Shadow’s Trophy 2022
How to join and get a discount!
Information for pilots wishing to participate in the tournament or get a 5% discount!
To participate in the qualification, you must fly the Shadow’s Trophy 2022 Race track at least once. Your result will be automatically added to the database and will be considered qualifying.
Registration on the site is desirable, but only necessary for pilots whose results allow them to pass to the next stage (Top-16) or those who wish to receive a 5% discount coupon in the VIRPIL Controls webstores (details on the “Prize Fund” page).
To do this, you need to:
- Go to any DCS World Tournament server.
- For those who want to get a discount — fly through the race track at least once, getting a non-zero result.
- In the chat, type in the command: vpc ucid
- Get a response with your UCID* from the server (shown only to you) and go to the site virpil-servers.com
- Click on the authorization button at the top right.
- In the menu that opens, select "Register".
- Enter your UCID.
- Enter your email address and set a password.
- For those who want to get a discount, specify the region of your VIRPIL Controls store (EU, USA, EAEU) in your profile.
- On the top right, in the notifications (bell icon), click on the message about receiving the coupon.
- Expect to receive the coupon to your email address within three days.
Good luck on the racetrack!
* UCID — is a unique identification code for your DCS World account.
Regulations
Shadow's Trophy 2022 Online Time Attack Tournament Regulations.
The Organizers of the Tournament are:
- VIRPIL Controls;
- Smile Pilots Club.
- And personally =[:)]=MI1T, =[:)]=Hellboy, =[:)]=Solway, 2BAG_Inferno.
Content of the Regulations:
- Conditions of admission to the tournament.
- Tournament order and general provisions.
- Rules for conducting timed flights (Top-64 and Top-16).
- Applications acceptance and registration of Participants.
- Tournament arbitration. Rights and obligations.
- Organizers. Rights and obligations.
- Tournament Participants. Rights and obligations.
- Race protocol.
- Internet resources, used during the tournament.
- Scheme of Shadow’s Trophy Race Track.
- Shadow’s Trophy Organizers Contacts.
1. Conditions of admission to the tournament.
1.1 Anyone with the following software is allowed to the tournament:
- DCS World (Beta version, current at the time of the tournament);
- Purchased and installed one or more modules: DCS: Mi-24P Hind, DCS: SA342 Gazelle, DCS: Mi-8MTV2, DCS: UH-1H Huey, DCS Black Shark 2 or DCS: AH-64D;
- Voice communication program Discord;
- Voice program Skype.
1.2 To avoid fraud, one Participant from one account is allowed to the tournament (and as a result - with one UCID).
Other players who use one account with one key from the modules (listed in clause 1.1) for several clients (and whose UCID is the same for all clients of the same account) will not be allowed to participate in the tournament.
2. The order of the tournament and general provisions.
2.1 The competition is allowed to fly on the following types of helicopters:
- Mi-24P
- Ka-50
- Mi-8MTV2
- UH-1H
- AH-64D
- SA342L
2.2 The first stage of the competition is Qualification.
2.3 Qualification is carried out on the official DCS World servers of the event (clause 2.18). To participate in it, it is necessary to fly the race track according to the scheme (Section 10) with a final non-zero result. A non-zero result is considered to be crossing the finish line with a final time. The result of the race “DNF” (Did Not Finish) does not count. Qualification is held from 11/11/2022 to 12/4/2022.
2.4 If the pilot wishes to continue participating in the Tournament, he must go to the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website and fill in the “Participant's Form”. From this moment on, his current and subsequent results are recorded by the organizers of the tournament as application results.
2.5 From the general list of all Participants on all aircraft, a Qualifying grid is formed in 3 groups with 16 pilots with the best results among the modules of their group in each group.
2.6 All aircrafts in the tournament are divided into three groups: “A”, “B” and “C”.
2.6.1 Group “A” includes:
- Mi-24P
- Ka-50
2.6.2 Group “B” includes:
- Mi-8MTV2
- SA342L
2.6.3 Group “C” includes:
- AH-64D
- UH-1H
2.7 It is allowed for one pilot to fly in several groups.
2.8 After the announcement of the results of the Qualification, the selected pilots indicate on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website the type of aircraft in which they will participate in the Semi-Final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8). In the absence of information on the change of aircraft, the player claims that the online part of the tournament will be held in the aircraft where he showed his best group qualifying result. It is prohibited to change the type of helicopter during the subsequent stages of the tournament.
2.9 The online part of the tournament is held in two stages for each of the three groups: Semi-final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8).
2.10 Semi-final (Top 16) is held on Dec.10th 2022. At this stage, in case of non-attendance of automatically selected participants, the pilots with the next best result can take part. 8 pilots who show the best time on the stage from each group pass to the next stage.
