Stuck in first tutorial, 1/3 option

[PantheraTigris]

Hello everyone. I just bought this great game and I am working on the first tutorial. It says in the mission editor dialogue to make sure the 1/3 option is unchecked so all aircraft launch immediately. I cannot find a 1/3 option. I have also searched the forum for it. It is not in the mission editor settings that I can see. Where is it? Thanks in advance

Edited: never mind, I found it!

[chrispman]

I dont think all mission types have this option. Here's an image I ripped from the net:

[Cik]

strikes don't have it by design.

you can get the same effect by setting the "maximum amount of flights sent on this mission" option, though. granted if you are tasking a strike generally you want to launch everything assigned to it by design. that's kind of the point.

[PantheraTigris]

Well I lost my first training mission! I have a lot to learn, the game is so extensive.
I'm sure what got me was, while the tutorial instructions told me what to do with each phase, choosing
when to start the next phase did me in. I waited too long I think to launch the SEAD phase and many F-14s were shot down.

[Cik]

SEAD must attack first, unless you have decoys. then the decoys attack first, unless you have jammers, then the jammers attack first, unless you have EMP weapons, in which case the EMP weapons attack first.

i guess it depends. still though SEAD should be in before F-14s probably unless the air threat is really bad in which case engage with AIM-54 first. unless the SAMs are REALLY bad.

i guess it depends then too. i suggest trial and error with some light theory mixed in, you'll get it eventually.

Command, like flight sims cannot really be taught by logical axiom- often it's just what "feels" like a good idea based on intuition and past experiences.

[PantheraTigris]

The game is just way over my head, sorry. Too complicated for me to grasp. Too much going on too quickly.

[Cik]

play small scenarios take game in small chunks if that fails use pause button if that fails read lots of books come back

[PantheraTigris]

Only problem with that is I don't have enough free time to devote to ever get decent with it. Too many other things going on.

[Cik]

24 hours in a day every day senpai