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If I want to place something like a city in the spot(s) where cities are missing on the new 2.5 Caucasus map, is there a way to make the buildings needed appear as placeable objects in the mission builder?

Tried it again, just in case. I get this message: Unable to run the application due to integrity fault of the Activation Key. Re-enter a valid Activation Key or re-activate the application. If the error recurs, click "Error report" and send the report to product technical support. Checked my key on my profile, and it shows no problem.

It hasn't worked for me. I have tried it several times.

I'm a bit ate to the party, but I can't use the MiG-21. I have tried everything listed in this thread, and I have e-maild support, but recieved no reply at all. It's been a month or more since I e-mailed. What to do?

To some extent i guess the maps we'd like to see depend on the scenarios and campaigns we'd like to see, so this list is somewhat subjective, with a preference for various assumed hotspots in a hypothetical ww3. Anyway, here goes: North German Plain; for ww3 type scenarios. I pick this part of German rather than, say, the Fulda Gap, as more nations would have been involved here. Iraq; For obvious reasons, really. Bear in mind that a rather generic map of this area could be used for scenarios involving multiple different nations from about 1980 (or even the '40s - Habbaniya anyone?) all the way up to present day. Afghanistan; for reasons much like those above. The India-Pakistan border; flying fighters over the roof of the world appeals to me! GIUK gap; Carriers are coming, as are multiple carrier launched aircraft. This is one place they were designed to be used. Would be fun to have an ASW helicopter to launch from a destroyer on this map as well... The Baltic sea, from Denmark all the way to Leningrad, and from the coasts of Germany all the way up to the Bothnian Gulf; again, a ww3 thing. Those German Navy aircraft, the Viggen, and the Danish air force would do great on this map. Not to mention that there are a few good looking skins for Polish navy MiG-21s as well. the Vietnam TO, including the Thai airbases, as much of South Vietnam as possible, and all the routepacks in the North. Need I say more? Libya; The Libyan air force was very active, and, as some of you may remember, Libya was a target for western air craft in the 80, as well as in the present day. Ideally, the map would include parts of Chad to the south as well. Are these realistic? I would guess that most are a bit on the large side, going by what we have in DCS today, but this is a wish list, and these are my wishes!:music_whistling:

+1 from me too.

#9 I've got my arty firing when and where I want, but i can't for the life of me get any of the MLRS systems to fire at all. What way-point actions should I be using?

#7: What is a decent limit for how many objects to include in a mission? Obviously depends on system specs, but as a general rule? #8: Is it possible to set up a FAC for Georgia (SU-25)? I can't seem to get it right.

Thanks for those. More: #4: In Il2 there is a front line marker. If, in a campaign, the pilot bails out on the wrong side of it, he is captured. Is there a function like this in DCS? #5: Is it possible to carry damaged map objects from one campaign mission to the next without manually setting the damage to objects I assume would have been damaged during the previous mission? I'm thinking the gradual destruction of a city as the fighting moves through it here. #6: In the same vein, apart from Russia and Turkey, the air forces in the map region have / had extremely limited supplies of aircraft. Is it possible to track losses suffered in one mission and automatically remove "dead" aircraft from the next mission?

#2: Managed to solve that one myself. Was just a matter of setting the waypoints up right.

I anticipate having a lot of questions as I work on my new project, so I plan on sticking them all in here, so as not to clutter the forum with multiple threads. To the matter at hand; I have a Georgian 4 ship su-25 formation tasked with attacking Russian ground units. :helpsmilie::helpsmilie::helpsmilie::helpsmilie: #1: Why do the Georgians speak English, and can I somehow change their language? #2: I've set the enroute task to search and destroy. When under AI control, at most 1 out of the four su-25's engage the target. How can I get more of them to engage? #3: I'd like to have some radio dialogue between the pilots as the mission progresses. What is the best way of implementing this? :helpsmilie::helpsmilie::helpsmilie::helpsmilie: Thanks!

