[Arcto]

Bad idea for ingame use. It would all be great until someone shoots the rotors off of it and then someone starts crying about there expensive COD copter.

Would be great for footage though.

SideNote: That FPSRussia video is fake as fook. I can tell by these pixels.

[whydave]

Originally Posted by Arcto

SideNote: That FPSRussia video is fake as fook. I can tell by these pixels.

Originally Posted by whydave

I had a thought (and yes it hurt !)

Still think it's class !!

[mayotobo]

the parrot ARdrone's battery only lasts for up to 20 mins and the time needed to deploy it and fly it would render the user more vulnerable and as such i believe would be add an eciting and different element to the game...with slightly updated rules such as a limit to the amount of batteries per skirmish and the restriction of shootig at it. Also the ARdrone now has a 720p front camera which would make for excellent footage. But hey thats only my opinion

[TheDoc]

The larger paintball games use UAV's and they work fine, and nobody acts the bollox.

They are actually going to Sennybridge for a rather big game this summer, brother in law is a serious paintball milsimer.

They attach little GPS devices in their vests, and the UAVs pick up the signals and relay it back to command. I'm not sure on the actual "livefeed" in terms of time delay, but commanders have a relatively solid idea where their teams are.

They also use small blocksthat have little GPS transmitters, that they place in buildings or locations to mark enemy targets or structures for commanders to organise air strikes.

He was showing me a video on his phone of the command tent at the last event he was at.

For all the guff people give paintballers, the milsim paintballers are MILES head of airsoft when it comes to this stuff.

**** they even have transport with mounted 50cal cases, that have gravity fed markers inside them so it looks like a 50cal paintball marker.

We were seriously looking into the HUD setup for airsoft. It involved us having GPS transponders on our person, which relays your positions back to your commanders HUD, which literally was on his helmet and on a PDA.

Each team member also had a PDA system where they could mark targets which would be highlighted along with marking downed men, objectives etc etc

However the cost was significant, and required a method of data transfer between team members

But mostly because of the fact most games here are skirmishes and unorganised, the investment in a piece of tech that promotes organised gameplay would be a waste.

They are pretty much the norm in the US airsoft milsim scene afaik, forget the name, but it was a pricey setup at around the €300-400 mark.

[desertstorm]

With the amount of people who have smart phones, I wonder would someone with the smarts for it be able to make an app to relay team member whereabouts?

Could get rough positioning from GPS, and communication via 3G? Then just leave the app running in your pocket or somewhere safe while commanders monitor, or whip it out to see where everyone is?

Wouldn't claim to have the know-how myself and I've no idea how difficult it'd be to make such an app

[mayotobo]

Originally Posted by desertstorm

With the amount of people who have smart phones, I wonder would someone with the smarts for it be able to make an app to relay team member whereabouts?

Could get rough positioning from GPS, and communication via 3G? Then just leave the app running in your pocket or somewhere safe while commanders monitor, or whip it out to see where everyone is?

Wouldn't claim to have the know-how myself and I've no idea how difficult it'd be to make such an app

but that means bringing smartphones with you skirmishing...smartphones which are largely expensive and delicate. it would only take one stray bb to crack a screen...i know this from experience

However with the growing interest in android platforms and more people getting familiar with programming with .sdk files id imagine it won't be long until someone does this. apps like latitude which relays a friends position could be used to feed information to the pilot of the drone much like a spotter. so the basic requirements for this setup would be everyone carry a smartphone on the field and have them protected with a small foam padded lunchbox or sonething like that, an ARdrone and two tablets/smartphones. i plan on getting one soon and will certainly test out the idea at home with some friends. If I'm happy with the setup I'd have no problem taking it to a site of the marshalls would allow it

[desertstorm]

Originally Posted by mayotobo

protected with a small foam padded lunchbox

Always knew this would come in handy again

[richieffff]

Originally Posted by desertstorm

With the amount of people who have smart phones, I wonder would someone with the smarts for it be able to make an app to relay team member whereabouts?

Could get rough positioning from GPS, and communication via 3G? Then just leave the app running in your pocket or somewhere safe while commanders monitor, or whip it out to see where everyone is?

Wouldn't claim to have the know-how myself and I've no idea how difficult it'd be to make such an app

Sort of like BattleTac?

[TheDoc]

Downside being everyone would nee to have a GPS enabled smartphone.

And considering the ****ters that play with their full auto from two feet, nah sorry, not risking a €400 phone...

Plus its basically an addon for layor, which is meh.

[Arkslippy]

The problem with the uav is that if something happens like often do with rc models, it loses control or crashes and it lands on someone......

for landbased vehicles the problem is if someone gives it a kick or steps on it and breaks it.

the only real problem id have is that if team "a" arrives with a gAmes change it could cause the other team to think it unfair.