Zoo Wings Server.

[Zooropa_Fly]

It's all a ruse so you can't get the high score.

 

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

5 hours ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

It's all a ruse so you can't get the high score.

 

? No not high but highest ever, will be legendary. Your grandkids will ask you to tell the story about #20 Thomson for ages. Your grandkids grandkids will ask to tell the story over and over again. 

[ST_Catchov]

Hope you get on Thommo. You should be right once Zoo lifts the ban on RAF 20 Biff pilots lol.

 

BTW, I like your RAF 20 servers. It's good practice to furball without icons and to second guess where your intended victim is without relying on the red arrow! Keeps you on your toes and your eyes peeled. Although my beer gets warm. That's the only downside.

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

12 minutes ago, catchov said:

Although my beer gets warm. That's the only downside.

Wait!  no beer fridge next to the computer? Buddy that's the first thing put in even before the computer. lol

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

Zoopra let me in last night lol, was fun but hellbilly is a pain in the ass. I'll be coming in more often, Hope to see some real people in there.

[DakkaDakkaDakka]

I got my first visit to the Zoo Wings server tonight, and I really liked it! Catchov and I chased each other, and some bots, around for a bit, and I just want to say how much fun it was. First map was Arras, but I don't remember which mission, the immediately following was in Soviet Russia in a snowstorm, with low altitude furballs over some fortifications.

 

Icons... what luxury! I loved every second of it, and I'll be back! Thanks you all.

 

S!

[ST_Catchov]

21 minutes ago, DakkaDakkaDakka said:

I got my first visit to the Zoo Wings server tonight, and I really liked it! Catchov and I chased each other, and some bots, around for a bit, and I just want to say how much fun it was. First map was Arras, but I don't remember which mission, the immediately following was in Soviet Russia in a snowstorm, with low altitude furballs over some fortifications.

 

Icons... what luxury! I loved every second of it, and I'll be back! Thanks you all.

 

S!

 

Salute Dakka. It was fun. Was it the Icy Lake mission? Anyway, it's the one with a Me262 buzzing around lol! Zoo is a master of mirth.

[Zooropa_Fly]

You chaps were in.. The Twilight Zone ! The other map was 'Zoom Lens'.

They're new and have been running mostly on their own last couple of days.. in-between final tweaks.

Apologies for some downtime last week, was working on the new maps.

Got one more in mind, then they'll all likely be back up again - I'll post here when the running order is settled.

 

Thanks for flying Z Wings,

S!

[DakkaDakkaDakka]

The Me 262 was a very appreciated touch! LOL

[Cynic_Al]

4 hours ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

Apologies for some downtime last week, was working on the new maps.

 

If you'd run it under the correct application you wouldn't have to shut down.

[Zooropa_Fly]

Yes I know that, but thanks for pointing it out.

 

[Zooropa_Fly]

The ST's seem to be having a few issues with their server just now.. something to do with their 'shine-powered GPU cooling sytem, according to CNN.

Anyway - Zoo Wings will attempt to run full time until they get fixed up. I believe HillBilly's on site, so it could be while yet (still parts are hard to come by).

 

All 12 maps are up, and just for a change the running order is set to random.

Apologies for any downtime, I get the occasional disconnect.

 

S!

[ST_Catchov]

1 hour ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

The ST's seem to be having a few issues with their server just now.... I believe HillBilly's on site

 

HillBilly! Good. Phil was hopeless ….

[ST_Nooney]

On 6/17/2020 at 9:43 AM, Zooropa_Fly said:

The ST's seem to be having a few issues with their server just now.. something to do with their 'shine-powered GPU cooling sytem, according to CNN.

Anyway - Zoo Wings will attempt to run full time until they get fixed up. I believe HillBilly's on site, so it could be while yet (still parts are hard to come by).

 

All 12 maps are up, and just for a change the running order is set to random.

Apologies for any downtime, I get the occasional disconnect.

 

S!

Any chance of getting the furball closer in Zoom, I managed to read war and peace before getting to my first fight. ?

[Zooropa_Fly]

Nooney, I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

 

That map's a bit different in that it's not balanced in any way shape or form.

The general idea is the Gerry fighter bots interfere a bit with the Bristols, but not too much - The Bristols have to get back to land and make way for the next 4.

Bots these days have a tendancy to chase their quarry for a bit long these days, that can stretch the action out a bit.

But the bot action is variable which is what I like, rather than them all going around and around in the middle as they do in RoF.

