IL2 DCG Campaign Balance

onelifecrisis · 09-02-08, 01:16 PM

FOR ******** SAKE!

So as you know I gave up on RAF Normandy 41 because the RAF got wiped out in 1 mission. I then tried RAF Mareth Line 43. Things seemed to be going well at first, but on one long mission I noticed on the debrief that a lot of allied planes were crashing at the end of the mission, and I couldn't find the crashes marked anywhere on the debrief screen. So I loaded up the ntrk and watched as an entire squadron of AI Spitfires flew their patrol, then flew out to sea, then ran out of fuel and crashed. There's two or three allied airfields here on this map where they could have landed, but no! They have to fly out to sea and get wiped out! So I deleted that campaign and generated a new one: RAF Italy 43. Now all our planes start (and so presumably finish) on airfields, so hopefully no crashing into the sea. I set off on my first mission, a bomber escort. No sooner have we finished circling the airfield than I hear screaming on the radio and MISSION OVER appears on my screen. Again I watch the replay to work out WTF happened. The answer? The entire squadron of A-20's I was escorting decided to take a shortcut through the side of a mountain. So I delete that campaign and generate an RAF Normandy 44 campaign. I'm running out of war here, but I glimmer of hope remains. I mean Normandy 44 must have been tested to death, right? Wrong. First test, I get this:

If anyone knows of any alternatives to DCG, I'm all ears.

Raptor1 · 09-02-08, 01:21 PM

I never had this many problems with DCG... (Except the AI's general stupidity, but I find that ignoring the AI's existance completely works)

And, yes, there's an alternative to DCG, it's called BoB2

onelifecrisis · 09-02-08, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

I never had this many problems with DCG... (Except the AI's general stupidity, but I find that ignoring the AI's existance completely works)

And, yes, there's an alternative to DCG, it's called BoB2

I thought BoB2 was a whole game, not a mod?

Raptor1 · 09-02-08, 01:25 PM

Correct

onelifecrisis · 09-02-08, 01:29 PM

I don't know where I'd find the cash for a new game, but anyway I did a search for reviews. Here's an extract from the first one I started reading:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eurogamer

Because Wings of Victory is basically a beautified re-release of a much-loved five-year-old air combat classic (Rowan's Battle of Britain) excellence should really have come as standard. Instead Shockwave, in the process of adding attractive new aircraft models, cockpits, scenery and particle effects appear to have introduced a swarm of new bugs too.

If these bugs were small - a misaligned texture here, a briefing typo there - then we'd happily forgive and forget. Sadly they are actually rather large - lock-ups, crashes, mysteriously low frame-rates - the kind of stuff that drives a man very quickly back into the arms of Forgotten Battles and Pacific Fighters.

Raptor1 · 09-02-08, 01:30 PM

I was under the impression that the patches fixed most of those

It was quite stable when I played it (Then again, I might just be lucky)

It's a shame most flight sims don't have a great campaign like for instance RB3D had

onelifecrisis · 09-03-08, 07:31 PM

Well I have to hand it to Mr Lowengrin, he takes criticism pretty well. I sent him a good old fashioned rant, and he just calmly asked a couple of questions and then sent me a new DCG beta to test.

Seems okay, too. So far...

09-02-08, 01:21 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I never had this many problems with DCG... (Except the AI's general stupidity, but I find that ignoring the AI's existance completely works) And, yes, there's an alternative to DCG, it's called BoB2 __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-02-08, 01:25 PM	#4
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Correct __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-02-08, 01:30 PM	#6
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I was under the impression that the patches fixed most of those It was quite stable when I played it (Then again, I might just be lucky) It's a shame most flight sims don't have a great campaign like for instance RB3D had __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-02-08, 01:16 PM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	FOR ******** SAKE! So as you know I gave up on RAF Normandy 41 because the RAF got wiped out in 1 mission. I then tried RAF Mareth Line 43. Things seemed to be going well at first, but on one long mission I noticed on the debrief that a lot of allied planes were crashing at the end of the mission, and I couldn't find the crashes marked anywhere on the debrief screen. So I loaded up the ntrk and watched as an entire squadron of AI Spitfires flew their patrol, then flew out to sea, then ran out of fuel and crashed. There's two or three allied airfields here on this map where they could have landed, but no! They have to fly out to sea and get wiped out! So I deleted that campaign and generated a new one: RAF Italy 43. Now all our planes start (and so presumably finish) on airfields, so hopefully no crashing into the sea. I set off on my first mission, a bomber escort. No sooner have we finished circling the airfield than I hear screaming on the radio and MISSION OVER appears on my screen. Again I watch the replay to work out WTF happened. The answer? The entire squadron of A-20's I was escorting decided to take a shortcut through the side of a mountain. So I delete that campaign and generate an RAF Normandy 44 campaign. I'm running out of war here, but I glimmer of hope remains. I mean Normandy 44 must have been tested to death, right? Wrong. First test, I get this: If anyone knows of any alternatives to DCG, I'm all ears.

09-03-08, 07:31 PM	#7
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Well I have to hand it to Mr Lowengrin, he takes criticism pretty well. I sent him a good old fashioned rant, and he just calmly asked a couple of questions and then sent me a new DCG beta to test. Seems okay, too. So far...