Take the Airport - A large scale mission

[CaptainBravo 0]

@KorJax: Very strange not having a briefing as all versions had briefings work. New version will be coming out and will have very detailed brefing. As for nothing happeneing as tank commander .. I am assuming you played it in SP. If you did nothing will happen. A human must be Company XO (commander) as he will control all sub groups. Other human players can take other spots (including tank commander) as long as human is commander.

@Muahaha: Yes, you can play it in SP as long as you are the human commander.

Now if you want to play another role in SP, you can start game in editor as commander get all sub groups moving then team switch back and forth to any other units under your command (pilot, tank commander, squad leader ..)

I am testing new version online which should be ready by weekend I hope.

Again, thanks to everyone for your feed back. :)

[Ebden 10]

Hi i like the mission but the pmc_apache keeps giving errors and not showing, it is installed in mods folder and the game is run using arma 2 launcher. The error message is (You cannot play/edit this mission it is dependent on content that has been deleted. pmc_apache). I have the latest version of the mod as per this site .Have down laoded the apache seperately but still error

I found the same issue this evening when hosting the mission for the first time. I had it setup both in an @extras folder, then in it's own @-folder in the appropriate method. I launch ARMA II using alpinestars launcher 1.0.

The error occurs a few minutes into round start, but the map carries on fine following the error. I assume this helo isn't working in the map, and the air cover which CptBravo anticipated with the helo is not in play. I look forward to either the vanilla version with cobra air cover (or whatever he wants to add), or a working addon helo.

I haven't had a chance to examine each squad thoroughly, but I don't think it would go awry for some AA defense in the beginning (if it's there, it seems pretty ineffective!)

Loads of fun though.

[CaptainBravo 0]

@Ebden: Thanks for the feedback. Out of curiousty, when you say air cover, you mean the helos never showed up?? We have played this mission countless time in MP and it worked fine that is why I am a bit surprised .. you have PMC addons?

The next version will be plain with no addons so any addon issues should be gone.

Thanks again for feedback.

[Ebden 10]

@Ebden: Thanks for the feedback. Out of curiousty, when you say air cover, you mean the helos never showed up?? We have played this mission countless time in MP and it worked fine that is why I am a bit surprised .. you have PMC addons?

I do have the PMC addons included in your mission download. The location is:

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2\@pmc_apache\Addons

Sentinel weapons is set up similar and works just fine, so it could be the addon that is bugged. I wouldn't know how to test it though.

By air cover, when the error comes up in the mission, I anticipated a few helos coming in overhead and engaging whatever was left in the LZ area. Being a bit of a chaotic mission start, once the enemy jets begin destroying all your armor, I haven't had a chance to look closely at the existing air support.

Er, I'll ask this then. In your original post you note an apache and F35 squad which provide air cover. Those groups both appear when you start the mission as uncontrollable squads (to the SE and NW of your start position), yes?

I assumed that the PMC apache was another apache squad that was scripted to join after a few minutes, but didn't via the error. Are all apaches designed to be the addon type? I'll have to check the mission again for any friendly helo nato symbols.

[CaptainBravo 0]

The PMC appachie is supposed to join and give you close air support. So them not showing means something is a bit off ..

I did have similar issues with another addon I was testing where I got similar error msg and I think it has something to do with addon not being signed.

New version will be addon free (except for sen_weapons) and should be headach free.

Cheers.

[Ebden 10]

The PMC appachie is supposed to join and give you close air support. So them not showing means something is a bit off ..

I did have similar issues with another addon I was testing where I got similar error msg and I think it has something to do with addon not being signed.

New version will be addon free (except for sen_weapons) and should be headach free.

Cheers.

I saw in this thread that you are already considering an addon-free mission, but please include whatever addons you feel will help the immersion of the game. There are so many tempting addons available, and for people like me on the leech-end of your talents, we are at the whim of what you'll put together.

As far as the addon being signed or not, I was hosting the mission from my home computer. I imagine this is equivalent to server-side auth as far as addons go. Would those of us hosting the mission need to do something different with addons?