2.11 The final (Top 8) for each of the groups is held on Dec.17th 2022. This stage is final. There will be live streaming and post-flight interviews of pilots via voice communications.
2.12 Competitions are held in the mode of sequential “Time attack” flights.
2.13 The order of flights is determined according to the time shown at the previous stage of the tournament from worst to best:
- In the Semi-finals (Top-16) — according to the results of the Qualification.
- In the Final (Top-8) — according to the results of the Top-16.
2.14 The order of flights of groups in the live stages of the tournament:
- Group “C”
- Group “B”
- Group “A”
2.15 The graphical progress of the Participants (standings) is displayed on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website.
2.16 Distribution of prize-winning places:
- The winner of the Qualification is the player who showed the best time in one of the groups;
- The first, second and third places in each group of the tournament are taken by the Participants who showed three best results in the Final (Top-8), respectively;
2.17 The prize fund of the tournament consists of:
2.17.1 Qualifier winners within each of modules will be awarded with a coupons for the VIRPIL Controls store in the amount of 100€, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.2 Winners for 1st place in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Grip x1
- VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base x1
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 of the pilot's choice.
- VPC ACE Torq Pedals x1
Or a coupon for the VIRPIL Controls webstore in the amount of 1000€, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.3 Winners for 2nd place in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 at the choice of the pilot.
- VPC ACE Torq Pedals x1
Or a coupon for the VIRPIL Controls webstore in the amount of 500€, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.4 Prize-winners for 3rd place in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 at the choice of the pilot.
Or a coupon for the VIRPIL Controls webstore in the amount of 300€, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.5 All Semi-Final Participants who qualified and took part in the Semi-final (Top-16) will be awarded with a coupon for the VIRPIL Controls webstore in the amount of 50€, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.6 All Qualification Participants can get a one time only 5% discount in VIRPIL Controls webstore, valid for 3 (three) months.
2.17.7 All Final (Top-16) Participants become members of the VPC Founders Club with an unconditional lifetime 5% discount on all VIRPIL Controls products in the official webstores of the project.
2.17.8 Winners of the tournament (first, second and third places in each group) will receive any 1 (one) module for DCS World. As prizes, Participants will be able to choose modules only developed by Eagle Dynamics. Third-party modules are not included in the prize pool.
More detailed information on the prize fund: the procedure for its assignment, conditions for the issuance of prizes and other additional information, are described in Appendix No. 1 to this Regulations.
2.18 Game servers for the Qualification of the Tournament are:
- VPC Europe Tournament Server (Beta) (IP address 45.81.252.205 port 10308).
- Smile Pilots Club (SPC) (Stable) (IP address 86.57.174.42 port 10308).
- Smile Pilots Club (SPC) (Beta) (IP address 86.57.174.42 port 10314).
The game server for the live part of the tournament is:
- VPC Europe Tournament Server (Beta) (IP address 45.81.252.205 port 10308).
The list of servers and their assignment in the Tournament is not final and can be changed by the organizers during the Tournament.
2.19 The voice server for communication between players and organizers during the tournament is “VIRPIL Controls Community Servers” Discord Server.
2.20 The official languages of communication at the tournament during the matches are Russian and English (international).
2.21 Semi-Final (Top-16) will be broadcast online on the VIRPIL Controls Twitch channel. The Final (Top-8) will be streamed online on the VIRPIL Controls Twitch channel and on the VIRPIL Controls YouTube channel (Section 9).
2.22 All dates and times are specified in the format - "UTC + 0 (UTC + 3)".
3. Rules for conducting timed flights (Top-16 and Top-8).
3.1 Tournament is a series of timed flights (“Time Attack”) on the Tournament race track in sequential order.
3.2 There are two flights according to the route scheme (Section 10).
3.3 If the pilot doesn’t appear at the start for a certain time without explaining the reasons, the judge will remove him from the competition.
3.4 If a pilot is limited in time by any circumstances, he can apply for an earlier or later flight, but only once (Semi-Final (Top-16) or Final (Top-8)) before the start of the online part of the tournament, with the permission of the judge. Application must be communicated to organizers via email or text message in Discord Dec 7th 2022 from 0:00 to 23:59 (MSK / UTC+3). Contacts of the tournament organizers in Section 11.
3.5 The maximum allowable ping (ping) of a Participant during head-to-head races should not exceed 300 ms. If a Participant exceeds the maximum ping value, he is not allowed to face-to-face races. In this case, the race can be postponed by the referee for a certain time within the stage, or a forfeit defeat is counted.
3.6 In case of a single loss (for a Participant) of the connection to the server during the race, he is credited with a technical loss in flight. If the Participant of the race could not restore the connection with the server within 5 minutes, technical defeat can be awarded.
