Apache600

hey hlfritz, unfortunately I'm not sure. With Crack the Channel, different Red Air assets appear at different times, though I think I know the specific Red Air threat you're talking about. If I'm correct, then THAT Red Air threat was pushed back a little further into the mission (can't remember exactly, but it might be around the 1 hour mark, give or take a few) (by the way, nice profile pic. I've got a Triumph 675. Use to track an R6 way back in the day)

Seems to be for all variants

That's .... odd, to say the least. appreciate the heads up. Sorry that these triggers get a little skewed as time goes on. This mission might need quite a bit of work

still??? gonna check to see if 2.5.6 might have addressed this. If not, i'll have to add a fail safe so there won't be any hang up. Thanks for the report

Normandy Variable Download Link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3308042/ Hello and Welcome to the Normandy Variable mission. This is an all-in-one style Air-Ground, Air-Air attack mission for the Normandy map, and supports every flyable platform in DCS. All Fixed wing aircraft start at either Saint Pierre du Mont, Deux Jumeaux, or Cricqueville-en-Bessin. While all the helicopters start at Cricqueville-en-Bessin. There is also a fleet sailing North - South, starting just north of the Land Based spawning airfields. The Kuznestov has 3 Su-33’s, the Stennis has 4 F-18’s, the Tarawa has 4 AV-8B’s, and the Carl Vinson has 2 slots for “Mod of Interest” (Defaulted to F-18’s). ** Special Notes for Platforms - AH-64, 3rd and 4th slot = no FCR/RFI - Bf-109, 3rd and 4th slot = no flare gun - C-101CC, 2nd slot in respective group = no IFR hood, 3rd slot in respective group = solo - C-101EB, 2nd slot = rear seat NS430 - CEII, 3rd slot = solo - I-16, 3rd and 4th slot = landing torch - L-39C, 3rd slot = solo; 4th slot = solo, no gunsight (with NS430) - L-39ZA, 3rd and 4th slot = solo - M-2000C , 3rd and 4th slot = DDM Sensor - Mi-24, 3rd and 4th slot = no IR suppressor - Mi-8, 3rd slot = no IR suppressor, no additional armor, no cargo halfdoor; 4th slot = no IR suppressor - MiG-19, 3rd and 4th slot = no RWR - Mosquito, 3rd and 4th slot = no flare gun - UH-1, 3rd and 4th slot = no IR suppressor - Yak-52, 2nd slot in respective group = solo Ground Mission Difficulty definitions: Unattended Depots: No enemy return fire. Easy - Intended to be completed by a single player. Air defense includes small arms and vehicle mounted machine guns. Medium - Can be completed by a more competent single player, but really intended for 2+ players. Air defense includes AAA vehicles (guns) some with radar capability. And a possible short range IR SAM unit. (AAA for WWII) Hard - Intended for a small group, or team, of players. Air defense includes multiple SAM's, both IR and Radar. (AAA, Flak for WWII) Air Mission Difficulty definitions: (These missions are mainly built for 1-2 players, except for the "Large Cap Group's" air missions. Those are more suited for larger groups of player's flying together.) Easy - Either a few non-retaliatory aircraft, or a single fighter or two with guns only. (Vietnam and Modern enemies may have IR missiles) Medium - One or more retaliatory aircraft. Short range missiles possible. Hard - Multiple retaliatory aircraft with possibility of both short and long range missiles. For “Large CAP Group’s” all difficulties have A-A missiles. None of the aircraft have ordinance already loaded. So don't forget to load something! Only Mi-8's, Mi-24's, and Huey's are listed as "Medevac" and are the only ones that can do rescue mission pickups. In order to activate a mission, you MUST select it through the F10 radio menu option. Once completed with a mission, you will have the option of selecting a new mission. If you selected a mission that you no longer wish to complete, or have selected a mission in error, you can use the "Auto-complete" radio option to delete the units and go back to the main menu. ** NOTE - if you select the "auto-complete" option, you can no longer select that mission in the future. ** All Helo Missions require at least one helicopter that can pick up troops. That would only be the Mi-8, Mi-24,or the UH-1 at this time. AWAC's is available at 263Mhz (Chan 11 for aircraft that need it, Chan G for Viggen) AWAC is set to Immortal and Invisible. Tanker aircraft (Texaco) is operated on a respawnable script. It is also set to Invisible. If the tanker runs out of fuel, a new one will spawn. Tanker aircraft is available at 257Mhz (Chan 12 for aircraft that need it) Update log: v1.8 Added 4 F1-CE’s Added 3 MB-339 Placeholders Changed Tarawa to HMS Invincible Changed other fleet boats to British type Added Link 4 and ACLS to Super Carrier Fixed trigger issues that caused radio menu problems when AutoComplete used Condensed strike and helo mission briefing images together (reduced overall file size by 14% / 1.9mb) v1.7 All Blue flights coalition changed to Blue Task Force Added 4 AH-64’s F-14A’s quick alignment added. Radio’s set for Spawn airport when Freq for one of the airports changed. v1.6 Added 4 Mosquitos Briefing updated to show Special Platform add-on notes (i.e. No I.R. suppressor or NS430, etc.) for certain platforms Added a few new WWII units to WWII missions v1.5 Added 4 Mi-24’s Added 4 AH-64 Placeholders Added 3 F4U Land Placeholders Added 4 F4U Sea Placeholders Added 4 Mosquito Placeholders v1.4 Updated atmospheric conditions for new cloud system v1.3 A-10CII’s are correct platform in client list now. P-47-40’s are correct platform in client list now. Added 2 F-14A’s for both Land and Sea Fixed briefing issue with Air - Air missions v1.2 Added 4 A-10C II’s Added 6 more P-47’s. Variants Increased Su-27’s fuel to 100% Removed scripted Tankers (problem with script) and replaced with KC-135’s v1.1 Added 4 P-47’s Changed Carriers to Super Carriers Removed extra CVN’s Moved all U.S carrier aircraft to Roosevelt Reduced escort fleet size Added additional client Su-33 to Kuznetsov Now 2 separate flights of C-101CC’s with Sea Eagle capability Adjusted positions of helo spawns Adjusted/added numerous WWII missions to include new Assets units Corrected some timing issues with triggers Fixed trigger issue when completing Enigma Heist Fixed trigger issue with Unattended Airport mission

