sputnik monroe 102 Posted February 14, 2007 I just sent the download link for my newest mission to Post and Balschoiw. I hope both of them and more show up tonight so we can play it and my other mission.  Any how since I get the feeling no one will read the entire briefing I made here is an excerpt from the Background section in my briefing. It is the back story to the series of missions I'm making of which this mission is the first. Quote[/b] ]  On December 2nd 1954 East and West Germany announced plans to begin reunification. This of course was not a plan endorsed by the USSR. Moscow immediately reacted by moving several divisions into East Germany to reinforce their forces already in the region. In addition the entire East German government was jailed and put to death for treason. This was not very popular with the German people.  On December 18th thousands of Germans took to the streets to protest and throw rocks at Soviet troops. Their protest and rock throwing was answered with gunfire and at least a thousand East Germans died and untold numbers were arrested.  The following day the government in Bohn activated all units of the newly reformed Bundeswehr and mobilized them to take up positions along the border dividing east and west Germany. The Soviet Union protested and called the redeployment of German troops a “warlike actionâ€. The government in Bohn stated that the troop deployments on the border were purely defensive in nature  given the massive build up of Soviet forces on the other side of the border.  On December 19th the USSR began sending more troops to East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and other nations bordering western European NATO nations. By this time NATO had already mobilized and the American, British, French and Italian militaries were on high alert constructing defensive positions and mobilizing troops. Once again the USSR claimed this was a “warlike move†by the NATO nations. The Soviet premier said if NATO continued down the current path the nations of the Warsaw pact would be forced to defend them selves.  The NATO and Warsaw pact troop buildups continued for a week. The politicians argued and tried to cool the situation. However on the 27th of December there was a small demonstration by East German civilians in a small town only 1 kilometer from the border. At about 3:00PM in the afternoon Soviet troops opened fire on the demonstrators. This action was witnessed by a Mechanized Jaeger company of the Bundeswehr who broke rank and crossed the border into eastern Germany and an engaged the soviet forces in the town. The result of the battle is lost to history, all that is known is that the Soviet forces radioed the situation to their superiors. Now word was traveling like wild fire through the Soviet Army, “The Germans are invadingâ€.  Some time after 4PM the first Soviet Armored divisions crossed the border into West Germany and so world war III had begun. Many NATO units directly on the border were pushed back or routed by 10PM. By the end of the week the Red Army had taken All but the southern portion of West Germany, all of Denmark, Luxemburg, Holland and parts of Belgium. Within that single week the world witnessed the three largest tank battles in history.  It is now mid January. The war has been in progress for over three weeks now. The Soviet advance has stalled on the Adriatic front and slowed in the northern front. Still the Soviets gain an average of 8 miles a day in their advance through north west Europe, it is expected they will be in France by the end of the week unless the NATO forces can hold the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirby 2 Posted February 14, 2007 I would have read it I will next time we play it. Edit: Oh nuts. I missed Wednesday night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik monroe 102 Posted February 15, 2007 Screenshot from yesterday. Kind of a eerie red haze from the sunrise. Too bad the game was crashed when I took the screenshot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 16, 2007 Paradroping on "Where Eagles Dare". This mission is still marked for completion  Suomi-Finland-Perkele booby-trapping the Shilka. Sputnik's screenshot. Iv'e brightened it a bit. What do you think Sputnik? Doc stoping the ammo truck a minute before we loose the mission, this mission is still marked for completion though !  Thanks for the games everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirby 2 Posted February 16, 2007 Hey Var, last time I was in we got pretty near completing Where Eagles Dare didn't we? That was a good mission. Only problem was that guy who kept running out of formation then not knowing where his teammates were (For all you not there lets just say it ended up with me having a hole or two in my chest! ) and the demo guy didn't have enough Satchels And then it being so late everybody had to go, hehe. I hope I make it Sunday to try and complete it with you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m101 1 Posted February 17, 2007 nice screenshots, looking foward to next coop party. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik monroe 102 Posted February 18, 2007 Quote[/b] ]http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9261/dxdshot1171487474vg8.jpg I took nearly the exact same screenshot. Only I didn't have my night vision on. That and I was about 5 meters to the left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirby 2 Posted February 19, 2007 Wow. Sunday the 18th (To Monday the 19th's ) game was awesome. <span style='color:red'>We have completed "Where Eagles Dare"</span> I was the only (un)lucky git to survive our truck getting hit by a 120mm (or something that confused the hell out of me and killed everyone else), so I had to single handedly take out a 4 man squad, a T80, then all its crew that jumped out at me, then drive the battered truck into the safezone! All the while being super-heavily injured But man was it fun! All my luck for this week must have all been expended on that game! Without pure luck I would have died 20 times over Ill post screenshots in the morning... Sleeeeeeeep... Anybody reading this who hasn't played any CiA night and is looking for a good old-fasioned orgonised and serious CoOp I suggest you try it out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 19, 2007 Standing by a dead tractor, check the corpses to the left Presenting the captured prisoner. Mission accomplished! Waiting in the Ferary? Porche? Captured weapons Thanks for the games guys! Been great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirby 2 Posted February 19, 2007 Var, was that when I left to watch 24? I don't remember the mission your screenshots were in. Edit: Shots of Sunday the 18th's game: The team advance towards a suspicious light. The team take out the