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Thanks Vonrd, all fixed.

Hi Shadepiece, thanks for formally filling this out! I'll send you an email today.

Thanks for sharing Hotlead! I think it's awesome that you wrote on the First World War pilots.

The Flanders In Flames “Winter Campaign” has now come to an end! We had some outstanding air battles and engagements. And we're extremely excited to see so many people having a good time while competing in this event! Normally, at this point, I’d be talking about celebrating the conclusion, and perhaps hinting at the FIF 2018 Spring Campaign. However, I want to use this moment to talk about something more serious. A pilot on the Red Team contacted Butzzell and I, admitting that he was in possession of and had tested a hack on the FIF server during an official FIF Winter Campaign session. This pilot said that his intent was not to cheat, but to test the hack on a closed tournament environment. The pilot then agreed to whatever punishment we felt he deserved. Using a hack in FIF is considered cheating, regardless of intent. So, in accordance with our rules regarding fair play, this pilot was dealt with. After his initial punishment, he was told that a second offense would result in a more severe punishment, which could include a permaban. It’s important to note that this incident happened before the March 4th joint server-host agreement, posted on the ROF forums by J5_Baeumer. And thus, this happened before any real sharing of information between server hosts had happened. Moving forward, I would like to state that FIF (and JG1) unequivocally and completely supports the March 4th agreement. We are committed to it and will do everything in our power to ensure that cheating in ROF is never tolerated. Had the offending pilot used the hack post-March 4th, at minimum he would face an 8 to 16 week ban from active tournament play, as well as a one month ban on all other participating servers. Looking at the scores from the last 8 weeks of tournament play, the Red Team would have won the Winter Campaign based on points. However, I cannot in good conscience award the win to the Red Team. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, using hacks or cheats is not tolerated, and I will not reward it, even if that means an entire team loses out because of the actions of an individual. And please note, that a hack of the game is not the same thing as a weapons mod violation or a second pilot life after a capture or death. Those are usually unintentional violations, whereas using a hack is decidedly intention and totally unacceptable. Secondly, JG1 (the host squadron of FIF) is on the Red Team, and I will not have my squadron profit off the back of a hack or cheat. Please help me congratulate the Blue Team on their victory! I wish this was a more joyous celebration, but bittersweet seems to be the overall tone right now within the ROF community. The Blue Team’s teamwork and coordination were great, and I can’t wait to compete against them in the next campaign. Here is the FIF campaign ribbon for the 2018 Winter Campaign: Large version: Small version: As always, thank you to every pilot who flew in this event. Without your continued support, this tournament would not be able to function. The scores for Session B4 are shown below: . . . FIF 2018 "Winter Campaign" - B4 Results (Saturday, 10 March 2018): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 10 Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of Front Lines (Trench Map) Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Central General Captured Destroyed Central HQ Trench Attack Completed Destroyed Central Moving Ship Destroyed Front Line Unit Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 13 Espionage Completed Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Entente Aerodrome Entente Moving Ship Destroyed Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Destroyed Entente HQ Strategic Recon Completed Destroyed Espion Target Destroyed Front Line Unit Destroyed Off-Road Entente Convoy HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Total "Phase B" Objectives Completed (PHASE B FINAL): Blue Team = 8 + 14 + 14 + 10 = 46 Red Team = 13 + 14 + 13 + 13 = 53 Total "Phase A" Objectives Completed (PHASE A FINAL): Blue Team = 16 + 10 + 11 + 3 = 40 Red Team = 8 + 11 + 13 + 14 = 46 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/6608/ . . . Server Screenshots:

Once Bloody April has ended, I'll send out messages regarding the timetable.

Fantastic news!

Thanks Vonrd!

Hi Hells Angel, The last mission for this current Phase of FIF has just ended. We're going to take a few months off. But! We should be back after the Bloody April event, hosted by Jasta 5. I'll sign you up to the Red Team. You should now have access to the Red Team's area on these boards. The Red Team meets on JG1's TeamSpeak. You'll find this address in the Red Team area. On mission days, we recommend that everyone arrive about 15 to 20 minutes early. The server password is passed out via TeamSpeak. Before the next Phase begins, there may be a few test missions flown. This will be an excellent opportunity to test the waters before everything goes live. Look for us in mid-May! In the meantime, keep checking back.

Thanks Cuban!

Cool! So, my monitor isn't too bad. But still pretty bad.

BoX is: Battle of Stalingrad / Moscow / Kuban / Bodenplatte, etc. https://il2sturmovik.com/ People also tend to call it IL-2: Battles.

S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session B3 of Flanders In Flames 2018 "Winter Campaign" (flown on 3 March 2018). Congratulations! . . . Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern OffzSt. Martin Weiss, Jasta 6 (session #B3, 3 March 2018), for the destruction of 10 enemy ground targets within one streak. German Army Report Hptm. Fritz Butzzell, Jasta 11 (session #B3, 3 March 2018), for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 5 ground targets destroyed and 1 wounded-in-action over 3 sorties]. Sgt. Eric (Razwald) Vogel, Jasta 11 (session #B3, 3 March 2018), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 1 aerial victory and 2 wounded-in-actions over 11 sorties].