Haha, of course it worked. After a day of failures, it just needed to shut down and think about what it did for the night. I'll still look into it and see if I can replicate an issue.

Oh jeez, they shouldn't be missing :/ I'll have to dig into this one. Thanks for the report Goregonzola.

Big update, mostly includes adding F-16's and JF-17's. My apologies for getting these updates out late. Life has been rather busy. Missions that have been updated are: - Krasnodar Variable v1.5 - Las Vegas Variable v1.7 - Normandy Duel v1.1 - Under the Fuzz v1.6 - Generation Gap v1.4 - Into the Darkness v1.2 - Prison Break v1.4 - Crack the Channel v1.2 - Cornered and Alone v1.1 - Capture the Flag - Caucasus v 1.1 Also, a few new missions are ready and will be released soon!

Thank you for the report good sir. And really appreciate you giving me the version number and all that extra info.

Howdy Folks, hoping for some insight here if possible. I had to take a 2 month hiatus (work) from DCS and when I got back and did all the DCS patches and Rift S updates, I noticed that I no longer had sound from both my PC speakers and my Rift S headset in DCS. I really liked this as my speaker system could put out bass that the Rift S could only dream of. Now it's either one or the other, but what's really weird is that when I am running DCS, and I go to the Oculus Menu, then DCS sounds are on both speakers and headset. But when I go back into the sim, I lose headset sound. Any chance for folks that operate this way that you could share with me your settings. I'd be extremely grateful. - Apache600

Fantastic! glad to see it's working again (there was a .lua issue with the last attempt)

Make sure you don't get into the "chase down" scenario. Because both you and the B-52's do nearly the same speed. If you're coming straight at them, be sure not to let them go whizzing by, or you'll never catch up. Instead, plan to start turning well before you cross paths, so that by the time you're on a parallel course, you are near enough to them that the minute speed difference you have can make up for any deviation in your turn. You really have to lead these guys and plan it appropriately.

BLAST! I still see the issue too. I'm on it!

Files have been sent to ED. Hopefully the updated liveries will be out in an update soon.

mrmat01, did we ever get this resolved or are you still having trouble with it (if you haven't moved passed it already) ?

