How i can create packages in a campaign?
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Forgot to mention the flights you create in the ‘future’ can then have their take off time reduced to the time you actualy need.
This can be done in the ATO, find the package and right click “Show Flights” OR Use the “FlightPlan” Icon
The reason we use 30min is to allow for; Ramp Starts if required, setting Loadouts, asign targets to flight members, adjust flight plan, defining IVC channels to be used, taking a piss, refilling you class/getting a fresh bear and finaly saving “Data cartridge” , ect ect…. but never less than 20 min. And then when everyone is good to go moving the “commit” time up to 5min in the future for a non Ramp departure.
But if you need to “scramble” thats a bit different, or you are using “Takeoff” as opposed “time on target” if you dont change the time you will get “bad timing”
You will get the hang of it with time, have fun and never fly sober. as allways Aviate Navigate Communicate drink beer.:drink:
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Maybe this will help too, thanks to Krause.
Thanks for posting this here - it’s one of my most underlooked tutorials. I hope it has been helpful to people - I really like to do package planning and I wanted to teach the masses how to do it in a simple, stress-free manner!
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I actually have another issue just like this - when I got to create a package, I click add flight, or new, I set it all up, and when I hit okay, the entire package window closes. It’s impossible for me to add multiple packages to the same flight for some reason.
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Find your Package in the ATO and go “Show Package” then you can add another flight.
Cheers
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Find your Package in the ATO and go “Show Package” then you can add another flight.
Cheers
I don’t see SHOW PACKAGE, but I have ADD PACKAGE, and when I click it, it lets me create a new package with a target of the package that I am in, however, when I add flights to this package and they show up in the Frag Order, the have a different package number then my original flight.
Correct me if I am wrong, but this means that they will not be visible on the HSD via the Datalink?
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I don’t see SHOW PACKAGE, but I have ADD PACKAGE, and when I click it, it lets me create a new package with a target of the package that I am in, however, when I add flights to this package and they show up in the Frag Order, the have a different package number then my original flight.
Correct me if I am wrong, but this means that they will not be visible on the HSD via the Datalink?
The aforementioned bug only happens in MULTIPLAYER - the other flights being visible in datalink has nothing to do with this, they should be in the datalink network no matter what.
You will need to manually add them though, see my guide -
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The aforementioned bug only happens in MULTIPLAYER
Indeed, I was having this problem on a dedicated server on my local LAN when flying with some friends.
the other flights being visible in datalink has nothing to do with this, they should be in the datalink network no matter what.
That’s crazy - I thought only flights with the same package number were visible, oh well, live and learn.
You will need to manually add them though, see my guide -
Indeed, I made all my pilots watch this video so they would understand how to setup the Datalink for additional flights in the package. We typically fly Escort or SEAD Escort, and the situational awareness that comes from the Datalink in those cases is, in my humble opinion, necessary.
OK try again , not “Show Package” but “Show Flight” There is no bug.
I will look again, I did not see a Show Flight option last night when I was piddling around, but when I get a chance I will try to confirm.
I am familiar with how building a package normally works, it’s just that in Multiplayed the box always shuts down after I hit okay on the flight window, which is stopping me from adding more flights immediately.
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You can’t you have to do it over again for each additional flight in the package when creating in a remote server.
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Right click the package in the ATO, to see “show flights”