October wow

[Acehigh]

Ok FO you'll need the RBL starfighter pilot manual.  Basically I can give you the cliff notes here.  Online is way diff than flying against the comp.  Main diff is people do alot of crazy stuff.  AI flys in predictable patterns.  Visit bsc, go to the bsc events page, find xvt wow october, and read up on the rules of engagement.  BSC is our governing body for online flight combat.  Any questions we will answer just specify if you want a smart alec answer or the truth lol......

http://www.battlestats.com/events



Multiplayer flight engine options (especially important for 56k flight)

Make sure you turn off the space debris, put starfield to low, turn off music and engine sounds (you'll need cockpit sounds on to know if your getting shot if you can't see your attacker), and set textures to lowest or near.

Combat tips

1.  Fire link lasers to do the most damage.  You may have to adjust for lag.  
2.  If you have shields set them to drain to boost your speed, set laser recharge up one slot from default not to full.
3.  When you have to turn cut throttle to 1/3, turn, full throttle asap.
4.  If your lasers get shot out do not let an enemy get behind you.  try to ram them lol (I'm serious)
5.  Don't wait for a lock, start firing around the edges of the blue targeting box around 1.7 M from contact.  Firing here will allow for distance covered and velocity.  Firing around the edges will account for movement.  Fire some down the middle anyways in case it's a green pilot lol.  Rule of thumb, fire two to three times and move.  repeat
6.  In craft with Ion cannons you'll have to hit the W key to switch weapons creating the greatest amount of fire/damage.  if you get disabled eject.  

Practice tips

1.  Fly mine clearing.  I advise changing the settings to hard, fly in a tf, set for one death, and leave lasers at default.  if your alive long enough to recharge your doing great.
2.  Fly the target practice mission
3.  Fly combat engagements on hard difficulty.
4.  Practice flying melees on hard against the AI
5.  Post on RBL forums or find us on msn or in the EV to fly practice runs with us.  Flying against peeps is alot better practice than going against the AI.  If you have to go agains the AI the above tips will help.