As it happens I did move the action a bit closer together a few times, but it seems your attention span is even shorter than mine.

So what was the question again ?

 

Spoiler

..I..

 

Spoiler

.. and sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned interfering with Bristols - you'll be all over the place this afternoon now.

Big Girlie Hugs

x

 

[ST_Catchov]

I've posted this vid over in the video section but it should be here too.

 

 

[BH_Adabadoo_VR]

I loved this sooooo much!!!!!

 

Thanks Catchov!

[BH_Adabadoo_VR]

Great muliplayer on A Zoo Wings Server today!!!

 

Missed you Zooropa_Fly!!!

 

Nooney check the description for jump times your battle is the last one.

Formation for first hour or so.  Multiplayer starts at 1:26:25

 

Hope you dig it!

 

 

[Zooropa_Fly]

That was superb, thanks for uploading it.

 

'Saint' Nooney.

[ST_Nooney]

Blessings to you all ✝️ They are so used to calling me saint nooney now bet it would be hard to change lol. It's S.T. lads pronounced ESS TEE ohhhh boy.

Edited June 29, 2020 by ST_Nooney

[Zooropa_Fly]

It's The Snarling Vicars.

[BH_Adabadoo_VR]

On 6/28/2020 at 7:34 AM, Zooropa_Fly said:

That was superb, thanks for uploading it.

 

'Saint' Nooney.

Thanks!

 

Love having youtube store all my missions for review later!

On 6/28/2020 at 6:42 PM, ST_Nooney said:

Blessings to you all ✝️ They are so used to calling me saint nooney now bet it would be hard to change lol. It's S.T. lads pronounced ESS TEE ohhhh boy.

But you bless us with targets to shoot at and servers to fly on.  We do feel sooo blessed!

 

The Snarling Trolls are Saints to us!!

 

On 6/29/2020 at 3:30 AM, Zooropa_Fly said:

It's The Snarling Vicars.

How about Saint snarling trolls

[ST_Nooney]

Check out the DR1 tute with a plug for Zoo's server in the credits at the end, I noticed we are getting more and more flyers in of late, 10 the other night, just a pity it doesn't say how many are in on the front page, always reads empty, although when you go in their are players in there.

 

[Zooropa_Fly]

I particularly liked the smooth editing at the end.

[ST_Catchov]

Great stuff Nooney.  Invaluable commentary and the editing at the end was a touch of class. No faffing about there. I have much to learn. Like curves and stuff.

[ST_Nooney]

53 minutes ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

I particularly liked the smooth editing at the end.

Like me, very abrupt lol.

[Zooropa_Fly]

I enjoy thinking of driving the Dr1, as a bit like drifting a car.

It slips and slides all over the place so you have to learn to anticipate and control that.

Throttle control as well as the blipper are both vital techniques to be used in conjunction with each other when you're gettin' jiggy.

Correct usage can avoid those left-handed 'time-stop' episodes.

Learning to get onto your sights at the right time is also crucial in the monkey, especially if you're just using the cross-wires.

This is where the old tracking dead-zone really comes into it's own.

 

S!

 

edit : Just re. the FM - I feel it needs a tiny bit more oomph at the bottom end. So it can out-climb the aim of anything in a few seconds as it was supposed to be able to do. This without making it faster at the top end of course. It looks like it should be a fairly slow plane somehow.

 

CHILL !! - Dr1 Climb Rate Comments Anytime Please .

Edited July 4, 2020 by Zooropa_Fly

[ST_Agent-86]

It climbs like a monkey on catnip !  I'm still learning as well.......

 

 

Edited July 4, 2020 by Agent_86

[Cynic_Al]

12 hours ago, ST_Nooney said:

Check out the DR1 tute

 

Am I really the only one who knows the doctrine 'throttle back for left hand turns with the Dr1', is a complete fallacy?  I doubt it.

[BH_Adabadoo_VR]

Flying with Catchov and Zooropa_Fly...

 

 

[ST_Nooney]

Twilight Zone flyers pffffft  

[ST_Catchov]

Lol nice one Adabadoo!  Thanks for sharing. 

[Wanderfalke]

Help!

The server is not online at the moment. I'm getting the shakes, need my fix.:)

[Zooropa_Fly]

Sorry Wander, I've just been to another country to shop, so I didn't have to face madatory face masking.

Decided to give the PC a rest for a couple of hours - we're up and running again.

