I'm kind of in the same situation to be honest. Except I don't mind a Middle Eastern map. It seems like every map I've wanted to make a mission on lately (Diyala, Zargabad, Kunduz, Al Rayak, Panthera etc etc) seem to be broken, which I assume is all due to either needing reindexing or this bug that stops enough civilians spawning. (I gots to have me a lot of civs :P )

Doesn't help that I don't really "feel" Tanoa I guess.

I'm fairly sure Sahrani works fine. I'm thinking about building an RHS conventional war on there myself this week to keep me going until the next ALiVE release, which as I understand should fix the civilians issue.

I'm probably going to go back to Sahrani. I'm actually thinking about making a special operations base on the small island of Rahmadi in the south. Then populating the rest with some sort of rebel forces + civilians. That way we can run small hit and run operations against said rebels, or even use the ALiVE logistics functions to try and construct an FOB on the island.

I've been using 3CB BAF for a while so I think it's time to build something around RHS and maybe Project OPFOR

At least that's my initial thoughts.

@HeroesandvillainsOS  @JD_Wang LOL yeah I noticed that too. Pretty sure Panthera just got indexed though so you can cross that off the list soon I think! I downloaded it yesterday and it's pretty as hell.

@Friznit oooh good idea. :) I think I may try Chernarus for a conventional Russian vs Ukranian battle. That map is still playing nice with ALiVE mostly, yeah? I scouted it yesterday and feel pretty good about it assuming it works fine these days (there are differing reports when searching the forums).

Also, any word on how SMD Sahrani or Bornholm are working right now? Probably fluffed up due to the new lighting I'd gather.

What units are you using for the Ukrainians? I've been trying to find some that have armor / vehicles / static weapons. Until GREF works, I've found myself kind of stuck. I briefly tried Leights Opfor but some of those units don't even spawn, it causes the map to load infinitely, or the way they do spawn, it's not NEARLY as populated compared to if I use RHS units like Marines or Army. It's very bizarre.

Are you using the old Leights OPFOR or the new Project OPFOR as that's much better and up to date.

Otherwise Massi probably has a pack (I think the Chernarus pack with vehicles) which could probably work for what you want.

@JD_Wang Are you using the old Leights OPFOR or the new Project OPFOR as that's much better and up to date.

Otherwise Massi probably has a pack (I think the Chernarus pack with vehicles) which could probably work for what you want.

I didn't even know Project Opfor existed. And it works with ALiVE? I'll have to go try it and get back to you.

Would be nice if someone updated the Wiki with all of the units that work. I would, but I don't know that yet lol. Thanks!

@Dexter As far as I know Project OPFOR is what leights has become. Plus the guys who picked it up and are working on it have said they want it to be fully ALiVE compatible.

It still needs some work, and I'm pushing them to make civilians just as much a part of the pack as the OPFOR so they're useful in Insurgency style missions.

Yeah that's a very good call having civilians. It's the only reason I use CAF AG these days. Even in non-insurgency missions, having civilians around is a great immersion multiplier.

Honestly if I knew anything about creating units I'd make a pack with Middle Eastern civilians with beat up old cars and utes, and do the same for a European theatre.

Then take all those exact units, give them AK's, RPG's etc mount an HMG on the utes and make it an independent force.

The reason I've been playing my Takistan insurgency for so long is not being able to tell the difference between civs and insurgents makes for much more tense gameplay. It'd be even better if some insurgents would wander around without weapons, then head to their house or HQ to grab an AK when you rolled into town.

Patrolling through a town, and having a bunch of civilians wandering around you going about their business, and not knowing which, if any, are going to pull out an AK and shoot you. Now that would be the ultimate goal.

@SpyderBlack723 yeah I've been on the wrong end of those guys a couple of times, but in my perfect world they would be the majority of insurgents. Don't get me wrong I'm happy with the way things are, but the idea of all insurgents being "civilians" until they can ambush the players is really cool/scary.

@HeroesandvillainsOS no not yet, I was considering it but I think I'll just remain patient and stick to release versions. It makes sharing missions/getting others to play easier.