Pvt. Zwerger

First of all: NO ONE is required to read any of this. You can perfectly fine join the missions without ever opening this whole sub-forum!🙂👍
 
Now that this is out of the way: Though, if you are interested in the lore of the campaign or if you are planning on SLing in the missions and want to give yourself an edge by knowing things like:
Lore information📖 Information about the enemy (equipment, capabilities, how will he react to what, etc.)🔫 Standard procedures (e.g. ROE, Actions on Halts, Lost Marine Plan, etc.)📑 The Comms Plan, etc.📻 Maps of the country🗺️ etc.🧐👾🤠👻🐢 (you can also open this on your PC at work and it will look like you're reading something very important while you can actually just have a break😴👨‍💻) (It also looks nice🤩) Then the documents in here will be worth to read for you, as they contain all of the above and more!🔖
(I switched to uploading PDFs now because 1.) the pre-typing and formatting it in Word and then copy&pasting it into the forums was more than clunky already and 2.) I switched everything from Word to Latex anyways because Word is just...Word... Meaning I cannot really copy&paste anymore as that is not working in a good looking way from PDFs which are directly generated by Latex.)
 
 
Now to start things off, I give you the Base Order:
Base_Order_Unrelenting_Resolve.pdf
 
The Base Order features everything in detail and will, as the name suggests, be the Base to reference for the Orders of the individual missions.
Because whenever a new mission is annouced I will be posting a complemantary Fragmentary Order that will be based on, guess what, this Base Order.🙌 These Frag-Os will display all the changes from the Base Order (and therefore will be a lot shorter as the standard procedures, etc. rarely change) and already contain a full plan for the mission. So it is certainly worth a read if you want to know what we'll be up against and which squad will do what, etc.😉 Also, you will be perfectly capable of understanding the plan, etc. for a respective mission by only reading the Frag-O and never having read the Base Order...you'll just not know the unchanged standard procedures, etc. but for that you can perfectly fine just rely on your superior telling you what do to🤷‍♂️
 
 
And as the first mission is starting soon (16.01.2021) already, here you also have the Frag-O (already featuring a plan, etc. as promised😌) for it:
FRAG-O_16012021.pdf
 
 
Also here you can always find the current modset for the current MSO:
 
 
See you out in the field!💪

Ahoy,
 
I thought now would be a suitable time for a community update, as the title suggests I have a major announcement to make, and the last community update was in March, so I think the time is right to give the community an update about the current situation at AW.
 
Xwatt Leaves Core Staff
As the title of this community update suggests, I will be stepping down from CS. The main reason for this is that my own personal schedule has been getting increasingly busy and with that, I feel that I cannot the devote the time to AW that it deserves, therefore the sensible decision would be to step down. @Ryko always puts it best, real life comes first and must be given priority. I'd like to thank @Mark T for giving me the opportunity to become a Core Staff member, and I would like to thank the current CS team, and the staff team for the support they have given me over the years. But most importantly, I would like to thank you, the community, for backing me and supporting the decisions I have made in the past few years in an effort to positively move this community forward.
 
On a brighter note, I would like to congratulate @MidnightRunner and @Norris, our new members to the Core Staff team. I have no doubt that these two will be able to make a positive impact to AW for years to come, and they have my full backing for any decision they will make. Midnight will be taking over the role of AWE manager, and Norris will be taking over the role of Public manager. I would like you all the congratulate these two, and I want you to support them wholly as you have supported myself.
 
I&A4
The development of I&A4 is now back into full swing, and masses of progress has been made in priming it for public release. Just under a week ago, we completed a full 100% run of the mission, highlighting the progress in stability and allowing for persistent mission progress over the span of a few days. Please continue to leave your feedback in the dedicated I&A4 feedback thread, it is immense help in aiding Ryko to develop the mission. Feedback can be anything from bugs and missing items, to your feedback in how you think mission should be played. All feedback is welcome, and ultimately will shape the end product for the mission.
 
 
AWE and Gamenights:
AWE has had a ton of progress since the last community update in March, and we will continue to support the growth and development of the server for the foreseeable future. Currently, the server is rotating maps and factions after every one run of Liberation, and this method is aiding in keeping player retention, compared to the two runs that we did in the past. Support has been mostly positive for the switch back to CUP and ACRE, and we will continue to listen to community feedback about how we can better improve the server. Be sure to attend our Liberation Sunday events, in which you can find information for that in the events section of the forum.
 
