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Post by hajolippke on Oct 3, 2019 13:31:30 GMT -5
I really enjoy the SEA Theater, but would like to ask if the following points can be improved/changed concerning the mission system:
- No missions for the PC-6 - any chance to add some? - No missions at Da Nang, Vientiane and Udorn for cargo aircraft, only for combat aircraft - any chance to add missions for cargo aircraft from these airfields?
HAJO
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Post by Dutch Owen on Oct 3, 2019 15:17:25 GMT -5
Sure. I'll even make a post showing what I did to add those so others can understand. It's not too hard.
Later when we have a visual mission editor it'll be accessible for anyone to add missions anywhere without having to write or understand the code.
Dutch
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 3, 2019 15:25:39 GMT -5
Sure. I'll even make a post showing what I did to add those so others can understand. It's not too hard. Sorry, no native speaker here: Did you already did that on a different thread or are you planning to do it?
HAJO
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Post by Dutch Owen on Oct 3, 2019 21:43:18 GMT -5
1. To allow the PC-6 to get missions from L20A open up the file FSCAI\Missions\L20A\L20A.asl with notepad and search for the text VolMin=1 and change it to VolMin=0 in the several places you'll find it - this will allow the smaller volume PC-6 to get those missions.
2. The following is a block of text defining three new delivery missions from DaNang (VVDN). Add this to the bottom of FSCAI\Missions\VVDN\VVDN.asl and you'll then have delivery missions from there to Hue, Quang Tri, and Khe Sahn. (The Khe Sanh mission you'll likely get shot at when you land.) You can copy these missions to another airport and change just a few things in them to create delivery missions from there. The hardest part is changing the text instructions shown to the pilot, and getting the right lat & long for the target airport. I use LittleNavMap and it makes these things easy to get.
;----------------------------------------------------------------
; PICKUP/DELIVERY 57XXX
;----------------------------------------------------------------
MISSION=57001,Offered=VVDN,Priority=50,Times=9999,VolMin=0,VolMax=2,Name=Deliver supplies to Hue,Score=5,Era=Southeast_Asia
Text=Delivery mission 2000LB to Hue (VVPB).
Text1=Load 2000LB and depart for Hue (VVPB). VVPB is VORTAC 115.80.
Text2=VVPB is VORTAC 115.80.
Text3=Unload and depart ASAP.
Text4=Return VVDN VORTAC 114.40.
Text5=Complete mission by COMPLETE> after stopping aircraft.
Target=VVPB,Lat=16.3992,Long=107.7064,Meters=5000,MinAGL=0,MaxAGL=0,Action=U
Stage=1,Start=$L20A,Dest=VVPB,End=$L20A,Type=1,PAX=0,Cargo=2000,Time=2,Special=0
Requirement=FILE=Addon Scenery/FSX@War Pack Southeast Asia/scenery/Real_L20A_ADEX_ED.BGL
Requirement=FSCAI
Requirement=NONCOMBAT
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MISSION=57002,Offered=VVDN,Priority=50,Times=9999,VolMin=0,VolMax=2,Name=Deliver supplies to Quang Tri,Score=5,Era=Southeast_Asia
Text=Delivery mission 2000LB to Quang Tri (VVQT).
Text1=Load 2000LB and depart for Quang Tri (VVQT).
Text2=VVQT is 37NM on the 307 Radial from Hue VORTAC 115.80.
Text3=Unload and depart ASAP.
Text4=Return VVDN VORTAC 114.40.
Text5=Complete mission by COMPLETE> after stopping aircraft.
Target=VVQT,Lat=16.7710,Long=107.1573,Meters=5000,MinAGL=0,MaxAGL=0,Action=U
Stage=1,Start=$L20A,Dest=VVQT,End=$L20A,Type=1,PAX=0,Cargo=2000,Time=2,Special=0
Requirement=FILE=Addon Scenery/FSX@War Pack Southeast Asia/scenery/Real_L20A_ADEX_ED.BGL
Requirement=FSCAI
Requirement=NONCOMBAT
;----------------------------------------------------------------
MISSION=57003,Offered=VVDN,Priority=50,Times=9999,VolMin=0,VolMax=2,Name=Deliver supplies to Khe Sahn,Score=10,Era=Southeast_Asia
Text=Delivery mission 2000LB to Khe Sahn (VVKS). Beware enemy units near approach ground fire probable.