3.7 Participants' lags (trajectory stability, disappearance, etc.) and their impact on the course of the race are evaluated by the arbitrators and, by their decision, the Participant may be given a technical defeat at the stage.
3.8 Race procedure
- Before the start of the flights, the Participant and the arbitrator must be in the Discord voice communication system (in the “Race” channel; clause 2.19) and on the DCS World simulator server (clause 2.18);
- The arbiter has the right to remind the Participant of the basic flight rules and other extracts from the regulations at his discretion;
- The Participant must take the allotted slot and start the race as soon as he receives the verbal / text command of the arbiter;
- The primary fixation of the lap time is done automatically using a script in the mission.
- Passing gates No. 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 is penalized +10 seconds of penalty time. Passing gate No.18 is penalized +15 seconds of penalty time. The remaining missed towers add +5 seconds of penalty time.
- Any adjustment of the helicopter systems using the standard simulator tools is allowed.
- The victory in the race is awarded by the arbiter according to the best time shown through the mission script and according to claus 3.2; At the end of the flights, the referee gives a voice and / or text command and the Participant goes to the observers.
3.9 In the Semi-final and Final stages, in case of damage to the helicopter, as well as the occurrence of failures and malfunctions, the following rules apply:
- Partial power loss, i.e. the shutdown of one engine on twin-engine helicopters during the passage of the route is not considered a malfunction, and does not lead to the nulling of the result of the attempt.
- A complete loss of power before the end of the race track is considered a critical malfunction and DNF result.
- After completing the course, the Participant must be able to make a soft landing. A helicopter crash after crossing the finish line will result in a DNF result.
- The final decision on the result of the attempt in the event of the situations described in clause 3.9 is made by the arbitrator.
4. Acceptance of applications and registration of Participants.
4.1 Each player wishing to take part in the tournament is obliged to go to any of the tournament servers specified in clause 2.18, then go through the race track to get a qualifying result. The number of qualifying attempts is not limited. Qualification is limited in time according to clause 2.3.
4.2 Upon completion of the Qualification, pilots qualified for the Semi-Finals (Top-16) must have a completed profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers portal containing the following fields and data:
- First name
- Last name
- Language (English or Russian)
- Country
- Pilot photo*
- Squad* Squad
- logo*
- Age *
Fields marked with * are optional.
Confirmation that the tournament regulations have been read is required and the pilot agrees with the rules by ticking the appropriate box.
After the pilot fills out an application according to the specified form, the player is hereinafter referred to as a Participant (of the tournament).
The final decision on the continuation of participation or disqualification of the Participant remains with the chief arbiter of the tournament.
4.3 The Participant's game nickname must be unique and may consist of Latin (classic) and Russian characters (including numbers and special characters). Proper names, for example, "Alex", "Robert", "John", etc. simple nicknames are prohibited. Applications with simple nicknames will not be accepted for consideration and will not be included in the general list of registered Participants.
4.4 The start of registration of Participants begins from the moment the start of the Tournament is announced and takes place until Dec. 5th 2022.
4.5 The tournament is held from Nov. 11th 2022 till Dec. 17th 2022.
5. Arbitration of the tournament. Rights and obligations.
5.1 The chief arbiter of the tournament is 2BAG_Inferno (Denis).
The following persons have been appointed as line arbiters:
1. =[:)]=Hellboy (Mikhail);
2. =[:)]=MI1T (Dmitry);
3. =[:-)]=Dell_Murrey-RUS (Dmitry);
5.2 Arbitrators of the Tournament are responsible for the implementation of this Regulations by all Participants in the Tournament.
5.3 The Chief Arbiter has the right to remove the line Arbitrators from work and is the supreme authority in resolving disputes, both between the line Arbiters and between the Participants.
5.4 The Chief Arbiter may resolve conflict situations that are not provided for by these regulations.
5.5 Arbitrators have the following rights:
- Issue warnings to Participants in case of minor violations (no more than two warnings for the entire Tournament);
- Remove Participants from the Tournament in case of exceeding the limits of their warnings;
- Remove without explanation the Participants who grossly violated this Regulations (insults in the chat, Discord or Skype, etc.).
- The Arbitration board or one of the Arbitrators in a disputable situation has the right to demand additional data from the Participant for objective control (including the flight track (*.trk) and other means available in DCS World);
- The Chief Arbiter has the right to consider and / or refuse to consider complaints from the Participants.
5.6 The Arbitrators have the following duties:
- to monitor compliance with the rules constantly and impartially throughout the Tournament;
- The Arbitrators, along with the Organizers, are obliged to keep a complete record of the results of all matches on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website.
