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The Art of Warfare Quake Wars Division
Pilots Wings: Basic Instruction Manual
Created by Outlavv 2009Approved by DC, DO, HDIs 2009
Property of The Art of WarfareTAW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents.......
Introduction..
Pilots Game Setup..Camera & Cockpit..
Flight Controls..
Mouse Sensitivity..
Viewing Distance.
Binds
Theory Knowledge..
Maneuvering.
Craft.
XP Rewards.
Threats
Practical Skills..
Maneuvering.
Air-to-Ground Combat..
Air-to-Air Combat..
The Test
Beggars Canyon Run
Acknowledgments
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INTRODUCTION
This member has successfully passed pilot challenges to
demonstrate a basic skill level and is ready for active
deployment in an aircraft.
The purpose of this manual is to make players familiar with the basics of piloting aircraft in Quake
Wars. It contains instructions on how to set up the game for flying, theoretical knowledge of piloting,
and instructions on basic maneuvering, air-to-ground, and air-to-air combat.
The final part of the manual is concerned with what is covered in the test that members must
pass if they wish to earn the Basic Pilots Wings Badge.
The manual should be available to all members of the TAW Quake Wars Division. Drill
Instructors may use it for trainings concerned with piloting as they see fit.
The goal of the Basic Pilots Wings test is to prepare pilots for the advanced challenges of the
Intermediate Pilots Wings skill level, and also to prepare them for basic use of flying vehicles in the
game.
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PILOTS GAME SETUP
Even though this game setup is not mandatory, it is highly recommended that pilots set up at least
one of their configs accordingly.
Camera & Cockpit
Uncheck Show cockpits in vehicles. The cockpits are unnecessary eye candy and obscure much of
your view. Alternatively, add seta g_showVehicleCockpits "0"to your config.
The cockpit obscures about one third of your
screen. The reinforcements in the glass canopy
even hide an entire Magog (top left
intersection).
You have a much better view of your
surroundings. Nothing is obscured, only your FOV
setting is limiting your view.
Make sure that Lock camera view behind vehicles is unchecked. It will allow you to use your mouse
to rotate view around the vehicle when using external view. Alternatively, add seta
ui_drivingCameraFreelook "1" to your config.
You can check or uncheck Remember vehicle camera settings at your own discretion.Checking it will force the game to remember if you are using cockpit or external view. You can switch
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between the two by pressing [POS1] or [Home] on your keyboard. The default view is cockpit when
unchecked. The cvar equivalent of checking this option is seta ui_rememberCameraMode "1". To
uncheck it, set it to 0.
Note that you will not have a crosshair for aiming when using the external camera. It requires more
practice to aim and shoot effectively.
Flight Controls
Check the option Advanced Flight Controls. It is a must -have that will give you significantly more
extensive command over your vehicle. If you use only basic flight controls, the system will only allow
you to roll and pitch your craft within a limited angle. While that makes flying in terms of getting
from A to B easier, it makes flying in terms of combat impossible.
Alternatively, add seta ui_advancedFlightControls "1" to your config.
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Melee/Fire Decoy requires a rebind because the default key [1] is a bad choice. First, pressing [1] to
fire decoys forces the player to move a finger from a maneuvering key, thus limiting the maneuvering
capability. Second, only firing decoys is often not enough to shake a missile lock. In order to be able
to fire decoys and fly an evasive maneuver in any direction at the same time, the decoy key should be
bound to a mouse buttonpreferably MOUSE5 or MOUSE6 if the mouse has this many keys. If not,
the decoy key can be context bound to MOUSE2.By using bind "MOUSE2" "_weapon0" "" "vehicle",
pressing the right mouse button will fire off decoys while in a vehicle but remain Alt Attack/Sights
when infantry.
Enter/Exit Vehicle can be bound at proper discretion, Change Camera as well.
Vehicle Free Look/Aim, also known as tophat, should be bound to an easily accessible key.
Holding that key down unlocks the camera from behind the craft in external view. It also allows to
aim more or less freely in cockpit view and thus to help lock on to targets. Additionally, it allows the
pilot to aim the Bumblebees Minigun independently of the direction of flight. Note that while
holding down tophat all mouse commands to the craft are disabled.
Any pilot should feel free to experiment with those binds until they suit their purpose and are
comfortable to use. The goal is to use those binds instinctively, for example automatically hitting the
decoy key when a missile lock warning appears, without having to think which key it is first.
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Note that each craft will react differently to the use of these controls. For example, the Bumblebee
will react similarly to the Anansi, only in a significantly more sluggish manner. Also, while you can
virtually stop the Anansi from full speed in mid air using the airbrakes, the Tormentor will take
dozens of meters to come to a full halt.
