Parallel 38 – Persistent COOP PvE Scenarios for IL-2 Series Korea (Announcement)

[LuftManu]

As we go live (last message)

Moving the thread to MP servers: 

 

 

[Patricks]

@LuftManu  - You just got an enormous boost (~3:05 in) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i5biCr2-P4

Edited April 5 by Patricks

[DetCord]

This is great. Would certainly alleviate that PvP fatigue that kicks in fairly often for me. 

[LuftManu]

17 hours ago, DetCord said:

This is great. Would certainly alleviate that PvP fatigue that kicks in fairly often for me. 

Thank you! Please, visit our post here: https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/2923-parallel-38-–-persistent-coop-pve-scenarios-for-il-2-series-korea-announcement/page/2/#comment-16468

And our Discord here: https://discord.gg/HMq2Vf8rKp

Kind regards,

[shadepiece]

Fantastic! PvE is a staple in other sims, and the perfect place to start new pilots! I'll be looking to move some mud here!

[KC23]

Once I get up to speed with Korea, I'll be checking this out. Co-op against the computer has always been my favorite way to play.

[AlexandreCosta]

So @LuftManu, you kicked me out for straffing the field, right?

First, there is no rule preventing it in your server.

Second, when I first joined your server today I was being attacked on the ground.

Nice way to start.

[Senor_Jefe]

Just need a NA server so we dont have to deal with 200 ping...

[LuftManu]

1 hour ago, AlexandreCosta said:

So @LuftManu, you kicked me out for straffing the field, right?

First, there is no rule preventing it in your server.

Second, when I first joined your server today I was being attacked on the ground.

Nice way to start.

Hello! 🙂

Yes, after 5 messages about the mission being WIP, I told you guys to stop shooting at people on the ground or I would kick the offenders. At least on this special ocassion.

After the attacks were done twice and another message, I decided to kick all the offenders.  I'm sorry you were kicked, but it was the only way to stop that action.

If you wrote that I imagine you read it, then I hope you understand. 
If you are offended, I'm sorry. Write me a DM and we can talk about it.

Kind regards,

 

[AlexandreCosta]

7 hours ago, LuftManu said:

Hello! 🙂

Yes, after 5 messages about the mission being WIP, I told you guys to stop shooting at people on the ground or I would kick the offenders. At least on this special ocassion.

After the attacks were done twice and another message, I decided to kick all the offenders.  I'm sorry you were kicked, but it was the only way to stop that action.

If you wrote that I imagine you read it, then I hope you understand. 
If you are offended, I'm sorry. Write me a DM and we can talk about it.

Kind regards,

 

As I was attacking I didn't see any message. I saw only the last one. You know, it's a new sim and I was focused on the task, and there was a F-80 in the air, so I was looking outside.

I suggest you put some AAA on the fields and let things go as real life. Ot at least kick the ones that did the same earlier. This way you can keep thing balanced.

[LuftManu]

1 hour ago, AlexandreCosta said:

As I was attacking I didn't see any message. I saw only the last one. You know, it's a new sim and I was focused on the task, and there was a F-80 in the air, so I was looking outside.

I suggest you put some AAA on the fields and let things go as real life. Ot at least kick the ones that did the same earlier. This way you can keep thing balanced.

It was already fixed las night. Just needed a few hours 🙂

Feel free to drop any feedback you want, we are having some PvPvE events for the time being as other big names do not prepare their missions, but we will go back to PVE when we can. At least, we can avoid this kind of things and misunderstandings.

Big hugs, Alexandre. I hope you have a great day

 

[AlexandreCosta]

Just put the mission with the B29's. That was fun.

[LuftManu]

Hello everyone! In a few minutes we're finally releasing the first mission that truly captures the spirit of Parallel 38.

OPERATION: ROAD TO MANCHURIA

Winter, 1950 Following the successful Inchon landings and the collapse of the North Korean front, United Nations forces have advanced rapidly toward the Yalu River. However, China has entered the war, and the first formations of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army are crossing into Korea to halt the UN advance. Your mission objectives are simple:

 

United Nations

- Attack and destroy convoys in the marked areas.

- Neutralize enemy defensive positions.

- Attack enemy shipping.

-Maintain air superiority and support the advance toward the Chinese border.

Red Forces

- Defend all assigned positions.

- Delay the UN advance.

- Inflict maximum casualties while preparing the Chinese counteroffensive.

The outcome of this operation marks the beginning of a new phase of the Korean War. Good luck, pilots!

 

Mission Information

Mission duration: 3 hours

During the last hour, 5 MiG-15s will become available for the Chinese side.

This scenario is primarily focused on the United Nations. While it is possible to fly for China, the available aircraft and gameplay are really limited. The convoy will appear every few minutes after destroyed. Parallel 38 is designed around asymmetrical warfare and PVE and this mission reflects the historical balance of late 1950 while other PVP servers are not around.

Available Aircraft

United Nations

F-84

F-80

F-51

China / Red Forces

Il-10

La-11

Yak-9

Important

Modifications are historically limited. Mission is localized to Spanish an English External views are now disabled when the mission has two playable sides HOW DOES THE CHINESE AIRFIELDS WORK? There are 20 planes. Every 15 mins a lost plane will be recovered. It is meant to be just part of the "thing" not a PVP mission.

VULCHING IS NOT ALLOWED.

Server Changes

- Missions now last 3 hours.

- A completely new AAA logic system has been implemented, improving both gameplay and server performance.

- Chinese fighter patrols have been added along the front line.