 

S!

[Cynic_Al]

On 7/5/2020 at 2:13 AM, BH_Bullet2_Adabadoo said:

Flying with Catchov and Zooropa_Fly...

 

Just as a matter of interest, have you ever toyed with the idea of looking behind you while in combat?

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

He didn't want to lose his wingman.

[Wanderfalke]

Hi Zoo,

 

Are you by any chance planning on activating this new SRS thing on the server? Would be much appreciate as I'm forced to type with my keyboard on my lap.

 

 

Attention Pilots! 

 

We have partnered with our friend Ciribob who is the creator of the SimpleRadio Standalone (SRS) app to give IL-2 native SRS support. Ciribob has made a special version of SRS for IL-2 that fits the needs of our simulation and community without making it overly complicated. 

 

This small, but powerful app gives Sturmovik pilots and tank crews a way to have VOIP communications more integrated and easier to manage. We have built special support for SRS that allows users to automatically connect voice comms to hosted "SRS enabled" IL-2 servers and start communicating instantly with your fellow pilots upon joining. You can also select one of 5 channels to talk to your squad-mates or use an intercom to talk to your aircraft or tank crew. There is also an overlay that works in certain screen modes, but the point is to allow you to navigate and use SRS easily with your HOTAS or keyboard without the need to look at a menu. You can assign push-to-talk buttons for the radio channels and your intercom . You can also assign buttons to change channels. SRS is easy to use and setup. 

 

Special thanks for Ciaran Fisher aka Ciribob for his amazingly fast work in helping us bring SRS support to IL-2 and to the Sturmovik Team for also doing a great job building the support. And special thanks to @71st_AH_Hooves for suggesting SRS and putting us in touch with Ciribob. 

NOTE: This is not the same SRS app used in other flight-sims. SRS for IL-2 is similar, but has been tailor made for our product. 

 

IMPORTANT: The final release build of SRS for IL-2 is not quite ready yet, but will be released soon. 

 

Jason

 

Quick-Start Guide for IL-2: SRS

 

DOWNLOAD SRS for IL-2   (this link will always point to the latest build)

 

NOTE: SRS for IL-2 only works with Win8 and newer.

Installation for Clients and Servers

 

1. Unzip contents of the SRS archive to any folder you wish.

 

Setup for Clients

 

1. Edit data/startup.cfg  in the game directory - add the lines below at the bottom (without the game running):

 

[KEY = telemetrydevice]

      addr = "127.0.0.1"

      decimation = 2

      enable = true

      port = 4322

[END]

 

If you use a Jet Seat / SimShaker and have an entry already as below:

 

[KEY = telemetrydevice]

    addr = "127.0.0.1"

    decimation = 2

    enable = true

    port = 29373

[END]

 

Edit the entry to match below - adding the second   addr1 = "127.0.0.1:4322"

 

[KEY = telemetrydevice]

    addr = "127.0.0.1"

    addr1 = "127.0.0.1:4322"

    decimation = 2

    enable = true

    port = 29373

[END]

 

2. Run the IL2-SRS-Client.exe and keep it running in the background any time you launch IL-2. You can of course minimize the app.

 

3. You can then configure speakers, microphones etc. The Optional Mic Output setting will send all Microphone output to your selected output device for recording etc.

 

Use Preview Audio to check everything is working correctly.

 

Increase the Speaker Boost if you’re too quiet.

 

 

4. Make sure to bind in controls such as Push-to-Talk, Radio Select, Intercom Select and Toggle Overlay. At a minimum. you should bind hotkeys for channels or use the SRS overlay to change things. Note that SRS also detects joystick button presses to ease set up. 

 

5. On the SRS overlay which you can toggle On and Off - you can select the current channel, set the volume for the Radio and intercom and control its opacity. Other information will be displayed on the small info screen when you connect to a server. The red lights will turn green depending on whether you are speaking on the Radio or the Intercom.

 

The window can also be resized as desired.

 

 

NOTE: The overlay does not appear in Full-Screen mode or in VR. To use the overlay buttons, you will also need to Alt-Tab to access it while in game. We strongly suggest you configure your Hotkeys for SRS to greatly simplify its usage.  

 

6. You can connect to a server by either auto-connecting when you join a game server or by manually entering the SRS server address for that game server. The Server Host will need to turn on the auto-connect feature for auto-connect to work. 

 

If you choose to manually enter the SRS server in advance of joining a game server, you'll need to enter the public IP for that server. By default, the port is assumed to be 6002.

