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TopAce: Indeed. This is a proper name, so its plural is not "Tornadoes." The plural of the common noun is "tornadoes."

2008-12-09T17:35:05Z

Indeed. This is a proper name, so its plural is not "Tornadoes." The plural of the common noun is "tornadoes."

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	*The "defensive team" must do everything to win the battle. Have some bombers deployed also, even if there are no hostile cruisers present. There are three reasons why:		*The "defensive team" must do everything to win the battle. Have some bombers deployed also, even if there are no hostile cruisers present. There are three reasons why:
	**The attackers may deploy cruisers, corvettes, or warships at any time.		**The attackers may deploy cruisers, corvettes, or warships at any time.
	**Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or ~~Tornadoes~~.		**Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornados.
	**They can also unexpectedly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.		**They can also unexpectedly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.

	[[Category:FRED Tips]]		[[Category:FRED Tips]]

TopAce: Some tweaking

2008-06-27T19:54:58Z

Some tweaking

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	~~==Strike Missions==~~		By '''strike missions''', we usually mean a mission in which a player must destroy a hostile warship or installation, sometimes disregarding losses.

	Here are some hints to follow while making ~~Strike~~ missions:		Here are some hints to follow while making strike missions:

	*Do not forget to put in the ship(s) you have to destroy into the Escort List ~~<br>~~		*Do not forget to put in the ship(s) you have to destroy into the Escort List. The player, especially when flying bomber escort, must know the hull integrity of all mission critical vessels.
	*Strike missions should involve a lot of friendly forces as well as hostile ones. Four fighters in Alpha wing facing a hostile cruiser and eight other fighters is hardly considered to be a strike mission~~<br>~~		*Strike missions should involve a lot of friendly forces as well as hostile ones. Four fighters in Alpha wing facing a hostile cruiser and eight other fighters is hardly considered to be a good strike mission. Sometimes mission balance demands that the player's side is outnumbered by, say, 5 to 1. In these cases, improving the AI's skill or giving it a better loadout is to be considered.
	*If you want the player to attack an installation, encircle it with sentry guns, unless you have a reason why there should not be any.~~<br>~~		*Playing around with the Special Hits feature in FRED_Open can also be used for mission balance purposes. Raising a hostile installation's hull integrity by 20% has an impact on game balance.
	*~~Balancing~~ the ~~rank rate~~ between ~~friendlies~~ and ~~hostiles~~ is ~~very important~~. Strike missions cannot be as tactical as [[Escort Missions]], the more powerful force ~~domintes and wins<br>~~		*If you want the player to attack an installation, encircle it with sentry guns, unless you have a reason why there should not be any.
	*If you can afford, have a single wing of patrol fighters and launch the other wings later. The enemy is not able to respond to a fast and unexpected attack by launching a dozen of fighters after 20 seconds. Unfortunately, mission balance sometimes demands hostile fighers being launched as soon as possible. Try to compensate by placing sentry guns, cruisers or perhaps a corvette~~<br>~~		*Be support ships available. Strike missions are not scramble missions, especially when the plotline determines that the assault you are FREDding is important and pre-planned. Observent players will notice this, if you do not explain the absence of support ships in any way.
	*If you can, give the player fighters of both fighter and bomber ~~classes~~ to let him choose which role he prefers. This also demands you to test the mission more intensively, but giving the player a choice like that can only make you good~~<br>~~		*Finding a proper balance between Friendly and Hostile AI is crucial. Strike missions cannot be as tactical as [[Escort Missions\|escort missions]], meaning that the more powerful force will win. The player's actions must be determining.
	*The 'defensive team' must do everything to win the battle. Have some bombers deployed also, even if there are no hostile cruisers present. There are three reasons why: ~~<br>~~		*If you can afford, have a single wing of patrol fighters and launch the other wings later. The enemy is not able to respond to a fast and unexpected attack by launching a dozen of fighters after 20 seconds. Unfortunately, mission balance sometimes demands hostile fighers being launched as soon as possible. Try to compensate by placing sentry guns, cruisers, or perhaps a corvette.
	The attackers may deploy ~~any~~ cruisers, corvettes or warships at any time ~~<br>~~		*If you can, give the player fighters of both fighter and bomber types to let him choose which role he prefers. This also demands you to test the mission more intensively, but giving the player a choice like that can only make you good.
	Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornadoes.		*The "defensive team" must do everything to win the battle. Have some bombers deployed also, even if there are no hostile cruisers present. There are three reasons why:
	They can ~~unexpectidly~~ attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.		**The attackers may deploy cruisers, corvettes, or warships at any time.
			**Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornadoes.
	~~Lastly, but most importantly:~~		**They can also unexpectedly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.