5.7 Following violations are considered as light:
- Purposeful distortion of the language of communication in voice chat;
- Entering the server of the match with a nickname that does not match the one declared during registration. The use of nicknames containing technical words like "Server", "Admin", similar to them and their variations.
- Leaving the cockpit and/or becoming an observer before the referee's command.
5.8 Following violations are considered as gross:
- Ignoring the requirements of the Arbitrator located on the server;
- Entering the server of the match with a nickname containing a direct or indirect insult, which is a curse, or allows for an ambiguous interpretation.
- Use of any modifications of the DCS World simulator and its modules.
- Intentional damage to the objects of the race track or aircrafts of other Participants.
- Clear and deliberate violation of the rules of the race track.
6. Organizers. Rights and obligations.
6.1 Obligations of the Organizers:
- Provide a platform (DCS server) for the Tournament (clause 2.18);
- Timely bring the necessary information to the Participants through the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website;
- Keep a complete record of the results of all matches on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website.
6.2 Rights of the Organizers:
- The Organizers have the right to suspend a Participant in the Qualification or full-time stages of the tournament if serious violations are found or in case of actions that prevent the tournament from being held, which are not described in these regulations.
- The Organizers have the right to end the tournament ahead of schedule without distributing the Prize Fund in the event of circumstances of an insurmountable nature.
7. Tournament Participants. Rights and obligations.
7.1 Rights of Participants:
- The Participant has the right to appeal the decision of the line arbiter by contacting (orally through the voice system Discord) to the main arbiter of the tournament within an hour after the decision of the line arbiter. In this case, the Participant must clearly state the essence of the complaint. After this period, it is impossible to appeal the results.
7.2 Obligations of the Participants:
- To provide the required data during registration in accordance with section 4.
- To provide the data requested by the arbitrators (judging panel) (clause 5.5)
- Be ready to conduct the match at the time indicated by the tournament schedule, including his own appearance, both in the Discord voice system and on the specified DCS World-server of the match (clause 2.19).
- Be ready for post-match interviews in the broadcast on the streaming services of the tournament (clause 2.21).
- Observe the rules of staying on the servers designated by the organizers as the venues for the stages of the tournament.
7.3 Participants are prohibited from:
- In any means of communication officially used during the Tournament, insult in any way other Participants of the Tournament.
- Show intolerance based on ethnic, religious or political views.
- Use an excessive number of messages in chats.
- Use public sections and chats to discuss personal issues.
8. Race protocol.
“Time Attack”
8.1 The start of the match takes place in the presence of the Participant and the line arbiter in the Discord voice chat (Skype is used as a backup communication platform).
8.2 The Participant, on the command of the arbiter, occupies a slot. Subject to the availability of free slots, as well as with the permission of the arbitrators, the Participant can take a slot in advance.
8.3 The arbiter, by verbal command, gives permission to take off on readiness. The time limit for taking off is 1 min.
8.4 At the end of the allotted time or earlier, the Participant is obliged to advance to the starting area, in accordance with paragraphs. 3.2, 3.3 of this regulation. The time limit for entering the zone from the moment of takeoff is 40 seconds.
8.5 The arbiter verbally confirms the driver's permission to start the course and the arbiter records the start of the race (eg “First valid attempt by pilot X”).
8.6 After completing the first attempt, the pilot is allowed to change his helicopter by entering the spectators and occupying the slot, or proceed directly to the starting position. The procedures from paragraphs 8.4, 8.5 are carried out sequentially.
8.7 If the pilot wants to take a new helicopter, the procedures from paragraphs 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 are repeated.
8.8 Each valid attempt continues until the mission script fixes the preliminary results or the participant's helicopter crashes, including situations with piloting errors and, as a result, a collision with the ground or landing on the ground. As well as the commands of the arbitrator in the voice chat: “Attempt completed, go to spectators / Attempt completed, join spectators”.
8.9 After the end of the race, the referee checks the exact time of the participant, determined by the mission script, taking into account the mistakes made by him, according to clause 3.8, and forms the final time result of the flight. The arbitrator announces the result of the participant in the format “Participant X - time of the first attempt - **:**, penalty time - **:**, final result - **:**. The time of the second attempt is **:**, the penalty time is **:**, the final result is **:**. Best time on both attempts **:**!”
8.10 At this point, the Time Trial - Result Protocol for a particular participant is considered closed. The result is recorded in the test table in accordance with paragraph 2.12.
9. Internet resources used during the tournament.
- Virpil-servers.com — Project site VIRPIL Controls Community Servers
- Youtube.com — video hosting and online streaming service.
- Twitch.com is an online streaming service.
- VIRPIL Controls Community Servers - Discord. Voice program.
