Possibility of Pre-Vul Refuelings?

[EagleDriver95]

As is standard Ground Pounder Sims fare, this campaign is fantastic. Remarkable level of immersion, and missions are truly well constructed. I haven't had any issues through 6 missions so far. Really enjoying - thanks for the great work!

I do find myself 400-500 lbs behind the fuel plan often -- have tried to stretch the legs once or twice back to Akrotiri, but ended up close to 0 in the instrument arrival and had to straight-in. Refueling more frequently on the homebound leg now!

I was curious though - since wingmen aren't required to refuel (a great QoL / realism tradeoff in my opinion, given AI challenges) and player chooses to AAR independently, is it possible to meet up with the tanker pre-vul on the way in? Would this disrupt any mission triggers?

Edited December 17, 2024 by EagleDriver95

[ChillNG]

1 hour ago, EagleDriver95 said:

As is standard Ground Pounder Sims fare, this campaign is fantastic. Remarkable level of immersion, and missions are truly well constructed. I haven't had any issues through 6 missions so far. Really enjoying - thanks for the great work!

I do find myself 400-500 lbs behind the fuel plan often -- have tried to stretch the legs once or twice back to Akrotiri, but ended up close to 0 in the instrument arrival and had to straight-in. Refueling more frequently on the homebound leg now!

I was curious though - since wingmen aren't required to refuel (a great QoL / realism tradeoff in my opinion, given AI challenges) and player chooses to AAR independently, is it possible to meet up with the tanker pre-vul on the way in? Would this disrupt any mission triggers?

Glad you're enjoying, great to hear!  Hmm good question, if the TOT allows it I think it will probably be ok, you might be able to catch Arco running parallel to the coast on the way in.  The mission triggers usually progress as you enter zones at the Silver corridor/ enter the mission area etc so you might get away with it on some missions.  Worth a try, but of course its not been tested so be prepared for any ensuing problems .