 

Enter the IP and port like so 192.168.2.23:6002

 

 

Once your SRS is set up, joining an IL-2 server that has SRS running with auto-connect will allow you to almost instantly begin communicating with your fellow pilots. All Clients will be initially dropped into Channel 1 by default. You can then change the channel. 

 

Client Settings

 

- Auto Connect Prompt - If disabled you will be connected to the correct IL2-SRS server without a blocking prompt
- Auto Connect Mismatch prompt - if enabled - you will be warned when you are auto-connecting to a different IL2-SRS server than you are currently
- Reset Radio Overlay - Brings the radio overlay back to focus if it falls off the screen due to monitor changes
- Hide Overlay Taskbar item - Removes IL2-SRS from the taskbar - just leaving the Tray Icon
- Auto Refocus IL2 - Attempts to give focus back to IL-2 after interacting with the overlay to avoid alt-tab
- Allow More Input Devices - Increases the number of recognized input devices but can cause issues. Only enable if absolutely necessary
- Microphone Auto Gain - attempts to normalize microphone volume. 
- Microphone Noise Suppression - attempts to minimize background noise
- Minimize to Tray - If enabled SRS will hide the main window and minimize to the tray icon
- Check for Beta Updates - Alerts when beta updates are available
- Play Connection sounds - enables an audio effect on connect and disconnect
- Require Admin - Runs SRS in administrator mode. This is needed if keyboard hotkeys are used. If no keyboard hotkeys are required, this setting can be safely turned off
- Show Transmitter Name - When receiving a radio transmission you’ll see the name of the transmitter. Requires the server to have enabled this setting too
- Profiles - SRS can be setup to have different profiles, allowing you to switch all control settings and all profile settings quickly
- Radio Rx Effects - Enables and disables the Radio Receive sound
- Radio Tx Effects - Enables and disables the Radio Transmit sound
- Radio Switch works as Push To Talk - If enabled, instead of pressing the PTT button to talk, you can press and hold either Radio or Intercom switch to switch and speak in one press
- Enable Radio Voice Effect - enables a realistic radio effect to all incoming radio transmissions
- Enable Clipping Effect - enables a further realistic radio effect. If enabled you will need to increase the Speaker Boost as the volume will be reduced
- Radio Audio Channel - sets the balance for the radio transmission. Fully Left or Right will put the transmission in one ear
- Intercom Radio Channel - sets the balance for the intercom transmission. Fully Left or Right will put the transmission in one ear

Setup for Servers

 

1. Install .Net http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2085155 (usually installed already with Win10, but worth double checking)

 

2. Download and extract the SRS archive to any folder you wish.

 

3. Run the sr-server.exe and open ports 6002 TCP and UDP on your router or any firewalls by Port-Forwarding. Leave the app running in the background while your server is up and operating.

 

 

4. Add the public IP and port to DServer or the in-game server setup screen. Adding the public IP will automatically enable the auto-connect feature for clients. 

 

 

5. In the server settings - if you enable Coalition Security - only allies can hear each other. i.e Red to Red, Blue to Blue, Spectator to Spectator.

 

 

Client Admin - Allows you to see a list of clients currently connected, mute them temporarily, disconnect or ban them

Auto Export List - will save a file called client-list.json to the same directory as your SRS server - allowing for integration into other tools

Realistic TX Behavior - If ON makes the radio half duplex. You will not be able to hear incoming transmissions when you transmit

Check for beta updates - Enables SRS to look for updates flagged as Beta

Show Tuned Client count -  if ON will show the number of people currently tuned to a radio channel or intercom on the Client Radio overlay

Global Lobby Freq - Don't modify - ignore for now

Show Transmitter Name - If enabled, and enabled client side - shows the name of the pilot currently transmitting

 

We hope you enjoy using SRS for IL-2.

 

[Zooropa_Fly]

Blimey that looks complicated

[ST_Nooney]

Do you need a His masters voice trumpet?

 

[ST_Catchov]

damnijustfinishedtheonefingerspeedtypingcourseonlinewithtopmarksandacommendation. Do you guys even use comms? Isn't discord inbuilt already? I have both TS and discord installed but have never used them. The above does look a bit .... well Zoo nailed it. ?

 

 

15 hours ago, ST_Nooney said:

Do you need a His masters voice trumpet?

 

 

Say again Noons? Something about crumpet what!

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by catchov