Alpenwolf

It's still an issue, you know.

It is the case in most missions already. It's only Open Range where they need to be activated. And a brand new player who's never been on the server will be facing all types of new challenges he should be focusing on before anything else.

Which is why there has always been a TeamSpeak channel where years ago when I had my own channel 10+ players where there every night. Then I decided to join my TS channel with that of the 104th so players have access to both servers (back in the day the 104th server was constantly top 3 on the servers' list). ... and then Discord happened and players started switching over because you can share images and videos and stuff. Because it was something new and people always rush to new things any time anywhere. And quickly players started talking bad and complaining about it. One of the big servers I know of had to shut down their Discord due to continuous complaints and unavoidable childish behaviour. And I'm supposed to leave TS and join the others?! Imagine the messages and complaints I'd be receiving as a Discord channel admin. I never ever had such experience with TS. Not once! It's all about team speak. Literally, team speak.

The F-14 is already part of the server. The MiG-23 (Red) will surely be added as well as the F-1 (Blue). The MiG-29A will be a full fidelity module one day as confirmed by ED and is there already. The only thing missing is the F-4 (Blue). Oh, yes! The Phantom what else! All the above will be/is available. It's just that it always comes down to each and every mission separately regarding what modules will be/are included and if so how many slots and how many aircraft. Missions covering large areas such as Battle Over Sukhumi Unleashed, Search & destroy, When The Mountain Cry, Open Range, etc. already have the MiG-29A and the F-14A and surely will have the MiG-23 and F-1 added to them even in bigger numbers and slots. Rule of the thumb is this: The more modern an aircraft is the less slots and units it has. The MiG-21 and the F-5 draw the zero line so to speak. Anything superior or inferior to them is in lesser numbers. The I-16 and the P-51D are way inferior, therefore, you see them in very limited numbers and missions. Just as it is with the other extreme with MiG-29A's and F-14A's as mentioned above. The same applies to helicopters which is why you see more Gazelles than Hinds and way less Ka-50's these days.

Server News: * Operation Last Man Standing: - Less structures to destroy at the TA's (mainly the "big/bigger" ones). - Added ammo trucks to many AAA's which were lacking the ability to rearm. * The new mission featuring the Mariana Islands map is almost finished. Briefing and briefing images are being finalised. After that I'll need to run some tests. Unlike operation Tiberia cmdr is excluded. Only JTAC is allowed. The US American AVV-7's (Assault Amphibious Vehcile) are AI controlled. AA's and AAA's can be controlled by JTAC operators. That means a human driven SA-15/19 in the right hands can become tough for F-18C's to destroy. However, not many SA-15's/19's are available in the first place. Note: AA's and AAA's might become AI controlled if players start hiding them around which is possible. They're there to fight off the enemy and not hide in the forest until the mission's up to win it like that. So JTAC players keep that in mind, please. We'll see how the first round goes.

Just like you set it to all you can set it as map only among other options. I mean, you must be looking at it if you see the option where it says to "ALL". It's right above it! Also, you might want to post a question like this in the mission editor sub-forum where you can get more help from other mission editors. Good luck!

The "(once a certain island is captured)" stands next to the F-15C and A-10C. Not the AV-8B The Harrier can and will certainly spawn at an aircraft carrier. The other two can't, hence the later activation if certain islands are captured.

I know but I recon all the navy enthusiastic players have the SC carriers. We'll see...

I'm not aware of any SC Kuznetsov. Unless you mean the 2017 (remake) Kuznetsov? In that case, yes. It simply looks way better with more details onboard.

2 x Super Carrier for Blue. 1 x Kuznetsov for Red.

Server News: * Check here for today's MiG-15 vs F-86 event on the KOREA! 1952 server. * As announced some days ago, work on a new mission featuring the Mariana Islands map has started: - It will be an exceptional mission featuring modern jets and aircraft carriers. Pretty much like operation Tiberias. - China and Russia vs USA, France (SA342Mistrals) and Sweden (AJS37's). - There will be some weapons restrictions. - Blue invades, Red defends. - Amphibious operations included. Blue APC's (AVV-7) crossing the waters between two islands (10 km distance). Chinese Mi-24's must stop them! - Russia supports China through its navy: Su-33's and Ka-50's. - No Mi-8's, no UH-1's => No transport tasking. - So far, no ET's and no AMRAAM's. Only Su-33's have access to ER's and F-14B's have access to Phoenixes. The rest will have access to R's, T's and AIM-7M's. - R-73's included. AIM-9M's included. Russian Forces: Su-33's and Ka-50's. Chinese Forces: J-11's, MiG-29S' (Though as Russian units due to limits in the ME but with Chinese skin), Chengdu J-7 (MiG-21's) and Mi-24's. US Forces: F-14B's, F-18C's, F-15C's (once a certain island is captured), AV-8B's and A-10C's (once a certain island is captured). French Forces: SA342Mistrals tasked with covering American APC's crossing the waters. Which means they hunt Hinds and maybe Ka-50's if... Swedish Forces: AJS37's. - I might add the Su-25 or Su-25T. - Also, I might add the M-2000C to the French forces. More details will be shared soon. As for now, hone your "navy skills" and practice some takeoffs and landings on carriers. We don't want to have aircraft crashing into carriers wasting assets so practice now instead on the server, please.

