Search At War [SP] [Archive] - Bohemia Interactive Forums

Imutep

Jul 14 2009, 21:36

Here is my newest SP mission for ArmA2. Search At War is a nice Spetz mission with 6 mission objectives.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/Imutep/AMS%20Downloads/saw-title.jpg

Story:
A russian support convoy was attacked by guerillas in Myshkino. Only 3 russian soldiers survive ths ambush and hide now in the woods. They hope anybody rescue them. The warlord Tristian planed many attacks against the russian forces and is now the target of the Spetz. You have to find the soldiers and hunt for Tristian. Find and kill him. Bring back the soldiers, alive. :cool:

Download: Search At War 1.04 (http://www.assaultmissionstudio.de/downloads.php?page_id=198) (26th july 2009)
Language: German / English

Changelog:
v1.04
Added random positions for survivers
Removed setCurrentTask commands from the objectives, so no double wps
BTR-90 on extraction fixed
Tristian new random position
v1.03
english version without stringtable now
added more functions like task defend and task patrol
added content for cadet mode
v1.02
supply_drop corrected
v1.01
Fixed founded translation errors

Features:

Random enemy troops
Random positions of enemy units
Spawned troops, vehicles and heli
Random weather and daytime
Optional mission objectives
6 mission objectives
3 different missions-endings
Random patrols
Air support
Supply drop (SOM)

Modules:

First aid
Secure wounded soldiers
Civilians
Civilian vehicles
Tiere
SOM (without missions)
ACM

Known Bug(s):

If you call air support before the SU 23 AA canon is destroyed, your A2 crashes to desktop
.

Have fun and sorry for my english ^^

trickster1982

Jul 14 2009, 22:27

I just installed this & had a quick go & im really impressed with what ive seen so far, it seems very atmospheric & polished, & its clear you've put a lot of effort into it :)
The only difficulty i have is that unfortunately my German is very poor so im struggling to understand the notes in the tasks, so im not too sure what im supposed to be doing, is there an english version on the way for us language ignorant types?
Other than that this seems like a great & well thought out mission so i look forward to playing it right through!

froggyluv

Jul 15 2009, 04:55

Have to agree an english version would be nice. I took a look and just the intro and the way you crafted bases looks really spiffy.

Imutep

Jul 15 2009, 20:47

Thx for the feedback!
My english is poor. But i try to translate it as good as i can do. Give me 3 days ;)

trickster1982

Jul 15 2009, 21:25

Guten tag Imutep! :)

You might find this helpful for translating, its not always exact but it will do a good enough job & anything glaringly wrong we'll be able to correct you on if you dont mind the feedback.

Follow the link http://dictionary.reference.com/translate

Hope that is of some use to you!

bogo

Jul 15 2009, 21:47

Wow, good work. Looking forward to your English translation. If you have problems with it try pasting the text here in German. And maybe I or others would help you.

Tonci87

Jul 16 2009, 19:25

Sehr schöne Mission wirklich. Nur eine Sache stimmt nicht. Jedes mal wenn ich den Heli rufen will 0-0-5 stürzt Arma einfach ab :confused:

Imutep

Jul 16 2009, 19:35

I know, this problem i had also sometimes. I think its a bug...or a feature :) Crashes it your arma2 every time when you call 0-0-5?

Tonci87

Jul 17 2009, 10:01

Russtik

Jul 17 2009, 11:39

can u do this mission on russian language? of course if u can do that.. =)

Imutep

Jul 17 2009, 18:34

You might find this helpful for translating, its not always exact but it will do a good enough job & anything glaringly wrong we'll be able to correct you on if you dont mind the feedback.

Follow the link http://dictionary.reference.com/translate
Hope that is of some use to you!
Thx, i have tried a "good" translator, called apacho.de. But the best translator don't help if you don't can correct any translation errors. ^^

Wow, good work. Looking forward to your English translation. If you have problems with it try pasting the text here in German. And maybe I or others would help you.

Ok, i think (hope) i've translated all. But please, i think it's not 100% correct.

