Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!ames!ncar!gatech!rutgers!rochester!kodak!ektools!kadsma!brunjes From: brunjes@kadsma.kadsm (Roy Brunjes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: F-18 Keywords: F-18, 6 Scenarios Message-ID: <161@kadsma.kadsm> Date: 11 Jul 88 16:27:49 GMT References: <3204@louie.udel.EDU> <3690@ece-csc.UUCP> Reply-To: brunjes@kadsma.UUCP (Roy Brunjes) Organization: Eastman Kodak, Rochester NY Lines: 32 In article <3690@ece-csc.UUCP> rss@ece-csc.UUCP (ML) writes: > ... >Here's another one for you folks: Anybody ever have any luck with the >"intercept stolen aircraft" mission -- that is, luck getting them to >return with you? > >Now I just wish there were some more scenarios, since it only takes >a couple of hours to go thru the 6 that are there. > > -- Mark Lanzo -- > c/o ...!mcnc!ece-csc!rss As far as the F-16 Defectors Mission goes, I have also NEVER gotten them to turn around and go back (not even one). I wonder if it is possible. As far as the six missions go, the manual has words to the effect of "by reflying the missions through 'Next Advanced Mission', you may face tougher pilots...". OK, what I want to know is how that works. Are there x groupings of pilots on disk, and a random number generator determines if you face the Aces of the Mig World? Or, more sensibly (and hopefully what is done) is the skill of the opposing pilots directly proportional to the amount of flying time you have racked up? I noticed that the date is simply 1 + the number of hours of flying time you have logged. Perhaps that number is used to select the skill level of the Mig Pilots? That would mean you can eventually face near impossible pilots (good for those who really need to face tougher opposition, like me and Mark Lanzo. I can run through the six missions in less than 30 minutes now. If the number of hours of flight time has something to do with it, then I can just go and "free fly" for 10 hours or so, update my log, and then pick "Next Advanced Mission". Anyone know Moses Ma or better yet Bob Dinnerman? Are you guys out there to answer? Roy Brunjes