King39

Hello Fellow Pilots and Friends, After a thorough review, we have discovered some significant problems within the campaign and are endeavoring to correct them as soon as possible. Please continue to post any problems you come across here in this forum so we con focus on correctly and updating as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support, John

@PhoenixFC3 You were correct and I was wrong. After a review of most of the missions, we can see there are many problems, some significant, which requires a thorough scrub of the entire campaign. This will take some time but rest assured, we are working diligently to correct and update the campaign. Again, we are profoundly sorry for the problems you encountered and hope we will be able to create a positive playing environment for you in the future., John

@PhoenixFC3 I'm sorry you're disappointed with your experience with Operation Agile Spear and sincerely hoped it would have been more enjoyable. But, I take exception to your comments regarding the updating of the campaign. Specifically, the fact that you feel the campaign has been abandoned and not updated is troubling as you must have forgotten or ignored the eleven (11) updates the campaign has undergone since it was released, the most recent of which was no less than December of 2024, AND that those updates were in direct response to your specific criticisms. Additionally, your assertion that "good developers" would be able to "dodge" bugs and anticipate core update problems with "failsafe" triggers is simply unrealistic and screams of immaturity on your part. The HARD FACT is that the Eagle Dynamics software team has been working VERY hard to expand the capabilities of the core game - specifically the AI logic code - and that the 3rd party developers, again myself included, have had to play catch-up to each and every change to the AI behavior. Mission scenarios which worked beautifully when released, quickly become unplayable when the the AI behave differently AFTER EVERY ONE OF THESE UPDATES. Again, while I understand and share your frustration, YOU need to understand that these changes will ultimately make DCS a better gaming environment and that all the developers are working VERY hard to integrate these changes into our products. But these changes will not, and do not, happen overnight and a little forbearance on your part would go a long way. EVERY effort has been, and will continue to be, made to create an immersive and fun environment for players of Agile Spear (as do ALL of the 3rd party devs). I encourage you to read the changelogs of each DCS update so you get a better understanding of the work that goes on behind the scenes.

Happy Holidays to you and your families. John

FYI, Agile Spear version 2.60 was included in the 24 December DCS World update. Happy Holidays to you and your families. John

What mods do you have installed?

Hey Scoop, Thanks for sharing this problem. Typically, crashes are caused within the core game itself and USUALLY not from a specific mission or event. Having said that, it does happen from time to time but seeing thst this is the first time reported since the campaign went live 2 years ago I suspect the core game is the culprit BUT wil promise to look into it this week. Can't promise any fixes will make the next update as I just uploaded an updated campaign just last night but will try. John

Hello, I've just reviewed these missions and can confirm the TN #'s have been changed somehow. When or how I have no idea but I'll scrub all the missions to correct this problem. Thanks for letting me know @Seether1980.

Hello Everyone, This condition does pop up from time to time so it's not a problem specific to a mission as it has to do with updates to the DCS core game. That is, if it worked previously) and it has up to this point) and now it doesn't (we haven't made any changes to mission aircraft Datalink settings - TN numbers) then this is a new development related to updates. Regardless, I'll have a look and see if I can do anything. Thank you.

Good. As I suspected, most if not all, game crashes are due to a problem with the core game module and typical will not be a result of a mission problem.

Hey, sorry you're having so many problems with Mission 8. Give me a few days to troubleshoot the problems as I've been away for several weeks. Thanks

Hello,\This will most likely not have anything to do with one of your settings as it probably is with one of the recent updates has changed something within the DCS Core game. Which mission and at what point do you lose contact with wingman on your TAD?

Thanks everyone for informing us of this issue and I am very sorry this is occurring. While I'm not denying this is happening or is happening directly related to this mission, I would have to consult with E.D. in how to prevent these occurrences from continuing. Having said that, I would offer that, behind the scenes, E.D. is actively working to enhance DCS performance and we may be seeing some byproducts of these attempts. Let me look into it.

You really shouldn't have run out of fuel with the extra external tank which is the way I designed this mission. I'm guessing that you didn't enable the external tank on the fuels panel and then selecting it.

OK, let me take a look at these problems.

Hello, Sorry for the problems you are having with this mission,. While I'm not diverting responsibility for mission bugs, game crashes are less about problems with individual missions and more DCS World problems and/or memory leaks on individual PCs. When DCS World crashes, it's important to access the dcs.log file to properly determine the cause. The dcs.log file will normally be found in the %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Logs. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/support_ticket/ Now, having said that, I will go through this mission and see if there's anything we can fix or optimize. One last thing, you should know that E.D. is actively working on a number of issues and fixes have been or will be released in the near future.

