Hunter Joker Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, xvii-Dietrich said: If you are referring to the in-game score card... this is a bit odd and doesn't record (or sometimes over records) kills. Instead, SoW uses SlMod to do it's statistics handling. It is much better, although there are still occasionally anomalies. In any case, I had a look at the archive. Seems okay... your kill count went up one today, around the time that you first posted, so that makes sense. https://stormofwar.info/pilot_T+nH1Y3+.php Thx, I didn't know that the score screen was broken, sorry for wasting Your time so! https://www.youtube.com/user/garaganotube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow KT Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Are there any plans to implement Combined Arms into the missions ? Have people command platoon sized elements and attack/defend objectives, while working with aircraft ? 'Shadow' Everybody gotta be offended and take it personally now-a-days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Shadow KT said: Are there any plans to implement Combined Arms into the missions ? Have people command platoon sized elements and attack/defend objectives, while working with aircraft ? Combined Arms (CA) is already integrated into the missions, allowing players to take control of Flak/AAA units to defend their airfields. We have several such "point units" for each side and might increase this in future, depending on the scenario. More generally, use of CA for the control of "mobile units" was removed due a combination of performance issues and the implementation of the CA interface, which is more suited to modern assets. For performance, it is not so much the units themselves, but the fact that, to create a plausible CA environment, it would require the implementation of hundreds (if not thousands) of units to create a convincing front line. Those units (and their interactions) have to big an impact on the server performance/stability. Additionally, the use of CA does require careful coordination, which means SRS communication and planning. And, at the moment, the player-uptake of SRS is not very high. We are considering using CA for some special events, but these are in the future and there are no details yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty44 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 More SoW fun. 1 If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger22 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Any chance of allowing the use of the wonderful GTM Normandy? "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Gunslinger22 said: Any chance of allowing the use of the wonderful GTM Normandy? No. Because that would require us to disable the integrity checking. From discord... Quote No.54 philstyle 20/01/2021 Considered. Rejected. Too easy to cheat by replacing ground textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger22 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Hmm, all you have to disable is pure textures. Many servers run without it and I have never heard of someone cheating with it. But I have no qualms either way. "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty44 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) JG 53 Bomber hunting. Edited February 17, 2021 by Dusty44 1 If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstyle Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 New SoW Magazine article on the subject of anti-shipping missions: https://stormofwar.net/2021/03/05/march-2021-ribbons-on-the-sea/ 1 1 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvi Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 That was a long flight back from Caen to Argentan with half of a wing missing... Should get that close to the enemy when firing, but I wouldn't hit him when firing from a bigger distance. Serious uglies Discord 4YA - Project Overlord WW2 Server My DCS Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Storm of War is now listing shared contributions for ships sunk. This means that if a ship goes down, the pilots who managed to score substantial hits on it will received a share of the loaded displacement of the target vessel. We use loaded displacement (tonnes), not tonnage (= capacity), so as to better recognise the sinking of warships. See this article for details: https://stormofwar.net/2021/03/14/march-2021-significant-stats-changes-coming-soon/ These contributions will also appear on the squadron pages and pilot totals, as well as individual pilots' statistics web pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstyle Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 SoW is trialing a new spawn configuration for the Anton. the FW190 A8 at forward bases will now start with engines HOT, but no fuel. The engine will cut soon after spawn - so players need to refuel before takeoff. This should solve the 5 to 10 minute warm up waits that ED recently introduced for this aircraft. On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=475FG= Dawger Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Philstyle, Have you considered replacing the Text radar message with the SRS text to speech capability? It works really well and would be a more immersive option. If you are and want any help, PM me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman_VR Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 5:16 PM, pmiceli said: Philstyle, Have you considered replacing the Text radar message with the SRS text to speech capability? It works really well and would be a more immersive option. If you are and want any help, PM me. This could be great! Happy landings, Talisman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 The recent DCS 2.7 patch has resulted in instability and we are now experiencing regular server crashes. As a result, the Storm of War server may be offline due to these crashes. Pilots are advised to check the online monitor https://stormofwar.info/ to see if the server is up. Additionally, changes in the DCS 2.7 patch have caused problems with the recording of statistics. We have been working for the last 24 hours trying to apply workarounds, but it remains problematic and there are still delays and errors in the system at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71st_Mastiff Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 last-night with 27 of 30 on MP was horrific the lag or stutters where every 3 to 6 seconds and I was watching the timings, frames where dropping to 8fps back to 45; I'm on VR. I turned off chat that brought the frames up to only dropping to 14 FPS, back to 45 fps. not sure what's causing it. could be a sync issue or timing? " any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back, " W Forbes "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts," Winston Churchill " He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," MSI z690MPG DDR4 || i914900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 || MSI RTX 4070Ti|Game1300w|Win10x64| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2|| MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || G10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/MouseLogitech || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Samsung|| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=475FG= Dawger Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 10:43 AM, Talisman_VR said: This could be great! Happy landings, Talisman Here is a demonstration of this in use in my server from summer of last year. I set St. Pierre as the bullseye so all GCI calls reference St. Pierre. The beeps are just to let you know the broadcast system is working. The music is not from the SRS broadcast. It was added to the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I would consider running production servers with DCS Release (stable) version. Cheers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) Following the DCS 2.7.0.5118 Open Beta patch earlier today, Storm of War is back online again. We will be monitoring the situation very carefully, but if pilots notice problems, then please report them (either here or on the Storm of War discord: link). The server status can be monitored online here: https://stormofwar.info/ Due to the bugs and undocumented changes in DCS 2.7, a number of things remain broken in the statistics and in the missions, but the admin team are working to get these reverse-engineered and introduce workarounds. As the missions get repaired, we will get then back into the mission rotation as quickly as we can. Edited April 22, 2021 by xvii-Dietrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 DCS 2.7 is currently not stable enough to support the SoW server. The server remains off pending further developments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevanJ Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, xvii-Dietrich said: DCS 2.7 is currently not stable enough to support the SoW server. The server remains off pending further developments. Really? Wow, Is it that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadreel Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 9 hours ago, xvii-Dietrich said: DCS 2.7 is currently not stable enough to support the SoW server. The server remains off pending further developments. That is really very sad. I have only warbirds and SoW in my opinion is by far the best server for warbirds and ww2. I hope ED comes up with a fix ASAP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstyle Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Campaign Ribbons fro April have been awarded. Full list is gazetted here: https://stormofwar.net/2021/05/04/may-2021-sow-medals-investiture-for-april-2021/ 1 1 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvii-Dietrich Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 We installed the patch (which had a specific SoW fix included - thanks, ED!) when it came out. We've since had two evenings of stability as a result, even with high player numbers (>50) during the peak times. As a result, we are now cautiously optimistic and are starting to re-introduce the mission set. So, basically, the server is up again and we have started the May'2021 campaign. Anyone can monitor the server status via the web here: https://stormofwar.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charly_Owl Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Yay! Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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