Boom Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 American Air Losses for the same period. Source: Richard B. Franks classic "Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account" 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 On 5/1/2024 at 2:16 PM, Chief_Mouser said: 1300 x 750 miles (2080 x 1200 km) should do it 😁 and it would need several versions for its timeline. It would need rather a large mapping team, and what happens if making something like that on the Unreal engine is just too much for the humble PC to run? I think that if a maps contains a lot of water, it should be possible to make it much bigger, since water is very generic. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangMike Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Obviously we shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves with Midway still quite a ways off, but I'm also VERY excited for a Guadalcanal campaign in a flight sim some day. Lots of cool scenery to fly over and lots of fun aircraft! I'd absolutely LOVE flying some of the Cactus Air Force P-39s/P-400s! 3 Quote Working signatures? What a novel concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) New Guinea or Guadalcanal, are both good follow-on scenarios. We can put in IJA aircraft. I hope Jason makes a couple of non-historical multi-player maps with islands the Midway IJN plane set can operate from. I'm pretty sure they will get tired of looking for their carriers after awhile. If anyone remembers Pacific Fighters, they'll understand what I'm talking about. That will help keep everyone from getting bored while waiting for their next iteration. Edited May 10 by Hoss 3 Quote Semper Fortis __ Semper Anticus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leifr Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 11 hours ago, Hoss said: New Guinea or Guadalcanal, are both good follow-on scenarios. We can put in IJA aircraft. I hope Jason makes a couple of non-historical multi-player maps with islands the Midway IJN plane set can operate from. I'm pretty sure they will get tired of looking for their carriers after awhile. If anyone remembers Pacific Fighters, they'll understand what I'm talking about. That will help keep everyone from getting bored while waiting for their next iteration. Good shout, a couple of fictional maps (but naturally-inspired!) would do well to tide folk over and shouldn't require the same depth of research as 1:1 accurate scenarios. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Combat Pilot: Battle of Atlantis. PS. Yes, I know that Atlantis is in the Atlantic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 I've done a Guadalcanal campaign before, and I would love to do a new one. With that said, the map would have to extend from Guadalcanal all the way to Rabaul unless you want to have all the Japanese planes making air starts. I guess you could use some smaller airfields in the Solomons, or have them launch from carriers near Bougainville but it wouldn't really be accurate. If the entire Solomons Islands chain and New Britain were on the same map, it would be awesome because you could do a Jolly Rogers tour 1 and 2 and a VF-9 Navy Hellcat campaign on the same map. There is a huge amount of potential on a map like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/11/2024 at 4:13 AM, Leifr said: Good shout, a couple of fictional maps (but naturally-inspired!) would do well to tide folk over and shouldn't require the same depth of research as 1:1 accurate scenarios. Knowing how Jason works, I doubt you will see any fictional maps. Maybe a smaller historical isolated island as multiplayer a playground. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Jägermeister said: Knowing how Jason works, I doubt you will see any fictional maps. Maybe a smaller historical isolated island as multiplayer a playground. Hawaii fits the bill for MP and has the obvious benefit of opening a Pearl scenario. The map would be roughly as small as 200 x 100 miles up to 450 x 300 miles with considerably varied terrain. There are numerous historical airfields throughout the chain. It should be easy to add both air starts and maybe a couple of fictional airfields for airquakers and what if'ers. It was a great MP map to play on in Il2 '46. 3 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticpuma Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 20 hours ago, Boba Fett said: Hawaii fits the bill for MP and has the obvious benefit of opening a Pearl scenario. The map would be roughly as small as 200 x 100 miles up to 450 x 300 miles with considerably varied terrain. There are numerous historical airfields throughout the chain. It should be easy to add both air starts and maybe a couple of fictional airfields for airquakers and what if'ers. It was a great MP map to play on in Il2 '46. Has there been any discussion on having mods posts with a different colour....like the other place 🙂 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 13 minutes ago, Mysticpuma said: Has there been any discussion on having mods posts with a different colour....like the other place 🙂 ? Do you seriously care what font color the moderators post in? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticpuma Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 hours ago, Sea Serpent said: Do you seriously care what font color the moderators post in? Only if you seriously care that I shouldn't 😜 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IckyAtlas Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 10 hours ago, Sea Serpent said: Do you seriously care what font color the moderators post in? For me what is important is that the moderator dresses properly when moderating. It is a major responsibility. He has godlike powers. So he should be dressed accordingly. Here below a picture of what I consider proper dressing for this function: Sorry, I digress..... Edited May 19 by IckyAtlas 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 FYI, I never Mod without pants.........or my helmet. This is the way. 1 5 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 If guys want to be more popular with the chicks, becoming a moderator is something they should definitely consider. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I was a moderator once, until I took an arrow to the knee... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Props Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Pardon me, just wondering: were there moderators at Guadalcanal? Or Discord? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 OK, although I too am guilty, back on topic please. Fett 4 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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