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Wolf
Oct-21-2012, 19:13
Hi All, :salute:
New and Improved Channel Command

Moved from Test to New Mission building Phase now.
Remember. Framework is in place. I am just adding the missions now. So there is not a huge variety. And Bomber people, I will be extending the time to 2 hours not 59mins.
And I know right now the Bomber Escort missions start on the ground and do not take off.
This means all framework is in place and live on Server 2. I am just building a new mission or two a day and adding them to the Random Mission Menus that you can select in game.


Note: Updated 22.10.2012. Channel Command!
There are many new features in this mission. I have designed it so even if you are on your own or just a couple of people online. You can call dedicated missions or wait for the usual bomber attacks. Ai will scale to Human Players. Example. If there are 10 players online then AI CAP = 35 if there are 90 people online then AI CAP will be 15.


Menu’s are listed below. Use TAB-4 to access Menu in game.

The Calling of missions is limited to 1 of each kind until objective is completed or time is up.

AI are capped and at any one time Red or Blue human teams can call up the following;
1 Random High/Low level Bomber mission (60 min missions).
1 Random Bomber Targets. Carpet Bombing (NO AI). Large Targets positioned for carpet bombing.
1 Load Bomber Escort Missions (You Escort AI Bombers). Bombers must survive to target.
1 Load Soft Targets (Small Moving, Light) For Fighters/Bombers.
Load RAF Supply & Special Missions. Call in Supply if plane type is low or Start a frigate Blockade of Channel or Beach assault to take France and start flying from France (Normandy Landing, Wissant Landing, Bolougne Landing)


Main Mission Objectives

Brand new Airfields and placement of flyable Aircraft. Designed for greater variety and defence of each country. Longer Bombing Missions.

The overall mission Objective is for: (See below).
English to protect Sittingbourne Factory Complex: Germans to Destroy 7 Sittingbourne Factory complexes (range from several to many buildings)
English Protect London Rail Yards
English Protect London Docks

Germans to protect Calais Port Factory's: English to Destroy Calais Port Factory complexes (range from several to many buildings)
Germans Protect Bolougne, and other cities.
Germans Protect France Beaches

Each kill earns you points and can earn you Major or minor objectives.

60+ Major Objectives
200+ minor objectives (Flack groups, soft targets).
Moving Bomber Group Objectives (Destroy 80% of bombers in each flight to win an objective)
Destroy Ships on each side
Each Factory an objective in target areas.


To access menu press TAB-4-8
Ground Objective 1 HEAVY TANK FACTORY
Ground Objective 2 FUEL DEPOT 1
Ground Objective 3 SUPPLY FACTORY
Ground Objective 4 FUEL DEPOT 2
Ground Objective 5 LIGHT TANK FACTORY
Ground Objective 6 AMMUNITION FACTORY
Ground Objective 7 POWER STATION
Ground Objective 8 RAMSGATE RAIL YARD
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Below are the English Bombing Objectives of the German Port of Calais. Designed for people that like to bomb and requires multiple attacks.
Each objective can be tracked in the Mission menu to see how many & which objectives are destroyed
To access menu press TAB-4-8
Ground Objective 1 Calais Port Headquarters
Ground Objective 2 Calais Ship Building Facility
Ground Objective 3 Calais PORT SUPPLY DEPOTs
Ground Objective 4 Calais Port FUEL DEPOT 1
Ground Objective 5 Calais Port HEAVY TANK FACTORY
Ground Objective 6 Calais Port SMALL TANK FACTORY
Ground Objective 7 Calais Port AMMUNITIONS FACTORY'S
Ground Objective 8 Calais Port RAIL YARD
Ground Objective 9 Calais Port LIGHT TANK FACTORY
Ground Objective 10 Calais Port FUEL DEPOT 2
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Menu System in Game

Today I will discuss Menu System. Access menu in game by pressing TAB-4

New Main Menu Selection
"General Information"
"Objectives Status"
"Load High Altitude Missions Large Bomber Groups"
"Load Random Bomber Targets. Carpet Bombing (NO AI)"
"Load Bomber Escort Missions (You Escort AI Bombers)"
"Load Soft Targets (Small Moving, Light) For Fighters/Bombers"
"RAF Supply & Special Missions"
"LW Supply & Special Missions"
"Special Admin Menu (Testing)"


TAB-4-1 General Information
1- Show Score / Supply / Ground Units,
2- Show available planes,
3- Current Air Defence Stage,
4- Show Air & Ground Kills,
5- Total Mission time,
6- Show number of AI planes,
7- Show number of Human players,
8- Show number of air groups

TAB-4-2 Objectives Status
1- Red Objectives Status,
2- Blue Objectives Status,
3- Objectives Count,
4- Bombers Destroyed,
5- Ships Destroyed,
6- German Ground Objectives (Sittingbourne),
7- British Ground Objectives (Port Calais)

TAB-4-3 Load Random High/Low Altitude Missions Large Bomber Groups
1- Check if mission available,
2- Load Random High Altitude mission,
3- Show current tasks,
4- Time into mission,
5- Number of missions,
6- Current mission ID

TAB-4-4 Load Random Bomber Targets. Carpet Bombing (NO AI)
1- Check if mission available,
2- Load Random Bomber Targets. Carpet Bombing (NO AI),
3- Show current tasks,
4- Time into mission,
5- Number of missions,
6- Current mission ID