I found out what it was. You need to blow up the AA Gun, and I really mean blow up, after that you can call the chopper without a crash.
But the chopper crew is somehow stupid, they keep crashing in trees all the time. Please check if the have nighvision

Yes, this can be the problem. I try to create the trigger when you can call air support. ;)

can u do this mission on russian language? of course if u can do that.. =)
Sure, if i had anybody who speak the russian language i do it.

The english version is now available. Scroll down the download site. Then you see an "English" Button.

Have fun, and i hope the translation is ok so far. :rolleyes:

[C4]Draeger[OwP]

Jul 17 2009, 19:03

Thank you for your hard work and efforts to bring us an English version!.

I am downloading now and will try this out, looking forward to it. :cool:

Imutep

Jul 18 2009, 09:35

I fixed a founded string error in the briefing.sqf and fixed it. Also translated the overview.html and the debriefing. Should work!

trickster1982

Jul 18 2009, 09:37

Hi Imutep, do you know where I can get a pair of NV goggles in your mission? I couldnt find any in the equipment boxes or vehicles but the rest of my team have them & I think they are pretty essential for this mission at the start! :)

Imutep

Jul 18 2009, 09:58

Sure! ^^
You find the binoc and the nvgoggle in the ammo box, left from the backpacks in the tent.

subtee

Jul 18 2009, 13:52

How many survivors should there be in the forest? iv'e only found two.

Seems like a good mission so far, little constructive criticism tho,
you should get someone to help you with the english translation, and theres still some german left in, example: one of the survivors probably died on me and the mission ended with a german message.

Other than that, seems really well made :)

Imutep

Jul 18 2009, 15:27

There are 3 survivors in the woods. Thy are all around the markers and one of them i remember is under a tree. :rolleyes:
Yes i know my ""bad" english, i've translated the mission as good as i can, but it seems i forgot one trigger text to translate. Sorry will fix this now.

Regards

Manzilla

Jul 18 2009, 18:34

I found out what it was. You need to blow up the AA Gun, and I really mean blow up, after that you can call the chopper without a crash.
But the chopper crew is somehow stupid, they keep crashing in trees all the time. Please check if the have nighvision
So is this why the Supply Drop doesn't work for me? I wasn't sure if was getting shot down or just not working as it should. When I select Supply Drop from the Communication menu it never asks me for any coordinates or anything. I get no response, message, etc.

Imutep

Jul 18 2009, 18:46

The Supply Drop works fine. I tested it again now. If you called Hotel, the hint message for supply shows. Then you can activate via the comunication (0-8-1) the supply drop. Click on the map to give the coordinates, then comes minutes later a heli and drop down the equip. It works ;)

Manzilla

Jul 18 2009, 19:30

Yeah that's what I did but it wouldn't let me click on the map. Nothing happens. I'll try it again.

EDIT:

I just tried it again, nothing happens. Even after I hit 0-8-1 it never asks me where I want the drop. I started the mission over again but still couldn't get it to work. Not sure what's going on. I'm playing the English version.

Imutep

Jul 18 2009, 20:27

Hmm ok, i tested again and now i got the same as you. I changed now the activation from the supply_drop. I had this lines in a trigger.

waitUntil {!isnil {player getVariable "mainScope"}};
SOM_mainScope = player getVariable "mainScope";
Som1 getVariable "initDone";
[["supply_drop"],player] call BIS_SOM_addSupportRequestFunc;
and now i changed to:

init.sqf:

waitUntil {!isnil {player getVariable "mainScope"}};
SOM_mainScope = player getVariable "mainScope";
Som1 getVariable "initDone";

Trigger:

[["supply_drop"],player] call BIS_SOM_addSupportRequestFunc;
So now it should work correctly. Tested it and all works fine (5 times)
Regards :)

Manzilla

Jul 18 2009, 20:38

I thought that may be the problem. I'll fix it and give it a try. This is a wicked mission by the way. Another great mission by you.