	~~<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>~~

	[[Category:FRED Tips]]		[[Category:FRED Tips]]

Mustang19 at 17:03, 12 April 2007

2007-04-12T17:03:30Z

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	*Strike missions should involve a lot of friendly forces as well as hostile ones. Four fighters in Alpha wing facing a hostile cruiser and eight other fighters is hardly considered to be a strike mission<br>		*Strike missions should involve a lot of friendly forces as well as hostile ones. Four fighters in Alpha wing facing a hostile cruiser and eight other fighters is hardly considered to be a strike mission<br>
	*If you want the player to attack an installation, encircle it with sentry guns, unless you have a reason why there should not be any.<br>		*If you want the player to attack an installation, encircle it with sentry guns, unless you have a reason why there should not be any.<br>
	*Balancing the rank rate between friendlies and hostiles is very important. Strike missions cannot be as tactical as [Escort Missions], the more powerful force domintes and wins<br>		*Balancing the rank rate between friendlies and hostiles is very important. Strike missions cannot be as tactical as [[Escort Missions]], the more powerful force domintes and wins<br>
	*If you can afford, have a single wing of patrol fighters and launch the other wings later. The enemy is not able to respond to a fast and unexpected attack by launching a dozen of fighters after 20 seconds. Unfortunately, mission balance sometimes demands hostile fighers being launched as soon as possible. Try to compensate by placing sentry guns, cruisers or perhaps a corvette<br>		*If you can afford, have a single wing of patrol fighters and launch the other wings later. The enemy is not able to respond to a fast and unexpected attack by launching a dozen of fighters after 20 seconds. Unfortunately, mission balance sometimes demands hostile fighers being launched as soon as possible. Try to compensate by placing sentry guns, cruisers or perhaps a corvette<br>
	*If you can, give the player fighters of both fighter and bomber classes to let him choose which role he prefers. This also demands you to test the mission more intensively, but giving the player a choice like that can only make you good<br>		*If you can, give the player fighters of both fighter and bomber classes to let him choose which role he prefers. This also demands you to test the mission more intensively, but giving the player a choice like that can only make you good<br>

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	<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>		<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>

	~~[[Category:FRED]]~~
	[[Category:FRED Tips]]		[[Category:FRED Tips]]

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	<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>		<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>

			[[Category:FRED]]

81.182.81.212 at 17:03, 7 June 2005

2005-06-07T17:03:46Z

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	The attackers may deploy any cruisers, corvettes or warships at any time <br>		The attackers may deploy any cruisers, corvettes or warships at any time <br>
	Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornadoes.		Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornadoes.
	*They can unexpectidly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.		They can unexpectidly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.

	Lastly, but most importantly:		Lastly, but most importantly:

	<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>		<b>Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.</b>

81.182.81.212 at 17:03, 7 June 2005

2005-06-07T17:03:26Z

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==Strike Missions==

Here are some hints to follow while making Strike missions:

*Do not forget to put in the ship(s) you have to destroy into the Escort List 
*Strike missions should involve a lot of friendly forces as well as hostile ones. Four fighters in Alpha wing facing a hostile cruiser and eight other fighters is hardly considered to be a strike mission 
*If you want the player to attack an installation, encircle it with sentry guns, unless you have a reason why there should not be any. 
*Balancing the rank rate between friendlies and hostiles is very important. Strike missions cannot be as tactical as [Escort Missions], the more powerful force domintes and wins 
*If you can afford, have a single wing of patrol fighters and launch the other wings later. The enemy is not able to respond to a fast and unexpected attack by launching a dozen of fighters after 20 seconds. Unfortunately, mission balance sometimes demands hostile fighers being launched as soon as possible. Try to compensate by placing sentry guns, cruisers or perhaps a corvette 
*If you can, give the player fighters of both fighter and bomber classes to let him choose which role he prefers. This also demands you to test the mission more intensively, but giving the player a choice like that can only make you good 
*The 'defensive team' must do everything to win the battle. Have some bombers deployed also, even if there are no hostile cruisers present. There are three reasons why: 
The attackers may deploy any cruisers, corvettes or warships at any time 
Bombers can still face heavy attack fighters and even destroy some of them with their Harpoons or Tornadoes.
*They can unexpectidly attack and surprise the attackers' bombers with their Trebuchets.

Lastly, but most importantly:

Thou shalt not make a [[Battle of Endor-scheme]] mission.