Hi, Folks.
TD has done a really good job. I was absent from Keyboard for a longer Time as i had to fly my own Warbird
in real Life. But now i´m back and looking on the great Efforts made to the good old IL2.
Sometimes ago i stumbled about a project i had in 2001, a free Server for Warbirds from iEN, if someone remembers. My first online experience
and a good and long one!. So i came across the idea what will be nesessary or is it possible to include a Field Capture Mode in IL2 like Warbirds long time ago?
for the younger Pilots: Warbirds was a MMOG where up to four partys fight on an large scale World for domination by capturing Airfields, destroyind Supply Lines and so on which cuts of supplies from your enemys.
These Days Maps were balanced in four Colors, each have nearly the same Airfields (size, Content) and every joinig Pilot choose his color/side (like us today). Capture was implemented in two ways:
Early way was destroying al defensive Weapons and Struktures incl. Tower on Field, which closes the Field (means that noone of the current color could take off again from this field, which leaves it helpless), then one Pilot of the destroying color has to land and cut off his engine. immediately the Field was captured and rebuild.
Later way was a trick harder:
First destroying al defensive Weapons and Struktures incl. Tower on Field, which closes the Field (means that noone of the current color could take off again from this field, which leaves it helpless), then one Pilot of the destroying color has to come with a Ju52 and Paratroopers low and slow, drop the Para´s which then ran to the Tower and immediately the Field was captured and rebuild.
So my intention/Question to Team Daidalos: Is there a chance to implement such a similar thing/Mode?
As we by now already have a Color-Side System, Editor for Maps and Planes, Ju52 with Paras (didn´t have to occupy the Tower, only have to safe land maybe?) and so on i could imagine that this could implement a interesting new Gamepart.
For more information about warbirds i had setup a memorial site time ago (
http://squadhost.de/fpg/?Willkommen) in german, also there is still a russian free server where everyone could get a short look at what i mean.
http://www.wbfree.net/download.php
Cheers
Chris