IL-2 Cliffs of Dover - the new Campaign from Desastersoft.

[YoYo]

Good to see They finaly released the new campaign (working with some of Team Fusion Team too).

 

15.11 - "Channel Battles - Luftwaffe".

 

"6 variations of Campaigns about 1. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader "Schlageter" 26 and 1. Staffel / Zerstörergeschwader "Horst Wessel" 26.

 

Zerstörergeschwader Horst Wessel. Destroyer Campaign 1./ZG26 – Career – Guided and Historical (Bf–110 C-4 and Bf-110 C-7).

 

A. Career Campaign – 124 Missions Directly from the training you go to the Horst Wessel Squadron and you are assigned to the 1st Squadron. Now your adventure begins. You have to win your laurels. First of all follow your sqadron, get in with and see what happens during the flight. With your personal success you gain promotion in the Sqadron until advance to the position of a sqadron captain at last. Its all on you and your abilities! From June 22th 1940 until December 30th 1940..."

 

More info: http://www.desastersoft.com/en/channel-battles-luftwaffe

 

 

Some of my old review:

 

http://yoyosims.pl/fighter-aces-adolf-galland-expert

http://yoyosims.pl/fighter-aces-helmut-wick-vs-j-c-dundas

[Pringliano]

Great Info YoYo!!! Thx!

[=LD=Hethwill]

Thanks!!!

[Pringliano]

YoYo, after translating, :-), your reviews were a delightful reading !

[YoYo]

YoYo, after translating, :-), your reviews were a delightful reading !

Oh, did You? Nice and Thank You .

[MarcoRossolini]

I bought one of their campaigns and whilst it appeared excellent, I think I ran into a bug where I simply couldn't get my AI companions to do anything, I had no idea what to do to say that my engine had started or whatever to get them to take off...

They looked like an excellent product, but they just wouldn't work it seems...

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 There was a workaround to AI. You had to switch to autopilot briefly and then back to manual controls to make AI get on with it. A feature caused by the game, not the add-on.

[Pringliano]

Heheh, makes sense :-)

 

These Campaigns are going to be my Christmas gift for myself :-)

[Guest deleted@1562]

Definately wish those guys will make campaigns for IL2-BOS, too. Last time I tinkered with their campaigns and the TF-mods, it didn't work out well. Does the new addon work with the TF-mod out of the box?

[PinkCrow]

S!

 

 There was a workaround to AI. You had to switch to autopilot briefly and then back to manual controls to make AI get on with it. A feature caused by the game, not the add-on.

Yes, still works that way.

[Sokol1]

Other workaround for AI "see" the player:

 

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3955190/Ai_%22blindness%22_worka#Post3955190

[Pringliano]

Thx Sokol1!  Will be useful for me :-)

 

Learning CloD at all Steam :-)

[YoYo]

Definately wish those guys will make campaigns for IL2-BOS, too. Last time I tinkered with their campaigns and the TF-mods, it didn't work out well. Does the new addon work with the TF-mod out of the box?

I hope too!

[Pringliano]

Do you mean there are incompatibilities between this add-ons and the TF Mods?

[VRPilot]

nope, works just fine. I got the new campaign and works as it should

[Pringliano]

nope, works just fine. I got the new campaign and works as it should

 

Thx!  I'll get it soon too :-)

[Jokili68]

I bought the Luftwaffe Addon too. In the former Addons I´ll start with running engine, now I have to start it by my self.

Since the Team Fusion updates I can´t start the engine (Bf 109) manualy.

How can I do it?

 

Thanks for help

[Sokol1]

Take a look in TF Wiki: http://www.theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/wiki/doku.php?id=germanflightmanuals

[Jokili68]

Thanks Sokol,

 

that is what I do. I put the magneto switch and the fuelcock up, than throttle to the half, at last I press "E" to start 

the engine. But nothing happend.

I use the Team Fusion mods.

[LBR=H_Ostermann]

Thanks Sokol,

 

that is what I do. I put the magneto switch and the fuelcock up, than throttle to the half, at last I press "E" to start 

the engine. But nothing happend.

I use the Team Fusion mods.

 

HI

 

You have to press "i" for engine ignition in Cliffs of Dover, "e" is only for BOS/ROF.

[Sokol1]

In any case, look at Controls > Aircraft > Keys for "Toggle selected engine" (should by "Start selected engine"...), for default - as Osterman say - is "I", if want remap to "E" (I use Alt+E).

 

BTW - In CloD that key only start the engine, don't stop then, for this use "Slow running cut off" (Hurri/Spit) or turn off fuel cock or magnetos (these are not need set before start - no practical effect).

Edited November 20, 2014 by Sokol1

[Jokili68]

Thanks, I go try it out tomorrow. It´s long ago I´d played CloD with starting the engine on the ground.

 

I use the Thrustmaster MFD and must configurate it first to CloD.

[Pringliano]

 or magnetos (these are not need set before start - no practical effect).

 

Oops! No? Didn't try this yet .... On all aircraft, you can start the engine without the mags at least in the 1st position?

[Pringliano]

oK, just tested it - it's fine and realistic after all... What happens is that when we press "I" the game system automatically moves the magnetos to the correct position, but if you force them off the engine will naturally quit :-)

[Sokol1]

Because this I say that in practical terms only worth set magnetos for turn OFF engines - or for  make movies about "complex engine management" for YT.

[Jokili68]

I press "I" but engine did´nt start. The older Desastersoft campagnes are starting with running engines.