As for Midnights campaigns, we are currently in a transition period between moving towards a new campaign in both the Tuesday, and Friday operations. For the Tuesday campaign, this will be moving towards a zombie orientated mission, and the Friday campaign will be moving back to the PMC series, and more information about that can be found here:
 
 
Alongside Midnights missions, we have two gamenights from @BenjaminHL planned, keep an eye out on the events section of the forum for the dates of those missions.
 
Final Note:
As always I want to thank the community for helping us to move forward in a positive direction. I want to thank the donators for their continued support in keeping AW financially stable, even during a pandemic where peoples income may be reduced. Being a community powered by your donations is a portrayal of the support you have for our community, and we will continue to make the suggestions and needs of our community the focal point before any major decisions are made.
 
On a more personal note, I would like to thank all of you for the support you have given me as Core Staff for the past few years. I have absolutely loved it, and it is with regret that I have to step down, but I am in no doubt that this community will continue to live on and prosper, as it has done since it has been founded. I would like to give my personal congratulations to @MidnightRunner and @Norris, both of you have my full backing, and I am excited to see the progression of AW a few years down the line from now.
 
Thank you all,
Xwatt & The CoreStaff Team.
 

When: Friday, March 11, 20:00 GMT (15:00 EST)
Gather: 19:30 GMT (14:30 EST)
Map: AL RAYAK
MODs: Standard EU3 modset
Respawns: Yes (tickets)
Mission Length: 25 minutes (we may do best 2/3)
Mission: DANGER ZONE
 
Summary:
Russian and American tank platoons converge on the town of Qunaya in Al Rayak, covered by Close Air Support on both sides.  With 25 minutes to take the objective, which side will persevere?
 
Rules:
- 30 second respawn timer.
- Each side has 20 tickets.
- Refuel / Rearm / Repair stations at both US and Russian air bases.
- There's a sector to control. The team that holds the sector at the end of 25 minutes wins.
- 18 pilot slots on each side.
- Pilots can spawn jets from a selection to choose from.
- In case you don't want to fly, there are amor crews available:
- US tank crews: 2x M1A2 (4-man), 1x M163 (2-man)
- Russian tank crews: 2x T90A (3-man), 1x ZSU 23-4 (3-man)
- Mission was built as an air mission, so if you die as an armor crew, expect to spawn back at the airbase with not a lot to do.
 
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Happy new years !
 
 
In regards to fighting teamkilling with teamkilling:

Get ready! Once they target you, they'll chase you down!

Possibly, though in my limited testing I haven't come across any.  I just got this thing working this consistently today.
 
 
It's a fair question.  I really starting going in this direction for a mission I'm working on, where there is a rifleman slot that has no special characteristics... ie., he has no particularly interesting function other than to carry a gun and back everyone up.  So I thought, why not make him a breacher-style class and give him a grappling hook?  Now he has something interesting he can do.  This page suggests that grappling hooks occupy a place in the US armed forces:
 
 
... but then, they are trying to sell you one for $80.00
 
 
Nope, inspiration came pretty much solely from Project Reality BF2.
 
 
Cos I'm Canadian and I'm sexy.
 
-R

Definitely work in progress, but working so far!

So the holidays are aproaching and I thought I would give you guys a update on the status and direction of Valiant and other things.
 
 
Valiant\Gauntlet
 
First and foremost Gauntlet is now legacy "software" and will not be maintained by me at all, so kudos to the guys who hot-fixed it post 1.54.
 
Moving on: Valiant has been put on hold until the holidays are over and the new year rings in because work has been pretty hectic and I havent had the energy to put in hours on development. So the 300+hours i spent on it in october still is as how far as I got.
 
This means the mission currently is pre-alpha tested for stability in the main and side FSMs for mission selecting and it has 5 main missions and 3 side missions. This wil be expanded upon when I deem the selector FSMs rock stable(which pre-alpha tests showed it was).
 
Expanding upon the initial 300+hours of deving a new "backend" plus learning FSM will be some form of AAR\Stattracking in the form of ALiVE mods stuff we tested on the Insurgency mission we played, I will not however add any object\player persistency as saving the current mission state(in-game mission) is not viable and I dont want to add any mod dependencies as I made valiant as effortlessly possible to just port over. By effortlessly I mean copy over the code onto a base-template and alter the DAC unit configs to whatever you have as your poison.
 
Moving on yet again, I have a question for you the users:
 
Gamenight(s)
 
Upon player Valiant_Insurgency I felt that the general consensus was that this was great fun and I felt I could make some improvements\other styles of the same deal(Persistent,multi sessions to complete) and I was thinking that I would make a fictional Nation and Scenario where the small nation of Ahoy had to push a invader out of their territories(All viable maps in the repo).
 
