Since my machine will still be in its state for a while, and RL will always be a force to be reckoned with, I am settling for the moment on focusing on the non-combative side of scouting. What are some tasks of such a player? If I can only do a couple things, I am GOING to do them well gorramit!
http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index...showtopic=55547 is a good start if one could see it. Much of the AFS material should be public. If it is in the wiki please let me, and the public, know.
Thank you for your assistance!
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GhostMachine
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Fever..I'm dying of laughter 
I scout constantly.My computers are usually sub par,so dogfighting isn't really an option.
First,when the game launches..hit F4...load nanite gun 2 probes in the top slot (depending on map,etc.).Probe the sectors that no one else seems to get to,but not too far from base as a con will come out soon.Drop you're probes and get back to follow the con.Prioritize your cons.If there is a ref,tp and op con out,go with the op con.The tp will most likely build near home,and the enemy will ignore the ref to attack the op con.You can use the auto pilot to follow the con untill you see enemy forces.Make sure to target you're con,then take evasive manuvers according to the situation.You may want to prox the aleph the the con is about to go through,or save them for the build.If you have enough support,the con will set up to build.Don't panic if you see enemy unless they are close.When they get 2k drop a prox next to the con and bolt about 600 -1k away.try to get them to chase you and use thrusters to prevent them from podding you.The first prox drop will wear off,so get back near the con and drop more.If there is alot of enemy,drop mutiple prox.They have to ram the con to prevent it from building,so this makes them die!As a scout,getting podded is your job.The cons/bombers/ints you are keeping alive will win games.When the con build either stay and land at base,or rip out and get back home for the next con.Dock for more prox,and switch out the probes for more prox.
The only time you can afford to probe is whenthere are no cons to protect(I try to PM the newbs on the team to encorage them to probe,as they don't know how to defend cons).
After con defense has quieted down,go on miner defense.Find the miner on the mini map that has the least defense and go baby sit it.Call for help if there is ANY attempt by the enemy to kill your miner.Even if there is only 1 enemy and they die,they will most likely scream to thier team(Ima poet)that they have found our miners and that will call multilpe fighters/ints into play.
This is the most basic of scouting instructions I have.If you need more I will post as the thread grows.
I scout constantly.My computers are usually sub par,so dogfighting isn't really an option.First,when the game launches..hit F4...load nanite gun 2 probes in the top slot (depending on map,etc.).Probe the sectors that no one else seems to get to,but not too far from base as a con will come out soon.Drop you're probes and get back to follow the con.Prioritize your cons.If there is a ref,tp and op con out,go with the op con.The tp will most likely build near home,and the enemy will ignore the ref to attack the op con.You can use the auto pilot to follow the con untill you see enemy forces.Make sure to target you're con,then take evasive manuvers according to the situation.You may want to prox the aleph the the con is about to go through,or save them for the build.If you have enough support,the con will set up to build.Don't panic if you see enemy unless they are close.When they get 2k drop a prox next to the con and bolt about 600 -1k away.try to get them to chase you and use thrusters to prevent them from podding you.The first prox drop will wear off,so get back near the con and drop more.If there is alot of enemy,drop mutiple prox.They have to ram the con to prevent it from building,so this makes them die!As a scout,getting podded is your job.The cons/bombers/ints you are keeping alive will win games.When the con build either stay and land at base,or rip out and get back home for the next con.Dock for more prox,and switch out the probes for more prox.
The only time you can afford to probe is whenthere are no cons to protect(I try to PM the newbs on the team to encorage them to probe,as they don't know how to defend cons).
After con defense has quieted down,go on miner defense.Find the miner on the mini map that has the least defense and go baby sit it.Call for help if there is ANY attempt by the enemy to kill your miner.Even if there is only 1 enemy and they die,they will most likely scream to thier team(Ima poet)that they have found our miners and that will call multilpe fighters/ints into play.
This is the most basic of scouting instructions I have.If you need more I will post as the thread grows.
Uh, isn't all of the AFS material public?GhostMachine wrote:QUOTE (GhostMachine @ Feb 15 2010, 10:34 PM) http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index...showtopic=55547 is a good start if one could see it. Much of the AFS material should be public. If it is in the wiki please let me, and the public, know.
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As far as I can see that is a post by one of the students.GhostMachine wrote:QUOTE (GhostMachine @ Feb 16 2010, 04:34 AM) http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index...showtopic=55547 is a good start if one could see it.
He can repost it himself if so he wishes.
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