Cant start the engines manualy is the reason I cant fly online... 

[Sokol1]

Jokili68

 

What plane you are trying start?

 

You are with "Complex Engine Management" turned ON?

"Temperature Effects" turned ON?

 

Just press "I" only work with these OFF, if are ON is needed open fuel cock and set throttle ~10% first.

[Jokili68]

Bf 109 and Bf 110, I play with complex managment. I turn on the magnetos than I close the fuelcock (Kraftstoffhebel) than I use the 

fuelpump (Bf 109) ~3 times than I open the throttle nearly to the half and finaly I press "I" but nothing happend...

[von_Greiff]

Bf 109 and Bf 110, I play with complex managment. I turn on the magnetos than I close the fuelcock (Kraftstoffhebel) than I use the 

fuelpump (Bf 109) ~3 times than I open the throttle nearly to the half and finaly I press "I" but nothing happend...

 

...close the fuelcock?   ...open it!

...wie bei deiner alten enduro, oder?

[Jokili68]

Ich habe keine Enduro   Ich hatte noch nicht einmal ein Töffli 

 

Mit "close the fuelcock" meine ich das der Hebel nach oben in die Mulde gelegt wird. Wie beim Stromkreis, der

wird auch geschlossen und das Birnchen leuchtet. Links der Hebel in der Bf 109 ist beim Start in der unteren 

Position und wird nach oben gelegt. Dann sollte der Kraftstoffkreislauf geschlossen sein. Oder doch nicht?

Aus den IL2 Einstellungsbezeichnungen bin ich noch nie schlau geworden. Kein gescheites Englisch und das

Deutsch ist auch schwer verständlich. Warum steht nicht an einer Stelle, Motor X starten? Dafür steht da ein

kryptisches Kauderwelsch... 

[Sokol1]

> Bf 109 and Bf 110, I play with complex managment.

 

Tested now with TF 4.312 - cold starter

 

1 - Turn ON fuel cock - in Bf 109 lever up  (in both in BF 110)

2-  Leave throttle closed or open >10% *

3 - Press "I"

4 - Wait proper water and oil temperatures and go (don't forget open oil radiator)

Same for Bf 110, but select first engine 1 - start, then 2 - start, then select all. 

 

BTW - Magnetos, fuel pump... are only "comestic" - forget then (unless for movies). CloD "Complex Engine Mangement" are not too complex (a bit "confused" perhaps).  

* this limit is loose, some planes start with 30% or more, but make plane shake and start move.

[Jokili68]

cant start every thing. Is there a way to do the default Instaltion back?

[Sokol1]

In STEAM right click on game shortcut > Properties > Files (tab) > VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE.

 

This will replace MOD'ed files with ones of last MG patch (December, 2012).

 

Just in case make a backup of Documents\1C Soft Club folder, here are placed your configs, campaigns progress.

 

 

But, your problem is not MOD related, the TF patchs dont touch in how engines are started.

 

Your engine initiate the start sequence and stop, or not start at all?

 

Maybe the key for "Toggle Selected Engine" are unassigned, or changed.

[Blooddawn1942]

cant start every thing. Is there a way to do the default Instaltion back?

Once I had the problem, that the ignition command "I" was not in the setup menu. I don't know the reason why.

So "I" wasn't working for me too.

I had to manually add the Ignition command into the config ini.

Edited December 9, 2014 by Blooddawn1942

[A_S]

Let me get this right. No new map, no new planes...just a different storyboard and setup of units..and then for that money???

 

LOL, i should start selling my theaters in FalconBMS, which take over 12 month to create (just joking, will never happen).

[JG4_Continuo]

Let me get this right. No new map, no new planes...just a different storyboard and setup of units..and then for that money???

 

LOL, i should start selling my theaters in FalconBMS, which take over 12 month to create (just joking, will never happen).

 

You might think that this is a joke. But the desastersoft-addons are the best campaigns you can find for Cliffs. And as long as there are people willing to pay...? You can sell your stuff too for Falcon, I guess... if it is good enough...?

[SharpeXB]

Let me get this right. No new map, no new planes...just a different storyboard and setup of units..and then for that money???

 

It's an expansion for a game called "Cliffs of Dover" which is about the Battle of Britain. Why do you expect a new map? The Desastersoft products are the best thing about CoD. Very much worth the $ Edited December 10, 2014 by SharpeXB

[Guest deleted@1562]

Let me get this right. No new map, no new planes...just a different storyboard and setup of units..and then for that money???

 

LOL, i should start selling my theaters in FalconBMS, which take over 12 month to create (just joking, will never happen).

 

It includes a custom campaign engine, that tracks your air and ground kills + hands out promotions and medals. Seamlessly integrated into the game.

[jonny_bass]

Hi all, I recently picked up a couple of Desastersoft's other add-ons, specifically for their integrated career modes...but I'm finding that unless you *successfully* complete a given mission, it won't let you move on to the next. Shot down without scoring a kill, but without dying? Want to move on? As far as I can tell, you can't - the only buttons I can see after a failed mission are REFLY or LEAVE CAMPAIGN. Hopefully I'm missing something really really obvious...if not, are there any workarounds that anyone knows of? Any help very much appreciated - I'm so close to finally(!) being able to play CloD the way I want to (i.e., single player, with properly "tracked" careers, medals, kill records - missions that "mean" something. Just like in IL2 1946), but this issue is very annoying, not to mention unrealistic (which makes it even more annoying). Please help! :-)