Cold Start Question on Maps

[dburne]

Ever since the Cold Start taxi to runway option was added, I have preferred to fly my PWCG campaigns in that manner.

I think if I recall correctly it was introduced in Kuban, and carried on into Bodenplatte.

Was it ever done for Moscow or Stalingrad, or just the two I mentioned?

[PatrickAWlson]

I think Murleen has done it for every map.

[dburne]

38 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said:

I think Murleen has done it for every map.

 

Awesome thanks for the info, and to Murleen!

[Yogiflight]

@dburneIt is on all maps. I was flying lately 110 campaign on Moscow map and I started fighter campaigns on Stalingrad map, too.

[dburne]

24 minutes ago, Yogiflight said:

@dburneIt is on all maps. I was flying lately 110 campaign on Moscow map and I started fighter campaigns on Stalingrad map, too.

 

Fantastic!

 

I was just flying a mission in a Kuban Spit Campaign.

Our flight of four were assigned to Spit MK Vb's. The IX's were already depleted to only two, so I reluctantly chose to go with the MKb like the rest.

Intercept mission at 28,500ft. I am pretty sure any mission assigned for a Mk Vb at 28k+ ft of altitude, should be considered cruel and  inhumane treatment of the guys flying!

 

[TAIPAN_]

Do we change the start type for this? 0 is already on runway, what setting for cold start?

Or is it a separate config change?

[PatrickAWlson]

2 hours ago, Dan_Taipan said:

Do we change the start type for this? 0 is already on runway, what setting for cold start?

Or is it a separate config change?

 

2 is cold start from parked position.  If you are not sure what an advanced config does or what the possible values are hover over the text and you will get a tool tip with a more detailed description.

 

[kapowa]

really nice option, thanks!! 

[Lokerian]

perhaps on the subject, i don't know what am i doing wrong, im trying to do a taxi start with mig 32, but for some reason my wingman AI don't start their engines, even though im not leader. any ideas?

[Nocke]

when that happens usually if you take the initiative and just take off they wake up and follow

[Dutch2]

14 hours ago, 216th_Nocke said:

when that happens usually if you take the initiative and just take off they wake up and follow

 

I did have that a couple of times at the BoPl map flying the Mustang, sometimes they do sometimes not, it looks something is wrong with the take off programming as there is also a problem with collisions before take off. 

 

[Lokerian]

19 hours ago, 216th_Nocke said:

when that happens usually if you take the initiative and just take off they wake up and follow

Yeah i tried doing that but they were confy in their spots even though i did a few laps around the airport then finally took off properly and still they never moved, i moved then to attack them and destroy them as revange

[Murleen]

On 7/12/2020 at 10:02 PM, Lokerian said:

perhaps on the subject, i don't know what am i doing wrong, im trying to do a taxi start with mig 32, but for some reason my wingman AI don't start their engines, even though im not leader. any ideas?

 

There are some airfields where the AI just won't start engines, or will start engines but won't taxi - so far I've not been able to figure out why

[Lokerian]

Well i must admit i kind of gave up on it, but from my testing came to the problem of not taking off seemed to be related to the MIG 32, perhaps im wrong, but changing to P-40 allowed me to taxi without issues, so i dont know but i though to drop this in case it helps someone.