Imutep

Jul 19 2009, 10:40

Thx Manzilla, hope you enjoy the mission!

froggyluv

Jul 19 2009, 17:01

Maybe I'm doing something wrong but the English version is still showing up in German text :confused:

I erased the old one and downloaded AMS_Search_At_War_Eng.V1.01.rar, threw the pbo in my missions folder but no luck, I'm lost in translation...

I do have the german version of Arma2 with the language patch but that wouldn't disrupt anything me thinks.

Imutep

Jul 19 2009, 20:45

This can be the problem that you have the german version. In future i make my missions always in english language now. ^^

Hedo

Jul 20 2009, 12:01

The english translation doesn't work for me neither. I have czech version of ArmA2.

Imutep

Jul 20 2009, 14:04

Ok, seems that there are problems with the stringtable. I've write now only english in the stringtable and it should work now coorectly. Dl-Link is updated! ;)

Manzilla

Jul 20 2009, 18:25

This is one helluva a good mission, but then again I wasn't expecting anything less from an AMS mission. They are always great missions. I've gotten thru the mission but I've encountered a few things.

1.) I still can't get the Ammo Supply to work. The exact same thing is happening. I go through the motions but when I actually call the Ammo supply via the Communications Menu I'm never asked for a location and clicking on the map does nothing. If I try to call it again the option is removed from both radio locations so I can't call for it.

2. If I try to call the hinds the game freezes and I have to hit ctrl+alt+del to exit the game and when I get to the desktop it says A2 has stopped working. I haven't altered the mission at all but I'm using CBA and a few other AddOns but the don't seem to cause the problems in my missions. I don't see anything wrong with the setup of the mission but I could be missing something.

If you need any more info let me know.

I'm playing with v1.01 Eng.

Imutep

Jul 20 2009, 20:22

Thx Manzilla and nice to read that you enjoy our missions! :rolleyes:
Well, i know the problem with calling air support before you've destroyed the SU 23 AA canon. I think the next patch should fix this problem.

You should play the newest version 1.02 which i released few hours ago, but forgot to change the version number in the first post. In this version i fixet the problem with the supply_drop. Now it works! ^^

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/Imutep/BI%20Foren/supply.jpg

Manzilla

Jul 20 2009, 20:32

Excellent! Thanks for the fix. Ahhh yes, I didn't mention that I was just trying to see what would happen if I called it before I destroyed the AA, I was hoping it would get by. That was the last thing left and the map and I figured why not try.

I'll play the new version too. This is a damn good mission to learn more about mission making. ***Note to people trying to learn about mission making***

trickster1982

Jul 20 2009, 23:30

I played yesterday & first off I sniped the guards round the power generator & blew it with satchels (love that silenced russian sniper rifle,i loved it in S.T.A.L.K.E.R too :cool:) then I wandered a bit further over the hill & spotted tristian in the village so sniped him too, but following that his other troops in the village gunned me & my men down & I couldnt locate where the shots were coming from & we were stuck on open ground!better luck next time I think, cool mission! :)

Cultivator

Jul 21 2009, 00:01

Hallo.... ;-)

Very good mission.... great objectives, great atmosphere, good performance.... and i noticed no bugs in it... so... good work... played it for 2 hours... and all Teammembers get back to base alive...

http://www.reborn-fighters-multigaming.de/gallery/images/7_53.jpg

Regards Culti

Imutep

Jul 21 2009, 14:42

Thx man(s) :)
Has anybody the base attack at the begin of the mission? Sometimes its too heavy i think! ^^

Manzilla

Jul 21 2009, 14:51

I was gonna try that this time. I originally tried to take out the camp first but I got taken out pretty quick. Not that that's bad though. The missions I make normally are packed with enemies, defenses, etc. so the get pretty heavy most of the time, I'm always game for a challenge. ;) :coop:

Speaking of which, I should really get off my ass and finish up one of my missions for release. I'm having too much fun playing other peoples missions though.