Great to hear, thanks for letting me know!

Thanks Marvk! Paint scheme has been updated, just gotta send it over to ED. If you ever want to try that Cloak and Dagger mission, you can always fire it up separately from the campaign. If you hadn't seen, I have a specific youtube video guide just for that mission (since I knew it was going to be a really tough one) It's in the sticky thread titled "The Museum Relic DLC, Important Links"

Fantastic news. Looks like the trigger for the destruction of the factory only requires the bomb to be passed into a "bomb in zone" trigger area. The area isn't that big, less than a 1/4 mile diameter. If the bomb sails long, and still penetrates that area, it sets off the trigger. I'll have to create a better "fail safe" in a future update. I'm assuming you never dropped the bombs though, correct? If you had, and destroyed the factory yourself, that would also trigger the sequence. Thanks again for the report, and happy to hear that you enjoyed the campaign! - Apache600

I just tried the mission and didn't have any clipping into the ground issues. The route that I took is the same as that depicted in the "spoiler" tag from this post here. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2872322&postcount=7 If you try this route, and you still get the issues, please let me know. Because I could not replicate it. I was using the most recent open beta available at the time of this post. - Apache600

You'd be correct, that is the trigger. I can't believe he's missing. what an idiot pilot. lol. Thanks for the report!

:/ still? alright, thanks for the report.

Thanks for putting up this thread. - Ability to create localized weather. - Radio Freq's can be copied to other similar aircraft (doesn't even do that within the same group). - Warehouse overhaul. (UI is pretty clunky) Limiting certain weapons, or restricting them to a zero count doesn't always work ... USA carriers in particular. - NAV lights On/Off for AI. - AAA "fire into area" so AAA can fire into the sky (like ground units can "fire at point"). - Volume adjustments for imported sound files. - Spawn client aircraft "on ground" like helo's.

Cornered and Alone Download Link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306378/ Black Hawk down, we have a Black Hawk down. Scramble into the air and help the downed crew escape enemy capture. Requires: Persian Gulf Map, (one of the following): ** Mi-8, Mi-24, CH-47, or UH-1 are required for rescue. ** This mission takes place at night, and requires teamwork and cooperation for a successful outcome. The downed helicopter crew will contact you via radio (via repeatable radio messages), and give you tasking on enemy locations as they make their way to a rescue site. A Mi-8, Mi-24, CH-47 or UH-1 will be needed to extract them. Best played with: 4+ players. Approx time for completion: 1:00 hr List of flyable aircraft: A-10C, A-10C II, AV-8B, F1-EE, F-14B, F-15E, F-16C, F/A-18C, JF-17, M-2000's, Su-25T, Su-33 List of flyable helicopters: Mi-8,Mi-24, CH-47, AH-64, Oh-58, UH-1, Ka-50, Ka-50 3, SA-342L,M, Mini, Mistal Update Log: v1.5: Added F-15E Added F1-EE Added CH-47 Added Ka-50 3 Added OH-58 Removed a few 4 slot aircraft to make way for other platforms. v1.4: All Blue flights coalition changed to Blue Task Force Added 2 AH-64’s Added 2 Mi-24’s Radio Freq’s at Bandar Abbas adjusted for aircraft that spawn there. v1.3: Added 2 A-10C II’s v1.2: Changed Carriers to Super Carriers Removed extra CVN Lincoln Carrier now has client F-14’s. Reduced escort fleet size Added an additional Su-33 to Kuznetsov E-2 spawns at mission start on carrier desk v1.1: Added 4 F-16’s. Added 4 JF-17’s.

Thank you highwymn, always great to hear about someone enjoying the campaign, and really appreciate you sharing your thoughts about it. @rajdary- I've had something in the works for a looooooong time. The story is almost done, but with changing positions at work, moving across the country, a toddler and an infant ... and possibly a job change soon .... it's been hard to have the free time for it. What free time i have had with DCS has been working with some of those community SP/MP missions. Hopefully there will be some free time so I can get cranking on the new campaign. and lastly, sorry for the delayed response mrmat01. so you've got it all squared away?

well I'll be .... Nice work there Stretch! My unsatisfactory research methods led me to Vietnam war era hill naming :P