The Knifes edge is a MP campaign taking place on Avignon. Picturing a US Air & Sea landing on the island to liberate it from the oppressive rule of the right wing Avignon Nationalist Party (ANP).
Blufor
2nd Marine Regiment
Force Recon (SF)
Light Company(L.Plt)
Avignon Liberation Movement (ALM)
Redfor
Avignon National Army (ANA)
National Guard (NG)
Republican Guard (RG)
Special Forces (SF)
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Am working on the following two missions right now, but a need some help.
1. Planing to use the following addon will it work wit WGL or might it trigger some bug or error.
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http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com...ules;34935
2. If it works hove do a do so that its downloaded to the players.
3. Is it possible to drop crates using parachutes. (more realistic then jumping wit a Javelin or a Carl Gustav)
4. Any problems using the LST in WGL?
Mission 1
D-Day -2h
Central Avignon
Airborne
2h before the main landing on Avignon 2 light platoon is inserted bay parachute. There mission is to destroy a com link used bay ANA. And to take out the HQ of the 3rd Btn (ANA)
Mission 2
D-Day -1h
Seaborne invasion
Close to Saint Elodie
The 1st light platoon is going to land east of Saint Elodie. There mission is to take out the HQ of the 10th Coy(ANA). And to destroy a AA unit located close bay.
Mission 3
D-Day +1h
Serch and Destroy
South of Brenantes
Following the landing of the 1st battalion 2nd Marine Rgt a pocket of resistence have developt at the village of Brenantes were the 3rd Company National Guard(Avigon) have dug in. The marines is not yet ready to advance from the landing beaches, And as the capture of the village is vital to the overall plan the 1st Plt.L.Coy have beine orderd to clear it out.
(07-25-2009, 01:09 AM)Grip link Wrote:Am working on the following two missions right now, but a need some help.
1. Planing to use the following addon will it work wit WGL or might it trigger some bug or error.
        http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com...ules;34935
Should work in WGL, but it won't be synched with the normal WGL planes if you know what I mean (damage values, eventHandlers and so on).
(07-25-2009, 01:09 AM)Grip link Wrote:2. If it works hove do a do so that its downloaded to the players.
All players would have to download the addon and it has to be installed on the server. (Strange sentence by the way - typo?) It is recommended not to use any addons which aren't already on the server because it usually is quite an organisational mess until all the players have got said addons.
(07-25-2009, 01:09 AM)Grip link Wrote:3. Is it possible to drop crates using parachutes. (more realistic then jumping wit a Javelin or a Carl Gustav)
Yes it is. There are various scripts at ofpec.com for air dropping objects:
Air Drop Script by Kronzky
Transporting & Paradropping Objects by David Berka
Paradrop Object by MP
Paradrop Object by Agent Smith
I don't know if any of them is MP compatible.
(07-25-2009, 01:09 AM)Grip link Wrote:4. Any problems using the LST in WGL?
The LST only is a static object which can't move on it's own. It should be useable without problems in WGL.
Good luck with your campaign Grip.
Well a whould strongly recomend that a transport airplane is added, to jump out from a Hercules is so much more intresting vissual than doing it from the chinoc or a blackhawk. And its a far more realistic situation if you want a fast para drop.
But any way will probebly build two versions of the mission, one using the plane and one were you just is dropt out from the dark blue skye.
The question then is if/when i complet a mission should a upload it some were or send it to someone?
Hey Grip,
I like the sound of your missions, would like to see them on the server. I have a couple of MP WGL missions using other addons and the "Zcommon" addons work fine with WGL. You should be ok using some other addons just as long as they aren't from a "Total Conversion" pack.
The C-130 para drop sounds good, maybe you could experiment with Halo drops. This hasn't been done a 1,000 times already at least. There are some scripts to do this. There are also support scripts for ammo drops and such, although I'm not sure if they'll work with WGL without some reworking since they use standard BIS addons.
Good Luck!