 
This generally would mean in rough outlines that each mission would take 2-3 game-nights to complete depending on how far\long we take to push and repell the occupying forces. We would need to use logistics properly as in I will give the platoon a set amount of ammo in the form of either crates\ammo-trucks\rhinos that need to be moved as we gain ground and general CSS(combat service support) would be maintained in a more expanded approach than we use atm i.e repairs,refueling etc.
 
Re-spawn will be handled like in Val-Ins with a spawn timer of 10 minutes (or more).
Fixed loadout would be in effect as we are a nations army and not pmc-esque style of Valiant\Gauntlet.
 
 
Regards 
Christiansen
AW_Valiant lead coder & EU3 Manager

USA
 
CH-53 - Fuck yes a Navy Chopper that isn't really really ol- oh wait a minute, goddammit USA y u no update Navy helo's
 
M27 IAR - I have just creamed myself.
 
Beretta - Let's see how it fairs against its RH Pistol opponent.
 
M119 howitzer - Really excited about that although I doubt it will be used much on EU3, a designated static weapon crew would be a good addition, possibly for Valiant?
 
Static TOW - Would be cool like the howitzer too, a fortified position with a few AT guns and a couple TOW's would be interesting to see.
 
SPC Camelbak model - Yay more SPC vests, love the look of these.
 
Russia
 
Added 'vest' with pistol holster only - Nice, was hoping for something just like that for a PLT CMD role, silly comrade, you only need Makarov.
 
 
All looks really good tbh, RHS never fails to amaze me!

Dear AhoyWorld-iers,
 
I invite you all to attend a community meeting on Teamspeak, commencing 19th of December at 1400UTC.
 
At the meeting I'll be running through some of the recent changes along with a summary of this year at AhoyWorld and explain why we've done what we've done. As this is a generalised meeting, almost a presentation really, I would ask that any questions or concerns you have first raise the attention of the appropriate manager then if you feel it requires my attention send me a private message. I may just answer it at the meeting.

I just had a look at the ACE medical functions. Try addAdmageToUnit.
 
/*  * Author: PabstMirror  * Manually Apply Damage to a unit (can cause lethal damage)  * NOTE: because of caching, this will not have instant effects (~3 frame delay)  *  * Arguments:  * 0: The Unit <OBJECT>  * 1: Damage to Add <NUMBER>  * 2: Selection ("head", "body", "hand_l", "hand_r", "leg_l", "leg_r") <STRING>  * 3: Projectile Type <STRING>  *  * Return Value:  * HandleDamage's return <NUMBER>  *  * Example:  * [player, 0.8, "leg_r", "bullet"] call ace_medical_fnc_addDamageToUnit  * [cursorTarget, 1, "body", "stab"] call ace_medical_fnc_addDamageToUnit  *  * Public: Yes  */

Can´t join
tfw you are on a real military exercise and wish to be playing some EU3   

Hey
 
so I was bored an decided to create a printable version of some Arma maps. 
This form of a map would be my goal.
 
At the moment im working on a Takistan map. Here is the first version.
 
The scale of the map is 1:8243. (1cm on the map = 8243cm in Arma) For a better understanding 1cm on the map = 82.429m in Arma.
I know that the scale is pretty stupid at the moment, but im Trying to get it to a better scale. (1:100 or so)  
 
If you want you can print it and assemble it, just be aware that it is the first version. So it can have some problems. 
To assemble the map just print out all 32 pages (use a good printer for the best results) and glue them together with some tape on the back.
 
If you experience some problems or if you have some questions just contact me.
 
Feedback and improvement suggestions are welcome and needed
 
And tell me which maps you also want to see in a printable form

HI, I made an EU #3 Basic tutorial, watch this space as more tutorials, especially leadership / Role specific ones to follow.
 
I will also add, in brief here for new players, log onto Teamspeak, and then join the server, the TFAR Plugin will move you into the EU #3 channel as you load in. If your in game and not in the right channel, in TS go to settings - plugins and then re-load all.
 
Here is a link to the loadouts I use, as exported by the arsenal : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FdtX6r3ANBXEb-2d7AoXKzMGfIwISNCMe1zCTIfrvng/edit?usp=sharing
 
How to Eu#3 Basic -:- https://youtu.be/_2rKh3kVXLw
 
How to Role Select -:- https://youtu.be/6LaAEnJryvs
 
How to Teamplay -:- COMING SOON
 
How to Radio -:- COMING SOON
 
How to Team and Squad Lead -:- COMING SOON
 
How to Platoon Command -:- COMING SOON
 
How to Medic -:- COMING SOON
 
How to HAT + MAT -:- In consideration
 
How to MMG -:- In consideration
 
How to Logistics -:- In consideration
 
How to Pilot -:- In consideration
 
How to Vehicle Crew -:- In consideration
 
Other specialist roles?
 