10. Scheme of the race track.
11. Contacts of the Organizers of the Tournament.
For questions related to the Tournament, you can contact the Organizers:
- Via email — ShadowsTrophy@virpil.com
- Via Discord — https://discord.gg/tPRwwQcp
Prize Fund
Appendix # 1 to the Shadow's Trophy 2022 Tournament Regulations.
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Prizes for the winners of the tournament.
1.1 First place prize in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Grip x1
- VPC MangoosT-50CM3 Base x1
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 (by winner’s choice)
- VPC ACE-Torq Rudder Pedals x1
The winner may forfeit the prize or receive a €1,000 voucher in exchange, valid at the store listed in their profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. The coupon will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
1.2 Second place prize in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Grip x1
- VPC MangoosT-50CM3 Base x1
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 (by winner’s choice)
The winner can refuse the prize or receive a 500€ voucher valid in the store indicated in profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. The coupon will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
1.3 Third place prize in each of the three categories (“A”, “B” and “C”):
- VPC Rotor TCS Base x1
- VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip x1 or VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip x1 (by winner’s choice)
The winner can refuse the prize or receive a 300€ coupon valid in the store indicated in profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. The coupon will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
1.4 Winners of the tournament (first, second and third places in each group) will receive any 1 (one) module for DCS World. As prizes, participants will be able to choose modules only developed by Eagle Dynamics. Third-party modules are not included in the prize pool.
1.5 Local import taxes on prizes, if any, are the responsibility of the prize recipient. Specify the exact amount yourself.
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Prizes for participation in the Semi-final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8).
2.1 All participants of the Semi-final (Top 16) will receive 50€ coupons valid at the store indicated in the profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. Coupons will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
2.2 Coupons for getting into the Semi-final (Top-16) will be issued to the participant of the tournament only if he appears at the Semi-final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8) (subject to passing to this stage).
2.3 The pilot who sets the fastest Qualifying time within one module will receive a €100 coupon valid at the store specified in the profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. The coupon will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
2.4 All coupons for participation in the Semi-final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8) will be sent within 3 (three) days from the end of the tournament.
2.5 All participants of the Final (Top-8) become members of the VPC Founders Club with an unconditional 5% lifetime discount on all VIRPIL Controls products in the official stores of the project.
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Prizes for participation in the Qualification.
3.1 All Qualifier participants, in accordance with clause 4.1 of the Shadow's Trophy Tournament Regulations, can receive a 5% discount code valid in the store specified in the profile on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website. The code will be valid for 3 (three) months from the date of issue.
3.2 The Discount Code is compatible with other promotions in the VIRPIL Controls Stores.
3.3 The discount code will be sent within 3 (three) days after the request on the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers website.
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Coupon summation and restrictions on prizes.
4.1 Prize coupons, if the pilot has several awards, are summed up and indivisible.
4.2 The following coupon summation rules apply:
- Coupons for participating in the Top 16 / Top 8 in one or more groups, coupons for winning the qualification on one or more modules, as well as coupons for winning (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) in groups "A", "B" or "C" are summed up with each other after the end of the tournament.
- Coupons for participation in the Top 16 / Top 8, coupons for winning a qualification in a certain module, as well as coupons for winning (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) in groups “A”, “B” or “C” not cumulative with discounts for participation in the qualification.
4.3 Coupons are valid for one (1) purchase at VIRPIL Controls Stores, regardless of whether the coupon amount has been fully used.
4.4 All prizes can be transferred to third parties with the following restrictions:
- Two or more coupons, regardless of their ownership (awarded pilot), cannot be used in one purchase.
- Two or more discount codes cannot be used in the same purchase.
- The transfer of coupons or discount codes is possible only within one of the VIRPIL Controls Stores (EU, US or EAEU).
4.5 In the event that one pilot takes prizes in two or three groups, the prizes from Eagle Dynamics are summed up and the pilot receives a number of modules according to the number of his winning positions.
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Additional Information.
5.1 Tournament organizers are not responsible if an incorrect email address was specified for sending coupons and discount codes, or third parties gained access to the specified mailbox.
Mission description
Information about official Shadow’s Trophy 2022 Servers
Mode: 24/7
Official voice chats:
Discord discord.gg/vuGuDDY7FP
Anti-cheat is running
Administration is carried out on the servers, which allows to set access rights for each individual client, up to a complete ban. We ask everyone to follow the servers rules and carefully read the mission briefings, the knowledge of which will free you from problems with the administration.
Server Admins: =[:)]=MI1T, 2BAG_Inferno.
Server statistics can be viewed on the Virpil-Servers website at “Results" page.
Please read the mission briefings carefully!
The server is designed to practice aerobatics and race skills on AH-64D, Mi-8MTV2, Mi-24P, Ka-50, UH-1H and SA342L helicopters.