Also, I should also clarify - If someone is caught using a cheat on any established server within ROF (be NW, J5, FIF, Cuban, etc.) they get a period ban across all of those servers simultaneously. 1 month for all other servers. 8 to 16 weeks for FIF, depending on where we are in the campaign. This was something that wasn't clear if my initial post, as highlighted in my conversation with BSR. If someone is caught a second time, they're permanently banned from all established servers, and outed. And for FIF, their squadron (if they're in one) will also held accountable for their actions, so long as they're a member of that group.

S! All, I'd like to direct everyone's attention to J5_Baeumer's post regarding the recent cheating incidents that have happened in Rise of Flight: https://riseofflight.com/forum/topic/51553-community-policy-cheating/ The Flanders In Flames tournament (and the JG1 squadron) were involved in these discussions, and fully backs and supports this community policy. However, FIF will not just be issuing a 1 month ban for the first offense. Rather, anyone caught using a cheat on the FIF server will immediately receive a full "campaign ban". This means that the pilot will be banned from FIF for both Phase A and Phase B of whatever campaign is currently ongoing (approximately 8+ weeks). If the pilot is discovered to have cheated mid-way through a campaign, they'll be banned for the rest of the current campaign, plus all of the next campaign as well (an additional 8+ weeks). A second offense is a permanent ban for that pilot, as well as a permanent ban for that pilot's squadron, so long as that pilot is still a member of that squadron.

FIF 2018 "Winter Campaign" - B3 Results (Saturday, 4 March 2018): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 14 Destroyed Central Factory Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of Front Lines (Trench Map) Completed Destroyed Central Tanks at Factory HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Central General Captured Destroyed Central HQ Trench Attack Completed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Destroyed Central Moving Ship Wreath Drop Completed Destroyed Front Line Unit Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 13 Espionage Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Entente Aerodrome Entente Moving Ship Destroyed Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Central Prisoner Rescued Destroyed Entente HQ Strategic Recon Completed Destroyed Espion Target Destroyed Reserve unit Destroyed Off-Road Entente Convoy Wreath Drop Completed Total "Phase B" Objectives Completed (to date): Blue Team = 8 + 14 + 14 = 36 Red Team = 13 + 14 + 13 = 40 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/6532/ . . . Server Screenshots:

6 pilots flew with illegally modded weapons on Saturday's mission (FIF 2018 "Winter Campaign" - Session B3 - Saturday, 3 March 2018). Our tournament rules regarding modded aircraft are clearly posted: http://forum.jg1.org/topic/5457-fif-2018-winter-campaign-plane-modifications/ I will be contacting each of these pilots directly, and giving them one warning. If this happens again, I'm going to start treating this a full rules violation of the tournament, and start banning people for a mission-night. From there, the penalties will get more severe. Please check your load-outs before you take off!

Hope your work trip goes well!

He's awesome. Had never heard of him, until I realized that he was connected to UFO and Scorpions.

Forgot to tell you how great that was.

Oh that's awesome Ferd! I love this type of stuff too.

That was a really fun night. I love flying the MiG-21 on open servers. We'll need to do that again soon.

S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session B2 of Flanders In Flames 2018 "Winter Campaign" (flown on 24 February 2018). Congratulations! . . . Iron Cross 2nd Class Sgt. Mann (Ricky Recon) Bärschwein, Jasta 11 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), for the destruction of 2 enemy aircraft within one gunner streak. Honor Goblet for the Victor in Air Combat Sgt. Mann (Ricky Recon) Bärschwein, Jasta 11 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), for the destruction of 1 enemy aircraft within one gunner streak. Wound Badge 1918: Black Class Sgt. Mann (Ricky Recon) Bärschwein, Jasta 11 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), for being wounded in action 1 times within one gunner streak. German Army Report Lt. Peter Pragr, Jasta 6 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [great streak - 3 air victories, 8 ground victories and 1 wounded-in-action, over 5 sorties.] OffzSt. Lothar von (GenMarkof) Zudet, Jasta 11 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 2 air victories, and 1 wounded-in-action, over 7 sorties.] Lt. Werner (danudet) Kliegmann, Jasta 4 (session #B2, 24 February 2018), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 1 air victory, 1 ground victory, and 0 wounded-in-action, over 4 sorties.]

Hi Smolders, I'm sorry that I wasn't able to meet you last night, but I'm glad that you found it interesting. Looking forward to talking with you!

FIF 2018 "Winter Campaign" - B2 Results (Saturday, 24 February 2018): Blue (Central) Objectives Completed: 14 Espionage Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Entente Aerodrome Entente Moving Ship Destroyed Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Central Prisoner Rescued Destroyed Entente HQ Strategic Recon Completed Destroyed Espion Target Destroyed Reserve unit Destroyed Off-Road Entente Convoy Wreath Drop Completed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Red (Entente) Objectives Completed: 14 Destroyed Central Factory Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of Front Lines (Trench Map) Completed Destroyed Central Tanks at Factory HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Central General Captured Destroyed Central HQ Trench Attack Completed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Destroyed Central Moving Ship Wreath Drop Completed Destroyed Front Line Unit Total "Phase B" Objectives Completed (to date): Blue Team = 8 + 14 = 22 Red Team = 13 + 14 = 27 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/6462/ . . . Server Screenshots:

Good luck Vonrd! Hope things go well.