At this moment in time (as well as helping VERY new players) I'm looking for recommendation's on the format, quality and help from anyone and everyone on writing scripts, and recording footage for role specific stuff, especially roles I'm really not proficient in myself (Marksman, MAT, Hammer etc).
 
Thanks in advance for any and all help,
Lone.

Hey
 
I dont know how the planning and organisation for GameNight is working, so im not in the best position to ask this question.
But is it possible to announce the Date (i dont mean the content, just the date) of future Game Night like a week or two in advance?
 
I ask this question because im working always over the Weekend at night and i can take one day of every weekend. So it would be great if i could know the Date of future GameNight a week or so ahead so that i can participate at these events every week:) .
 
Until now i just took work of when ever i had the feeling that there could be a Game Night. And most of the time it didn't work out.
 
I know that this is a lot of work for just one guy but i think that probably many other members have also this or a similar problem.
 
A Thanks in advance for your replies.
 
And of course i can understand if it is not possible to announce the date of future GameNight earlier.

I&A Chernarus is now up and running on EU5!
 
Usual IP address with port 2702. The only mods you need to connect are:
 
@CUP_Terrains @CUP_Chernarus @CUP_Chernarus_Summer @CUP_Utes @CUP_Shapur   These are available either as one from cup-arma.org or from the EU3 repo where you can deselect the ones you don't want.   ftp://repo.ahoyworld.co.uk/modded/.a3s/autoconfig

I think IEDs on Gauntlett would lead to a lot of frustration in the player base, however having a mission maybe to diffuse one or safely explode it would be pretty cool. 

I've been working on a few missions, and have looked at systems like COS (Civilian Occupation System) and DAC (Dynamic AI Creator).  They all work with triggers, and when triggers run a script, that's what affects performance. In the case of COS and DAC (yes, I'm getting to the point re the IEDs) they continuously re-spawn new units when players walk into new zones, which is what creates stutters and lags.  In this IED script, all the IEDs are created at the beginning of the mission, so there shouldn't be any effect on performance after the IEDs are spawned.
 
As for whether it's an old script or not, DAC has been working off the same code base since 2010, while this IED script is from 2014.  I don't think ARMA code changes very much, so if it worked then, it should work now.
 
I'd vote to use it, but I have this feeling that work on Gauntlet has come to a standstill now that Kenny is on to Valiant.
 
-R

I dont know if this Topic has been already been discussed on the Forums if so i couldn't find it in the Forums.
 
I was just strolling through armaholic and i found this Script for random IEDs. http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=23995 I don't know if it would be easy or hard or even possible to implement this script, but if it would be possible i Personally would love to see it on the EU3 server.   Why?   Because it would make Convoy missions more interesting. Because you would have to bee way more alert when moving around the map.   What are your opinions?

Co- pilots and gunners would help the 3rd person situation, but i dont think that people will sign up for a co-pilot slot.
 
I think that on PvE Gamenight there should be 3rd person viev (you dont have to play in 3rd person) but in the futere maybe we will see some PvP Gamenights, there the rulesett should be ONLY 1st person to prevent "wall cheating"

Hello and welcome to this weeks game-night  
 
We will be playing Hostile Negotiations
 
On ArmA3 EU#3 MODDED. 
The map is AL-Rayak
 
The meet up time will be as follows:
 
Sunday - 3 PM GMT Mission start
 
 
Brief: This is a PVP Hostage rescue mission. A rebel faction has taken some hostages and is negotiating for a truck filled with weapons and AMMO. BLUFOR must try to negotiate for the safe release of the hostages. If all else fails then it will become a bloody battlefield.
Note: I will only start filling more than the first 3 hostages only after the majority of the regular slots have been filled.
 
 
You will not be allowed to JIP once the mission briefing is over..
 
Click here to apply for a slot! Failing to do this my mean you are not guaranteed a slot.
 
I'm stressing that any mucking about while we are doing this event will be met with according punishment for degrading other players enjoyment of the event. Normal EU#3 rules apply
 
Hope to have a good turn out and I will see you on the battlefield
 
For info on how to get the mods click here.night 
 

You should definitely keep making Gamenights, they are awesome!
 
Sign Up: I would keep the signup procedure.
 
JIP: Is also good for when a lot of people already left who signup during the event.
 
Respawn: About the respawns i would keep them in waves.
 
3rd Person: Sometimes it is extremely hard for pilots to land without 3rd person.
 
Arsenal: I would keep it, but restrict the choices of the players like everyone is using the same camo or the same ammo type.