[FA_Cheech]

Hmmm.... You say their are Japanese Bases in the early versions of the map? Just far away?

just and FYI from what I'm hearing, but IF (when) a SLOT DCG (Grandcampaign) is set up, the Axis forces, (IJN/IJA) will MIGHT Have to Airstart.

That doesn't really break my heart at all seeing as we really didn't strike back at their bases in the upper solomons in 1942. Ok, sorry being random,y lost in thought.

It's just I got my eyes on the prize

OK, just to clear things up a bit...All versions of The Slot have Japanese and Allied airfields in their correct, historical locations, and appear as they should for the timeframe modelled. We may remove the fields at Guadalcanal and the Russels on the Jan_44 map, to reduce loadtimes and reflect the fact that few players will choose to spawn at Henderson, when they could just as easily fly from airfields in the New Georgia Islands or Bougainville.

If you are doing a DCG (Grand Campiaign) on the 42E map, the Japanese airfields available to you are Buka, Kahili, Rekata SPB, and Tulagi SPB. If you decide to ground start in a Zero at Buka, your flying time to Guadalcanal wil be one hour+. So the airstart option for the Japanese player is a choice, not a requirement. We are modelling the slot as it was historically - within the limitations of the simulation.

The change that T refers to is driven by the fact that Munda and Vila were not operational until the Mid-December 1942 (Munda) to early January 1943 (Vila) time frame. From a playability standpoint, we felt it was better to include Munda and Vila on the 42 map. Therefore, Munda is fully functional (Airdrome Points assigned), but Vila is not (strip in place, but no Airdrome Points assigned).

I don't have my matrix available here at work, but if my memory serves me correctly, the correct naming convention for the maps sould be: Aug_42, Dec_42, Jun_43, Oct_43, and Jan_44.

As soon as I get home from work, I will post an updated version of the airfield matrix.