Momaw

Jul 21 2009, 21:39

trickster1982

Jul 21 2009, 21:50

Uh... Something really weird is going on. I downloaded this mission and put the .pbo file in my arma2\missions\ directory. I start the mission and I'm sitting near a campfire alone (why alone?). I move down the hill and there's a group of allies who, after a few minutes, move over near the BTR-90 and stand in formation. I see the "squad leader" symbol on the BTR like we're supposed to be formating with it. And then... we wait. Nothing happens. Nobody moves. I have no mission objectives. I restarted the mission and the same thing happened. Restarted again. THIS time, the camp came under heavy attack by a number of enemies including missile troops, and I got killed by an explosion.

... I have no idea what's supposed to be going on. :(

I was like that first time too,but I was playing the german language version before Imutep kindly translated :p what you need to do is wander down into the camp (I presume your on sentry duty at the start?) & pick up some gear from the ammo crates,making sure to find the NV goggles, then you'll get a message to say "task complete", after that go & board the BTR, the other guys will follow you & you'll be driven to the start point,once you leave the BTR, 3 of the guys will come under your control & you can then go about the objectives :)

Soupdragon

Jul 22 2009, 09:19

I have just downloaded the 1.02 version of this mission and it is still in German. Where can I get the English version of the mission?

Thanks

SD

Momaw

Jul 22 2009, 11:35

Well, boarding the BTR-90 does cause a bunch of troops to hop in and we drive into the field. Only I have NO objective text. Seriously, there's just a column of check boxes and then a blank area where the text ought to be. :(

Imutep

Jul 22 2009, 16:59

At the beginning you have a waypoint to the camp. Go this way, take your equip and then lets rock. You must know, for each objectives or orders to get in a vehicle or something else, you bacome a hint info text. I think the ACM spawned troops near your camp fire position and it makes you confus. Well, that is war! :p

The english version of the mission is when you scroll down the dl-site, there are 3 Buttons (Download, English and Forum). So use the English Button for the english version. ;)

Soupdragon

Jul 23 2009, 10:13

aha
Thanks. I didn't notice the english button I just went ahead and clicked the download button.
Well you live and learn :)

SD

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OK I have downloaded the english version of the mission and have got my NVG's etc and taken a little jaunt in the BTR-90 but now I have no tasks in the map screen or any way to know what the objectives are. Any ideas?

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/the_soupdragon/ARMA/arma22009-07-2311-03-20-54-2.jpg

SD

Imutep

Jul 23 2009, 14:07

Which version of A2 do you have? English, italian...
I added now italian to the stringtable. Should work!

Look at this pic (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/Imutep/BI%20Foren/saw-briefing-eng.jpg)

Soupdragon

Jul 24 2009, 10:17

I have the English DVD version from 505 games

SD

Imutep

Jul 24 2009, 20:07

Ok, i've updated booth versions. The english version is now without the stringtable and i added also more functions like task defend and task patrol. The english version works now correct. :)

Changelog:
v1.03

english version without stringtable now
added more functions like task defend and task patrol
added content for cadet mode

First post up to date!

techie714

Jul 24 2009, 22:33

I'm using 1.02 but when the mission starts all the text is in German. I'm using the boxed English version (U.S.). Do I need to do something to get it in English? Maybe this new version 1.03 will work for me in English?

Imutep

Jul 24 2009, 23:07

Yes, version 1.03 works in english now. On the dl-site scroll down, you see an Download Button (german) and the English Button for the english version. ;)

subtee

Jul 26 2009, 00:38

I'm getting this problem: I have killed tristan, cleared the village and found the survivors. Now i'm heading to the camp, when i try to call for the hind support the game always crashes to desktop "arma 2 has stopped responding"

:)

Edit:

I noticed that i should destroy anti air in the camp before calling air support, maybe thats why it crashed.
Managed to clear the camp, went to the extraction zone (last objective) with all survivors, but mission did not end.

Imutep

Jul 26 2009, 10:09

I'm getting this problem: I have killed tristan, cleared the village and found the survivors.

Managed to clear the camp, went to the extraction zone (last objective) with all survivors, but mission did not end.

