User Manual

PhoenixOnlineLobby
Onceyouhavesuccessfullysignedintotheonlineservice,youwillbetakentothePhoenixOnlinelobbyscreen.This
menu connects you will Phoenix pilots all over the world, and acts as a matchmaking service to help you find
availablesessionsclosetoyourlocation.
AvailableSessionsList
TotheleftofthemenuistheAvailableSessionList.ThiscontainsalistofallPhoenixsessionsthatotherpilotshave
created. The list is divided into two main categories: Local Sessions and InternetSessions.Localsessions arethose
foundonyourLocalAreaNetwork(LAN),whileInternetSessionsarethosefoundonline,ontheinternet.
TheInternetSessionscategory issortedby locationtomakefinding asessionclose toyoueasier. Whenjoiningan 
online session, it is always advisable to join one that is as close to you geographically as possible,  as these will
typically have less lag while  makes the session smoother and more enjoyable as well as avoiding any language
difficultiesthatmayarisefromflyinginasessionlocatedinanothercountry.
When you place your mouse cursor over any session in this list, a description will appear to the right in a special
tooltipframe.Thiscontainsdetailsonthesessionsuchasthesessionname,addressandhostingusername.Youcan
alsoseethecurrentsession state such as the flying site, number of pilots and competition mode underway.Ifthe
sessionhasapasswordset,thiswillappearatthebottomofthedetailstooltip.
TheChatWindow
The larger panel to the right of the Online Lobby menu is the Lobby Chat Wi ndow. Any Phoenix pilot who is not
alreadyflyinginanonlinesessionappearsinthelobbychatwindow,andisabletochatwithallotherpilotscurrently
inthelobby.Thisisusefulformeetingandarrangingnewsessions.
Ifyouseeamessagein this panelinformingyou“MasterServernotfound”,pleasecheckthatyourcomputeris
successfully connected to the internet and any firewalls or virus‐checking software you may have has been
configuredtoallowPhoenixaccesstotheinternet.
Whenanewpilotjoinsthelobby,anotificationappearsinthechatwindow,andtheiravatarandusernameappears
inthepanelalongthebottomofthechatwindowscreen.Anychatmessagestheytypewillnowappearinthechat
window,alongsidetheirusernameandasmallversionoftheiravatar.
You can chat with the other lobby users by clicking in the edit‐boxmarked “<Type a message here>”, typing your
message,andtheneitherclickingtheSendbuttontotheright,orpressing<ENTER>onyourkeyboard.Youcantype
amulti‐linemessageby pressing<CT RL +ENTER>tostartanewlinewhentypingamessage.
When chatting  with other online users, please be civil. The online system will filter any perceived swear‐words
automatically,butweaskthatallusersrefrainfromusingcourseorthreateninglanguage.
JoiningaSession
When you have located a suitable session that you wish to join, select it by left‐clicking with your mouse in the
AvailableSessionsList,andthenpresstheJoinSessionbuttonbelow.Phoenixwillthenattempttojointhesession,
andastatus‐barwillinformyouoftheprogress.
If the session is password‐protected, a notification will appear and you will be asked to enter the password to
continuejoiningthesession.Youmustknowthepasswordbeforehandtobeabletojointhesession.
If the session is successfully joined, you will be taken to the Main View, and the other pilotswho are flying in the
sessionwillappear.
Ifaproblemoccurredwhenjoiningthesession(suchasthesessionisfull)youwillbeinformedofthisandtakenby
totheOnlineLobbymenu.
CreatingaSession