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Radio comms in missions

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I've built only a couple missions, but it really seems like I am cleared to just fly around all I want, in total ignorance of Air Traffic Controllers in my virtual world.

I am trying to come up with a logical way of modelling ATC / radio comms in my missions in a manner where I am not just creating all my own dialogs for the user to sit there and listen to. I want the USER dialing up the freqs and talking to the approach/departure or tower or even ground. So I'm going over this in my head, trying to figure how I can prompt (or even require) the PLAYER to dial up whatever controller he needs to be talking to.

Anybody seen/flown a good quality mission where this was done well?

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Ripcord said:
I am trying to come up with a logical way of modelling ATC / radio comms in my missions in a manner where I am not just creating all my own dialogs for the user to sit there and listen to. I want the USER dialing up the freqs and talking to the approach/departure or tower or even ground. So I'm going over this in my head, trying to figure how I can prompt (or even require) the PLAYER to dial up whatever controller he needs to be talking to.
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I guess I don't understand the dilemma....you can interact with ATC in Missions in exactly the same way as Freeflight. Why not just use a dialog action to instruct the player to contact ATC.?
 
Right I understand that. No point in trying to model what is already there. Instead I guess I am considering building in something that compels the player to interract with the ATC. Like maybe the next POI or chapter of the mission doesn't occur unless the player at least checks in with Boston Approach, etc.

Sure, a simple dialogue works, particularly when you have pilot / co-pilot aircraft and you can build in that interaction.

Hell, maybe I just use SIMVAR and have the ATC contact the Player?

More than one way to skin a cat, I guess. Kinda just looking for ideas.

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