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FBOW Hyper Lobby Version

Dear Community!

Thanks to some sponsors we are able to provide you the Real War Server for free from now on.

The server will be up and running every Wednesday and every weekend.

Wednesday is our Pacific Day.

Eastern and Western Front scenarios will be played on the weekend.

Server Times Weekend: Friday 0900 - Monday 0900

Server Time Wednesday: 0900 - Thursday 0900

The scenario will be continued. This means we will always start at the point we left last week.

How do you participate?

Log on to Hyper Lobby.

Click on the FBOW Server

Click Join

Side selection and its meaning

You have to decide which side (Blue or Red) you want to fly for by clicking on the appropriate airfield. The server will recognize the side you want to fly for and will register you in its player list. In case you enter an airfield of the opponent side in the future, the server will kick you temporarily. You have to re-join then and select an airfield of your own side.

Deathkick

Deathkick is meant to encourage players to behave more realistic. In case you get killed the server will ban you for 30 minutes. You may re-join and re-fly as soon as the 30 minutes are over.

Pingkick

There are always some experts who think it is wise to run large downloads in the background, have an ancient outdated PC or face technical difficulties like viruses, trojans etc. In order to sort them out we have the Pingkick. As soon as a player’s ping exceedes a set limit three times he or she will be removed from the game. This is meant to reduce "warping" and lag. Lag is not a server problem. Player PCs are to blame.

Scorekick

Some players think it’s funny to fire on planes and ground objects of the own side. To counter such a behaviour we introduced the "Scorekick". As soon as a player reaches a certain amount of negative points he or she will be removed from the game.

Airplanes at the disposal of players

FBOW does not take into account any balancing. Players can only select aircraft used on the frontline. There are differences between North/South and Central Section of the frontline. Every side has to fullfill an objective. It is not that important whether you can use a „superiour" airplane or not, since even the best plane does not help you if it is not suitable for the task at hand. Prototypes are not featured in the game. The planesets have been made by 88.IAP and I/JG26 experts based on historical facts, taking into account the time and the frontline you play. The planesets do not take into account the in-game data regarding the year of introduction, but rather display the historical date of introduction! Winning battles may influence aircraft availability (quantity of planes and pilots/plane types) from time to time!.

Mission objectives and airfields

Every side can see the mission objective in the briefing screen. If a side reaches its goal, a new map will be loaded with a slight advantage for the winning team. If no side accomplishes any objectives, a new map will be loaded and no advantages will be given.

Every map will feature rewarding targets for all sides: the airfields! Every building, every fuel tank may contain objects giving points to you when destroyed. So take out anything that may be of use to the enemy!

Unit Statistics

The units sponsoring the server commonly use it for their internal rating system. It is their WARSERVER. All other players are guests allowed to participate freely if they behave in an adult way. Abusive language or insults won’t be tolerated.

To everyone using the server: We wish you a lot of fun and many targets!

The sponsors are:

88.IAP

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UHU

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FAQ


FBOW ADVANCED GAMING SYSTEM FAQ



What is FBOW ADVANCED?
FBOW ADVANCED ist he next Stepp in the development of the original FBOW. There are lots of new things and tasks. It will be much more challenging and more flexible than the old FBOW.
What is new in FBOW ADVANCED?
Many things. For example, most of the time one side will have a certain objective to accomplish. The opponent side has to prevent the other side from accomplishing its objective. There will be battles for annihilation, battles for air superiority, air support missions, supply line attacks and much more. In addition, there will be terror attacks against cities and industrial centres and things like that. Everything the air forces of both sides were capable of will be played in FBOW ADVANCED. Moreover, FBOW ADVANCED will feature three „lines“ compounding a fully dynamic campaign system.
What is it about these “lines” in FBOW ADVANCED?
First of all, there is the “historical line”. It contents a historical course of warfare with historical series of battles. This line leads through all maps available in Forgotten Battles from July 1941 to April 1945!
Next, there is the “fictive Red line”. It contains lots of „what if“-scenarios. For example, what if the Wehrmacht was unable to conquer Smolensk in August 1941 and break through the Russian lines? The FBOW ADVANCED answer to this question is: The Wehrmacht is forced to defend and eventually retreat. This may result in the Red Army advancing onto Austria/Hungary. At Lake Balaton there will be a huge battle lasting for several months then. If Red is victorious there, the Red Army is able to switch to offensive in the central section of the front and march against Berlin! This will result in the Wehrmacht Command withdrawing forces from France and D-Day in May 1942!
Thirdly, there is the "fictive Blue line".
This ist he counterpart of the fictive Red line which contains fictive scenarios as well. If, for example, Blue manages to win the battle for Moscow, they will be able to attack Stalingrad in Winter 1941. if this city is taken, the Red frontline will collapse from north to south. The Red Army has to retreat behind the Volga and to the Caucasus. Next is a series of battles to eliminate the remainder of the Red Army.
How do we change from the "historical line“ to the “fictive line” in FBOW ADVANCED?
There will be some key maps in FBOW ADVANCED. These are maps containing places where a certain side won decisive battles in the war. Now if the historical loser manages to win these decisive battles in FBOW AVANCED, a new fictive scenario will be loaded and the players may re-write history! E.g. the battle for Moscow:
Historically, the Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe were beaten by the Red Army and air forces in front of Moscow around 5th of December 1941 and pushed back to the line Rzhev/Vyazma/Ugra. There the situation stabilized in spring 1942. So the Wehrmacht was unable to break through the Russian lines in November/December 1941. If, however, the Luftwaffe manages to force a Russian retreat by outstanding mission performance, the defense of Moscow will fail and the city falls. This key map then has the following options:

a. Red wins = historical line will be played further
b. Blue wins = fictive Blue line will be played further
c. no side wins = historical line will be played further.