Thanks again for your feedback and help. Quick question for you; Wouldn't the chatter get repetitive and annoying after a few missions? I can't seem to find enough files to vary it from mission to mission...

An amateurish teaser map for the next mission. Sorry about the size of the darn thing... (15mb) Link: https://www.mediafire.com/?dvkp2dod14bo2u3

Gentlemen, An updated (more or less completely re-done, due to an accident with the save function:doh:) first mission, and the second mission of my campaign. As always, I'd appreciate your comments, being new at this and all. Intro.miz CMission1.miz

Could it be that you ran out of compressed air?

Thanks for the tips. I'm trying to get my head around basic scripting, so hopefully there will be (as a minimum) a text notification at suitable points.:joystick:

Disclaimer: I'm new to DCS and to campaign making, so manage your expectations accordingly. :music_whistling: The campaign is set in 1989-90 in an alternate history universe. I've created a first mission. Nothing spectacular, just a sightseeing trip, more or less. Feel free to look it over and let me know what you think so far! Briefing: (still WIP, mind you) March 11, 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union. January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as 41st President of the United States. February 2, 1989: Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan. April 9, 1989: Anti-Soviet demonstrators violently dispersed in Tbilisi, leading to several deaths. June 4, 1989: Semi-free elections in Poland show complete lack of backing for the Communist Party; Solidarity trade union wins all available seats in the Parliament and 99% in the Senate. August, 1989: Parliament in Poland elects Tadeusz Mazowiecki as leader of the first non-communist government in the Eastern Bloc. October 18, 1989: The Hungarian constitution is amended to allow a multi-party political system and free elections. The nearly 20-year rule of communist leader Erich Honecker comes to an end in East Germany. November 9, 1989: Revolutions of Eastern Europe: Soviet reforms and their state of bankruptcy have allowed Eastern Europe to rise up against the Communist governments there. The Berlin Wall is breached when Politburo spokesman, Günter Schabowski, not fully informed of the technicalities or procedures of the newly agreed lifting of travel restrictions, mistakenly announces at a news conference in East Berlin that the borders have been opened. December 2, 1989: Bush and Gorbachev meet for the Malta Summit. December 3, 1989, 11:00: Welcome to Nalchik, the new home of the 192. IAP. Apologies for the hurried move from Ukraine, but things have been happening quickly as you know. We are now part of the 283rd Fighter Aviation Division of the 34th Air Army of the Transcaucasus Military District. So what the hell are we doing on this side of the mountains? Well, as you may know, trouble is brewing down south, and high command doesn't want to risk too many assets getting caught in hostile territory if the poo hits the rotating ventilator. The Georgians have been making sounds about independence again, and with things the way they are, we are here to make sure they do nothing rash. Other elements of the 34th Air Army are in the area; 176 and 192 Fighter Aviation Regiments with MiG23MLD and MiG29, respectively. 36th Bomber Aviation Division, consisting of three regiments 2 with SU17M and one with SU24. They were in the process of converting to the latter type when all this started, so only the SU17 units are ready for action. There is also an independent Assault aviation Regiment, the 80th, which flies SU25 and L39. Finally there are a few recon units flying SU24 or SU17, plus some helicopter regiments, mostly with MI8. These units are scattered around Georgia at the moment, and are in the process of getting organized to deal with anything that may happen. Squadron: 192.IAP Callsign: 103 Airfield: Nalchik Bullseye: Nalchik Date: Dec.3 1989 Loadout: R-60x4 Fueltanksx3 Task: Over fly the centre of Tbilisi at low altitude, if possible at supersonic speeds to remind the population of Soviet power. Comms: Nalchik ATC channel 14, AWACS Channel 0, Wingman Channel 0 Navigation: Nalchik RSBN; 8, Beslan RSBN; 10, Tbilisi RSBN; 12 Route length: 619km Situation: All is calm in the area, except several demonstrations under way in Tiblisi. Exercise caution on taxi and take off, as Nalchik AB is extremely busy due to the political situation.

Just wanted to drop by to say thank you for these tutorials. Very useful!