Are u sure you've cleared the village completly? Every mission objective which is succeeded, you see a hint. Also you have to take a look at your map when you should go back to extraction zone. Sometimes you must go to the medic outpost, if one of the survivors are damaged (>=0.5). ;)

subtee

Jul 26 2009, 18:30

Are u sure you've cleared the village completly? Every mission objective which is succeeded, you see a hint. Also you have to take a look at your map when you should go back to extraction zone. Sometimes you must go to the medic outpost, if one of the survivors are damaged (>=0.5). ;)

Yeah, im pretty sure, that i got the message that the village was clear.

I healed all my men and the survivors with the medic that i found in the forest.

I'll try again with a different approach and see how it goes.

Imutep

Jul 26 2009, 19:25

OK, ... and when you must go back to the extraction zone, wait for the BTR-90 who pick u up and bring you back to base. You also can go back to base by foot.

subtee

Jul 26 2009, 21:16

OK, ... and when you must go back to the extraction zone, wait for the BTR-90 who pick u up and bring you back to base. You also can go back to base by foot.

Yea i waited for the BTR for a while (i even increased the time speed) but it never came. :)

Ill start the mission over and see how it goes :)

Imutep

Jul 26 2009, 21:59

Looks like more people who played the english version has problem with the BTR-90 on the extraction zone. Well, i've fixed this little problem now in V1.04.
Also removed the setCurrentTask command from the objectives.

EBass

Jul 27 2009, 14:37

How are you supposed to blow up the generator when you don't spawn with satchel charges and there are none in the supply drops you can call in?

Also, goddam its dark and I can't find any NVGs.

Imutep

Jul 27 2009, 15:24

EBass

Jul 27 2009, 17:18

The waypoints don't come up on veteran and in the camp itself there is one tent (closed) a few pallets and a fireplace. No equipment is visible anywhere.

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Ok got it now, although I must say it seems very odd to start the player away from the base, the camp seems to have no gameplay purpose?

Imutep

Jul 27 2009, 18:19

Ok got it now, although I must say it seems very odd to start the player away from the base, the camp seems to have no gameplay purpose?

I think this is good as it is. 50 meters to the camp should'nt be a problem. And it's a new way to start a mission. Alone at your tent, a fireplace and good music. :cool:

subtee

Jul 27 2009, 20:40

At the beginning of the mission comes a hint "Take your equipement and then let's go" A waypoint to the equipement is shown.

Must I say a Spetz that he has to check his equipement? :)
At the tent in the camp you find all weapons, satchels and all equip what you need (BINOC, NVG ...).

Yep, and one of your guys has a satchel, so you dont have to carry one.

Just order him to set a satchel at the radio tower, move to safe distance, and order him to detonate. Voila.

EBass

Jul 27 2009, 21:07

Playing 1.4 and BTR doesent arrive at the extraction zone. It simply tells me to go to the medic area and then nothing happens.

ericodapinco

Jul 28 2009, 00:25

Playing 1.4 and BTR doesent arrive at the extraction zone. It simply tells me to go to the medic area and then nothing happens.

Same for me...

Very nice mission Imutep... I had much fun playing it.

Imutep

Jul 28 2009, 15:02

Playing 1.4 and BTR doesent arrive at the extraction zone. It simply tells me to go to the medic area and then nothing happens.

If you've all 3 objectives done, then come a hint that you have to go to the extraction zone. But, if one of the survivors is setDamage (>=0.5) then you've to go to the medic zone. A hint informs you what to do. The BTR-90 comes only if you have to go to the extraction zone, not for the medic zone.

If you arrive the medic zone, then go in the big hut where an Vodnic medic stays. Then the mission ends. This must work! I've tested it several times. ;)

Same for me...
Very nice mission Imutep... I had much fun playing it.
Thx, nice to read :)

subtee

Jul 29 2009, 02:10

played this again, decided to take a different route:

went first for the camp and anti-air, after that stole the apc at the camp, then destroyed the radio tower, after that called for hind and support troops, killed tristan and went searching for the survivors and they are nowhere to be found!

Looked at all the places marked at the map, but couldn't find any of them. Is it possible that theres some kind of bug that they are not where the map markers are? or that they have disappeared alltogether? I looked all around the markers, under trees etc, but didnt find a single soldier.:confused: