New update.

[Tyberan]

WTF. None of the changes in the update seem to be working. Just did a stuka mission, both myself and AI missed the targets in the Action area for a ground support mission. Basically flew around for ages looking for soft targets, I killed a train. No more ammo left, I head back to base and Land. Only Option is to cancel mission, DESPITE the patch notes saying otherwise.

 

So for a 45min mission i get sweet FA xp of 4. This includes take off, landing, shooting a train and a truck and surviving. 

 

Basically now if your action waypoint doesnt update after you run out of ammo, exit mission otherwise its a waste of time. I've been tying to be supportive at the moment. but jesus, the campaign is buggy. 

 

Also everytime I take off with more then one wingman, one flys into a tree. This has happened in the last 5-6missions.

Edited October 10, 2014 by Tyberan

[FZG_Merlin]

Just tried grinding the F4 in a escort mission..

 

Took me 30min to fly it and find one lagg3 after 25mon of flight circling he-111.... Well I shot it down, like clubbing a baby seal.

 

I head back home and land to score my XP points..

 

Perfect landing, engine off.

 

Escape, finish mission.

 

 

 

CTD....... . But I don't blame anyone. It's beta.

 

It's just that having unlocks linked to that, makes it... Painful.

Edited October 10, 2014 by FZG_Immel

[dburne]

The beta campaign has been out for a week: it is by no means a finished product. Notice that the sim is not released yet. I thought most people accepted that fact when they joined the open beta.

 

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I don't think that argument holds water any longer. A year ago yeah, not now this close to release.

Pretty sure it has entered the WYSIWYG stage now.

[StG2_zulu354]

Just tried grinding the F4 in a escort mission..

Took me 30min to fly it and find one lagg3 after 25mon of flight circling he-111.... Well I shot it down, like clubbing a baby seal.

I head back home and land to score my XP points..

Perfect landing, engine off.

Escape, finish mission.

CTD....... . But I don't blame anyone. It's beta.

It's just that having unlocks linked to that, makes it... Painful.

As a not too talanted fighter pilot, I experiemced the same while I was on a interception mission against 3 Pe-2. Brought two of them down and while I landed safe and finsihed via ESC, game crashed. I would be fine with tweaks, stability and performence this week.

[Tyberan]

Honestly this is getting beyond a F***ing joke. So I do a bombing mission in the stuka to destroy a supply dump at a town. I get to the town cannot find the supply dumb. I bomb some suspect building, target missed return to base. Meanwhile I get shot at by a lagg and now i'm leaking fuel, also my wingmen are circling around because evidently there is no supply target to bomb, I tell them to attack numerous other ground targets. they decide to fly 20km south of target area to bomb two mg nests, with 1800kg bombs. They miss.

 

So I tell them to return to base, and so do I. 

 

I get with in 5km of base, realise that I need to fly through the abitrary waypoint above a soviet airbase in order to actually finish the mission. I do this, another detour of 18km.

 

I fly back to base now that it says (return to base), the little blue icon tells me to land at airstrip.

 

I land at airstrip taxi over to maintenance pit. Press ESC, only option is to cancel mission.

 

So I take off hoping that I havent magically hit the waypoint marker. Nope I land same thing. 

 

So another 1 hour mission for sweet FA xp, all because of some shitty waypoints that I need to fly through.

 

Really I dont mind the unlocks, I'm a sucker for that stuff. But to force me to jump through hoops to unlock stuff when the campaign doesnt even register things that I do in the game is diabolical.

 

So far I've spent maybe 7-8 hours in the stuka campaign for probably 50xp, all because when I land outside of not following waypoints cause my stuka is crippled or leaking something its BS. 

 

Excellent so last mission I got 0XP, because i had to cancel mission to finish it. despite take off, and landing and bombing some buildings. 

 

Either give me all the unlocks for nothing and let me enjoy the broken state of the campaign or fix the f***ing campaign.

Edited October 10, 2014 by Tyberan

[=SqSq=Sulaco]

 

 

So far I've spent maybe 7-8 hours in the stuka campaign for probably 50xp, all because when I land outside of not following waypoints cause my stuka is crippled or leaking something its BS.

Fastest way to grind for unlocks is flying short ground support or attack missions, don't bother landing, I know landing and taking off is fun but you'll get the CTD error most times.

[Tyberan]

Thats the thing I dont get CTD, only the option to cancel mission.

 

Anyway I've decided to do what you suggested but just Autopilot it at X2 speed.

 

Why bother, trying to play the game properly for some carrots.

Edited October 10, 2014 by Tyberan

[AbortedMan]

I'd hold off on doing all of this for unlocks...your progress will be reset when the game releases.

[ST_ami7b5]

I'd hold off on doing all of this for unlocks...your progress will be reset when the game releases.

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