Air Warrior Internet Head to Head Ladder

If you want more information about the dialer software or want to find players for other modem games you can subscribe to the IHHD mailing list. If you want to subscribe to this list send email to listproc@cactus.org with the text "subscribe ihhd ".

All participants must be able to send and receive email through the internet to join the ladder. Each participant will need the latest official release of SVGA Air Warrior, currently version 1.20. Newer beta releases may be used if agreeable to both participants. Updates can usually be obtained via anonymous FTP from cactus.org in the /pub/genie/airwar/PC directory. Because of possible terrain incompatibilities, 1.20 will be the current minimum version.

Players may opt to dial directly to their opponents or use other available link-up methods to avoid delays using the IHHD software. All participants must be able to use IHHD regardless. Challenges and results of all matches must be passed through the appropriate mail group to the ladder administrator to be officially recognized. At present this is the AW Ladder group, which you can subscribe to by sending E-mail to listproc@cc.umanitoba.ca with the text "subscribe aw-ladder ".

Individuals who are unable to make the dialer software run on their systems may also participate if they agree to incur all costs of long distance phone calls for ALL challenges given and received (recommended for telephone company employees only!).

1. Your real name.
2. A handle or Nom de Guerre
3. Your internet email address.
4. If you have a seperate machine from your E-mail address or access to several machines the address or machine you'll most likely use in ladder duels.
5. Your time zone and offset from Universal time (or Greenwich Mean Time) for normal and daylight savings (if applicable).
6. Your geographical location.
7. Maximum baud rate you can connect with on you Internet host.
8. Whether you've tested the dialer/tcpdialer software. If you haven't (it's best to test both) then ask someone on the IHHD or aw-ladder list for a hand.

The person's name will be added to the bottom of the ladder once they have successfuly tested AW over the internet with another person.

The top rung has the distinction of being able to issue one challenge to any open rung in the ladder for each successful defense of the number one position.

The penalty for not fulfilling a challenge in time is annulment and for both parties to wait three days before being able to challenge again. During the three day wait players are required to accept valid challenges from below. This penalty is also applicable to losing pilots of a duel.

If a challengee makes no response to a challenger they are liable to be considered the losers of the challenge with subsequent loss in position and a penalty (no change in stats).

No immediate back to back challenging of the same pilot will be allowed. If one loses a match he must either first fly a challenge against another opponent or wait at least one week before he is eligible to re-challenge his first opponent.

Pilots can renew their PNG status without loss of rank after one week provided they are not pending a challenge, otherwise they will suffer a loss of position. If PNG status is needed due to hardware problems a duel can be cancelled without penalty or drop in position.

Where the challenger holds the top rung, the winner will be awarded the number one spot and the loser will hold the challengee's rung.

Providing the match was not void or forfeit/won by default, a player's stats will be updated accordingly. The loser will face a penalty the same as mentioned in rule 4. The winning pilot will have a three day immunity period where they may refuse challenges. The period of eligibility/immunity will commence on the date of posting of results. By initiating the challenge the challenger is obligated to post the results within a day after the fight (a score is sufficient) unless already done so by the challengee.

Where the winner has attained or defended the top ladder ranking against a pilot within rungs two to ten they shall have a '+' added to their handle to indicate their accomplishment. Every five '+' will be replaced by one asterisk, '*'.

Please note that a victor does not need to be decided in one session; it is acceptable to spread the sorties out over several nights if needed so long as they are completed by the void date.

              Europe                              Pacific
      Lockheed P-38J Lightning            Lockheed P-38J Lightning
      North American P-51D Mustang        North American P-51D Mustang
      Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Jug"    Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Jug"
      Supermarine Spitfire MK IX          Nakajima KI-84 Hayate "Frank"
      Focke Wulf 190A-8                   Kawanishi N1K2-J "George"
      Messerchmitt Bf109F-4 "Franz"       Grumman F6F Hellcat
      Yakovlev Yak-9D	                  Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero "Zeke"
      Junkers Ju88A4                      Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair "HOG"
      North American B-25J Mitchell       North American B-25J Mitchell
      Douglas A-26B Invader               Douglas A-26B Invader

A pilot may take off from any field he likes within his own country. This includes the country's garages. If both parties agree they may also fly from neutral airfields to reduce time to engagement.