Cold War 1947 - 1991

[Ian Boys UK]

Ah thanks. Good job B!

 

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

Operation Battle Over Sukhumi Unleashed kicks off today around 1700 zulu.

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

The Close Air Support - Dynamic Campaign has finally arrived! Check here.

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

Once the Close Air Support - Dynamic Campaign goes online this Friday, it stays online until one side wins the skirmish. After that, the server rotates back to a Cold War mission from the regular ones you already know.

[Alpenwolf]

Server News:

- The Close Air Support - Dynamic Campaign is finished after ca. 1,5 days with Red having holding 9 out of 11 airbases.
- The server will now go back to Cold War missions.
- Meanwhile, the Close Air Support - Dynamic Campaign will be optimised, features will be added or removed and then put back online.
- Stay tuned, please.

[CutterACR]

Is this server's over? 

 

[Alpenwolf]

Curtain Falls:

This is it, friends. It's been almost 9 years of hosting Cold War servers, running events, special editions and tournaments. Throughout the years the Cold War community became incredibly dedicated and very disciplined when it came to working together with each player understanding his role in every single mission. The intensity in so many sessions was really second to none, and I only quote the so many posts by you and the shared feedback in that regard. That really kept me going and pushed me to design more and more missions. At times, I even enjoyed designing missions more than playing them, believe it or not.

I pushed you many times and never stopped doing that urging you all to use comms and work in teams to get the most out of the missions, and that you did often enough. I even kicked and sometimes banned players for the lack of that and surely upset some of you, but I knew I had to do so to maintain the server on the high level it was known for. I considered that necessary on a public server open for everyone, so please believe me when I say in was never personal.

The server's population has been very low as of late and getting new players interested in the stuff we have here, considering the learning curve regarding the server in general and each mission individually, has been rather repellent to newcomers. Many times I've had suggestions by you to maybe run just one mission/campaign with easier settings and more flexibility regarding the distribution of modules, etc., however, I'm simply not into that. It's just not my cup of tea.

I don't know if I'll ever host a Cold War server again, or maybe something else, be it WWll or modern jets. All I know is that's for the unforeseeable future. I'll still be around in DCS though should private life ever permit it again, and I'll remain available here on the forums. As to the recently announced Close Air Support - Dynamic Campaign, I'll have to shut it down too. It requires quite some tuning and I'm currently not able to do so.

I've made a lot of beautiful friends and surely some haters. The two simply come naturally hand in hand in one package, and that's very okay. It's been a ride, folks, and for the most part very enjoyable.
 

Thank you all for the wonderful times and as I always say: God bless you all and godspeed, ED!

Sincerely yours
Alpenwolf

[=475FG= Dawger]

Thanks for the best DCS server past, present or future. 
 

You are a diamond in a very large coal pile. 
 

 

[F16wannabe]

It’s a shame to here this.  I had the best dogfights and always had a blast on the server.  Thanks for providing fun, sad to see you go! 
 

Tricker 

[Graphene]

Sad news. Thank you anyway! 

[Enigma89]

Very sad to hear this news. Thank you for your time and dedication.

[rossmum]

Was hoping to get back into DCS after about 2 months away, but not sure where I'll go now. There was (and is) nowhere else that played the same, had the same level of challenge for the Cold War jets, or attracted the same level of play. I'm going to really miss the Combined Arms cat-and-mouse, even with the CA bugs, and the cheeky SAM sites. Thanks for running the server for so long through thick and thin and sorry I couldn't be around more lately - would've been nice to see it out with a bang instead.

It looks like DCS Cold War is going to be really something in a couple years, and the little one might be a little less labour intensive, so if you decide to kick things back off you know I'll be there.

[Davey]

Thanks for everything Alpen. This was the first server I really got into and to this day is the best DCS server I've played. I had countless hours of fun on it thanks to you, and made several friends. Again, thank you.

[MarkMD]

Foreword: Sending my deepest thanks to Aplenwolf, for some of the most memorable times in DCS world. I send this with a whole in my heart and will miss our battles with combined arms. You (Alpenwolf) have tirelessly given so much to our community, making missions complex, interesting and most of all fun.

History: I for one, wouldn't of met such a fantastic bunch of guy's helping each other to learn how to fly, use DCS in many new ways, with enjoyment along the way. The cold war 1947 - 1991 server was a meeting place for many players, and even though it was full on battle mode, many pilots came for the challenge. Over 9 years of helping pilots learn their craft over the skies on the Persian Gulf, Syria, and the Caucasus's. My last computer was from the same era, that's how long ago it was.

Future of the cold war: Well, as far as we know, it's not to return. Using the missions on a regular server is no more. We have asked to use them, but Alpenwolf has asked that we don't use them. We respect that, he put hours of his own time and it's his choice to share them. Can we have them in similar missions of the future, sure, we have the missions, but it will not be the same full mission, as we only have part of the mission files.

Dedicated server: Making a dedicated server in the short term is not possible, but the future will be something that we can make. I've been working on missions over the last year, learning and hosting missions for the small group cold war players. This I think will accelerate my efforts to finally create worthy missions for our cold war community.

Closure: In my final words about the cold war 1947 - 1991, in the ashes of the old, grow a-new. We will return....

Thank you Alpenwolf!! Deepest Regards,

Mark (Mike-Delta)

[Sideburns]

Thanks for a great server Alpenwolf, I've had many memorable missions on your server.

[=475FG= Dawger]

Alpenwolf is not leaving us. 

We left him.

