Carrier - Cold Start from Editor

[eoh667]

Is it possible to ramp start (cold, off) on a carrier from a custom mission?

 

 

I can cold start with the instant mission, and I can start from catapult on a custom mission.

 

 

However, every time I try to set ramp start in my custom mission the carrier deck is empty and there is no aircraft for me to jump into.

Edited September 6, 2018 by eoh667

[LURKINGBADGER]

Yea, sure its possible.

 

Stupid question...

 

Have you put in the Planes as well? And if so did you set them as player/client

[eoh667]

Yes :) Or so I think.

 

 

It's literally the same configuration, except changing from "Takeoff from runway" to "Takeoff from ramp" on a F/A-18C Lot 20 plane with skill set to Player.

[LURKINGBADGER]

Thats weird, i may suggest you grab a mission from the user files section on the dcs website and see if you can figure it out this way.

[eoh667]

Hm, I was playing a bit more and changed to "Client" instead of "Player".

 

 

 

When I now try to jump in I receive "YOUR FLIGHT IS DELAYED TO START, PLEASE WAIT".

 

 

 

Which is interesting; because my mission starts 18:30:00, and my player group also starts 18:30:00. Might there be a bug in the start times ... I have, after all, been editing a previous mission where I originally started from land.

[eoh667]

Hm, alright, I thought it was an edit bug, but even when I re-create a new mission with just a freshly placed carrier and F18 inside (set to ramp) the same thing happens.

[eoh667]

Could maybe someone with 2.5.3.21153 verify this that I'm not totally stupid?

 

 

Mission Editor -> New (Caucasus) -> Add Ship CVN-70 -> Add F18 -> Skill Player -> Route Type "Takeoff from ramp" -> Fly

[LURKINGBADGER]

Post the .miz file and i have a look next morning

[Grimes]

Use CVN-74, not the older CVN-70 model.

[eoh667]

@Grimes, thank you! Yes, that solved my problem. Only CVN-70 produces that behavior, if I switch to CVN-74 it works!