various screens and MFD pages, combat modes, navigation procedures, basic fighter maneuvers, brevity words (i.e. Winchester; Bingo; FLOT; Buddy Spike; etc.) and then eventually weapons training where each weapon system is a rabbit hole in and of itself. The sim includes many training missions, and between them, after a certain point, we can train a little bit together with our friends online - but mostly, there's a LOT of homework. Merely wanted to prepare you for the difference between a PC game and a simulator such as this - anyone willing to put in the time to read, watch some videos, and follow the offline training missions is more than capable of learning the F-16 in this sim - but some of us do make it look easy on the surface, and it would be unfair for me to not mention the weeks it will take before you will feel confident to take combat actions in the bird when instructed (i.e. Fence In; Music On; Clear to Engage Ground Targets; Engage Bandit at BULLSEYE 340 for 8 miles; Clear to land on ILS Runway 18; etc.). Best of luck with the initial technical setup and config - again, any questions, feel free to ask!

Yea, it was GOLD, now it's Collection. Just get the Falcon Collection from Steam or Gog.com (*currently same price) Now, you only need to install Falcon 4.0 which is part of that collection of games. Hope you have enough hard drive space, PC games from the late 1990's took upwards of 600 MB If it's cheaper to get Falcon 4.0 by itself, that's just fine (so long as it's not Falcon 4: Allied Force, because that won't work) Any questions, feel free to ask. Good luck!

*EDIT: For online connection to the VG BMS Server located in Kansas USA, you must be able to achieve >=2048 Mbps Up/Down to Kansas with a Ping less than 300 If all that is good, and you want to get started, go buy Falcon 4.0 (often part of a collection, on Steam it's Falcon Collection) and install only Falcon 4.0 - then follow instructions to download and install Falcon BMS. Due to it's age of 18 years, installation of the BMS mod for Falcon 4.0 requires specific instructions: http://www.unitedoperations.net/wiki/BMS_Configuration_and_Setup

This is because GBU's can still be released in a non-Guided manner -- but those are actually Laser Guided Bomb Units (GBU's) and like Jeffu said, I was referring to GP Bombs (General Purpose) such as the Mk-82 or Mk-84. "Dumb" bombs. I tried to take you on a training mission last week where we would have covered the basics of the A/A (Air-to-Air) FCR (Fire Control Radar), basic maneuvering and max G's in CAT III (Category 3 - means G force turns are limited to 4.5 G's due to the stores configuration) -- and we would have made it to our target to learn a little about the A-G (Air-to-Ground) FCR and TGP (Target Pod) -- and then we would have released our 4 GBU-32(v)1/B's (1000lb JDAM's) at those targets we locked up in the Recon screen on Steerpoints 15-18 for a little confidence building exercise where our 4 big bombs would glide themselves to the targets with little effort on our part. BUT - for basic training and learning the systems, I had recommended you try Training Mission #10 (and read the lesson that goes with it) so you can get the skillz you need for CCRP and CCIP bombing modes with GP Bombs to start with.

Training Mission #10 GP Bombs (TR433_10_GPbombs) for unguided General Purpose bombs -- then maybe move up to the Guided Bomb Units? Please refer to the training manual located in your Docs folder! In CCIP mode, it's really just as simple as putting the circle at the end of the pole over the target, and pressing the Pickle button. It gets more complex from there, up to Dive Tossing GBU's at active SAM's

If you want, you can try out this RAMP Start Trainer designed to familiarize a player with the F-16 Cockpit and view the many overwhelming control panels in sections - it's a short little app that will take you through the steps one-by-one to bring the F-16 to life from a cold slumber. If it's something you are interested in, it might inspire you to save up for a flight stick one day - I've used the Saitek X52 myself for over 5 years - something affordable and durable. Cheers! https://www.dropbox.com/s/ug7rl65nprbbkmh/sp3_ramp_start_trainer-FLASH.exe?dl=0

lmao! One of these days, we'll get to BFM and FCR for A/A -- maybe even launch a weapon (or get some launched at us).

Very cool! Thank you very much, TEDF! I'll be there!

Oh yea! There are a few of those around - surprised me when I saw one first through my TGP.

Those are very helpful! Thanks, Kav!

Maybe try it out on a server you don't mind getting banned from first? We won't unban for hax detection because it cannot be proven to be wrong, so we have to err on the side of caution. Shouldn't be a problem though, no one has ever posted up that it caused that problem.

I'm still pulling my hair out trying to prove to myself that I know the F-16 -- might be a little while before I join you in the Harriers, but damn, you make them look so cool!

/merged YES - your AMD Processor is ready to be melted down for the gold inside. In just over a month, there will be some great sales on PC parts (Cyber Monday in November) and you may be able to get yourself a new CPU/Motherboard/RAM combo that will be ready for the future! You do not need to go crazy and get the most powerful - even something like I have (2 years old) is still capable of running most modern games on High or Ultra High graphics settings. An Intel CPU from the 4600-4700 generation would be much, much faster than your current AMD, and can run modern games - and because it is a generation or more behind, it is more affordable than the current Intel generation of CPU's. This also means that Motherboards supporting that CPU will be affordable as they try to sell their remaining stock. And RAM should never be too expensive, just be sure you are upgrading to DDR3 and/or get the correct type for your new MoBo. Budget for a new CPU cooler, as well. When you can afford it, upgrade that GFX card to anything from the GTX 970 to modern cards based on what you can afford... Remember, they will last you many, many years. How long have you had your last PC? Expect your new parts to last that long. REMEMBER: You can re-use EVERYTHING! The case, power supply, drives, screws, cables, monitors.. everything except your current CPU cooler should transfer over for a huge $$ savings.

Missed this one - wasn't ignoring you. Glad you bumped it. We had considered running a Squad Server, and many of us discussed it. It may happen one day, but we have no current plans to open a PvP Squad server at VG, besides that, it's still in Early Access and until it comes out (was supposed to be out in Q2 2017) we won't be hosting it. Those of us who will enjoy playing it will likely group up on other servers like we do now with PR Deployment mode. It's not easy to run a server - it requires people to populate it, and that won't happen if there aren't admins to admin it. Personally, I've been trying to grow the VG BMS Server, but I have a disability and managing it is a full time job. We also wanted to grow our Arma 3 server(s) which have some pretty solid and entertaining game modes running right now. Problem is, we don't have the admins - so we don't have the people. Sure, in a way it's a "chicken and egg" thing, whichever comes first is going to precede the next, but it requires sustained momentum and more than one or two dedicated people. It takes a small group. We'll support anyone who wants to do that, but I've seen it come and go here many times in my time -- Insurgency Standalone; ARK; Minecraft; SWAT; etc... when a server looks new and shiny and then falls off the radar. Dedication is key. Also, in my notes here on Squad, I have a few of the fairly strict license terms flagged for later and I'll post them here to help make my point (again, we'll host Squad and support anyone here who wants to put in the work, but they will need to be serious and stick with their "baby" until it has it's own legs under it) ^Applying for a license is like PR, it's very strict and licenses will be revoked if they don't follow this agreement - above are just 3 examples of where we might not be able to host a Squad server successfully.

Wow! Just.. wow!