radio tower guards Two team members have a jolly galavant accross the hilltops (I can't remember why I was down there and they were up there, I think it was when returning to formation after taking out the SCUD) Fat Tony sneaks up to blow a T80, then... DETONATES! Two "intel" shots of the town the officers we needed to assassinate were camping in Merged shots of our team Sniper and Variable, both scanning the horizen... with the shot of the sniper I just turned round and he was there, with Var's shot I was getting into a position on a ridge and Var was beside me, they both seemed like good pictures) Our beloved truck before driving into a T80's line of sight WARNING: This shot is huge in filesize: A 3 step collage, 1. In the truck shortly before getting blown to hell, 2. After a short while of crawling and taking out that patol I blow the T80 (How could the crew have survived that? ), 3. Making a break for the safezone in the battered, but working, truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Somehow every sunday and wednesday something seems to pop up so I can't make it... again tomorrow. Sunday is still free and I am really working on keeping it that way so I can finally join you guys again for some action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Somehow every sunday and wednesday something seems to pop up so I can't make it... Iv'e had the girl who is resposible for our work schedule not placing me on Sundays and Wednesdays nights. She is a bit pissed because she knows that I am playing with you guys, but she will get over it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted February 21, 2007 yes she will, mine took a while too. Anyhow, I hope that soon with the next patch we might be able to switch to ArmA. I will definetly join then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radnik 18 Posted February 22, 2007 Anyhow, I hope that soon with the next patch we might be able to switch to ArmA. I will definetly join then. gdamnit Albert!, take the OpF out of your dark and dusty vault and join the comrades . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 24, 2007 Lately we keep on reassigning for late players. It increases the waiting time and it reached the point last time that we waited almost the same as we played. I suggest that from now on we wont go back each and everytime someone new join, with the exeption of CiA members. Those that are late will wait for the next mission on TS or with ofpwatch. I think that this solution will be on the benefit of everybody, even those that are late, because it will increase the total 'play time'. Please, be on time at 20:00 GMT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik monroe 102 Posted February 24, 2007 I don't like to be mean but I agree with variable. The past couple co ops we have almost always spent the first hour going back and forth from briefing to reassign and vice versa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMarony 0 Posted February 24, 2007 Hola comrades! It has nothing to do with beeing mean or such. Going back to pick up one person does make no sense if there are 10 others waiting. Thats just unpolite against the ones who were at the server right at time. So please dont be disappointed when we dont go back even from the briefing to pick you up. Its nothing personal then, just keep in mind, that time is limited on the evenings. AND: This goes for everyone, CiA members included! Same rights for everyone. (Oh man, this means i have to be there too right in time ) See you at 21.00 CET Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMarony 0 Posted February 25, 2007 Heyo! Get ready guys, Games are about to start soon. Check your gear, bring your girls to bed and dont forget to grab the obligatory saltsticks! for anyone, whos not sure about the right time, check this : Atomclock We will start at 21:00! CU! Tony Atomclock Marony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Tony your clock link gave me MY local time and not the server's.. We start on 21:00 CET, but 20:00 GMT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 26, 2007 In the last coop night Tony, Reaper, Radnik and myself used Skype for battle communication via a conference call. It worked very well and it has several advantages: 1) Voices sound much clearer than on Team Speak. 2) There is no need for PTT key or voice activation. Everybody transmit all the time. However, no ambient interference sounds were heard. 4) There seem to have no affect on the bandwidth or ping ingame (And we used TS as well). Anybody who would like to use it with us is welcome to do so. During next meeting we can exchange Skype user names. We will keep using TS in the meantime, together with Skype, and you don't have to get it if you don't want to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik monroe 102 Posted February 26, 2007 Here are two shots from last nights game. Nice mine placement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheres my rabbit ? 10 Posted February 28, 2007 1) Voices sound much clearer than on Team Speak.4) There seem to have no affect on the bandwidth or ping ingame (And we used TS as well). 1 because you have the codec in ts set too low... its always been like this on cia teamspeak, altho didn't matter too much cos most people where scared to talk :P right click on the channel and select edit and select a higher quality codec speex 12.5 is fairly good qualtiy with out using a shit load of bandwidth 4 you can set the amount of bandwidth ts is allowed to use gonna try and get for a game tonight , if ive got time b4 games and can be arsed i might knock up a mission to play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 28, 2007 right click on the channel and select edit and select a higher quality codec  speex 12.5 is fairly good qualtiy with out using a shit load of bandwidthgonna try and get for a game tonight , if ive got time b4 games and can be arsed i might knock up a mission to play Done. All TS channels are set to Speex 12.3 (there is no 12.5). Let's still try Skype today again anyhow though. Quote[/b] ]gonna try and get for a game tonight , if ive got time b4 games and can be arsed i might knock up a mission to play Excellent. We are thinking to make an early start today. Whoever can join at 20:00 CET, do so please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirby 2 Posted February 28, 2007 Dang... I'll try to make it early... So you arn't using TS tonight? I don't have Skype and have no idea how to use it... If you confirm you're using Skype tonight I'll try to get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Variable- 0 Posted February 28, 2007 We are not switching to Skype. We are using it together with TS. To get Skype just use the link on my post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
