Option for Cold Start in Campaign?

[Buznee]

I was curious if there is an interest having a checkbox in the options menu that allows you to start the campaign missions with dark cockpit. This would add to the immersion of the campaign in IMO. I don't like the idea that you currently have to edit each mission in order to get this feature. It should be an overall option.

[cichlidfan]

I understand your point but I think the reality is that it would not be simple to do. Unless you assume that two sets of missions, one hot start and one cold, are delivered with the sim you would have to modify the mission file (on the fly so to speak) based on that check box.

 

I am sure that it could be done but it may be quite a bit of work for an option that many, probably most, would not make use of.

[Buznee]

I understand... Any reason though why the campaign missions were not developed with cold start in mind? I would think going through aircraft training to learn to start the aircraft would then be something the player would be implementing in the campaign for every mission. It should be part of the overall DCS immersion should it not?

[LordBane]

I'm not sure about the other games, but for the A-10C there's a campaign listed as (whatever it's called) with CA.

 

I'm assuming that's there because I have the Combined Arms expansion as well.

 

Anyways, all of those missions are cold starters.