Blue aerobatic airfield - Mineralnye Vody.
Integrity check is active. Graphics settings files, aerodynamics and performance characteristics of the aircraft presented in the mission are checked.
The Shadow's Trophy 2022 Race Track is located at the Mineralnye Vody airfield.
The entrance gate is on the East side of the track. Entrance course 295.
Fly around the first pylon on the right. The further principle of movement is snake-like.
A complete scheme of movement along the course is available in the graphical description of the mission.
Shadow's Trophy 2022 Race Track Rules:
- Missing the gates 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 is penalized by +10 seconds of penalty time.
- Missing gate 18 is penalized by +15 seconds of penalty time.
- Missing the rest of the gates is penalized by +5 seconds of penalty time.
- Missing 3 or more gates equals disqualification (DNF).
Servers rules.
1. General Provisions
1.1 The VPC Helicopter Race Server is a non-commercial game server.
1.2 The server is designed to improve the skills of helicopter pilots and
1.3 The server operates in 2 modes:
- in public access mode
- in closed mode (for holding private events)
2. Player rights
Players present on the server have the right to:
- count on that other players comply with the flight and server rules;
- to occupy any board presented on the server;
- submit proposals to improve the server performance;
- inform the administration about violations committed by other players (providing screenshots is required);
- to file appeals against the received ban;
- fair and impartial consideration of appeals by the administration.
3. Obligations of players
All players, regardless of skill and experience, are obliged to:
- observe flight discipline and server rules, avoid LP (flight accident);
- unquestioningly fulfill the requirements of the administrator and / or the RP;
- be mutually polite, do not allow insults to other players (regardless of their behavior and the severity of the LP committed through their fault);
- in case of LP at the aerodrome (runway, taxiway, parking lot), leave the slot or server. In this case, bailout is prohibited;
- immediately leave the server at the first request of the administrator.
4. It is prohibited on the server
- to ignore the requirements of the administrator;
- open fire on friendly helicopters (teamkill);
- insult other players in the general chat or in the voice communication channel;
- flood in the general chat (including deliberate flooding with system messages);
- use nicknames containing the words server, admin, user and their variations;
- use game chat to send private messages.
- intentionally destroy objects of Race Track
5. Server administrator
5.1 The administrator is an inviolable person, he is responsible for:
- the work of the server and missions;
- execution of these rules by all players.
5.2 The administrator defines the server operation mode.
5.3 The administrator has the right:
- to make remarks to pilots who violate the rules of the server;
- to remove from flights violators of flight discipline;
- to remove from flights persons who grossly violate these rules;
- to remove from flights persons who have made gross mistakes in their implementation;
- consider appeals or requests from players to remove the ban in a form convenient for them.
Briefing Room
Information below designed to facilitate the participation of pilots in the tournament.
Does not cancel / replace the Regulations, which remain a guiding document for the organizers and the refereeing team, as well as for resolving controversial situations.
You can find additional information about the “Shadow's Trophy” Tournament in the “Tournament Regulations”.
You can find more information about the prizes in “Appendix 1” to the “Tournament Regulations”.
Instruction for registration of the participant of the “Shadow's Trophy 2022” Tournament.
- link in the letter to Follow thevirpil-servers.com
- Fill in the “Participant's Questionnaire” of the Tournament.
- Name
- Last name
- Language (English or Russian)
- Country
- Pilot photo **
- Squad *
- logo *
- Age *
Fields marked with * are optional, but desirable to fill.
Confirm that the tournament regulations have been read and agree with the rules by checking the appropriate box.
3. Receive an email with confirmation of registration and dates of online events.
Memo for the participant “Top-64” of the “Shadow's Trophy” Tournament.
- Install the required communication programs:
- Discord
- Teamspeak
- Skype *
* - the program is optional, but desirable for installation.
- One hour before the start of the online events (HH: MM GMT +0, D.MM.YY), report to the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers communication server in Discord and check in the “Shadow's Trophy Tournament” section in the “Pilots arrived” chat with the phrase “Nickname here”.
- Half an hour before the start of the online event, while in the “Briefing Room” voice channel, listen to a short briefing by the organizers.
- According to the schedule of the groups of pilots and their belonging to one of them announced at the briefing, half an hour before the time assigned to their group (1-8):
- Enter the tournament server, staying in the audience.
- Go to the “Pilots Flying” voice channel and wait for a voice or text command from the judge about a three-minute readiness.
- At the command of the arbiter “Nickname -- three-minute readiness”:
- Check the operability of all your devices.
- Take your helicopter on the Tournament server, carry out the necessary pre-start procedures.
- Wait for further command
- At the command of the referee “Nickname - to the start”, fly up to the starting position.
