Close Air Support - Day 1

[MasterDon 10]

Incredible! I was amazed to see what can be done in this Alpha stage so far as aviation missions go.

[dissaifer 10]

I just watched the video and that demands a download just based on that. I'm terrible with choppers, but the detail of the work is already impressive. Can't wait to see a co-op version of the mission

[StrongHarm 13]

Off the boat and getting on a plane now. I'll repair the code to comply with dev build and re-upload ASAP. Thanks for the positive responses from those who were able to execute!

[dethjeff 10]

you make 2 missions and your'e already a rockstar here StrongHarm!

[StrongHarm 13]

20130506: New version uploaded to correct issues from last patch. Added version number to Scenario Overview Screen (it's looking like there will be many versions due to Alpha code changes). Be aware that you may receive intermittent error messages when troops are spawning for new tasks. I believe this is a collision issue in the SLP spawn (SHK) scripts. It hasn't had a visible impact on tasking in my experience.

[StrongHarm 13]

Can anyone who had previously reported problems contacting command, please try again and let me know if this is fixed for you? It seems that all is well to me.. but I could use an assist.

[peterla 14]

Hey strongHarm the mission is working properly for me, only this messages you said before.

Excellent mission anyways and excellent scripting mate. Keep the good work!

Bets regards.

[StrongHarm 13]

Thanks Peterla! That's a relief.

[Kentsmith 10]

ya its working perfect for me as well! thanks for the awesome mission StrongHarm!! (:

[StrongHarm 13]

You're welcome.. and thanks! I wasn't sure if this community would enjoy this missions as much as I do since this has an air focus and Arma seems very ground centric. The feedback has been pretty positive though, so I'm happy my time was well spent. I hoped that adding the JTAC would fill the ground war need.. but I couldn't get around the requirement of having to fly the helo out there yourself before switching to the JTAC. Once I learn this code better I'm sure it won't be an issue

[kremator 1065]

Now your next project should be a full air-based random missions (CAS, ferrying, CASEVAC, etc)

[StrongHarm 13]

CASEVAC I could see.. from a standpoint of putting ordinance around the evac point, or escorting the troops to the evac point by eliminating targets. Insertion and pickup wouldn't happen by the same pilot on the same day though. That's a different mission. As we get more helos and more land, I'm going to expand the mission for subsequent days as separate missions. This mission took hundreds of hours to create, so I probably won't do another one until it can be significantly different.

[arziben 23]

I'm part of the "radio doesn't respond" ones

[StrongHarm 13]

Arziben; that was an issue with the last dev build. Since the last core patch, the mission file has been updated to correct the issue. Can you re-download and verify?

[phronk 898]

I liked the authenticity of the air base, as well as the other base setups. I'd say this is actually the first single-player mission created by a user for ArmA 3 that impressed me. I'm sure it'll be even better when the game is fully released and all the alpha kinks have been worked out. :D

[purepassion 22]

The update fixed my earlier trigger issues and the mission is well executed and fun to play :) Good job with the whole picture! The authentic protocolls, voice acting and animations in the base create a very nice atmosphere. Maybe I'd suggest you to remake portions of the repair/rearm site as the barrels etc around it seem odd.

I already played it multiple times and will play every updated version as well.

Thanks a lot for your work :)

[StrongHarm 13]

Thanks! Those are fuel barrels and ammo crates. Do you think I should remove them all together or reposition them?

[dethjeff 10]

One time, while he was making mission, we put an amp meter on StrongHarm's head and his brain was pulling 90Amps!

I played your VIP mission and it was good too.

jeff

[outerlimits98 10]

This mission is still not working for me. I originally downloaded it a couple weeks back however the radio did not work. Now I try to download the mission again and I get invalid command while downloading the file. Any suggestions

[StrongHarm 13]

If you get an error while trying to download the mission, hold CTRL and hit F5 on this page to reload the page and refresh cache, then try the download again.

[nibbio 10]

Greatest user made mission so far. Fantastic concept and flawlessly executed. Great work!

[outerlimits98 10]

I'm still getting the same error....incorrect command line (from 7zip) the first download link starts the download and at the end gives the error....the second link just gives the error...any other suggestions? I have deleted my history and cookies as well. I'm downloading from the original page (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=20468) is there another place i should be looking?

[offbtdrummr 10]

just re-downloaded the version on armaholic. the radio still wont work.

[StrongHarm 13]

Yes. I wrote Armaholic to ask them to update the download. The download here on the bistudio website is updated, the one on Armaholic is not. I apologize for the difficulties. It seems that some of the code I put out was invalidated by a patch by BIStudio the next day. Although I made the proper corrections and re-uploaded, Armaholic has not updated their file.

A few bugs that should be mentioned:

* I called this COMBAT Air Support... it should actually be CLOSE Air Support heheh I guess after working all the hours on creating the mission, when I finalized and uploaded it I had a huge brain fart...

* You can't heal yourself with the kit you have. Player is a helo pilot, but the med kit is for a medic.. the big med kit, not the standard one. Instead, land at Stratis Air Base and the medic at the pad will take care of you.

* There are still error messages affecting the mission from the SLP script. This shouldn't interfere with the mission, it's just an annoyance.

I'll try to correct all of these issues after the next patch and subsequent code changes that will be necessary. I'll take care of it all at once hopefully.

Hope you're all still having as much fun with this one as I am.

Thanks,

StrongHarm

[offbtdrummr 10]

ok. can you post a link to the BIS download?