You can send your mission to me Grip, and we test it on my server before uploading it to CiA server. Less trouble than using a coop server as testserver
Hi Grip,
I look forward to your missions, we need more missions beinmg made. There was talk about making an extra addon pack for WGL. Problem is that units and vehicles with weapons need to be converted to WGL weapons or ammunition since WGL calculates bullet flightpaths better and also with better effects (eg tracers) rather than the lazers in standard OFP or most other mods. This is not a problem to convert them but it just takes time. So far from testing Zwobot has converted the USMC AAV7, I've almost finished converting Middle East Terrorist units and MJ has converted some I think.
Maybe we could do two packs, one with vehicles etc that don't need to be converted (ones without weapons) and then a second pack with units with converted weapons/ammo...
That way we could include in the first pack quite quickly some addons that mission makers like you and myself have been hanging out to include like transport planes, steerable parachute, ships etc.
Rgr Overlord a will send the missions a build to you.
But fore the moment noting should expected from the swedish mounthens. A have been on hooliday(againe) so haven beein abel to work on the campaigne.
Zulu a agree that the HALO jump is one realy nice way to start a mission, but sadly it wont work on my campainge(if a dont add som SF action). The unit that am planing to parachute in to combat is the 2nd.platoon of the ligth company.
I have a strong memory(guess a should blame Discovery channel) of that the US trained its troops to do parachute jumps even if they were not airborne units. But it was noting fancy only the old jump out of the reardorr and the string pulling the chute. And even if this wasent the case, my light company aparently have got the traning to do it ;D
And here follows some more info about the Light Company(the maine unit in the campainge)
1 x Command & Supply "Platoon" know as H&S
3 x "Rifle" Platoons
1 x Weapon Platoon
H&S platoon
As driving supplys to the front line whont be a mission the only thing you need to know is that Company Commander is a Cpt. James  Rourke
and assisten company commander is 1st.Ltn David Jordan
The "rifle" platoon is made up of 20 officers,NCOs and soldiers
Plt.HQ
 Plt.Commander
 Radio Operator/Platoon.Sgt
 Marksman (M21)
1 & 2.Squads(both sqúads have the same layout)
 Squad Leader
 Team Leader/Radio Operator
 Automatic Rifleman
 Automatic Rifleman
 Antiarmor Specialist
 Antiarmor Specialist
3. Squad
 Squad Leader
 Team Leader/Radio Operator
 Machinegunner
 MG Ammo Bearer
 Antiarmor Specialist
Weapon platoon, Â 20 officers,NCOs and soldiers.
Plt.HQ
 Platoon Commander
 Radio Operator/Platoon.Sgt
A. Squad(AT)
 Squad Leader
 Team Leader/Radio Operator
 Antitank gunner(Dragon)
 Antitank gunner(Dragon)
 AT Gunner Assistant
 AT Gunner Assistant
B. Squad(Mortar)
 Mortar Gunner/Squad Leader
 Mortar Assistant Gunner
 Mortar Ammo Bearer
 Mortar Gunner/Team Leader
 Mortar Assistant Gunner
 Mortar Ammo Bearer
C. Squad(Sniper/Observation)
 Sniper(M24)
 Sniper(M24)
 Heavy Sniper(M81)
 Spotter
 Spotter
 Spotter
And dont wory a dont trying to picture any real US unit wite the light.coy a just made my own to fit in the campainge. But a have borrowed things from real units(and not only US ones)
Just so you know am working on it
Here come some information on ANA(Avigon National Army)
ANA consists of 3 Battalions and a 4 Independent Companyâs. (The Republican Guard is independent mechanized company under the direct command of the president)
Etch Battalion consist of 3 Companyâs and a HQ and Supply unit.
Equipped bay the US during the late 80s it have a arsenal of western equipment. From 86 to 92 US instructors trained ANA and its today believed to be fairly well trained and equipped.
Regular units of the ANA use many different patterns of woodland camouflage. Officers seems to prefer black trousers.
Recon platoons(1 one etch Battalion HQ) are using darker woodland camouflage.
The Republican Guard and the Special Forces have been equipped in surplus soviet airborne uniforms.