ORIGINAL: KDonovan
quick question....is this right??
Named pilot pool - are pilots that had existed during game play, but where disbanded. These pilots have varying levels of experience depending on use of those pilots when they were in play.
The Named pilot pool is originally formed from pilots that were defined in the editor. Any of these pilots that have a delayed arrival will, of course, not be available until their delay runs down. Once their delay has expired they are available to their assigned groups WHEN NEEDED. If a group has more pilots arriving than it needs, the extra pilots go to the Named Pilot Pool. These pilots are linked to their assigned airgroup and can not be diverted to another airgroup.
Other Named Pilots can be created during game play by two methods:
1. Running-out-of-Pilots protection. When the number of available pilot slots reaches a certain level, the game will attempt to free up some pilots by pulling "extra" pilots from airgroups. Any airgroup that has significantly more pilots than it's maximum aircraft size will have some pilots pulled from the group and placed in the pool - thus becoming available for use in other squadrons.
2. Disband at Home Base. Another method of removing pilots from an airgroup for general use. The original intention of this feature was to give additional options when out-of-pilots was near by allowing the player to select less important airgroups for disbanding and freeing pilots for other airgroups. Also as a method of getting rid of small unwanted airgroups with obsolete aircraft that could not otherwise be disbanded and, in general, controlling airgroups on the board.
Generic pilot pool - pilots that haven't entered the game yet, and when they do are assigned an experience level based on the year, and unit they fly for. (ie..US marines in 1942 have 60 exp level). This pool is dependent on the replacement rate shown in the pilot replacement screen.
Not-really there pilot pool - pilots that are just thrown in the hotseat when the above pools are dried up, with experience levels in the 30's..
Correct.
Basically, the Generic Pilot pool represents newly trained but inexperienced pilots exiting a comprehensive pilot training program. The untrained pilot pool represents emergency pilots given minimum instruction and used in the deepest emergency (with hopes that they will survive on-the-job training).