Just looked at the mission and you shouldn't have a problem with the JTAC lasing anymore. As outlined in the mission overview, this is a campaign of increasing intensity and difficulty and surface threats and degrading weather more accurately reflect real-world flight conditions. Warfare is NEVER, EVER only engaged in nice, shiny, clear weather conditions and aircrew are frequently forced to engage the enemy in less than ideal conditions. The weather conditions portrayed in Mission 11 are no where near minimums (weather) and are not in a peer, or near-peer environment (SAMs and AAA). REMEMBER , maintaining ALTITUDE and DISTANCE from the threat will allow you to complete all the missions without difficulty. Flying low and close, while more fun, will only get you shot down. I would also HIGHLY suggest reading the README FIRST document in the Docs folder in: USER > Saved Games > DCS > Missions > Campaigns > en > Docs. It explains many facets of this campaign. Again, I would read the README FIRST document as it explains how to use the new F10 radio menu. Yes, this was a problem just pointed out a few days ago and has been corrected in the next release of DCS World and we apologize for this error. I hope this helps make the campaign an enjoyable experience for you which is what we at Combat King Simulations strive to give you, the player, in these missions.

OK. Will look at it this week. Thanks for letting us know.

Fixed. Will be included in next update. Thank you.

Agile Spear Changelog 2.52.2 Operation Agile Spear was updated to version 2.52.2 eff. 10/02/2024 and will be available to everyone who previously purchased the campaign. Mission 7 - Unable to score 100 points. Scoring fixed. Mission 8 - Unable to complete the entire mission. Fixed. Thanks PheonixFC3. Multiple versions of Agile Spear showing in the Campaign menu of DCS World. - Fixed. My bad. Thank you Nineline. Mission 10 - Pig Flight not starting and following. Fixed. Thank you CptJocco. =========================================================================== Agile Spear Changelog 2.52.1 Operation Agile Spear was updated to version 2.52.1 eff. 08/26/2024 and will be available to everyone who previously purchased the campaign. Mission 7 - Friendly vehicle on taxiway. Fixed. Again - God willing and the river don't rise. Thanks jmb759. ============================================================================ Agile Spear Changelog 2.50 Operation Agile Spear was updated to version 2.50 eff. 06/25/2024 and will be available to everyone who previously purchased the campaign. All missions - Adjusted scoring so that Player does not get penalized for exiting the mission prior to completion but will be able to replay or skip via the Campaign menu interface. Thank you connos. All missions - Entering Practice Sortie was interfering with the consecutive loading of Primary Missions. Fixed. Mission 7 - Reported problems with AI aircraft not starting/engaging. Fixed. Problems with scoring also fixed. Mission 11 - Completely reworked attack scenerios for wingmen and scoring. Mission 12 - Completely reworked attack scenerios for wingmen and scoring. Thanks Animal66. ============================================================================ Agile Spear Changelog 2.32 Operation Agile Spear was updated to version 2.32 and will be available to everyone who previously purchased the campaign. Mission 0 - Wingman not rejoining. Fixed. Mission 1 - Not recieving full points when all targets destroyed and RTB. Fixed - Pig-2 not starting when triggered (sometimes). Fixed. - Added several new Pig-2 voiceovers Mission 2 - Added several new Pig-2 voiceovers - Adjusted scoring objectives. - Added several Time Accel zones Mission 3 - Pig-2 not starting when triggered. Fixed. - Added several Time Accel zones. Mission 7 - Friendly armor blocking taxiway. Fixed. ============================================================================== Operation Agile Spear was updated to version 2.3 ALL Missions - Updated Datalink connections for all like aircraft - Datacards use different font/colors to be easier to read. - Modified most loadouts due to change in use either Stations 7 and 5 or 6 but not all three. - Mission 3 - multiple discrepancies with datacards, radio freqs, etc. Thank you Pyrocumulous. ================================================================================ Operation Agile Spear version 2.2: - All missions: workarounds for overlapping radio messages stepping on each other. Thanks Reflected. - All missions: Player can now accelerate (time-accelerate) between longer, non-critical waypoints and not miss key items or radio transmissions. Thanks Sedlo. - All missions: updated/added Datalink settings to aircraft of the same type i.e. F-18's can link between F-18's, A-10's to A-10's, etc as per DCS World 2.9 Open Beta update. - Mission 6: Jolly 1-1 not transmitting that they have the rescued pilot (Colt 1-2). Fixed. Thanks bernardv. ================================================================================== Operation Agile Spear version 2.1: - Mission 1: AI Wingman not responding to menu commands. Fixed. - Mission 4: AI Medevac helo's not following flightplan. Fixed - maybe. Thanks David Reiff. - Mission 5: Player's aircraft is now available to start the mission. Fixed. Thanks to Scylla and CrystalnEntity. Also, added directional arrows to help with taxing in the dark and adjusted the amount of devastation the strike package wrought. - Mission 7: Vehicles were previosuly on the taxiway blocking access to the active runway. Fixed. Thanks David Reiff. =================================================================================== Operation Agile Spear version 