Text1=Load 2000LB and depart for Khe Sahn (VVKS).
Text2=VVKS is 58NM Radial 286 from Hue VORTAC 115.80. Maintain altitude. Probable enemy AAA.
Text3=Unload and depart ASAP.
Text4=Return VVDN VORTAC 114.40.
Text5=Complete mission by COMPLETE> after stopping aircraft.
Target=VVKS,Lat=16.6502,Long=106.742127,Meters=5000,MinAGL=0,MaxAGL=0,Action=U
Stage=1,Start=$L20A,Dest=VVKS,End=$L20A,Type=1,PAX=0,Cargo=2000,Time=2,Special=0
Requirement=FILE=Addon Scenery/FSX@War Pack Southeast Asia/scenery/Real_L20A_ADEX_ED.BGL
Requirement=FSCAI
Requirement=NONCOMBAT
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA320A.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA320B.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA320C.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA320D.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA320HQ.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA325A.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA325B.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA325HQ.asl
/COPY=../VVDN/RED_NVA561HQ.asl
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 4, 2019 13:44:50 GMT -5
Great, I can´t wait for the weekend to come and my family to go (for the weekend)!  Thanks a lot! HAJO |
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 5, 2019 6:26:02 GMT -5
Ok, overall it worked fine, I was able to fly a couple of missions with the PC-6! However, the "Special Mission" at LS3 needs some fixing - I´d say this IS indeed a helicopter!  No idea why he is not offering me the mission. Is is P3D only? HAJO |
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 5, 2019 6:49:57 GMT -5
Now I tried the missions originating from Da Nang. I never got past this point:  I can choose a mission, but he will always display the available missions after that and never proceed with details or "accept/decline". I noticed that in your mission-file above the departure airfield was still set on L20A and changed that, but still no joy. HAJO |
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 12, 2019 7:58:58 GMT -5
When I get as "target description" the following details: VTUU 112.7 / 072 / 116 - is "072" then the course, and "116" the distance to target, relative to VTUU?
HAJO
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 12, 2019 8:45:24 GMT -5
Disregard, yes it is as described above - I found the target.
HAJO
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Post by Dutch Owen on Oct 12, 2019 9:24:51 GMT -5
That coordinate method is authentic as used by the USAF in SEA, directions to targets were given off TACAN like X72/114/48 which is 48 NM from X72 on the 114 radial.
Dutch
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 13, 2019 8:57:38 GMT -5
When are CAS/Strike-missions considered a success?
Is landing at the departure airport mandatory? I had to divert to Nakhon Phanom after I was hit by FLAK over my target and then some traitor F-4 shot me again while on final!
HAJO
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Post by Dutch Owen on Oct 13, 2019 19:43:06 GMT -5
Any mission meets its primary requirement for success when you enter the engagement zone (defined as a distance from the target area). You'll hear the quick triple beep when you get there, signalling transition from outbound phase to engaged phase. At that point you'll have met the requirements for the mission and can end it whenever and where ever you land and stop, even if it's a crash landing off an airport.
Dutch
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 14, 2019 4:11:21 GMT -5
Requirement for CAS/Strike-missions is to kill at least one hostile unit?
I also noticed that in my "Mission Log" a couple of missions have not been listed - these were mostly CAS-missions. Interestingly enough, you can see where these would have been, since numbers jump from 13 to 17 in my case, leaving out the missions 14, 15, 16 which for some reason are not shown...
I´ll show a screenshot later.
HAJO
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Post by hajolippke on Oct 14, 2019 5:52:48 GMT -5
The screenshot:  The number I meant are the "Flt"-values. HAJO |
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Post by hajolippke on Jun 20, 2020 5:15:37 GMT -5
I just had a great idea (at least I think it´s great):
I love beeing scored, and the MCDU-mission log provides a simple kind of scoring after each mission. I even went so far and took an attack-aircraft, chose one of the smaller Strike-missions and, after completing the strike, continued to some other target (provided by the FSX@War-SEA-Theater) like Uong Bi Power Plant or the Dan Mo Railroad Repair Yard and caused mayhem there.
What about adding a "unspecified Strike"-mission to the FCDU-supported bases? You just load that mission, FSCAI keeps logging the kills of whatever you attack, and you can close this mission by returning to your departure base.
HAJO
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