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08-04-08, 02:01 AM | #1 |
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IL2 n00b with questions!
Hi chaps.
Please permit me this ramble... it'll be cathartic, I hope. I bought the original IL2 when it came out and I liked it, but I never bought any of the expansions. Then last week I bought 1946, which is supposed to be IL2-plus-every-IL2-sequel-and-expansion-ever. BUT... I've installed it and discovered that although there are flyable Spitfires there's only one RAF campaign and it's a Hurricane campaign I've looked around on the web and found DCG which adds another RAF campaign which does include Spitfires, but it's a bit buggy. I also found out about something called Battle Over Europe which, it would seem, is an official expansion which was not included in 1946? Is that right? If that's right, then what else is missing from this "all inclusive" package called 1946? More importantly, what do I have to do to be able to fly a Spitfire in a dynamic campaign? Please help. Thanks, OLC
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08-04-08, 02:16 AM | #2 |
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Thanks to DCG you can fly Spifires in any campaign you like. DCG allows you to add, remove and change squadrons in existing campaigns. I'm not very familiar with this feature and don't remember the exact procedure, but I was able to add a P-38 squadron to a New Guinea campaign with about 5 minutes of fiddling. See the DCG FAQ and forums for more details: http://www.lowengrin.com/news.php
Another way to get to fly Spits, or against Spits, is to join our online coops when we tackle Britain. That'll be in a few weeks, since the Low Countries are almost done and I doubt France will be much harder. Link to the campaign is in my sig. We normally fly Luftwaffe, but players can choose any side they want. edit: A quick look at the DCG forums revealed that you've found them already Last edited by Fincuan; 08-04-08 at 02:43 AM. |
08-04-08, 12:41 PM | #3 | |
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Right about now, I reckon Paul is wishing I'd just **** off. And I'm tempted to oblige him! This DCG thing has so many problems that the stock campaign generator is starting to sound really good... I should have specified - I want to fly Spits, and I want to fly them somewhere they actually flew! I like my so-called "historical accuracy" So, even ignoring the other DCG problems, it's ability to add Spits to a campaign they don't belong in is of little use to me. But thanks anyway for the tip! Co-op campaign sounds fun. What sort of campaign is it? Stock or DCG? And what map does it use for Britain?
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08-04-08, 12:50 PM | #4 | |
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See the link in my sig for info on the coop campaign we are flying. It's DCG all the way, and progresses dynamically from map to map according to how we play. I think there won't be a realistic BoB, since there aren't any channel maps available at the moment. Africa is also one possibility, maybe Malta etc. There is a full scale channel map in developement now that modding the game is possible, but I don't think it'll be incorporated to our coops anytime soon. |
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08-04-08, 12:54 PM | #5 |
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The Gulf of Finland is substituted for the English Channel in the DCG BoB campaign
Anyway, I can't see why you can't find any campaigns with spits, what about Italy '43, Mareth Line (I think), Normandy, all those late war scenarios...?
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08-04-08, 01:01 PM | #6 | |
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I guess what I want, in a nutshell, is stock campaign which has Spits. There doesn't seem to be one (at least, there isn't an RAF one) which I find odd. Why would Maddox put so many flyable Spits in the game if they aren't used in the campaigns? :hmm: Failing that, some help fixing my DCG bugs would be good!
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