TAB-4-5 Load Bomber Escort Missions (You Escort AI Bombers)
1- Check if mission available
2- Load Bomber Escort Missions (You Escort AI Bombers)
3- Show current tasks
4- Time into mission
5- Number of missions
6- Current mission ID


TAB-4-6 Load Soft Targets (Small Moving, Light) For Fighters/Bombers
1- Check if mission available
2- Load Soft Targets (Small Moving Light) For Fighters/Bombers
3- Show current tasks
4- Time into mission
5- Number of missions
6- Current mission ID

TAB-4-7 RAF Supply & Special Missions
1- Show current supply status
2- Request Supply Blenheim's to Littlestone (AU21) [Costs: 60 Supply]
3- Request Supply SpitfireI, Ia & Hurricane to Manston (AW25) [Costs: 80 Supply]
4- Request Supply SpitfireII, & 100Oct's to Manston (AW25) [Costs: 120 Supply]
5- Request RAF Multi Bomber Wave attack on Calais & Boulogne [Requires: Score > 300 ; Costs: 200 Supply]
6- Request ...Start Beach Landing At Wissant [Costs: 1000 Supply]
7- Request ..NOT AVAILABLE...Start Beach Landing at Boulogne... [Costs: 1000 Supply]
8- Request ...Naval Blockade of Channel.... [Requires: Score > 1000 ; Costs: 500 Supply]

TAB-4-8 LW Supply & Special Missions
1- Show current supply status
2- Request Supply Bf109E3 & 3B in Calais-Marck (BA21) [Costs: 120 Supply]
3- Request Supply Bf109E4 & 4B in Calais-Marck (BA21) [Costs: 150 Supply]
4- Request Supply Bf110's & JU87's in Calais-Marck (BA21) [Costs: 160 Supply]
5- Request Supply JU88's & HE111's to Tremecourt (BC15) [Costs: 160 Supply]
6- Request Blitzkrieg on London. Multi wave attack[Requires: Score > 300 ; Costs: 200 Supply]
7- Request ...German Frigate Attack on Dover... [Costs: 200 Supply]
8- Request ...German Frigate Attack on Manston... [Costs: 200 Supply]
9- Request ...Naval Blockade of Channel.... [Requires: Score > 1000 ; Costs: 500 Supply]

TAB-4-9 Admin Menu
"Switch on/off admin",
1- Load Test Mission, Load missions on the fly during game.
2- Add Supply
3- Decrease Supply
4- Add Score
5- Decrease Score
6- TBA
7- TBA



Features:
- Call personal missions thru Menu TAB-4 .......(High Altitude Large Bomber groups, Low Level Bomber groups, Bomber/fighter Ground attack missions, Request Supplies)
- Radar Calls to Pilot.....Advises approaching enemy locations on Map.
- Radio chatter.....When hit target, complete objectives, crash/damage planes, take off, enter cockpit etc...
- Random Intercept planes spawn .... Think you are safe on the server doing a bomber mission? Think again.
- Upgradable Airports.......Earn enough Prestige and new planes are available.
- Limited aircraft, New locations to take off from. Supplies ongoing
- Score system......Crash plane OR land in enemy territory OR Bail out or escape from plane, then your available planes reduce.
- Score system...... Complete Objectives and gain more aircraft + Gain Prestige points + Opposition may lose points and planes if objectives not defended. (Double sided scoring)
- Score system...... Earn 5000 Prestige points to win. OR Complete all objectives.
- Objectives.....Fixed Overall Mission Objectives (See photos below)
- Objectives.....Moving objectives (Bomber Groups, Supply- Trains, Tanks, Vehicles)
- Objectives.....Random Objectives generated when you call missions from menu. Fail to stop bombers or don't escort them to target then different outcomes and scores.
-New Airfields, Particular Planes at airfields,
- call in supplies if you have enough Prestige.
- Cut supply lines on both sides and strangle their plane availability.
Limits on AI Aircraft, Ability to ban players from particular planes.
Heavy Flack....May be reduced during testing.
Clouds.... This may be turned off due to patch still not optimised....will see in testing.


ATAG_Wolf

ATAG_Snapper
Oct-21-2012, 20:10
Wow!!!!!! :stunned:

Geez, Wolf, I think I'm going to be so enthralled checking out the menu(s) that I won't be bothered flying! :D

Fantastic effort, sir!

:salute:

III./ZG76_Saipan
Oct-21-2012, 22:46
I flew it today when server 1 was full. The wellingtons over french point were hanging in mid air while some were flying ok.

Wolf
Oct-22-2012, 05:26
Updated: 22.10.2012

Added 3 missions today to the group.

2 x bomber Target missions.

2 x Bomber Escort missions

More tomorrow.

Doc
Oct-22-2012, 12:06
I will have to recon these objectives and take photos in a 110.

Wolf
Oct-23-2012, 02:01
I will have to recon these objectives and take photos in a 110.

Sitting at wrk today I decided to stream line the code and missions and scoring

Tonight I will update the mission:
Adding 12 missions later tonight.
Removed many stopwatches and timers that may have put stress on system from Main and sub missions.
Streamlined the scoring and triggers.
Completed 12 random missions that spawn on a repeat basis. Complete with scores, individual bomber kill scores.

Tomorrow I will work on the Bomber Target missions (Long Range / no AI). There are only 3 in circulation with each taking 2 hours to complete. (thats for you Keller!)
These missions are deep in England.