- At the referee's command “Nickname - Start”, pass the track 1 time.
- After flying the track and getting the result, at the command of the referee “Nickname - to the audience”, go to the audience and wait for the next command.
- Repeat steps from 5 to 8.
- Wait until the end of the event and listen to the results in the “Briefing Room” voice chat or wait for the results to arrive by e-mail.
Memo for the participant “Top-16” of the “Shadow's Trophy” Tournament.
- One hour before the start of the online events (HH: MM GMT +0, D.MM.YY), report to the VIRPIL Controls Community Servers communication server in Discord and check in the “Shadow's Trophy Tournament” section in the “Pilots arrived” chat with the phrase “Nickname here”.
- Half an hour before the start of the online event, while in the “Briefing Room” voice channel, listen to a short briefing by the organizers.
- According to the schedule of pilots' groups announced at the briefing and their belonging to one of them, half an hour before the time assigned to their group (1-2):
- tournament server, staying in the audience
- Enter theEnter the “Pilots Flying” voice channel and wait for a voice or text message the referee's command of a three-minute readiness.
- At the command of the arbiter “Nickname - three-minute readiness”:
- Check the operability of all your devices.
- Borrow your helicopter on the Tournament server, carry out the necessary pre-start procedures.
- Wait for further command
- At the command of the referee “Nickname - to the start”, fly up to the starting position.
- On the referee's command “Nickname - Start”, go through the track.
- After flying the track and getting the result, at the command of the referee “Nickname - to the audience”, go to the audience and wait for the next command.
- Repeat steps from 4 to 7.
- Wait until the end of the event and listen to the results in the voice chat “Briefing Room” and if you are a winner, participate in a short interview.
About Shadow
Top-16 Semi-Finals
Semifinal results.
The Shadow's Trophy Team would like to thank all the Top-64 pilots for their commitment and flying skills!
47 participants who have raced in this event, according to clauses 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 of Appendix #1 (“Prize Fund”) to the Tournament Regulations will receive coupons for €50, which will be sent after the end of the tournament.
Also, 16 participants who showed the best time at this stage will join the VPC Founders Club with an unconditional lifetime 5% discount in VIRPIL Controls webstores.
Detailed results of the past event can be found in the table below, or by the link:
Shadow's Trophy Top-64 Results
The final stage of the tournament - the Final (Top-16) will be held on Saturday, December 18th at 15:00 Moscow time (UTC + 3).
Enjoy your flight!
Shadow’s Trophy Team.
VIRPIL Controls.
Top-8 Finals
The Final of the Tournament (Top-16) will be held on December 18th 2021.
The event starts at 12:00 (UTC) / 15:00 (UTC+3). You can watch its broadcast at the following platforms:
VIRPIL Controls YouTube channel — VIRPIL Controls Twitch channel — VIRPIL Controls Facebook Page — VIRPIL Controls VKontakte Page — Smile Pilots Club YouTube channel
The order of flights is determined according to the time shown at the Top-64 stage, from worst to best (clause 2.11 of the Regulations).
The pilots are divided into two groups: A and B, with 8 participants in each. Groups have their own time slot, for which the participants must be ready.
Flights within the group will be carried out in turns - all eight participants make the first attempt, after which, in the same order, the second.
The schedule is presented below:
All pilots must timely (half an hour before the time indicated in the schedule) appear in the Discord chat channel #stt-hall - on the server VIRPIL Controls Community Servers and await instructions from the organizers. Access rights are active for participants who made it to the Top-16.
Follow the news on virpil-servers.com to keep abreast of all the Shadow's Trophy events!
Good luck in the Finals!
Team Shadow's Trophy
VIRPIL Controls
F.A.Q.
Q: When will the tournament take place?
A: Tournament have 3 stages:
Qualification will be held from November 11th till December 4th, 2022.
The Semi-Final (Top-16) for all groups will take place on December 10th, 2022.
The Final (Top-8) for all groups will take place on December 17th, 2022.
Q: What are the prizes in the tournament?
A: A complete list of prizes, conditions and methods of obtaining them can be found on the “Prize Fund” page, or download Appendix No.1 to the Tournament Regulations on the corresponding page.
Q: How can I participate?
A: Simple step-by-step procedure described on "How to join and get a discount!" page.
In short, to do this, during Qualification stage go to any tournament server in release or beta versions of DCS World, select a helicopter, and fly the race track on it. As soon as the result of the race is received, you will automatically become a participant in the Qualification.
Q: Will my profile be visible to other participants?
A: In the "Statistics / Results" section, you and other participants can only see the pilot's Nickname, country, as well as the best flight results.
In your profile you can find more detailed statistics, including times on various types of helicopters and the last 10 attempts.
Q: Why fill out your profile completely?