We hope you enjoy this new chapter of Parallel 38. See you over Korea!

[Brociopath]

Been having a ton of fun on this server, awesome experience. 

[shadepiece]

Had a lot of fun this morning!! Definitely will be looking forward to the pure PvE as an alternative to PvP, but since most folks are in, and it's the only full real server right now I am definitely enjoying the PvP. Made four air kills in the F-51 after doing some ground attack! What more could you ask for!

Well actually, one question I do have...

Is there currently, or will there be, an online server statistics database. It was always exciting to read the sortie logs after flying in GB.

[Patricks]

On 6/25/2026 at 11:56 PM, AlexandreCosta said:

So @LuftManu, you kicked me out for straffing the field, right?

First, there is no rule preventing it in your server.

Second, when I first joined your server today I was being attacked on the ground.

Nice way to start.

Just checked (and it may ne new), but under the Discord\Briefings section

The "Convoy-557" briefing states -

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ATTACK PEOPLE ON THE GROUND UNLESS IT'S A TARGET (ENGAGEABLE AIRFIELD)

For the "Road to Manchuria" briefing it states -

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
 STRICTLY PROHIBITED: ATTACKING GROUND TARGETS,
 Only air and naval targets are authorized,
 Convoys, ships, and airborne units are valid targets,
 No strikes against airfields, infrastructure, or land installations,

Violation of this rule will result in mission failure conditions.

 

[LuftManu]

Just now, Patricks said:

Just checked (and it may ne new), but under the Discord\Briefings section

The "Convoy-557" briefing states -

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ATTACK PEOPLE ON THE GROUND UNLESS IT'S A TARGET (ENGAGEABLE AIRFIELD)

For the "Road to Manchuria" briefing it states -

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
 STRICTLY PROHIBITED: ATTACKING GROUND TARGETS,
 Only air and naval targets are authorized,
 Convoys, ships, and airborne units are valid targets,
 No strikes against airfields, infrastructure, or land installations,

Violation of this rule will result in mission failure conditions.

 

Thanks! will fix!

It's only PEOPLE on the ground 🙂

 

@shadepiece NO stats server for my server.

[Patricks]

2 hours ago, LuftManu said:

Thanks! will fix!

It's only PEOPLE on the ground 🙂

 

@shadepiece NO stats server for my server.

@LuftManu - Congrats on a successful server! It was 48/49 when I tried it, could not get on. Assume the Bomber Intercept server is down as it was empty (could not connect). Will try again in a bit..

[AlexandreCosta]

4 hours ago, Patricks said:

Just checked (and it may ne new), but under the Discord\Briefings section

The "Convoy-557" briefing states -

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ATTACK PEOPLE ON THE GROUND UNLESS IT'S A TARGET (ENGAGEABLE AIRFIELD)

For the "Road to Manchuria" briefing it states -

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
 STRICTLY PROHIBITED: ATTACKING GROUND TARGETS,
 Only air and naval targets are authorized,
 Convoys, ships, and airborne units are valid targets,
 No strikes against airfields, infrastructure, or land installations,

Violation of this rule will result in mission failure conditions.

 

It was not there when it happened.

[Patricks]

16 hours ago, AlexandreCosta said:

It was not there when it happened.

 

That was my assumption, it's all brand ne, @LuftManu will get it sorted. MP works quite well even in EA, pleasantly surprised!

[JediMaster]

While I doubt I will get a chance to visit this server (my schedule rarely allows me the luxury of having a couple of hours to fly, I tend to do short offline things), I am thrilled to see the support for PvE. I hope many others choose to go this route and also share missions for those of us who will only fly offline or with friends on personal servers with our own rules and schedule.

While I understand that many people only desire PvP, or desire some element of it (PvPvE), I am a PvE only fan. I have been flying sims for 40 years (MSFS 2.0/F-19/Gunship) and I'm not going to get any better. In fact, I'm going to get worse as I age further. I recognize that there are always those better than me that I have no chance to compete against--so I choose to never do so because I am still competitive. Entering a contest I know I have no chance of winning doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

I gave up PvP like 20 years ago (in everything) and will never return, so long live the humans in our battle against the AI! 

And if I ever get a large enough block of free time on a day off, I will try to make it to this server.

[Big-Al]

Greetings, I'm quite interested in playing the server, but sadly I either get kicked a lot of times - which would be strange since I essentially never saw someone or something - or my ping gets too high. Does anybody have similar issues/tips how to overcome this? It's quite frustrating tbh. 

 

 

[Habu]

In the dedicated server settings, we can enable a kick for players who have a ping higher than X (which can be set). By default, the ping setting is 300.

I don't know if Luftmanu use that setting on Parallel38.

[CyeToJIog]

Доброго времени суток, вчера летал на вашем сервере, подскажите мини-карта не работает? т.к она всегда в одном и том же положении

[Patricks]

6 hours ago, CyeToJIog said:

Доброго времени суток, вчера летал на вашем сервере, подскажите мини-карта не работает? т.к она всегда в одном и том же положении

 

Мини-карта не работает, пока что вам нужно использовать полную карту брифинга... на ней левая сторона будет покрыта сообщениями чата, но они исчезнут примерно через 15 секунд. Просто убедитесь, что вы летите горизонтально или немного набираете высоту, когда открываете её.

Minimap does not work, you need to use the full briefing map for now.. which will have the left side covered with Chat messages but they fade after ~15 seconds. Just be sure you are flying level or climbing slightly when you bring it up.. 🙃

Edited June 30 by Patricks