CAW 2006 v1.12 Intel Teaser !

[504MrWolf]

Hi folks

 

Thought id start a thread for the new CAW - Crimean Air Wars Campaign so i can share news and link you all to threads on our site.

 

Ive posted a snippet of info about the new system http://www.airwars.lockonskins.co.uk/

 

I will post official thread with info for new comers to the community who dont know CAW, but you can ask questions in this thread as myself and ex-caw'ers will gladly reply.

 

[CAW]Wolfie:icon_karu

[warthogmadman987]

I am confused-what is this-(i read the post)

[T-Bone]

I like the idea, but I still think there needs to be a better system of incentive for online cooperation. The system that is employed by Virtual Online War in IL-2 for instance is incredible. They have a point system that ranks you against other pilots based on more than just a kill count. Squadrons of pilots can register or you can sign up as a mercenary for any country. In effect if you combined the features of CAW with LOMAC-League you'd get a great online system that would really bring the LOMAC online community to life.

 

 

 

 

T-Bone

[504MrWolf]

yeah but staffing these projects is hard enough without adding more work, CAW is just primarily an online campaign for Squadrons to join up and fly together.

 

But non-squad pilots can join up and fly with the squads too, the workload for this alone was what hindered the progress of CAW.

 

We aim to make this simpler for this new chapter but just as engaging and fun !

 

We didnt have much of an incentive problem in the last 2 CAW seasons so i dont want to add more workload with a system of ranks, but i will look into VOW2 but i feel it will need extensive php coding for the ranks and scoring system.

 

Plus the il2 community is huge and the game can easily support this type of COOP i dont think LOMAC can.

 

Wolf.

[504MrWolf]

also with the advent of (504)Zorlacs stats system maybe it could be used/edited to help add ranks to CAW.

 

Maybe a scoring system could be devised ?

 

We allow "Mercs" (un-squad pilots) to join and fly with squadrons.

[Weta43]

Do the mercs get used as bait/chaff ?

[192nd_Erdem]

Do the mercs get used as bait/chaff ?

 

All I can say is,

 

LOL

[504MrWolf]

Do the mercs get used as bait/chaff ?

Dont let all the secrets out bro ! ;)

[T-Bone]

One thing we are thinking about for the future of the Black Sea Operations project is to expand the campaign online for a truly massively online campaign system. The system will be like a mix of LOMAC league and CAW except it will have advanced logging features and a points system like the IL-2 online wars. Keep your eyes peeled.

 

 

T-Bone

[Shaman]

One thing we are thinking about for the future of the Black Sea Operations project is to expand the campaign online for a truly massively online campaign system.

We'd need a very good automated webpage. I'd love to see some RPG elements in that (points system with promotions and medals, access to more expensive planes, weapons, and more significant flights)

Not enough people though :( And no dedicated server from ED. Also very laggy and low fps enviroment when it comes to large ops.

[T-Bone]

We're going to limit it to 2v2 and 4v4 online missions for testing. However, we may increase it to 8v8 missions if possible. Also don't forget a person can do a lot with simple Microsoft Excel sheets.

 

In time the webpage will be automated, but for the time being they will be probably be updated by hand.

 

Here is a draft of our plan. All is up in the air right now and will depend on the success of the Black Sea Operations single player campaign.

 

B S O W

 

BLACK SEA ONLINE WAR

 

EPIC BATTLES. EPIC HEROES.

Outline

 

Structure

- Squadron Level: consists of +4 players

- Flight Level: consists of 2-4 players

- Mercenary: lone wolf solo player

Joining

- Mercenaries can opt to join a squadron

- Mercenary’s points will be added to squadron record

- Mercenary can choose to join the highest bidder: certain number of squadron points will be added to Merc’s score but will be divided and deducted from all individual pilots

Scoring

- +100 points per mission success

- +50 points per human air kill

- +15 points per air to air kill

- +10 points per air to ground kill

- +10 points per landing

- 0 points per mission failure

- -10 points per ejection

- -50 points per friendly kill

- -100 points per player defeat

Ranking

- Squadrons/Flights have an assigned CO who will be ranked COLONEL

- Squadrons/Flights assign ranks based on the decision of the CO

- Mercenaries are ranked based on point merit chart below

- 2nd Lt : 0 points

- 1st Lt: +2,000 points cumulative score

- Capt: +6,000 points cumulative score

- Maj: +10,000 points cumulative score

- Lt. Col: +12,000 points cumulative score

- Col: + 20,000 points cumulative score

Missions

- different pool of missions refreshed biweekly based on results of previous results

- certain set flow of events that roughly follows the Black Sea Operations single player storyline, but players can delay or expedite events/invasions

- 10-20 missions in pool biweekly

- 2v2, 4v4 missions to be tested at the moment to ensure online stability

Hosting

- application to be host must be completed

- host must have DSL or Cable connection at least

- host must report mission results

- 1 pilot from opposing team must report mission results as well for verification or else mission results will not be posted

- if results do not match, results will not be posted so please coordinate with your fellow players

- results must be recorded in xls spreadsheet

teamspeak server list

 

 

T-Bone