Craft
Name: Anansi
Crew: Pilot, Gunner
Armament: LAW (4 seconds recharge), Rocket (6 until recharge),
Minigun (6 seconds of sustained fire until recharge)
Spawn time: 30 seconds
Name: Tormentor
Crew: Pilot, Gunner
Armament: Strocket (3 seconds recharge), Plasma Cannon (6 until
recharge), Hyperblaster (10 seconds of sustained fire
until recharge)
Spawn Time: 30 seconds
Name: Bumblebee
Crew: Pilot, 2 Gunners, 2 Passengers
Armament: 3 Miniguns (11 seconds of sustained fire until recharge)
Spawn Time: 30 seconds
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XP Rewards
12 XP: Vehicle Drops
Not particularly interesting for flying. Allows the player to call in a Husky/Icarus.
24 XP: Better Decoys
Improves the decoys, allowing the player to fire decoys in shorter sequence.
48 XP: Improved Vehicle Weapons
While vehicles have unlimited ammo, they need to recharge after firing. This upgrade
decreases recharge time.
96 XP: Improved Vehicle Armor
Improves the armor of vehicles so they take less damage when the player is in them.
Threats
The Anansi and the Tormentor can deal serious amounts of damage, but they are very fragile. There
are a number of threats to those craft that any pilot needs to be aware ofas well as of the
countermeasures available.
Threat Countermeasure
Small Arms Fire is not the most dangerous thing,
but large numbers of infantry can wear down
the hull integrity rapidly.
If the source can be located (muzzle
flash/tracer), the threat can usually be
neutralized easily by returning fire. Otherwise,
distance is your friend. Small arms cause little tono damage the farther away you are.
Snipers are moderately dangerous. On a
distance of 100 meters it takes 10 full power
rounds from a Railgun to destroy an Anansi.
Snipers can be found easily with the help of the
damage direction indicator and the tracers their
weapons leave in the air. They are best
neutralized immediately. Distance will decrease
the damage their weapons can do.
Heavy Weapons Fire such as Hyperblasters,
GPMGs, Miniguns, and machine guns deals
significant damage to aircraft.
Neutralize or avoid. Distance helps you again,
and the enemy tends to run out of
ammo/charge rather quickly.
Rocket Launchers and Obliterators are every
pilots worst enemy. They can take down an
Anansi or Tormentor with one direct hit, are
hard to spot because fired by infantry, and carry
enough ammo to keep flyers in check.
Distance is your friend. On less than 100 meters
there is no chance of avoiding the missile. The
farther away you are, the more time you have to
fire decoys AND fly an evasive maneuver.
Anti-Vehicle Turrets are dangerous because
they can fire guided missiles at a high rate of
fire. They will shoot as soon as an enemy vehicle
enters their target acquisition range. Note that
their weapon range is higher than that and fired
AVTs can be easily disabled from the distance as
the main weapons range of the Anansi and the
Tormentor significantly exceeds their target
acquisition range. Usually, it is best to only
disable the turret rather than destroy it. That
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missiles will follow you beyond TAR. will take less time, force the enemy to
repair/redeploy, and allow you to focus your
firepower on another target instead.
AA Missiles fired from the GDF APC have a high
range and are fast. Two direct hits are sufficient
to bring down a Tormentor.
Being a major vehicle, the APC is a major target
for any Tormentor pilot. It can be destroyed
from a distance that forces the gunner to fire the
missiles without locking on, or from above as it
has only a limited angle of how far up it can aim.
The Tank Gun/Plasma Cannon can destroy a
flyer with one direct hit. The Tank Gun has
nearly infinite weapon range, the Plasma
Cannon causes spatial damage, similar to a flak
shell.
The Titan, the Cyclops, and the Desecrator are
major vehicles and thus major targets for any
pilot. They can all be destroyed from above as
they cant aim 180 up, like the APC. The Strogg
tanks have only limited weapon range and cantherefore be destroyed from the distance.
Plasma Mortar/Rocket Artillery can be locked
on to a flyer and fire missiles quickly, making it
impossible to divert them with decoys.
There are several options how to deal with a
FieldOps/Oppressor. First, the red beam of the
targeting tool is well visible. Move out of its
range or fire at its point of origin. Further, solid
terrain and buildings will protect you from the
missiles, as well as any friendly Artillery
Interceptor Turret, deployed in the field or base
AIT.
Magogs/Deploying Turrets crush anything on
contact.
Be careful when above areas that are often used
to deploy turrets. Magogs can be spotted on the
minimap.
Terrain Altitude is your friend. Stay as high as possible at
all times.
Enemy Aircraft can take you down with one
main weapon hit.
The enemy flyer is not your main target. Engage
in dogfights only when unavoidable. Luring
enemy flyers toward friendly AVTs, rocket
launchers, and heavy vehicles is a good way of
destroying them or forcing them to break off.
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PRACTICAL SKILLS
Maneuvering
Taking off is relatively easy. Make sure not to hit anything when accelerating. Collisions can cause
major damage to the aircraftdamage that is avoidable and unnecessary.
Any flyer can hover when its kept level in the air, the hover engine nullifying the pull of
gravity.
While hovering and while flying, the craft can be turned by using the strafe keys. Its the most
basic way to change direction.