He created a server where teamwork and communication were required for success. 
It was always a challenge and flying alone and silent was rewarded with failure. 
 

As soon as there was a carbon copy setup that did not require teamwork, which, in fact directly rewards lone wolfing, the best server DCS has ever seen became a ghost town. 
 

We did this to ourselves because we don’t want teamwork and a challenge for challenge sake. We want easy kills and ego boosting public stats and kill messages. 
 

So while DCS Cold War will be getting plenty of new modules, it won’t be “something” and it certainly will not entice Alpenwolf back. 
 

[Volator]

Sorry to read that, Alpenwolf. Your server always stood out from the crowd and provided a lot of excellent gameplay for years. Thank you for that!

[Talisman_VR]

3 hours ago, Volator said:

Sorry to read that, Alpenwolf. Your server always stood out from the crowd and provided a lot of excellent gameplay for years. Thank you for that!

Thank you Alpenwolf.  I found your server only a few months back and so I come in towards the end.  Even so, as a newcomer I learnt much on the server.  Sorry it did not work out. 

Be well, be happy and have fun,

Talisman

[The_Tau]

Oh noooo!

A very sad day indeed. It was my fav server! Thank you alpen for unforgettable experience! 

I never seen PvP missions with such fine tuning as these ones, as if I had time I would probably design similar mission layout and premise as you had.

And of course brilliant Limited Edition missions with "Allied Assault" as my favorite. 

My DCS experience will never be whole again!

I understand that being admin may cause burn out, if that was the case, then enjoy the "retirement", clearly you earned it

 

Good luck with your future ventures, have fun with DCS (most importantly)

I will be looking forward for any potential reboot! 

The_Tau

 

Edited October 29, 2022 by The_Tau

[Alpenwolf]

7 minutes ago, The_Tau said:

...

I understand that being admin may cause burn out, if that was the case, then enjoy the "retirement", clearly you earned it
...

Far from it, brother. It's the constantly low population that didn't seem to ever come back. Not with the current direction the multiplayer side of DCS is going.

The Cold War 1947 - 1991 server is just another server from quite a few old ones that had their end coming. Very natural. It's not like I wanted to end it at all costs. It's actually the exact opposite. I've tried to keep it at all costs if anything. Hence the nuke, the MiG-15 vs F-86 and the A-4 missions to say the least.

Again, it is what it is and like I said, I don't know if I'll ever host again and if, no idea if it's going to be Cold War again, or WWll or modern jets. It's over for now and we'll see what happens. After all, if it wasn't for DCS I wouldn't have bought a computer in the first place. No other games out there interest me really. Really nothing. I've tried one or two, but didn't really enjoy them as much as I do DCS. I'm not your typical gamer

[Tolovay]

As for myself i know, i haven't much time available. And with other team players went to Enigma server, it's just get worse. I almost don't fly at all. In my opinion, I might be wrong, Enigma server and end of epidemic killed your server.

 

I have to admit. Even if I was angry at you one time I have to admit, it was the most enjoyable time for many months for me, playing in DCS. 

 

So thank you for everything.

[Admiral_ZIPANGU]

I was very surprised and saddened to hear the news. There were days when I practiced MiG-21 and F-5E just to fly on this fun server. If I had not known about this server, if it had not existed, I would not have taken such an interest in Cold War aircraft.

 

I salute Alpenwolf for all his efforts so far. And I hope we can continue to enjoy our days together as DCS players, even though we are from different places.

 

Thank you so much.

[Count von Altibar]

So sad to hear this. The best fun I've had in DCS over the years has been on this server.

It had a unique mix, hard to put your finger on any one thing but when blended together it was really magical. Much attention was given to the role of combined arms something I've yet to find on any other MP server. It made for many intensive battles requiring communication & coordination between air/land units it was oh so good. The server also attracted a great bunch of people some of whom have become friends and for that I am very grateful.

All the best & hats off to Alpenwolf for all the great times and I hope that maybe sometime in the future as a DCS heavyweight he'll make a comeback.

Best wishes,

CVA

[Redhotita1]

Very sad to hear this, but understandable. You gifted us hundred of hours of enjoyment out of DCS, not sure if you also made missions for ACG WW2 but I surely remember you as the ACG Cold War mission maker. The magic of having tanks advancing, planes giving support and both of them working together is something that I really never found in any other server at that level.

Using helicopters to spot targets for artillery strikes, soft the A2A defences and run in with gun runs / rocket runs while you could see friendly tanks pushing the enemy frontline it's why I always came back to your server. No other server, with or without population could capture the magic of your missions.

You'll really leave a huge void in "our" DCS community I think, the one that likes Combined Arms operation and not only some generic cold war Air Quake. There's really nothing that comes even close to your missions.

 

I wish you all the best Alpenwolf, you gave me probably one the best memories I'll ever get in DCS

Good luck and see you in the skies!

[ConkersBFD]

I'm sad to read this but I understand and respect your decision.

This server was my introduction to DCS, thanks to the very dedicated and friendly playerbase I was able to learn a lot and I honestly wouldn't have become such a sim addict without it.

It wasn't easy to start on this server for a new player like me but having to learn how to navigate, stay hidden, fight and play as a team was the complete package no other server could offer.

The time and effort you put in the missions and scenarios will always impress me and I'll miss the intensive fights both in the air and on the ground it provided. 

I haven't been able to play for some time due to me moving an ocean away from home but I truly hope to hear from you and the Alpen's CW chads.

 

Thank you Alpen, take care !