I'll spread the word on the Cold War 1947 - 1991 forum. Some MiG-15 and F-86 pilots will surely answer the call!

Fan-freakin'-tastic! Man, if that had been me they would've fired all AIM-9's and landed all rounds... I know my luck -__- Not saying it was luck that got you the kills. Of course not! Well fought! Top notch!

Server News: The new mission Last Man Standing will go online tonight after the current mission Mountain Peaks including the changes and adjustments that were made. Hope to see more players this time and especially balanced teams. Also, those who were online the first time realised how vital teamwork is in this mission so prepare your SRS. See you online!

Yeah, you got a point. I'll check it out.

The P-51's have their own freq. just like MiG-15's. So you suggest this to have them all work on the same freq.? Because the EWR for these two exceptional radio devices (MiG-15 and P-51) does work actually if that's your concern?

Server News: Operation Last Man Standing: - Moved 24 x MiG-21's from Pinarbashi to Ercan airbase. - With that MiG-21's are now available at all 4 airbases. - Moved 16 x MiG-19's from Ercan to Pinarbashi airbase. 16 x MiG-19's are still available at Ercan airbase. - Reduced the amount of structures Red has to destroy at Blue airbases so now it's even. Prior to this change Red was supposed to destroy more structures than Blue. - Modified some advanced options for AA's and AAA's to hopefully have them perform better.

Oh, yes! I forgot about the part of Mike-Delta being your GCI and the bugger's got nothing else better to do than dragging every Blue unit and rally it against me. He was with me on TeamSpeak as it's quite often the case and admitted it as it's quite often the case too. I might change my name just because of him Top bloke, no doubt!

All the above went through my mind while designing the mission. Very thoughtful, mate. It was obvious to me that Red has the smaller airbases (except maybe for Ercan with 9 slots, which is small still by comparison) and 2-5 slots at the most. So I kind of, and very naively, hoped for Blue players to stick with the objective instead of bombing the runways. Kingsfield airbase for instance has 2 slots for MiG-21's and nothing else! The parking area is very small and even the runway is not that long and just as wide/narrow as any highway on the map. One bomb is all it takes for Blue while neglecting the actual objective of destroying vital structures at that airbase. Yesterday's session was a bit tough for Red due to an overall unbalance in the teams. It was mostly 2:1 for Blue in the first 1-2 hours and it continued to being so throughout the entire mission with various periods of having a bit of balance. And even if balanced I checked out the players' list every time and what I saw was mainly F-5's vs MiG's of all types and helicopters. So Red didn't really have air superiority and was often jumped by F-5's while striking enemy airbases. In addition, most fights happened at Blue airbases so you had Blue AA's and AAA's firing at you and during that we also discovered that Blue MANPAD's (Stingers) were way more effective than Red Igla's. Also, the Chaparrals were more effective than Strela-9's. According to the tacview kill-list Stingers scored a total of 16 kills while Igla's 2 kills only! Chaparrals scored 8 kills and Strela-9's ZERO! Yes, Red were more often at Blue airbases than the other way around but through JTAC I saw on multiple occasions how ineffective Red IR defences are. Oh, in addition, I thought Red would actually wreck while having the more powerful helicopters so the percentage of structures that must be destroyed for Red at Blue airbases is higher by 20% than it is for Blue. My bad! It was a good session and a very new one in all the challenges involved. I'll make some adjustments for sure.

Servus! And welcome to the Cold War community! Check out the main post of this thread for server rules. The most important thing is to use SRS and communicate with others. Other issues and mistakes happen all the time but if you ask around there is quite often someone to answer your questions on SRS or the chat window while in game. Also, you can always share your thoughts, feedback and ask questions here if you want and they shall be considered and answered. Have fun and see you airborne!

The new mission Last Man Standing just kicked off!

Yes. It passes the IC every single time. And if it doesn't, simply restart the game. And it makes the Caucasus map look like heaven or something. Highly recommended.

Server News: - Upgrading the mission Sneaky Bastards has been postponed. - This is due to the sudden and unexpected release of the Mariana Islands map. - Therefore, work on a new mission featuring the Mariana Islands map has started.

Welcome to the Cold War server, mate! I use the MiG-21 sound mod myself plus the Caucasus trees mod (which I can only recommend!!!) among other things and my game works just fine. It's rather hard to tell what's causing the problem without being at your pc, I guess. Maybe others could help you out. Good luck!

Server News: * Operation Sukhumi - The Beginning is now offline. * Operation Mountain Peaks is back online: - Bf-109's were removed and with that from the server completely. - Added I-16's based at road base marked on the F10 map. - P-51's no longer operate from Maykop airbase. They were moved to a road base marked on the F10 map. * The new mission, operation Last Man Standing, goes online tonight after Mountain Peaks.