J5_Hotlead

Been watching the Bourne Identity movies again. I love "Extreme Ways" by Moby! Absolutely iconic for the series. Still undecided as to which version of the song I like better:

Hey Kleigmann! I edited out a highlight of the engagement, starting from when I first spot the SPADs to when Shadepiece and I finally exfil. The part with the Thatch Weave starts at 7:00. It wasn't "air-show perfect," but it was effective. After a little weaving, we try to disengage, but the SPADs get on Shade at 9:30. He angles slightly right and drags the bandit for me as I turn left to pursue. I lay some hits but am forced to duck away as the wingman SPAD dives in on me. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/245679948

Had fun times this evening! Had a few close calls where I felt lucky to be alive. Highlight of the evening? Fending off 4-5 SPADs with JG1_Shadepiece and living to tell the tale. You can see the archived livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/244461581 We'll be back on Cuban's server next Thursday!

Nice! I don’t know what the enemy aircraft at 7:18 are. They sorta look like yaks by the wing structure, but they have turrets welded to the back? Interesting.

Flew yesterday with CloakedCareful and Furious Flea! Since my MFG Crosswinds have arrived, I am not using the pair of pedals Razwald gave me. Thus, at his suggestion, I gave them to Furious Flea. The Flea was excited! He was adamant that he wanted to give rudder pedals his very first try on yesterday's livestream, so he could capture his reactions live. Free drink at the mess to anyone who can guess which plane he chose to try it in... https://www.twitch.tv/videos/242860030 PS: My mic shut off AGAIN...this time I think my chair flipped the switch to off. Thus, from 1:12:00 to 1:48:00, dead silence. I'm gonna start checking the switch after each flight.

Yeah I know! I got really excited during that one lol. It really is too bad I didn’t get my dialogue recorded on that one. I’ll work to make sure such microphone errors don’t happen in the future.

For those who are interested, I did a livestream in BF 1 where I did a Conquest mission with each main soldier class and explained how they worked as I went along: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/241422152 Unfortunately, about halfway through, I must have accidentally switched off my mic and never turned it back on. Talk about unprofessional! But I did get to cover the support, medic, and scout classes before the um...mic error.

In BF 1, we play the Conquest game mode. They are 32 players vs 32 players. In Conquest, each map has a certain number of flags you must capture. You capture a flag by having the majority of soldiers in the capture area. Each flag you capture gives you points on the ticker at the top middle of the screen. The more flags you have, the faster points for your side accumulate on the ticker. The first team to 1000 points wins. Regarding squads, as each round starts, some players leave and new players join. When you first join a server, you have to choose which squad you deploy with. BF 1 has a feature where squad members can talk to each other with their microphones, but hardly anyone uses this feature. Few squads really work together. Squads can have up to 5 players each, which is perfect for us! 3 brothers + 2 cousins. Each side has 4 main classes of soldiers, each with a unique role to help the team. Each soldier has 5 slots for weapons: - Slot 1: Primary weapon - Slot 2: Sidearm - Slot 3: Gadget slot 1 - Slot 4: Gadget slot 2 - Slot 5: Grenade Here are the classes: - Assault class: Has close range weapons like smaller machine guns and shotguns. Specializes in anti-vehicle warfare with eqiuppable gadgets like AT (anti-tank) rocket guns, AT land mines, and AT grenades. - Medic class: Has close to medium range weapons. Mainly semi-auto rifles, with one or two full-auto weapons thrown in. Specializes in reviving dead teammates and giving health to wounded players. To give health, they can lay health crates that heal anyone in the vicinity, or they can throw bandage packs to wounded players. To revive, a medic has about a 20 second window after a person is killed. They use their syringe filled with adrenaline to bring the man back. However if a soldier was meleed to death, he cannot he revived. If you get revived, the death doesn’t count towards your personal stats, but it still counts for the enemy’s personal killboard. - Support class: Has mainly medium to long range weapons, all heavier machine guns. Specializes in resupplying teammates’ ammunition, repairing destroyed emplacements (or damaged vehicles) and supporting the main push for an objective. Resupplying ammo works just like medics giving health back. There are ammo crates and ammo pouches you can throw to people. The support has some really interesting gadgets as well, like a mortar, a repair tool, a crossbow that shoots grenades, and a time-fused limpet charge. Tough choice which one to equip! - Scout class: Has long range weapons, mainly all single-action rifles that grant a one-hit kill at certain ranges. Specializes in long range warfare and as an advance warning system for teammates. Among other things, they can equip a spot flare to spot enemies on the minimap, or tripwire bombs, or a trench periscope that allows you to spot enemies from behind cover. There are also pilot and tanker classes, not to mention “super soldier†kits that spawn in on certain maps. These can be picked up by any player. If you do things right, your squad can really work to mutually support each other by using their skill sets to complement each other. That’s what makes it fun for us. As far as personal points on the leaderboard goes, the game favors teamwork over KD ratio. Yes, you get points for kills, but you get a lot more for revives, heals, resupplies, repairs, spotting enemies, destroying vehicles, capturing flags, and defending flags. It is entirely possible then, to be the best player on the leaderboard with a KD ratio of < 1.

