CMcD SP Missions

The NATO drawdown on Stratis drags on. Even after almost two weeks of continuous work, only half of the assets on the island have been decomissioned. As equipment shortages and frustration mount, the situation is ripe for a miscalculation... or worse.

Features:
- Plot events occurring in parallel with the original ArmA III campaign (The East Wind).
- Fully voiced by members of ShackTactical.
- Approximately 20 minutes in duration.

Technical information:
- No mods required.
- Stable build recommended.
- Low performance friendly.

Thanks:
- Bohemia Interactive
- ShackTactical
- Zipper5
- Celery

Miscellaneous:
- Feedback and constructive criticism welcomed.
- Please enjoy.

Update: 11 Aug @ 9:57pm
- Holliss now drives the Hunter through the LZ a little bit faster.

Update: 10 Jun, 2016 @ 5:09pm
- Fixed a wandering helicopter on mission start.
- Fixed (hopefully) LZ Connor failing to prepare itself after withdrawing from the intersection.

Update: 15 Dec, 2015 @ 6:39pm
- Fixed crash due to 1.54 patch.

Update: 4 Jul, 2015 @ 8:28pm
- Rationalised Gajewski's vest loadout - who carries magazines with one round in them?
- Further stomped that issue with Holliss being stubborn. Fixed now, I hope.

Update: 3 Jul, 2015 @ 9:19pm
- Tweaked a couple of voice samples. Hopefully a certain villager sounds a little less shouse.
- Hopefully fixed an issue where Hollis would refuse to get back into the Hunter.

Update: 10 Aug, 2014 @ 4:31pm
- Re-recorded Verga's dialogue, no more broken subwoofers and far better quality.
- Performed a general cleanup of sketchy audio.
- Minor StringTable changes.

Update: 9 Aug, 2014 @ 11:40pm
- Fixed: further prevention of unfavourable MH9-Hunter interaction towards the end of the mission.
- Changed: SGT Lee now wears a TF Aegis patch.

Update: 7 Aug, 2014 @ 10:05pm
- Fixed: unfavourable MH9-Hunter interaction towards the end of the mission.
- Fixed: players could damage the civilian's Zodiac and get away with it.

Update: 3 Aug, 2014 @ 8:31pm
- Added delay before playing music at intersection.
- Visibility changed to public.

Update: 3 Aug, 2014 @ 7:57pm
- Added completion key (more troubleshooting required, apparently).
- AAF CFF occurs earlier.

Please give the mission a go, rate it on Steam (very important) and leave feedback if appropriate! :)

Available here.

In October 2009, militant members of the Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star (ChDKZ) prepare to plunge the province of South Zagoria into civil war once again. After the ChDKZ secretly advise the Russian government of their intentions, Russia decides to covertly deploy members of the 22nd Guards Independent Spetsnaz Brigade to support the insurgency and secure Russian interests.
 
Features:
- Plot events occurring just before the start of the original ArmA II campaign (Red Harvest).
- Fully voiced.
- Approximately 30 minutes in duration.
 
Technical information:
- Requires RHS mods (Escalation, GREF and SAF) and CUP mods (terrains, units and weapons).
- Should (!) work with ACE.
- Stable build recommended.
- Low performance friendly.
 
Thanks:
- Bohemia Interactive
- QuakePhil
- Pan Samogon
- BTR
- CareFactor_0
 
Miscellaneous:
- Feedback and constructive criticism welcomed.
- Please enjoy.

Update: 9 Aug @ 9:55pm
- Fixed crippling intro bug (oops).
- Differentiated completion key.

Please give the mission a go, rate it on Steam (very important) and leave feedback if appropriate! :)

Available here.

Intersection

I fail big time at the first intersection. 6 times the mission failed because Cpl Holliss got killed.

Where do I put that SLAM? This is very unclear.

The enemy car drives up to where we are in hiding, soldiers jumping out, starting shooting wildly around... and "Mission failed".

Two times the car stopped far down the road so it became a fight over distance.

7th try and finally placed the SLAM the right place. I don't know... Maybe make it clearer where to put it?

First time around I put the SLAM at the intersection. The car didn't even get near it.

Second time it was up the road, but the car stopped 150-200 meters from us. ??? Maybe they saw me, I don't know.

Then a couple of times where they just didn't hit the mine and drove right up to us and killed Holliss.

Then... I don't know where they stopped, but well over 500 meters from us.

Then again they drove up to us and killed us, still not hitting the mine, but at least this time I saw where they turned off the road.

And finally I knew where to put the mine and it destroyed the vehicle.

To be continued...

Where do I put that SLAM? This is very unclear.

Regarding the SLAM, the exact placement is left up to the player on purpose - I didn't want to hold the player's hand for this, leaving it up to them to judge where they should leave it based on Holliss' chosen position. You should definitely use it, however - successfully hitting the AAF vehicle (provided it's a surprise!) causes them (via a simple script) to take 50% casualties if the vehicle is unable to move on, and causes the survivors to flee after debussing. If you manage to destroy the vehicle outright, well, even better!

