GDJ Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Sorry for being absent for the last few days. Real life is kicking my butt like no tomorrow. -I have to rewire and repair the PC board for the Furnace. It has cracked conductor tracks on the board and needs some special surgery. -Some of the wires have fatigued and have to be replaced due to cracking conductors. I have no intention of letting this challenge slide, but please understand that this is Winter time in The Great White North, and furnaces kinda over-rule gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Furnace is fixed. Gimme a couple of hours to post another match. Shall have another by tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) UPDATED! Spannermonkey vs SuicidalInsanity! Edited December 6, 2016 by GDJ Was thinking about the band, not the person. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDavinci Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, GDJ said: UPDATED! Spannermonkey vs Suicidaltendencies! That's awesome ... Spanner vs the band Suicidal Tendancies sounds like a great bout of destruction But seriously, think you mispelled a name ... SuicidalInsanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, DoctorDavinci said: But seriously, think you mispelled a name ... SuicidalInsanity I fix. My bad. EDIT: Fixed. Sorry about that. Must have been the Record I was listening to. Edited December 6, 2016 by GDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well not unexpected but thats what happens when the crews spend too long in the bar the night before , it'll be a while before i let them go on a jolly again One day I'll learn how to make aircraft that can turn. nice one @SuicidalInsanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Another update in the works! Notsodeadjeb vs DrTricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtricky Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I've now come to the conclusion that with this iteration of BDA, quality (GAU-8 Avengers) triumphs over quantity (20mm M61 Vulcans) in most dogfights. I'm quite happy with this outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 I admit the GAU-8 has a fantastic range to it, but I still have a love for the .50 cal brownings. 6 of those in salvo mode does alot of damage in a hurry. Unfortunately their range is a bit limiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalInsanity Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Yeah, all the normal ballistic weapons that make sense as craft armament - browning .50, the twinlink .50 turret, both flavors of Vulcan, M230 - all have a max weapon range of 2500m. The GAU-8, on the other hand, has a max range of 4000m, which translates into GAU craft being able to engage non-GAU craft for 2-3 seconds before they can expect return fire. The change of a kill at that range is slim, though if this proves to be an issue by the end of the tourney, simplest solution is probably just have a rule in later BDA competitions that guard mode has to be 2500m or less. Edited December 7, 2016 by SuicidalInsanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 minute ago, SuicidalInsanity said: Yeah, all the normal ballistic weapons that make sense as craft armament - browning .50, the twinlink .50 turret, both flavors of Vulcan, M230 - all have a max weapon range of 2500m. The GAU-8, on the other hand, has a max range of 4000m, which translates into GAU craft being able to engage non-GAU craft for 5+ seconds before they can expect return fire. The change of a kill at that range is slim, though if this proves to be an issue by the end of the tourney, simplest solution is probably just have a rule in later BDA competitions that guard mode has to be 2500m or less. That may be what we have to do in the future, but for now and this challenge the settings stay as is. Besides, toe-ing in the .50 cal's to intersect at a specific distance is very effective (say 1700m). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtricky Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 10 hours ago, SuicidalInsanity said: Yeah, all the normal ballistic weapons that make sense as craft armament - browning .50, the twinlink .50 turret, both flavors of Vulcan, M230 - all have a max weapon range of 2500m. The GAU-8, on the other hand, has a max range of 4000m, which translates into GAU craft being able to engage non-GAU craft for 2-3 seconds before they can expect return fire. The change of a kill at that range is slim, though if this proves to be an issue by the end of the tourney, simplest solution is probably just have a rule in later BDA competitions that guard mode has to be 2500m or less The issue is more the ability to lay down supressive fire that screws with the enemy AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 UPDATED! This marks the end of the first batch of battles. The standings are: GDJ:2 Pine:0 SuicidalInsanity:2 Spannermonkey:0 Notsodeadjeb: 0 Drtricky: 2 Doctor Davinci: 1 Bob_Saget54:2 RuinzV2: 0 Tsoj: 2 Jrodrigues: 2 Wraith977: 0 So GDJ, SuicidalInsanity, Drtricky, Bob_Saget54, Tsoj, and jrodrigues advance. Next batch coming soon: To the ones that were eliminated: Thank you for participating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Congrats to those who advance, damn fine craft all of them, and to my fellow cannon fodder brothers, better luck next time chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Saget54 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Congrats to the victors, and may those who didn't make it see victory in the next battle. Also, @GDJ, can I submit an updated craft that doesn't destroy itself on takeoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 3 hours ago, Bob_Saget54 said: Also, @GDJ, can I submit an updated craft that doesn't destroy itself on takeoff? I would strongly suggest you repair your plane first. Apart from the take-off issue it performs very very well. I would hate to see that go. Try playing with the landing gear positions and spring/shock absorber strengths. I get the feeling that the rudder may be slapping the ground and confusing the heck out of the AI, but it's just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruinzv2 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I never tested against tsoj until after I submitted. Somehow I had completely missed his entry. After I saw the pairing and tested it out I found out just how badly I would get stomped. I was hoping for a lucky break, but that was expected lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Saget54 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 7 hours ago, GDJ said: I would strongly suggest you repair your plane first. Apart from the take-off issue it performs very very well. I would hate to see that go. That's exactly what I meant. I'll play around with it tonight and submit it again before the next round starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 17 hours ago, ruinzv2 said: I never tested against tsoj until after I submitted. Somehow I had completely missed his entry. After I saw the pairing and tested it out I found out just how badly I would get stomped. I was hoping for a lucky break, but that was expected lol Don't feel bad. I have experience in losing about 75 times in these competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Updated on post #2 Current standings for Bracket two: GDJ 0 SuicidalInsanity 2 Tsoj 2 jrodriguez 0 I got my clock cleaned. Congrats to the current winners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Okay, this afternoon I'm taking off for Christmas activities out of town. I'll be back on the 27th. Hopefully I can complete Bracket two at that time. Have a good Christmas (or whatever you call your holiday that comes around this time of year)! -Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDavinci Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, GDJ said: Okay, this afternoon I'm taking off for Christmas activities out of town. I'll be back on the 27th. Hopefully I can complete Bracket two at that time. Have a good Christmas (or whatever you call your holiday that comes around this time of year)! -Geoff I celebrate Newtonas which is the celebration of Sir Isaac Newtons' birth that occured on January 4th, 1693 Great battles by the way ... Edited December 23, 2016 by DoctorDavinci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'm back. Had a good Christmas. Hopefully everybody else did as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I sooo missed this... Will there be a new challenge after this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 2016-12-29 at 0:34 PM, Triop said: I sooo missed this... Will there be a new challenge after this ? Maybe. Not sure if I'll be hosting or not. Between work and school I've been busy. I'm finishing up this challenge today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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