2.0: First significant review and update to the entire campaign: - All “Doc” files updated to reflect changes in version 2.0. - Significantly updated the "README First" document located in: (Drive)\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World (or DCS World Beta) \Mods\campaigns\A-10C Operation Agile Spear. - New datacard developed which includes weather data, more comprehensive info of the entire strike package, aircraft weight table, Joker and Bingo fuel states, and Bullseye coordinates. - New flight plan page includes waypoint altitudes, incremental and cumulative distances, weapons loadout graphic and description. - Both datacard and flight plans use larger font for easier viewing in-flight. - For missions with AFAC (airborne JTAC), added ability to turn the laser off/on by the player. - All AI anti-air threats dumbed down a bit to enhance game enjoyment. - Added background radio transmissions for a more "immersive" experience. - All mission kneeboards updated to new graphics/checklists. - Added support for new ARC-210 radio - And finally, after wheels up, a new little secret in the F10 menu to help make those long, lonely flights more bearable. - Mission 0: Added new datacard and flight plan. Wingman crashes into Player's aircraft on final. Fixed. New ATC instructions when landing. - Mission 1: Added new datacard and flight plan. - Mission 2: Added new datacard and flight plan. Increased effectiveness of anti-air threats (previously didn't do anything). - Mission 3: Completely rebuild from scratch. Added new datacard and flight plan. Loadout adjusted. Added more bad guys at Senaki and Kutaisi. Added SEAD support. Modified flight plan. - Mission 4: Added new datacard and flight plan. Added a few more Russian JTACs and IFVs. MedEvac not appearing - fixed. Medevac smoke not appearing - fixed. Added more and bigger BOOMs for player enjoyment :>) - Mission 5: Added new datacard and flight plan. Updated flight plan route. Updated (increased) aircraft parked at Nalchick. Updated Colt 1-2's route. Changed Jolly to CH-53 (to better reflect CSAR Pave Low aircraft). Modified Jolly’s flight plan. Updated bad guy’s weapons. - Mission 6: Added new datacard and flight plan. Updated Russian convoy route. Added AFAC (Reaper) for targeting. Modified players loadout. Modified Russian aggressor's route. - Mission 7: Added new datacard and flight plan. Reworked the entire strike package, Coalition flights starting up but not launching - fixed. Mission goals revised. Less aggressive Russian convoy. Added SEAD flight. Changed Bullseye location. Mission 8: Added new datacard and flight plan. Modified player's loadout. Mission 9: Added new datacard and flight plan. Changed SA-8s to SA-9s (thanks Blackadder 55). Modified Players loadout. Added SEAD flight. Changed lasing JTACs. Changed loadout back to GBU-12s from GBU-54s (the player keeps the option to change loadout at mission start). - Mission 10: Added new datacard and flight plan. Essentially recreated this mission: modified all Russian ground unit's routes and waypoints. Updated mission goals and objectives. New mission briefings. Changed Pig Flight's loadout. Significantly modified and reorganized all Russian armor's routes and speed and added a few mildly effective SAMs to keep it interesting. Added another U.S. armored cavalry company to help fight the invading Russian horde. - Mission 11: Added new datacard and flight plan. Essentially recreated this mission: modified all Russian ground unit's routes and waypoints. Updated mission goals and objectives. Significantly modified and reorganized all Russian armor's routes and speed. Reorganized and remapped U.S. Cavalry's routes and makeup. - Mission 12: Added new datacard and flight plan. Essentially recreated this mission: modified all Russian ground unit's routes and waypoints. Updated mission goals and objectives. Significantly modified and reorganized all Russian armor's routes and speed. Reorganized and remapped U.S. Cavalry's routes and makeup. - Mission 13: Added new datacard and flight plan. Recreated the convoy to better follow their route. - Mission 14: Added new datacard and flight plan. Essentially recreated this mission: modified flight plan. Added new SEAD flight. Modified Russian armor at Tblisi. Added better AFAC support. - Mission 15: Added new datacard and flight plan. Add better ATC instructions. Boosted audio. Added more people and fireworks at Kobuleti. Decreased density of fog a bit. Thanks to Odessa, Maduce, Blackadder 55, Rattles, Lurz, Jaylw314, CH4Pz, Lester, and especially Yurgon, and everyone else who provided valuable critiques of the campaign. I appreciate it. I may not implement every suggestion, but I DO consider each and every one. Also, big shout out to Raus’s fantastic GV5Js Datacard Generator. Excellent little app! Big thanks to all the Discord DCS Campaign Devs who have indulged my unending questions with their accustomed honesty and understanding. Hope you enjoy it.

Let me look at it this week and I'll let you know. This last DCS World update had some HUGE fixes to the AI aircraft so I need to let it all settle before issuing a fix. Thanks.

Hello Everyone, I've just fixed this problem and it should clear up after the next update. The problem was identified and fix suggested by someone much smarter than I - @NineLine This was totally my fault and I take full responsibility for this occurring and please let me know if this occurs again. Thanks, John

Unfortunately, I don't think it made yesterday's update. Mission 7 scoring and Mission 8 triggers were fixed. Thank you. In the meantime, you can skip these missions and come back to them later.

Great. Thanks for letting me know.