GWX-3.0 compatible missions
Unless you are playing a single-player campaign, there are two types of missions you can play... computer generated missions (using the "Generated" option in a multiplayer game) or custom built missions. The problem with the computer generated missions is that they are fairly limited. It is always a perfect-formation convoy or task force travelling at a predictable speed. There is also no way to control
where in the world the mission can be and you miss out on seeing many of the interesting new ships available in GWX. The problem with the custom built missions is that it takes time to build them. Thus, you end up spending more time building missions that playing them.
Our online mulitplayer unit was frustrated by this until, sometime ago, we came up with the idea of writing our own
Custom Mission Generator (CMG) to build missions for us automatically. Using various configuration files, we can come up with a large number of missions within seconds. We use the CMG to run our online competitions and the missions form part of a sequence of patrols and attacks in whatever the current campaign happens to be. However, if you happen to be looking for some new missions to play, then you are most welcome to download any of our CMG missions while our campaigns are running, and try them for yourself.
To do this, follow these easy steps:
- Visit the 17.Flottille's Campaign Page http://nordfront.org/xvii-flottille/campaign.htm . You do not need to join our unit or register or anything. Anyone can do this.
- During our campaign seasons, that page will have a map. The missions are marked with icons on that map, showing their locations. At any given time, there are usually 3-6 icons. Let your mouse hover over the mission icon to get an idea of what it is. (Note that the missions match the campaign date, shown further up on that page.)
- Right-click on the icon of the mission you'd like to play and select "Save Target As... " (some browsers will say "Save Link As...")
- Save the file as ..\data\MultiMissions\English\Nordfront\Nordfront. mis (replace "English" with "German" if you play the game with German text). These missions have been designed for Multiplayer games, but it is also possible to play them as single-player games (inc which case save them to ..\data\SingleMissions\English\Nordfront\Nordfront .mis
The missions are compatible with GWX-3.0 (so they will not work with, say, stock 1.4b or LSH3).
Note that the first time you do this, you will need to create a folder called "Nordfront" in the ..\data\MultiMissions\English\ section of your SH3 installation.
Note that "Nordfront" (in both the folder and filename) is case sensitive!
When new missions are created by CMG, they are always called "Nordfront.mis" this is to stop us from cluttering up players' hard-drives with a myriad of mission files. Thus, whenever you go to download a new mission you should expect a check "Overwrite? Are you sure?" or similar.
The missions are updated every time a 17.Flottille member submits a result (as the CMG will generate a new batch of missions to react to the outcome). And, at the very least, they are updated at least once a day. You can check at the top-right of the web-page to see when the last update occurred.
Remember, there is no need to register or join the 17.Flottille unless you want to. These missions are free downloads for anyone.
Enjoy,
The CMG Development Team
17. Unterseebootsflottille »Nordfront«
http://nordfront.org/xvii/