Object Hardness in Training Arena

[Condor]

I have been practicing level bombing in the training arena and it seems the only thing that can be destroyed are the guns. Thinking that I was just missing the hangars I went to the GV training map and took a T34 with rockets to a GV base. I was able to take down guns with a single HE round but the entire load of 60 rockets and 20 HE rounds did not take down a VH. The hardness setting for the hangar is 2.78 1,000 lb bombs which, I believe is the same as in the melee arena. But it doesn't seem to apply. Is there any way to destroy hangars in the training arena for practice purposes? I thought I would try off line but the only map I see is Bustrs gunnery training map which is very small. A buddy I am practicing with has the crater map offline. There is a change terrain under environment but it is grayed out. Is it possible to change the offline map? If so how. And can hangars be destroyed in the practice arena? it's kind of hard to gauge how I'm doing in my practice if the objects I target are indestructible.

[Condor]

OK. Found the answer to one question. Hangars and other objects can be destroyed in offline practice. Is there a way to change to a different offline practice map?

[FLS]

You can choose the terrain when you choose offline but if you want air starts use the TA terrain..

[Condor]

You can choose the terrain when you choose offline but if you want air starts use the TA terrain..

I like the air starts in the TA but how do I know if I hit the hangars I target since they seem to be indestructible? And how do I choose the offline terrain?

[FLS]

When you look at the AH start menu, right under offline practice it says choose terrain. The TA is ata08.  This gives you offline airstarts.

Check weapon lethality and damage settings in arena settings after you are in the offline terrain.

[Condor]

Thanks. I now have atha08 off line but still cannot destroy hangars. The hardness for all hangars is set at 2.78 1,000 lb bombs. Under the weapons tab in environment, everything is set at one. Under the harness tab in environment everything is set at one. I have the same settings for the crater arena offline and I can destroy hangars. I would prefer to use atha08 for the air starts. I know I'm not just missing because I took an M4 with rockets to a gv base on each map and was able to take down the VH on crater with 20 HE rounds but 60 rockets and 20 HE rounds would not take down the VH on atha08. Is there a setting I'm missing?

[bustr]

Download this zip file from my google drive. Unzip it into your ah3terr folder. Then choose oflintrn as your offline mode terrain. Once in, go into the arena setup and unselect protect objects. Then you can destroy everything destroy-able on the terrain set to the same hardness as in the MA.

You will have bomber air starts of many alts beginning at 15,000 along with fighter air starts to chase drones or jabo. Spawn a wirble S and you will be up on the mesa and 800 from the drones to practice shooting them. Fill the drone slots with tanks then spawn N or E and you will be 2500 out to shoot at the drone tanks. Or at the N vbase just choose "guns ship or field" and hit the spawn button. You will be in a 17lb north of the vbase to shoot at tank drones. Do the same at the east vbase and you will be in an 88 to do the same, remember to switch to AP ammo. There are extra 88 at A1 to practice shooting at bombers from long range and an extra 37 on the mesa to practice against the drones. These guys can help you to turn off protect objects, increase aircraft guns to 10x ammo, and fuel burn to .010.


Have fun:   https://drive.google.com/open?id=17sYLdxWYZTy1cjeKrB_G9y_mX7GDRzDK

[Condor]

Thanks Bustr. It took a while but I finally discovered how to unselect protect objects.  Looks like a great map for practising.