Repka Steppe Mission - please try it and have fun

[Ataros]

Repka runs a new mission on Steppe map.

The map is medium size which gives it an advantage of being fun with just a few players as well as enough room for tactical thinking that can compensate any limitations of a particular aircraft.

The new feature is limited number of bonus planes: Spit 2s and 109-E4, that will make fighting enjoyable for both sides as we hope.
It is planned that number of available bonus planes will depend on objectives completion starting with mission version v.1.05.

EDIT: Added submissions with random bomber flights. More submissions of various types will be added later.
EDIT: Added on-screen messages giving update on objectives .
EDIT: Added permanent international English-speaking channels to Repka community TS3: ts13.forteam.ru:10117 pass: sukhoi .

There are plenty of targets for bombers as you can see on the map. The key objective is to maintain air superiority over D4 area in preparation for a ground attack.



Please read ingame briefing screen. It works.

BRIEFING

Limit of available bonus aircrafts namely Spitfires IIa and Bf-109E4 is incrementally increased each mission. However if you fail to achieve the mission objectives bonus aircraft numbers are reset to minimum! Fulfill objectives announced on screen to obtain better aircrafts.

Fighters' Objectives
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Primary: Stop enemy bombers attacking our airfields and protect friendly bombers at all costs.

Secondary: Achieve and maintain air superiority over strategic facilities located in the forest at D4. We are moving our ground forces to this area for an unexpected attack and must stop enemy aircrafts from getting away with any recon data collected in the area. Our recon data shows increasing enemy activity in D4 as well.

Bombers' Objectives
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Destroy enemy armor which is concentrating near cities and in small forests. When tanks are destroyed destroy as many enemy ships as possible.

TeamSpeak 3
ts13.forteam.ru:10117
pass: sukhoi

Your feedback is highly appreciated.

Get on TS and never fly alone
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[ATAG_Bliss]

Looks fun

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

Looks fun

Thanks. Just posted a script in the FMB section. I hope it can be useful to ATAG as well.

[Ataros]

Luthier posted a hotfix for CTD

Originally Posted by luthier

We have a hotfix for the particle effect issue that caused CTDs at the first explosion.

I edited the link plus some additional information into the OP.

Therefore the servers stay at recent Beta 2. Please download and apply the hotfix, check out if antyepilepsy is OFF in conf.ini, and sound settings are correct, etc.

Originally Posted by luthier

Update – October 6, 2011
Please download and install a small update to the beta that fixes the most commonly encountered issue that has to do with explosions and particle effects hanging up the game.
http://www.1cfiles.com/IL2_CliffsofD...core_patch.rar

Extract the contents to your
[Program Files]\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\
Folder. (It already contains the folder structure and should automatically put the file into the \parts\core\ subfolder – or if you’re using some weird extraction method, please put the file there manually)

We are currently looking at other issues. Reviewing some conf.inis sent to us, we see that a lot of people reporting decreased frame rate are playing with the anti-epilepsy filter enabled. Please disable it in the game options or manually edit the line in conf.ini, setting AntiEpilepsy to 0.
Also if you encounter an issue where all buildings in the game disappear, please check your conf.ini for a corrupted
StereoMode
Key value (which by the way can enable 3D stereo on compatible hardware, if you’re willing to test this even further)
It can be either 0 (OFF)o r 1 (ON). If it’s anything else – and we’re trying to figure out why it went haywire on one tester’s machine – then manually set it to 0.

[Ataros]

Welcome to Repka TeamSpeak 3
ts13.forteam.ru:10117
pass: sukhoi

It is possible to create temporary channels there.

[Ataros]

Mission updated.

Bombers now can create groups of up to 4 planes at special Bombers Airfields (see map).

Frontline airfields are not available for takeoff.

[Qpassa]

there's one thing I miss:
DONT ATTACK PLANES WITH GUNS IN ENEMY AIRFIELDS

Cant takeoff ... 2 times

the spawn killer was alambash

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by Qpassa

there's one thing I miss:
DONT ATTACK PLANES WITH GUNS IN ENEMY AIRFIELDS

Sorry, this map is big enough to let you chose a safe airfield. If you were strafed once there is now reason to take off from the same airfield again. You can always choose another one. Then it is a primary fighter objective to cover most important airfields denying the enemy any strafing possibilities.

We may include an anti-vulching script prohibiting vulching of one of remote airfields later but it is quite historically correct to strafe airfields which are close to frontlines.

[sorak]

I love yall's servers and this is a cool map. Good job and keep up the good work. I look forward to future missions/maps

I just wish you had some closer servers to me (im in US) Because of my ping.. hehe

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by sorak

I love yall's servers and this is a cool map. Good job and keep up the good work. I look forward to future missions/maps

I just wish you had some closer servers to me (im in US) Because of my ping.. hehe

Thank you for flying. We plan to set a ping limiter on 300 or 350, sorry if it would keep you out. Make sure you try the ATAG server which is based in the US iirc and III./JG27 Server which has an advanced Mission Menu system.

But please try connecting to Repkas again as your (or server) connection may improve.