Adding ILS to East German Airbases for Modern Scenarios

[JG78_horΛz]

I know this might be aiming a bit high, but as they say – it doesn’t hurt to ask.

I’m currently building a larger mission for myself and my squadron. Since we’re focused on a very modern setting, I’m trying to make the mission feel as modern as possible. Unfortunately, during the GDR era, there was no ILS or TACAN in East Germany, which makes creating a realistic modern scenario a bit more challenging.

Here’s my main issue: Laage is an important airbase for QRA flights, and it offers some amazing potential for immersive scenarios. But without ILS, landings in poor visibility are really hard to implement. And let’s be honest – aren’t those the coolest landings?

The TACAN issue is easy to solve – you can add that directly in the Mission Editor.
ILS, however, seems to be impossible to add – even via scripting, at least as far as I know.

My idea would be to enable ILS at the East German airbases, even if it’s not 100% historically accurate. This would greatly expand the range of possible missions. I really can’t imagine anyone being bothered by this, but for a portion of the player base, it would be an absolute game-changer.

Especially with the hopefully soon-to-be-released Eurofighter, having ILS at a key QRA base like Laage would be just perfect.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this! I’d really appreciate any feedback – especially if anyone knows of a way to script ILS into the game.

[razo+r]

There should be a beacon.lua in the installation directory of the map (DCS/mods/terrain) where you can add any beacons you want. Also worth a shot searching first if someone already did such a mod.

[JG78_horΛz]

Yes, I’m aware of the beacons.lua, but as far as I know, it doesn’t allow me to host a multiplayer server. It only gives me the option to set up offline scenarios the way I need them.

Edited 2 hours ago by JG78_horΛz

[razo+r]

7 minutes ago, JG78_horΛz said:

Yes, I’m aware of the beacons.lua, but as far as I know, it doesn’t allow me to host a multiplayer server. It only gives me the option to set up offline scenarios the way I need them.

Everyone who wants to use ILS needs to have that file modified. It won't prevent you from hosting anything, but it allows personal preference wheter one wants to have it or not.

[JG78_horΛz]

I understand, but unfortunately that’s a very unsatisfying solution, since everyone would have to make changes manually.