Posted on: July 1, 2018 Posted by: SA Staff Comments: 0

Hornet Cup

Event Sheet

  • Module of interest: DCS F/A-18 Hornet
  • DCS Map: Caucasus
  • Format: 1v1 Main Draw Single Elimination – 16 players (8 spots based on SA ranking + 8 spots first come first serve)
  • Reserve list: unlimited (first come first serve)
  • Primary Host: SA Server (located in Dubai/UAE – Dwonload/Upload 10Mbps + I7 7700HK + GeForce 1070 + 16Gb DDR4)
  • Schedule: July 14th (8 x 1st round matches) July 15th (4 quarter finals + 2 semi finals + 1 finale)
  • Discord address (where participants will meet before their matches) – https://discord.gg/ktbTkDW – Courtesy of A.S
  • Videos/ACMIs of the fights may be uploaded afterwards
  • Ruleset

  • Best of 3 rounds – Finale best of 5 rounds
  • Configuration – clean (guns only)
  • fuel – 70% – fuel dumping allowed
  • map – over sea – airborne start 3000m at 750IAS 50km apart
  • Fuel dumping is allowed
  • leaving the bubble will result in an automatic loss
  • Landing on the carrier after neutralizing your opponent is a must. The carrier will be exactly at the center of the bubble.
  • Landing on the carrier is not needed to collect the round if the carrier is damaged by either players to the point where landing becomes impossible
  • weather clear and sunny
  • Once fight is on, fly towards your opponent, its ok to have a slight aspect and to change speed and altitude but flying away before first merge is forbidden
  • Firing before first merge is not allowed
  • If the hosting server crashes before a winner is declared, the round will have to be restarted.
  • If a client disconnects upon or after the first merge, it will count as a loss. if a client disconnects before the first merge, the round shall be restarted
  • Only one client-side disconnection per participant is eligible for a round restart; any further disconnection will count as a loss regardless of when it happened.
  • External views will be off and all settings set to Simulation mode
  • Print screening is forbidden
  • track files must be submitted if asked for
  • Players can swap sides after each round
  • Mission file will be published asap for training purposes
  • Registration

  • Callsign (please use same one if you already feature on the SA Rankings)
  • Nationality (for country rankings)
  • Squadron (for squadron rankings)
  • Location (for latency assessment)
  • What DCS version you have installed? (Release/Open Beta/BOTH)
  • Where can I watch the fights?

    We are looking into live streaming or at least uploading videos of the best fights afterwards, either way, there will be plenty of top notch action to watch. Best way is to leave us your email and we will send you updates as soon as it is ready!

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