Two times the car stopped far down the road so it became a fight over distance.

The enemy AI are made (via a simple script) very sensitive to BLUFOR's presence (the AAF vehicle does have thermal sights, after all, and you can bet that the FTL has his eyes glued to it on approach). If they see you, they will debus early and engage you from range, taking advantage of their AR's range overmatch and the FTL's optics.

First time around I put the SLAM at the intersection. The car didn't even get near it.

Yeah, they get out a bit early to avoid exposing themselves too much to the distant LZ to the SW. Once again, I placed trust in the player to gauge the SLAM placement based on Holliss' position.

Then a couple of times where they just didn't hit the mine and drove right up to us and killed Holliss.

If the SLAM is placed in certain locations, this happens. Quite terrifying when you get run over by the AAF vehicle, isn't it? :D

when the player is in the HUNTER, the dialog shouldn't be in sideRadio but either vehicleRadio or directSay, as they're not talking to every NATO unit on the island.

I specified sideRadio on purpose, as vehicleRadio and directSay don't get the uber awesome radio noise and squelching effects. It also aligns with how Adams and Lacey chat in the vanilla campaign.

Also, in the dialog after the attack, instead of "GR", you maybe should use "Golf Romeo".

Well done - you spotted a RATEL slip-up (there's another one in the mission, see if you can identify it)! Originally, I should have specified to the voice actor that the contraction "GR" is actually read "grid reference" in full when delivered over the net. Note that is not read phonetically (e.g. "Golf Romeo") to avoid any confusion with contractions. I decided not to chase the actor up because I'd been collectively pushing them quite hard to deliver, and I'm thankful for their work.

So i mounted up into the little bird and the fastmover shot us down, then after it fades to black the helicopter crash landed on the Hunter that i drove there and failed the mission. Purely by chance that i parked the car in that particular place but yeah maybe disable the Hunter damage end trigger once you get into the little bird or something. Guess i was supposed to park and dismount sooner rather than park pretty much next to the little bird though lol

1. At one point CROSSROADS announces that air support has been sent. I didn't have a sound file play for that

2. After defeating the incoming enemy, my partner wouldn't move back to the vehicle. I was waiting there for him and couldn't enter the vehicle. I went to try and encourage him back to the vehicle but he was non responsive, until a mortar round took him out. After that another mortar round landed on my head and that was the end of that.

3. Also the slam mine only detonated intermittently.

1. At one point CROSSROADS announces that air support has been sent. I didn't have a sound file play for that

That's a strange one, because a C/S CROSSROADS doesn't exist in the mission and I certainly don't remember putting him/her in there - are you using any mods?

2. After defeating the incoming enemy, my partner wouldn't move back to the vehicle. I was waiting there for him and couldn't enter the vehicle. I went to try and encourage him back to the vehicle but he was non responsive, until a mortar round took him out. After that another mortar round landed on my head and that was the end of that.

Ah, I thought I'd squashed that one. I'll take another look - I'm afraid your only recourse is to reload the autosave and give the ambush another whirl. Apologies!

3. Also the slam mine only detonated intermittently.

Remember that the SLAM is a directional weapon. It's not meant to be driven over in A3, rather, you should place it beside the road, facing perpendicular to the road's direction. As the vehicle passes by it, the SLAM will detonate. Further info here.

Thanks for the feedback, alky_lee.

1. At one point CROSSROADS announces that air support has been sent. I didn't have a sound file play for that

That's a strange one, because a C/S CROSSROADS doesn't exist in the mission and I certainly don't remember putting him/her in there - are you using any mods?

I have reveiewed the footage and can't see it in there so it must have been before I turned off my mods, most likely culprit was TPW Skirmish

2. After defeating the incoming enemy, my partner wouldn't move back to the vehicle. I was waiting there for him and couldn't enter the vehicle. I went to try and encourage him back to the vehicle but he was non responsive, until a mortar round took him out. After that another mortar round landed on my head and that was the end of that.

Ah, I thought I'd squashed that one. I'll take another look - I'm afraid your only recourse is to reload the autosave and give the ambush another whirl. Apologies!

**It happens.

3. Also the slam mine only detonated intermittently.

Remember that the SLAM is a directional weapon. It's not meant to be driven over in A3, rather, you should place it beside the road, facing perpendicular to the road's direction. As the vehicle passes by it, the SLAM will detonate. Further info here.

Having checked the footage, the first one didn't go off because the Strider turned off before it reached it. The second one that didn't go off was positioned at the side off the road, and I can't explain why it didn't go off. The third one that didn't go off was probably my fault because I angled it incorrectly. At the end off the day, there's always a bit of guesswork as to where the vehicle will actually go. Strangely enough, the one I placed in the middle of the road did go off.