Alpha PATCH v1.06.17582 with Desastersoft Helmut Wick vs. J. C. Dundas campaign

[desastersoft]

Originally Posted by jamesdietz

I really think this add-on is one of the best things to happen in CloD,but is it just me:I was flying a Hurricane in one of the first missions ( the third I think) all I had to do was shoot down a solitary Heinkel 111, I did find it ( no automatic pilot vectoring either- you have to obey the vectoring commands,which is ok...) and proceeded to pump it full of 303 rounds.The Verdamnt thing refused to go down & flew sedately back to France.Not only did I not get credit for the kill or a damaged,but the whole campaign got scuppered( deleted) & I am now starting over.In another example :I was flying one of Wick's 109's ,my job was to shoot down 2 Hurricanes & 1 Spitfire during the alloted time.Well, I shot down two Spitfires & one Hurricane-quite good I thought for the kind of FPS I have in combat,BUT the program didn't agree with me & now I must repeat the mission until I get thescores right.To me both scenarios are most unrealistic-after all lots of Heikels made it home after being peppered by RAF fighters,and surely the 109 pilot ( von Dietz) would have been honored for his work dispatching 3 RAF Fliegers? I don't mind Dead is Dead at all,it forces you not to take too many risks , but I wish I could simply turn off the missions goals,it would make these missions more real not less.

The Goal in the Helmut Wick Campaign is, Exactly get his Kills in the same Time in the Mission. That is the Win Condition. If you do not want it, you can take the JG2 Campaign. There you do not have such regulations. But Wick is Wick.

If you were not able to shout the Single Heinkel, Buddy, you need Training. That´s fact. This happened, by the way, very often. You need many Skill to down this Bombers with less Ammo. Me i am able to down 2-3 Heinkels in one Mission, when i have a good day. if i have not a good day, i fail a single downing.... like you ...

Cheers
Thomas

[desastersoft]

Ps: @Dietz:

You must not repeat a Mission. Just take the judge that you have lost the mission and go on with next. The only who beats you, is you

[jamesdietz]

Originally Posted by desastersoft

The Goal in the Helmut Wick Campaign is, Exactly get his Kills in the same Time in the Mission. That is the Win Condition. If you do not want it, you can take the JG2 Campaign. There you do not have such regulations. But Wick is Wick.

If you were not able to shout the Single Heinkel, Buddy, you need Training. That´s fact. This happened, by the way, very often. You need many Skill to down this Bombers with less Ammo. Me i am able to down 2-3 Heinkels in one Mission, when i have a good day. if i have not a good day, i fail a single downing.... like you ...

Cheers
Thomas

Hah-ha!
Seriously ,your work here is very evident & as I said something like this should have been in the first release.I have gone with the "vanilla " JG2 camaign for the time being & enjoying it tremendously.I do not have a high end PC , but am experiencing no real problems out of the ordinary & am able to see all the details you'vepacked into the missions:






I have one other question however & it isn't a problem in the campaign , but of my own making:it seems if I put my aircraft on autopilot either too soon or too late after take off , my plane will endlessly circle my own aerodrome & all the others continue to target without me...This means I either have to catch up (maually - off autopilot) or abandon the mission.This has happened in othe campaigns as well & I can't figure out what the solution must be.Can you help me out?

[skouras]

where can i found the german tail .......

[_YoYo_]

Originally Posted by skouras

where can i found the german tail .......

Give me one week, I need test all mission for JG2. For players now is finished, now working on AI skins.

[NSU]

nice work YoYo

[skouras]

thanks

[tintifaxl]

Originally Posted by jamesdietz

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I have one other question however & it isn't a problem in the campaign , but of my own making:it seems if I put my aircraft on autopilot either too soon or too late after take off , my plane will endlessly circle my own aerodrome & all the others continue to target without me...This means I either have to catch up (maually - off autopilot) or abandon the mission.This has happened in othe campaigns as well & I can't figure out what the solution must be.Can you help me out?

The answer is easy: don't use the autopilot with the exception of a few seconds at mission start.

This erring behaviour of the AI happened to me too, and there is nothing you can do about it, safe editing the missions and set the first waypoint action to 'follow'. Then you can use the autopilot.

When I brought that matter up in the German Ubi forum, Desastersoft stated my approach to solve this problem has potential unknown side effects and therefore they wouldn't change it, because they would have to playtest all the missions again.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Purchased & installed "Wick vs Dundas" yesterday. No issues whatsoever. Fired it up and flew the first Hurricane mission. Frame rates excellent even from detailed Northolt airfield. Airfields feel "alive" with vehicle traffic, buildings, other aircraft both static and aloft.

Intercepted lone He111. Will have to re-activate my Voice Activated Command (VAC) 3rd party software for wingman/flight commands -- too awkward to hunt 'n peck the menu while flying. Also have to remember to set gyrocompass on the ground before taking off -- it's so awkward doing it while flying!

Was called away from PC at mid-mission, so had to abort. I was advised by the sim that my mates are laughing at me and declaring me to be "a disorientated pigeon" for failing to land my aircraft! Nice touch! LOL

I'll see how frame rates hold up when encountering large formations further into this campaign. So far, it's playing very well!

[tintifaxl]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Will have to re-activate my Voice Activated Command (VAC) 3rd party software for wingman/flight commands -- too awkward to hunt 'n peck the menu while flying.

Do any of them work? Besides Formation that is.