The attacking side, Blue in this case, has to do everything to win the map.
You may rely on the fact that certain battles decisive in WWII will be decisive in FBOW ADVANCED as well. You can influence history by the means of sophisticated „what if“-scenarios!
Is it possible in FBOW ADVANCED to change from "fictive Blue line" and "fictive Red line" back to the "historical line"?
Yes! All fictive lines contain key maps allowing the players to change back to the historical line (and vice versa). It’s a fully dynamic gaming system !
What exactly is a „battle“ in FBOW ADVANCED?
A “battle” is a sequence of several tasks played on a certain map. The air forces of both sides will be given different orders and objectives to fullfill. The objectives depend on the “historical” and “fictive” tasks of the forces. For example, air superiority has to be gained first in order to support the ground troops on many battlefields. Next, the assemby of tank formations has to be protected and attacks have to be supported from the air. Battles will also contain strikes against enemy supplies, bridges, close air support missions and things like that. All these objectives have to be completed on the maps. A battle may consist of 1 to 10 maps depending on the historical course of events, respectively the fictive one.
Is there a time limit in FBOW ADVANCED?
Yes! There will be a time limit for the attacker on most maps. This will exclude some battles for annihilation. Most of the time, the limit will be between 48 and 72 hours, but may be expanded up to 5 days. A side has to complete its objectives in this time.
Why is there such a huge time limit in FBOW ADVANCED?
FBOW ADVANCED is online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! This results in players being online and on the server at different times. It may happen that you are all alone on the server bombing some targets and suddenly more and more players appear. In order to allow all the players to participate in a battle you need a time limit of at least 48 hours. Therefore, we decided to use a minimum time limit of 48 hours. However, since we do not want a map to go on and on, we decided to use a maximum time limit of 5 days. This does NOT mean the objectives cannot be fullfilled earlier! A well-organized team of about 12 players might be able to win a map within 6-24 hours!
How many maps are there in FBOW ADVANCED?
FBOW ADVANCED will have about 180 maps in the historical line. These contain different historical scenes and different planes additionally purchased to the historical types of planes in the sector of the front you are in.
Both fictive lines have up to 120 maps. This results in approximately 300 possible scenarios!
How do you purchase plane types in FBOW ADVANCED?
From time to time you will find maps containing strategical targets like disrupting or delaying the production of a certain type of plane. In case the attacker does not succeed the new type enters production and will be at the opponent’s side disposal from now on!
Example: the FW 190 A4 entered mass production in March 1942. Blue gets a shipment of 120 airplanes at a certain airfield. Now its Red’s turn to destroy 100 out of 120 Focke Wulfs apart from the other static planes at the airfield. So Red has to take out 200 planes within a certain time limit. If Red manages to do so, the shipment of FW190 A4 is delayed for three months. If not, Blue gets the FW190 A4 on the next map!
Apart from this, all plane types will be introduced as they appeared at the frontline or entered mass production in reality.
What about the plane selection in FBOW ADVANCED?
Other than in the first FBOW the plane selection depends on the historical situation at the frontlines and the plane types purchased additionally. I.e. on the maps planes are available as they were in the month or year. Every active airfield serves 2 plane types. So with 5 active airfields 10 different types of planes can be used per map and side. You will not find the same selection of planes on every map.
What about the maps and the appropriate planes in FBOW ADVANCED?
This can be best shown with the Crimea campaign as an example. There, the Luftwaffe is supported by strong Romanian, Hungarian and Italian air forces. This means the Romanians get IAR80/81, the Italians FIAT CR42 and FIAT G50, the Hungarians Bf 109 E4/E4b. So there are only two airfields left for the German air forces. This results in the Bf 109 E7/E7b, Ju87 B2 and He 111being the only planes available to the German side on the Crimea maps from 09/1941 to 12/41. The remaining axis airfields service the planes of the German allies.
Will the plane selection be "balanced" in FBOW ADVANCED?
No! There will only be a few compromises at some points. For example, Red will get the I153-M62 instead of the I15 not featured in the game, Blue will get the Bf 109 G6 Late in 1943 instead of the Bf 109 G Erla. Apart from that everyone has to fly the equipment available without complaining. The planes will be selected according to the mission objectives. If one side has to perform combat air patrol they do not need any bombers or fighter bombers. They will get fighter and multi-role planes then.
Do both sides have the same amount of pilots and planes in FBOW ADVANCED?
No! Again this depends on the tasks. Usually, the defender has less planes/pilots at his disposal than the attacker . This might seem “unfair” at first glance. But viewed more thoroughly, the defender has some advantages over the attacker:
a. If shot down over own territory the defender does not get captured.
b. The defender can wait and focus on the enemy’s target.
c. The attacker has to fly deep into enemy territory in order to engage his target.
d. Attackers always engaged the enemy with greater numbers.

Since FBOW ADVANCED considers itself as a "real war game" it is obvious that the attacker operates out of a superior position here!
Does each battle only appear once in FBOW ADCANCED, or several times?
Yes! Most of the maps, excluding some key maps, have three variations: Firstly, the map straight out of the line (fictive or historical). Secondly, a variation with a slight advantage fort he Blue side and thirdly with a slight advantage fort he Red side. These maps will be loaded depending on the result of the previous map .