I am desperately looking for old Enigma's Cold War Server Tacview files and I need your help.

[ACS_Dev]

Hi All,

I am in need of tacview files from Enigma's Cold War server recorded prior to Object Export being disabled. I am asking here because it is no longer possible to source new ones and, at least for me, replays of the server crash during load. I am building a database of engagements from the server in order to analyze, both to identify trends and interesting facts but also to develop insights and best practices that can help people be more lethal on the server. With data I can do things like find the average combat altitude of each aircraft, the hit rates for various missiles in different scenarios, average dogfight duration and so much more. There are many possibilities but I need Tacviews to get data from.

I am specifically in need of tacviews set to record the most data possible (which is the default option), recorded on the syria version of the server, longer than 30 minutes and recorded prior to the settings change. I know that it is possible for tacviews meeting these criteria to have been recorded to prior to march of 2023, anything afterwards is uncertain. If you have tacview they will be in your documents/tacview folder and can be sorted by date. It does not matter at all what you were doing during the tacviews so long as the above criteria are met. I don't see a privacy concern with this as the most identifying thing I will have from you is your callsign at the time of recording.

Again it is no longer possible to record new ones so the files left on your computers are the only traces remaining. The number of remaining ones will only shrink with time as people re-image or upgrade from their computers. I have already asked on other platforms pertaining to the server and this game as a whole but have not had any success. I am running out of options.

Please look in your files and comment/DM if you find some. I would be very grateful. I will take all I can get.

Thanks for reading, happy holidays.

Edited December 26, 2023 by ACS_Dev