Paramedic_Engine_2 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hey guys, I dont really understand the point of the stand by command, I know when you call police back up they come from where they were standing by. Is that all it does?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFAexplorer Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 all stand-by does is make your unit avialable for call out. this way, if you have a problem with fires in areas far from the FS, you can put an engine on stand-by in that area and when the Bc calls for it, the closest one will respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2224 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well if the have, or use the fire cheif or even the police and call for an ambulance or a certain firetruck that is sitting on stand by they will be one of the first to respond. Its kinda nice if you find yourself with sometime to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Neill Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 The standby command is useful for calling backup if you have police cars stationed at different locations on the map. The command allows you to select specific units you want to be ready for call outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundking Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 If a car is just chilling and not on patrol r standby it will not respond if called.. This is something that was not in older versions, and it would call units already at a call to another one... Wasn't good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matt31896 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Overall, I and probably most of the people here think stand-by is a good function, even though I mostly use it in freeplay for an LAPD Unit, Vic or Charger, to hide in an allyways and pull people from his "hiding spot" when they do something wrong or get called out, if only a unit could patrol and be on stand-by........................ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomperson139 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Overall, I and probably most of the people here think stand-by is a good function, even though I mostly use it in freeplay for an LAPD Unit, Vic or Charger, to hide in an allyways and pull people from his "hiding spot" when they do something wrong or get called out, if only a unit could patrol and be on stand-by........................ .When a unit is patrolling it is effectively in standby mode. They can get called by the battalion chief etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppah Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I made such a beautiful instructional guide and nobody reads it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [SAP]Francis Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I made such a beautiful instructional guide and nobody reads it. No no Hoppah don't cry! I do read it! I swear!!! Lol @ that image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matt31896 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 No no Hoppah don't cry! I do read it! I swear!!! Lol @ that image.I read it from time to time, to pass the time though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I really wish the standby mode would be applied to units returning to the stations. This would make the game a lot more realistic in my opinion.If an ALS engine is out and returning from a call, there is no reason it cannot respond to another call as opposed to having a unit sitting in a station get toned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