The craft can be accelerated by firing the thrustersdefault [SHIFT]. It can gain additional
speed by pointing the bow toward the ground, adding some power of the hover engine to the
forward movement. However, this happens at the expense of losing altitude.
The craft can break to either port or starboard by combining the turning motionstrafe
keyswith the drifting motionmouse movement.
The aircraft can be brought to a stop from full speed by using the airbrakesdefault [CTRL].
The airbrakes are also useful to hover the craft while the bow points slightly toward the ground, like
when engaging ground targets.
Landing the flyer is more challenging than starting. It is easiest to bring it to a full stop using
the airbrakes, then level it out so it doesnt drift, and then carefully set it down by cutting power to
the hover enginedefault [S].
Sometimes, it is not possible to save the vehicle. At that point the pilot should bail out. In
order to survive the fall, the parachute/repulsor can be activated by pressing the use key whilefalling. This will not save the pilot on short falls, though.
Air-to-Ground Combat
Dodging a Locked Missile
The missile lock warning appears red on the screen.
Depending on the distance, the pilot has only very
little time to initiate countermeasures. The missiles
are only very little faster than the Anansi flying at
full speed. Therefore, the initial measure to avoid a
hit is to fire decoys and breakin the situation in
the screenshot preferably to port to change
direction. Then accelerate away from the missile.
Even if the lock remains, flying away at full speed
will buy additional time for decoys to recharge and
to allow the pilot to finally shake the lock.
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Once the decoys are ejected, a message will appear
on the screen. Ideally, the missile lock warning will
disappear. In the screenshot, a break to port has
been executed, the bow of the craft pointing
toward the ground, ready to gain maximum
acceleration from the thrusters and the hover
engine.
Firing Main and Secondary Weapons in Short Sequence
This is an elementary firing technique in air-to-ground combat. Instead of firing an LAW and waiting
for it to recharge, the pilot can switch to Rocketsdefault mouse wheeland fire them at the target
while the main weapon is recharging. Once the secondary weapon has depleted its charge, switch
back to the main weapon and fire it. Repeat.
Note that the LAW and the Strocket have a lock-on ability, similar to the Rocket Launcher, while the
Rockets and the Plasma Cannon do not. Further, the effective ranges of the LAW, the Strocket, and
the Rockets are unlimited. Plasma Cannon rounds will destroy themselves after several hundred
meters.
When fighting ground vehicles of any sort, the pilot should try to avoid locking on to the
target. A dumb-fired LAW/Strocket cannot be diverted by decoys, and ground vehicles are usually
too slow to dodge. Practice your aim accordingly.
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Air-to-Air Combat
Flying vehicles in Quake Wars are more fragile than ground vehicles, but they are also a lot more
difficult to hit. There are two main approaches to taking down enemy flyers.
Missile Lock
The main advantage of locking on is that the enemy pilot is forced to fire decoys and fly and evasive
maneuverand neither guarantees survival. This will force the enemy to abandon firing position or
to leave the engagement entirely. The disadvantages are that it is hard to lock on to a flying vehicle
especially when the enemy pilot is aware of the threatand that a lock does not guarantee a hit.
Fired from too far away, the lock warning will give the other pilot enough time to initiate
countermeasures. Fired from up close, the missile can overshoot the target and miss in spite of the
lock.
Bumblebee spamming decoys Missiles from all directions being diverted by
decoys
Dumb Firing
The other approach is to dumb-fire the missile. It is harder to hit the target, but the other pilot will
not get a warning, and decoys are useless. Further, the secondary weapons of the craft can be used
as well. The Rockets and the Plasma Cannon dont allow for instant kills, but their projectiles travel
faster and are harder to avoid. This method
requires a certain amount of foresight on where
the target will be when the projectile reaches it.
It also involves a lot of practice and
experiencebut it pays off because it is
absolutely lethal when used effectively.
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THE TEST
The test for the Pilots Wings: Basic Badge consists offour parts: a theoretical test and practical tests
on maneuvering, air-to-ground, and air-to-air combat. Pilots aspiring to earn the badge are expected
to be familiar with the theory presented in this manual.
Further, they are expected to have mastered all the maneuvers explained in this manual
and will be required to demonstrate those maneuvers.
Only pilots who pass all four parts of the test will be awarded the badge. Pilots who fail in
only one of the parts of the test must retake the entire test again if they wish to earn the badge.
Beggars Canyon Run
Conducted at the end of the badge test, candidates must complete the run of Beggars Canyon. The
run is a race against the clock. For the basic badge, the candidates must complete the run in 40
seconds. Time starts running on the mark of the Drill Instructor, at which time the pilot is already
inside the Anansi at its spawn point on the map Canyon. The pilot will then take off and follow the
main road to the Strogg base. Time stops when the pilot is fried by the Strogg bases shields. The
candidate must stay beneath mountain top level at all times and may take only one shortcut (at the
first major turn to port).
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks go to stymy and Feanor who actively participated in creating this manual, as well as to all the
others who offered suggestions.