Flares...ti use or not to use?

[Blitzen]

So I;ve got a flare gun & I've got flares, but is there any reason for using them? I don't recall any of my flight mates ever responding to using different color flares or for that matter hand signals either in RoF,.so has anyone seen them working in FC esp the two flights possible in QMB? I have yet to see a really coordinated attack by my two flights of fighters on an apposing equal number of the enemy....maybe flares might help? just not sure enough to go through the trouble of assigning keystroke commands for them yet.

  Oh yes and there's also the use of the pistols to be discussed : they are fun to shoot at things while warming up on the ground...it keeps the ground crew lively don't you know? there use in the air 9 unless we eventually get some very early unarmed aircraft that is...) is a bit more problematic...

[BMA_Hellbender]

Flares are more of a multiplayer item, where they can be very useful.

 

Pistols have a very limited use at the moment. They used to be quite potent tools in RoF for damaging an opponent's wings in turnfights or for committing suicide by repeatedly shooting yourself in the crotch (not the most efficient way to go but definitely the most ballsy). Thankfully, wings (and crotches) are more or less impervious to bullets in FC.

[J2_Trupobaw]

Flares are used in MP to:

1) give your exact location to your human mates using also  voice communication - tell them to look for flare, shoot the flare, they know where you are.

2) get attention of friendlies to enemies in your proximity.

3) get attention of enemies to let other friendlies sneak on them / disengage

4) signal surrender (some people may honour it)

5) get attentiom of everyone just to poke them.

[Juri_JS]

Flares can be used to trigger events. For example in my night fighter campaign the player can use flares to order runway fires to be ignited or to give a cease fire order to friendly AAA. There are all kinds of other things that could be done with flares, it just has to be added by the mission designer.

Edited April 12, 2019 by Juri_JS

[JGr2/J5_Klugermann]

11 minutes ago, Juri_JS said:

Flares can be used to trigger events.

 

 

Mainly, your death.