New Mission : Airfield/Sub Strike

[Masaq]

Here's a (hopefully) pretty complete mission from myself.

Basically it's destroy the buildings at an airfield and three submarines parked up near to it.

Whilst that's going on, there's a fairly hefty skirmish between USSR and US armoured columns, and a US fleet chasing down shipping in the area.

Friendly choppers should attack the armoured column whilst Hinds do the same for the enemy. It's best to avoid it until it's been attacked by friendlies as it's got a fair amount of AA on it, I believe.

There's also a B52 up in the air, which should flatten another nearby airfield.


I won't say what time/day it's set to, because as we found out a few days ago - the game's host can alter that without having to edit the mission files prior to launching the server :D


http://www.mental-block.net/lockon/Sub and airfield strike Fin.mis (http://www.mental-block.net/lockon/Sub%20and%20airfield%20strike%20Fin.mis)



M.

[epoch]

How can the host alter the time of day? Surely that's not possible if the mission is 'classified' ?

[Masaq]

Meh, just double-checked - you can't change the type of day, but you can always edit weather. When you have the map loaded, go to the second-on-the-right, top-right button (NOT the close button, below it!) - should look like a little cloud. You can edit weather settings there.


Also, just left the game running for around an hour while I had something to eat; unfortunately the tank column AI is crap (they won't move AND engage - once they make contact with each other, they stand still and let each other's artillery pieces fight it out), and I can't get a B52 to attack more than one building per bomb run. WIll have to tinker a bit!

[MadTommy]

sounds cool.. looking forward it.

[commando-101]

Cool - feel the need to strap ma jet on!

[MadTommy]

Masaq.. the 1st A-10 in the list has no Targets, is it ment to be that way?

And also the Tungusta in the big column you 1st come across, it's missiles dont get airbourne for some reason.. it fires but the missile explode right after firing. This might just be the angle i attacked them at though.

[MadTommy]

i'm not sure how this will play multiplayer... it just about gives my poor PC a cardiac arrest.

I think the 24 Enemy ships maybe a little too much... but lets test it with a few of us. :D

[SnypAly]

put unlimited ammo and I will kill those ships for u in a minut hahaha

[SargeBanner]

Who fancies trying this out in a bit ?

Im up for it, and i should imagine Doom can help :)

Sarge

[Masaq]

Yeah, that Tungasta definitely fires ok - I've watched it hit the AH-64s.

24 ships? Don't remember putting that many in! Will have to double-check lol.

The first A-10 is supposed to be a Forward Air Controller, so I didn't add anything for him to attack, but thinking about it he can't really mark targets for t'others if he can't see what he's hitting either. Whoops!

Also, the friendly F-15s don't have owt to do really. May add some ruskie jets and remove some ships then.

May be a WIP for a fair while.