Player-controlled AWACS

Learning objectives

1. Configure IVC for human-controlled AWACS
2. Install Online Squadron Collection
3. Understand how to use BMS labels (TBD)
4. Understand how to give BRAA and Bullseye calls (TBD)
5. Understand key brevity (TBD)

Basics

• All pilots must configure IVC in order to hear the human AWACS/GCI.
• If using the Online Squadron Collection (OSC):
  • All pilots flying in the mission need to run the OSC Validator during the mission.
  • The human AWACS/GCI needs to run the OSC AISpy and OSC F4AWACS.
  • The server flight needs to run the OSC SQServer.
• The preferred channel for talking with human AWACS/GCI will be briefed.

Configuring IVC

1. Locate the relevant IVC ini file.
   1. Default location for 64-bit installations is Falcon BMS 4.34\Bin\x64\IVC\IVC Client.ini
   2. Default location for 32-bit installations is Falcon BMS 4.34\Bin\x86\IVC\IVC Client.ini
2. Open the relevant IVC ini file, and then apply whichever changes apply to the situation:

Changes ONLY for Pilots

1. Find the following line:

   #outsiders = none

2. Change the above to this:

   outsiders = all

This ensures that pilots can hear the human AWACS/GCI no matter where he's seated in the 2D World. If a user has outsiders=none, then that pilot will have transmissions from human AWACS/GCI affected by distance and terrain.

Changes ONLY for GCI

Human GCI/AWACS must manually configure IVC via the IVC Client, including setting the UHF frequency to that which will be used to communicate with the flights he will support.

If he is using BMS to connect to the IVC server, then after connecting to the hosted TE/Campaign, he should do the following:

1. Find the open IVC client instance.
2. Click on Force Local Control. This will probably disconnect him from the server.
3. Click on Connect.
4. Assign himself the frequencies for pre-flight IVC checks:
   1. Enter "339750" (without the quotes) for UHF and click on Change Frequency. (Click Change Frequency even if the frequency is already correctly entered.)
   2. Enter "1234" (without the quotes) for VHF and click on Change Frequency. (Click Change Frequency even if the frequency is already correctly entered.)
5. Write down the necessary frequencies associated with his mission. (For example, if he is supporting only one package, he should probably write down the UHF 6 frequency for that package. SOPs will most likely vary at different organizations.)
6. Upon everyone committing to flight, he should switch to the mission frequency upon which he'll be waiting to receive requests or check-ins.

Online Squadron Collection

Installing

1. Download OSC v2.0.2: http://programs.sakgiok.gr/OSC/Downloads/OSC%20v2.0.2_setup.zip
2. Install it.
3. Run the OSC MONSTER UPDATER program. It should update OSC to v2.0.6.

Running

ONLY for SERVER

1. Run OSC SQServer.

ONLY for PILOTS

1. Run OSC Validator at mission time.
2. Enter your in-game callsign in capital letters (ie. GAMBLE 11)
3. Connect to the server.

ONLY for Human GCI/AWACS

1. Run OSC AISpy.
2. Connect to server.
3. Run OSC F4AWACS.
4. Connect to server.

SOP for GCI/AWACS

Coming soon.

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