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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:48 am
by ardypilot
The Air Force has just launched a new web-based interactive game the like of which NZ has never seen before.

Air Force Special Ops is a training exercise, a test of wits, an insight into today's Air Force and a real-life nationwide manhunt in which gamers will have to use the web, text, email, getting out and about "“ whatever gets the job done in order to solve the clues and FIND THE PARACHUTIST to win the ultimate Air Force experience.

Are you ready to Bring it on?


www.airforcespecialops.co.nz

PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:16 am
by flynz
Yup, and am currently ranked 41st out of the 4352 :) Look out for Pie Man :ph43r:

Some of the Challenges are definately harder than others and some are dead easy. Some requre too much thinking for my lazy liking and some you need to think outside the square >nzflag<

PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:12 am
by Zöltuger
flynz wrote: Some requre too much thinking for my lazy liking and some you need to think outside the square >nzflag<

bah. i won't bother then :blink:

PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:38 am
by ZK-MAT
What do they want for the first answer, the name of a city that isn't shown on the aerial photo? Jesus, I can't even figure out number 1 lol.

I entered in, "yes", then "no" then "what the hell do you want?"

I now wait for 24 hrs till I can try again hehehe

PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:48 pm
by squirrel350
I recieved my Special Ops Pack from my Squadran Leader today and now have my mission control center set up next to my laptop.

I have chosen to accept this mission and I am going to bring the soldier home.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:51 pm
by ardypilot
Man this game is addictive!

I stayed up till 2am this morning completing all the challanges :D

So far I have completed career challange 1,2 and 4 (quite proud of myself for figuring some of the answers out!), and also 5/5 spot challenges! (Lucky I had a photo of me with an RNZAF pilot on my PC :lol: )

I won't tell you how many points I have... you will just have to look out for me on the leaderboard... watch out pieman!

BTW, what scores did you get for the fighter pilot test game (challange 2), I got 34 seconds after about 45minutes worth of attempts!

Also, what is with the parachutist's location page? I thought the whole aim of the game was to find out where he is hiding, but it says "Location Released: Baldwin Street, Dunedin" :?: :?: :?:

PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:16 pm
by flynz
Trolly wrote: Also, what is with the parachutist's location page? I thought the whole aim of the game was to find out where he is hiding, but it says "Location Released: Baldwin Street, Dunedin" :?: :?: :?:

I think he is going to be in several different places through the country and move up through the country. I got 37.8 seconds on the pilot challengeand i dont think ill be able to get anymore than that as after 37 seconds they like go at light speed :P
I no what you mean about addictive there though Trolly :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:52 pm
by AlisterC
It's moving pretty slow though :( I've answered all I can and need new questions..

I've joined, and answered a few of the questions I could. Currently ranked just outside the top 1000 lol
Nice site, and good fun :)
User: acurnow

PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:13 pm
by ardypilot
Welcome to 'Special Ops Anonymous' Alister :lol:

Today I received my starter pack in the mail B)

I got my answer for spot question #4 non accepted, three times.

First I entered: www.airforcespecialops.co.nz/tvc.html
Second I entered: WWW.AIRFORCESPECIALOPS.CO.NZ
Then third I sent in this pic:
user posted image

Can anyone give me some clues??

PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:16 am
by AlisterC
haha it wasn't until I signed up I regretted my name choice :lol:
I've not yet managed to get a photo of me with someone in uniform (doubt I'll bother) nor will I be able to get the logo on tv anytime soon I don't think :(

It's damn good fun though! Even got me thinking about joining the AF >nzflag<

PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:36 am
by ardypilot
I've not yet managed to get a photo of me with someone in uniform (doubt I'll bother) nor will I be able to get the logo on tv anytime soon I don't think

I found a photo of me in a Red Checkers RNZAF plane at the last Ardmore airshow with a pilot leaning over pointing out what all the instruments did. I sent it in and bingo, I passed the challange!

It's damn good fun though! Even got me thinking about joining the Airforce

LOL, well it is just a glorified recruitment drive after all, but still, the RNZAF are clever by doing it. They have captured a very large audience with this game!

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:15 pm
by ardypilot
Mission update #3 and 4 new career challenges have just been released today!

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:59 pm
by ardypilot
Here goes my third post in a row then:

After reading the latest mission update, I've discovered that you are meant to make your own airforce advertisement for spot challange #4, so I set about recording my RNZAF C-130 in fs2004.

But, because I have a real crappy 2.4ghz celaron powering my PC, I got real bad stuttering when trying to record with FRAPS, Camtasia and Wisdomsoft, and in the end, I set up my digital camera on my desk to record the screen :lol: . It came out rather crap, but looks alright compressed down, and should earn me my points for the challenge.

You can watch it on Youtube if you'd like here. Please don't make fun of my effort, I was only using Windows Movie Maker to edit my recordings, and it is no where near as good as the other sim videos posted on NZFF!

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:30 pm
by ZK-KAG
Any ideas about that flight steward one??

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:40 am
by HardCorePawn
Any ideas about that flight steward one??


If you mean the 'what is tour codename?' one... find yourself a map of the world like the nice lady says... from that point, it should be fairly easy to 'connect the dots' ;)

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:01 pm
by ZK-KAG
Ah got it, at first I thought it was an elephant! haha :P

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:44 pm
by AlisterC
Did your video pass the test Trolly for spot qn 4?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:19 pm
by ardypilot
Did your video pass the test Trolly for spot qn 4?

Sure did! :D Now I have compleated 5/5 spot challanges, and 7/8 carreer ones... I am just stick with #7. I know what code to enter, but can't get it pressed in time because my net is so laggy.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:34 pm
by ardypilot
5 new spot challenges released today!

PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:54 pm
by Jimmy
Well, looks like fun, I'd like to join this but I dont like filling out my address moble number etc..

James