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there will obviously be no P-38 campaign on Sunday. I would like to host BoX co-ops for those not interested in this event. Would that cause any server issues? If not how would be co-ordinate access to the server between the two users ?

Hi Bucky , there are about 5 of us playing battle of Stalingrad regularly on Tuesday and Sunday nights, although there is a discussion about changing some dates. If you only have battle of Stalingrad then it limits the type of missions we can host but I'm willing to set up some missions so you can join. Let me know when you are free to join us and I will try my best. Most have all the expansion packs but I realize that is a big commitment when you are just getting back

Is there any interest in hosting desert maps , It would require all to install a mod to turn kuban to desert, like we used in Friars campaign

I claim 3 trucks, 2 howitzer and 1,AA on return from escorting the bombers to successful attack on bridge

Some who voted may be planning to return to box in the future so I don't think that their vote is worth less than others. I think that people probably voted to keep the same nights as they didn't want box diminished further and have no interest in dcs However there was only one vote swing on a low turnout so I think there is room to compromise. If the regular box flyers were willing to move Tuesday to Wednesday and retain Sunday then DC's could have the Tuesday slot. The regular Tuesday flyers are professor, crash, mosquito, petrol and myself . If there is an agreement from the rest of this group to move then I would be happy to host Wednesday nights. Once happy with hosting I'm going back to the official box forums to try to get others to join us but need to get this issue sorted first

This seemed to go well, please leave comments on any missions you want to do in the future Typhoon was mentioned so I'll ad this in

I am going to try to host coops on Tuesday night. This is atrial and I plan to host some coops I have made, if you want any specific planes or scenarios let me know and I will try to fit these in . I will start at 2000 and end 2100 UK time.

I believe that the core of the group is in coops and that to attract new members and keep them interested then we should get back to these. Under Colin s guidance I am learning how to generate missions and use the server so we should get things moving soon. There is no use of me doing this if it isn't what others want so I wouldn't appreciate some input. Do you want coops? What type of missions do you like? What planesets? Long or short missions ? Would you prefer random or themed nights ? Any ideas appreciated. We seem to get more people interested in special events so my ultimate aim is to run something similar to fenrers p-38 campaign but I will need to get used to things first Hopefully this will get some interest back in box

I like the Mediterranean theatre, 42ish would be fun if possible

I think that " its always someone else's job" because of apathy, people have thought that we have been ok therefore nothing needed to be done, and a lack of oversight from the whole squad. I am as guilty as anyone as I had thought that the quorum members would deal with squad issues and inform the wider group of any problems but with folk dropping out perhaps that isnt the case. Perhaps we need volunteers for specific areas, IMHO the minimum would be : a treasurer to ensure we were financially stable recruitment officer hosting/server admin. Im not saying the person in the post should have sole responsibility but act as an overseer and contact for issues

I am becoming very concerned over the state of the squad. First and crucial is finances to run our servers. There just isn't the contribution to support these. It is unfair to expect Reger to pay these and then hope to recoup this over the year, he should be paid up front. We need people to commit either by annual or monthly subscription. If we can spend £50 to £70 on a DC's aircraft surely we can pay for server. but the box nights are now on public servers so only used for events like p-38 campaign so don't know if it's fair to ask box users for same contribution. Secondly, squad numbers. I believe that we have around 10 active DC's users and 5 Box users, and I don't know how long Box will survive as interesting for remaining users as it is not squad coops but just meeting up on public servers. We have had these discussions before and have muddled through but I think it's crucial that we address these, numbers are not going to increase, people aren't joining in enough numbers to replace those that are dropping out, so we urgently need a get our finances under control and have a serious discussion and decision on the way forward for us to survive.

I should make it depending on dates

after a few frustrating missions , I claim 5 trucks, 1 howitzer and a share kill on a Bf109. Landed successfully at allied airbase

while BoX is dropping in numbers, I would like to keep one night dedicated to BoX ,either Tuesday or Sunday for the ones who still want to fly, I dont mind swopping one for the DCS if that suits the majority. I still dont think dcs is the answer, too many planes/map combinations and often different eras on same maps and no co-ops.

Thanks Colin and apologies for mix up at start, I honestly thought that the F16s had done short take off and runway was clear 😳

I'm in flying F5 please

Shared kill on fw190

Hi mate Good to hear from you and glad you are doing fine

I think that people are just bored a bit with Box , As a squad we have been flying the SIM for over 20 years together and box does not have as many planes or theatres as the old il2 so lacks a bit of variety, the only good turnouts are for special events now DCS is the new shiny toy and interesting as it throws up new challenges but unless we get start having coop type missions then I can't see it being a long term solution. There is already a disparity on who has a particular plane and map so some communality will need to be agreed and I'm not sure some folk will want the expense of that just to keep flying. Having said that I will still attend both SIM nights as much as possible

Kia after bombing trucks

New pilot richie blackmore closed out ammo dump , got hit with flak, limped home and landed at friendly base

Thanks guys I'll try to be on about 2000 hrs tonight

Im interested in giving it a try , I have downloaded mods, got discord to work but unsure about srs, how do you set up ip for this and for dogz?

I have bought the Persian gulf map

I claim 2 artillery, plane damaged by enemy fighter but nursed back and successful crash landing just short of friendly air base