Thanks Luft! Glad you found it entertaining lol. The aircraft manuevering is insane to say the least. I don't touch 'em. ROF has spoiled me lol. And yes, you can shoot through your own plane to hit enemies, so no blind spots. I use a good ol' fashioned keyboard n' mouse for BF 1. I like it that way. In BF 1, most weapons are not a one-hit kill. You have to lay 3-4 bullets in succession to bring a hostile down. Realistic? No. But as far as gameplay mechanics go, it gives some nice distinction between the weapons each class has available. Finally, you didn't miss the Circus. That is on for this coming Sunday. My current schedule is this: Monday evening (when available): Rise of Flight (JG1 Coop) Tuesday afternoon: Battlefield 1 Thursday evening: Rise of Flight (One Life to Live) Sunday afternoon: Alternating Battlefield and Rise of Flight (JG1_Hotlead's 3 Ring Circus)

Ah, ok! I’d be glad to go over my settings when I get a chance. Glad you had a good time! As I’ve said before, if you hadn’t spotted those SPADs as early as you did, the whole engagement would have gone differently. That first bounce went like clockwork. I have to agree with what you said just after the bounce: “That was freaking exhilarating!!!â€

Thanks Lipfert! Regarding ReShade, I’m not quite sure what you’re getting at. Do you want me to change my settings? I personally like them how they are.

Salute all! Had a great time as usual on Wargrounds tonight! Got to give my new MFG pedals a real baptism of fire, and I was quite pleased with their performance. A highlight of the night was one of the most tense engagements of my ROF career. You can see it from beginning to end starting at the 1:23:30 mark and ending at the 1:38:30 mark. When facing superior numbers, pre-engagement positioning is key. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/239213209 I'll see you all again next Thursday on Cuban's server!

Congrats!

Lol! I’ll still eat my rations in the underofficer’s mess, thank-you-very-much!

This is awesome!!! Glad to have you here Shadepiece!

Hey guys! I recently finished a research paper on the experiences of WW1 pilots for a college class I was taking. I thought I'd share it here for those who are interested. AUSTIN - LUMERIT COLLEGE COMPOSITION I - ASSIGNMENT 4.docx.pdf

They’re in!

Hey guys! We flew on NFF for a bit again today! Furious Flea was out of commission, but Cloaked Careful was ready to rock 'n roll! We tried some crazy things, including trying to fly Albatros D.IIs armed with Becker cannons only, chasing down Sopwith Pups in a Gotha, and then taking on dastardly Dr 1s in Sikorsky S-16s! After Careful signed off, I stayed on the server for a little longer, but it started to die down. Since I had some time left, I transitioned to Battlefield 1 to try and rack up kills with a shotgun. Overall a lot of fun! Here is the archived stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/237760962 PS: Here's one laugh-out-loud moment that really stood out from today's broadcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/237862512

They’re in France now. Here’s the tracking info for those who are interested: https://tracking.dpd.de/parcelstatus?query=17505015589168&locale=en_DE

I've recently rediscovered the Newsboys and I can't stop listening to these 2: Their lyrics are a little quirky, but that's what I like about them - makes them unique.

Hey guys! Got online a little late this evening, but MAN! was the sky action-packed! Lots of fun flying with my squad! Here is the archived Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/236742258 See you all next Thursday on Wargrounds!

Here is the original post. (I found a troll-free version lol): https://newwingstraining.org/forum/rof-general/10/new-wings-server-news/ It was later confirmed that GrahamshereGT and FragelGT were using the cheat, whatever it is.

I fully back this. Thank-you Klaiber!

Got a shipping email with tracking info today! They are on the way!