How To: Photo Recon on Flugpark

[=IRFC=Gascan]

I recorded the recon flight I did on Thursday and added some commentary to make a How-To video. The description of how to accomplish the recon and arty spot in the mission description are great, but I figure it might be nice to have some visuals as well.

Episode 1: Photo Recon

 

Episode 2: Arty Spotting

 

Episode 3: Trench Attack

 

Episode 4: Infantry Contact Patrol

 

Edit: posted the arty spot and trench attack.

Edit 2: posted the infantry contact patrol.

Edited August 31, 2020 by gascan
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[J99_Sizzlorr]

6 hours ago, gascan said:

I recorded the recon flight I did on Thursday and added some commentary to make a How-To video. The description of how to accomplish the recon and arty spot in the mission description are great, but I figure it might be nice to have some visuals as well.

 

I also have video of an arty spot and a trench attack that I'm working on, and I'm hoping to get some video of an infantry contact patrol on Saturday. I'm not sure if there should be a searchlight target to claim credit for the arty spot or not, because I didn't see one.

At the moment there are only searchlights for the recon tasks...

 

BTW: Very good tutorial....

Edited August 29, 2020 by J99_Sizzlorr

[NiiranenVR]

Thanx , and typing in VR  ........ ?

 

I guess ?I'll start a secretary school so I can be a social man and not a ghost flying around ?.              ?

[No.23_Gaylion]

Great video dude. Those four spads were us giving you high cover haha

Edited August 29, 2020 by US93_Talbot

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

So that's how you do recon, Good work and it's good to see others doing recon for the allies. B is the worst to do, Always has the dark side hovering around like flies.

 

[ST_Catchov]

Nice tutorial gascan. I look forward to your arty spotting vid. Not being a two seater chap, am I right in saying FC doesn't model directing artillery to a target where you can see the hits and re-direct accordingly? Of course for the Entente we'd need the Re8. Or Be2 if we ever get 1917? And Tripe and Pup and ... oh I could go on but I'm digressing ....

[=IRFC=Gascan]

ROF had a system of taking photographs using the bomb sight that was used in a number of MP servers and events. There was also an artillery correction mechanic, but I think it only worked in single player. Nothing like either of those in Flying Circus, though.

[=IRFC=Gascan]

Added the Arty Spot and Trench Attack. Still working on the Infantry Contact mission I recorded on Saturday. Not sure how long I should wait between firing flares for the infantry contact, though. I'm guessing it's about a minute or two, to give the infantry time to respond.

[J99_Sizzlorr]

28 minutes ago, gascan said:

Added the Arty Spot and Trench Attack. Still working on the Infantry Contact mission I recorded on Saturday. Not sure how long I should wait between firing flares for the infantry contact, though. I'm guessing it's about a minute or two, to give the infantry time to respond.

Yes about that...and also don't be too low stay up at least 1000m.

Edited August 30, 2020 by J99_Sizzlorr

[J2_Bidu]

On 8/29/2020 at 8:02 AM, J99_Sizzlorr said:

At the moment there are only searchlights for the recon tasks...

 

BTW: Very good tutorial....

 

No possibility of adding scoring for arty? It seems much more dangerous than Recon.

[=IRFC=Gascan]

2 hours ago, J2_Bidu said:

 

No possibility of adding scoring for arty? It seems much more dangerous than Recon.

 

That would be nice for both the Arty and Infantry Contact. I know it's not too bad with no opposition, but very dangerous to be firing off flares and drawing attention to yourself when you must stay within a circle over the target area.

On the other hand, the arty spotting and infantry contact don't require you to return back to the airfield after completing the mission. Photo recon isn't really complete until you deliver the photos, so you have to return to an active airfield. After that, the target spawns to claim credit. I imagine the same triggers could be used for arty, but the mission is complete once you give the corrections and the target is destroyed. It would be difficult to claim credit if you complete the mission, but then fail to return home. That actually happened to me while doing the Infantry Contact in Zone A of Black September. I completed the mission just as an Albatros finally caught up to me, and took out my engine while I turned for home. I'm no mission designer, but I can't think of a good way to assign credit to the appropriate person in that case.

[JGr2/J5_Baeumer]

7 hours ago, J2_Bidu said:

No possibility of adding scoring for arty?

 

Yes, it's possible and I believe it's on our roadmap for updates.  I believe we had it in Bloody April this year. Alao on a few other maps that are not currently running as they need some updates that I've been told will be happening soon.   It just hasn't been integrated into the current map set yet.

 

PS you are right gascan, in the cases of both the arty spot and infantry contact missions,  it is necessary to survive to earn individual pilot points but not to complete the objective.