A number of the items listed below were made obsolete with the release of 4.4.29. Zuperman details some of the changes to the scoring here:
dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/2-gossi...lection-and-rankings
It appears the "In Game Points" listed below are still correct. It's the Bonus Points and Adjustments that have been changed. For instance (more to come):
- Bombing Own Hanger = -200 points (recently changed from -50 and before that -500!)
- Shooting teammate = -50 points (recently changed from -500!)
- Shooting Own Zep Engine = 0 points (but you will be banned)
- Shooting Own Zep Structure = 0 points (will NOT be banned)
- Winning a Game = 600 points (Can also get 200 points instead)
- Losing a Game = 300 points
- Landing Safely in Chute = 50 points
Free Tip! If you take a penalty and can quit the game before getting shot down or crashing then you will regain the lost points. Once you crash or are killed, the points lock in.
Free Tip! When in a chute as the game is over, allow yourself to land and you will still get the 50 points. If you exit the game, those points are lost.
Free Tip! If you are in a position to bomb the carrier (via tank or plane) and the carrier reaches 0% (game over), continue to bomb until the "Game Over" screen comes up. Points will accumulate if you get a hit in.
Question - I've seen 200 points and 600 points for winning a game. Anyone else have ideas as to the difference? I think it has to do with how much you contribute to the game.
Question - I don't bomb my own hangar (well, very much). In game a player reported they lost 200 points. Is this true? Last I tested this, it was -50 points.
Original post starts here -
Hey DF Community!
One of the things that bothered me when I first started playing was the lack of consolidated game information. I had to read through the forums and rely on in game chat to figure out the rules but most of what I learned was through trial and (lots of) error.
One of the most basic elements of the game is how to accumulate points. So, what I would like to do with this post is to organize the different ways you earn points (and lose them) in the game and if we can get this somewhat accurate then maybe one of the 57 moderators will stick it for me (ummm...I mean put a sticky on the post so it stays visible all the time).
Please review and reply back with any errors or additions and I'll continue to update this post. My only suggestion is that if you have updates that you do your best to document your points going into the game and what has occurred in-game to then change your points.
Winning Games: (Obsolete with update 4.4.29)
- Bomb Enemy Airport = 100 points
- Bomb The Carrier = 100 points
- Capture The Carriers = 150 points
- Protect Zeppelin = 100 points
- Dog Fight = 100 points
In Game Points:
- Kills (either planes or tanks or soldiers) = 50 points
- Kills (either planes or tanks or soldiers from a chute) = 50 (see below)
- Bombing (either carrier or a single hanger) = 50 points
- Zeppelin Engines = 4 points
- Zeppelin Engines (from a chute) = 4 points
- Zeppelin = 4 points
- Zeppelin (from a chute) = 4 points
Bonus Points:
- Bomb The Carrier Bonus Points: Needs more work but I received 250 points in one game and 300 in another. Assume it has to do with helping to bomb. Upon further review, yes...it is based on how much you bomb the carrier. It scrolls by so fast that I haven't figured out the logic of it, yet.
- Zeppelin Bonus Points: Have received 200 points after a Zeppelin win (and after receiving the 100 points) but only after I went into the next game.
- Other Modes Bonus Points: None that I've seen so far.
Point Adjustments:
- All points accumulated during a flight are lost when you get a "connection lost" message.
- All points accumulated during a flight are lost when you crash. (I have seen certain cases where this does not happen.) (Obsolete with update 4.4.29)
- All points lost on a crash can be reclaimed on your next kill (I even saw this on my next kill in a different game). I have also seen cases where you will not reclaim your lost points. (Obsolete with update 4.4.29)
- Lose 50 points when shot down (if you had at least one kill in that flight).
- Regain lost 50 points if you safely parachute to the ground.
- Lose 50 points when destroyed in tank (if you had at least one kill in that flight).
- Zeppelin Points: Still researching but these points seem to be lost on a crash. So, if you accumulate a lot of points shooting the Zep only to crash or be blown up with the Zep, it appears you lose them all.
I have seen some cases that deviate from what is above. In one game I had a number of kills only to be shot down (lost 50 points). I purposely did not jump and hit the retry button when it came up. I was shot down again in my next flight and lost another 50 points even though I had no kills in that specific flight. My thinking is that points are at risk until you jump and land safely or land at your airport (to lock your points in).
I also think that the point adjustments may differ on the mode you are playing. For instance, I didn't lose 50 points when shot down in DF mode.
Hope this helps!