A: Semi-Final (Top-16) and Final (Top-8) races will be broadcasted live. More information will better present you as a participant.
Q: If I have any problems with receiving discount codes or virpil-servers.com website, who should I contact?
A: For questions related to the tournament, you can contact the organizers:
- Via email - ShadowsTrophy@virpil.com
- Or contact us in "Shadow's Trophy Support" chat on “VIRPIL Controls Community Servers” Discord Server
Organizers & Sponsors
VIRPIL Controls
VPC (VirPil Controls) was started in 2016 by Andrei Lukyanov, a long time flight sim enthusiast in Belarus. The VPC team comprises designers, engineers, software developers and virtual pilots from Belarus, Russia and the UK. We want to bring in a new class of high-end, high precision flight controllers and accessories to the consumer market.
We aim to involve the community throughout the development stages of our products, with frequent announcements and updates. We listen to all comments and suggestions so that we can provide the best possible products.
Our pre-production devices are tested in one of the leading industrial laboratories to ensure the highest standards of quality and reliability. The pre-production controllers are then refined in close co-operation with well-known, experienced virtual pilots flying the most popular flight simulators.
Our mission is to provide a real sense of happiness to the virtual skies.
Website — Facebook — Instagram — YouTube — Discord
Eagle Dynamics
Eagle Dynamics is a software development company that was established in 1991. Eagle's first simulation was Su-27 Flanker for the PC in 1995. This was later followed by Su-27 Flanker 2 and then Su-27 Flanker 2.5. Eagle's next simulation series was Lock On: Modern Air Combat that included eight different US and Russian aircraft. Add-ons to Lock On: Modern Air Combat includes the Flaming Cliffs series (1 and 2), that added the Su-25T ground attack aircraft and many new improvements.
The current development series for Eagle Dynamics is Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) World. Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World) is a free-to-play digital battlefield game. Our dream is to offer the most authentic and realistic simulation of military aircraft, tanks and ships possible. The free download includes a vast mission area of the Caucasus region and Black Sea that encompasses much of Georgia. It also includes the flyable Russian Sukhoi Su-25T ground attack aircraft and the famous WWII North American TF-51D fighter.
The download comes with one of the most powerful mission planners ever designed, full network play and more than 145 AI weapons systems, 113 ground vehicles and trains, 16 Ships and 73 AI aircraft permitting you to plan and play highly sophisticated missions. DCS World is massively extensible through additional DCS modules as well as user-made add-ons and mods which you can purchase and download from our site.
DCS is a true "sandbox" simulation that is also designed to cover multiple time periods of interest such as WWII, Vietnam, Gulf War and others.
DCS World is fundamentally a deep, authentic and realistic simulation game designed also to offer a more relaxed game play to suit the user and his particular level of experience and training. The ambition is to hand hold users from novice pilot all the way to the most advanced and sophisticated operator of such complex weapons systems as the A-10C or the Mirage 2000C. The only next step is the real thing!
Thank you for your support and for believing in DCS.
Website — Facebook — Instagram — YouTube — VK — Discord
104th Phoenix VFBS
The 104th Phoenix VFBS was formed in February 2007 by close friends Ed “Manawar” Green and Paul “PoleCat” Johnston. Before this they were long standing members of the 169th Panthers. This is where their love for combat flight simulations began. Over these early years Paul and Ed grew from cadets to share the second in command role as squadron leaders of the 169th. Through this experience they developed their own leadership style and the vision to form a squadron of their own was born.
Today the 104th Phoenix VFBS is still going strong with a solid time tested and stable infrastructure in place consisting of our own multiplayer dedicated and TeamSpeak 3 servers as well as an excellent website and forums. The 104th regularly hosts and participates in online multiplayer events for the ED/DCS flight simulation community and some of our members are part of the DCS beta testing team.
Since its conception The 104th Phoenix has been flying and supporting virtually all ED/DCS titles starting with LOMAC and Flaming Cliffs right up to the latest releases. These titles included Lock On Flaming Cliffs 1.2, Flaming Cliffs 2, Black Shark, Black Shark 2, and A-10C. Our new simulator of choice is DCS World which features most of the above mentioned titles in the form of plug in modules as well as an updated Flaming Cliffs 3, Combined Arms module, P-51 Mustang, UH-1 Huey, Mi8 and more.
The one thing that makes the 104th so special is our membership and the friendships we have developed within the squad and the community at large. We are blessed to have some of the best skilled pilots that fly a mix of both fighters and strike aircraft. With a focus on teamwork and professionalism in and out of the cockpit the 104th Phoenix VFBS shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
We take special pride in providing personalized training to our cadets in order to bring you to the tip of the spear of DCS virtual pilots. If you are interested in joining, please visit our website!