PWCG for BOS Discussion

[PatrickAWlson]

Pat,

 

An interesting aside about the skins: I did custom config them in the appropriate area but only every other plane had the configured skin.

 

Can you zip up your campaign folder and the files that you edited?  

[Azdack]

Hi guys,

always got so much fun playing PWCG: three questions :

-is it a way to go back on desk from BOS without leaving the game; after having plaid a PWCG's mission I have to leave the game to open PWCG to watch the combat report and debriefing and to start a new mission and then to open the game again to play the new mission selected; once in game nothing happens when I click on the key "windows" on my key board to go back on desk.

-I began the campaign as a sergeant; 9 victories up yet; does PWCG manage the change of grades? I got same medals but i'm still a sergeant.

-in intercept missions most of the planes I have to fight are 109 or FW or Heinkel but rarely ju87 or ju52; what do I have to set to fight more bombers or carrier planes?

thanks in advance for answers.

[PatrickAWlson]

I don't have Ju52 squadrons yet.  There are a significant number of Ju87 squadrons so I'm not sure why - other than randomness - you are not seeing them.

[mort]

-is it a way to go back on desk from BOS without leaving the game; after having plaid a PWCG's mission I have to leave the game to open PWCG to watch the combat report and debriefing and to start a new mission and then to open the game again to play the new mission selected; once in game nothing happens when I click on the key "windows" on my key board to go back on desk.

 

Try alt-tab instead of the Windows key.

[Azdack]

Thanks Mort, it works.

[borris70]

Hello guys.

The PWCG sounds awsome.not a fan of MP,so this is gone be amazing.

Can i use it With the steam Version??

 

merry xmas

Bjørn

[Bando]

Yes, no problem using it with steam.

The program writes a mission to the corresponding folder. Steam has no problems with that.

 

Good luck.

[borris70]

Sounds Perfect Brando.

I will try and install it in the coming days

If i have problems i will post here again.

Thanx alot guys

MERRY XMAS PILOTS

[PatrickAWlson]

Quick progress report.  The next version is feature complete.  Working on bugs now.

 

Done:

Release 1.1

Extended playability of Stalingrad campaign from 01/01/1941 to 12/31/1943

- Before and after the battle will be along a static front

- Allows players to use the BoM planes on the Stalingrad map

 

Added All existing BoS aircraft:

- Planes that do not yet exist are mapped to their closest match.

- Me110 can fly attack or fighter, but is primarily attack

- New parameter AttackPlaneFliesFighterMissoinOdds determines odds of generating fighter mission instead of attack

 

Added BoM types to BoS squadrons.

- Aircraft assignments are historically plausible.

- We will move to historically accurate as the game allows. 

 

Added 356 Squadriglia flying the Macchi 202

Added I ZG I flying the Me110

Added 126 IAD flying the P40

Added I16 to some squadrons prior to Stalingrad (220 IAD, 235 IAD)

Added Mig3 to some squadrons prior to Stalingrad (268 IAD)

Added Me109 E7 to some squadrons prior to Stalingrad (I JG 51, I JG 52)

Returned ground attack missions to all Russian fighters

 

Added Italy as a playable nation

 

Bugs/Enhancements:

Removed all PWCG flee combat decisions.  Will rely on in game RTB Decision parameter.  Hope this helps with circling.

Added code to eliminate flights too close to player's base.  Should give time for player to get into mission.

- OddsToKeepCloseToPlayerAirfield parameter.  Applied to each flight that is close to the player's field.

Fixed Beketovka airfield orientation

Tweaked Low/Med/High air configs to have more of an impact on number of flights kept

Removed setting of opposing flight config from simple air config - will be set through advanced config only.

Squadron list now displays squadron based on primary role

 

 

Still working:

Claim denied incorrectly

Circling AI - because spawned planes do not form up?

Player does not have escort

Altitude on air start

Winter tracks and houses in autumn

Some typos and wrong destination in the squadron move screen. Squadron moved from Bol. Rossoshka to Gumrak.

Wind sock is on the runway at Gumrak

No pilots in the planes

In mission debrief, mission name says patrol for escort mission.

 

[TheSNAFU]

Pat, thanks for your continued improvements to PWCG, The program has been a game changer. Merry Christmas all! 

[Azdack]

Thanks Pat. Had much fun to fly 20 missions russian side and now starting a new one but german side. Strange there is a pilot in myBD109F. Thanks for your job, happy Xmas

[Bando]

Hi Patrick.

Thanks for the update, glad you're doing this.

It makes a hell of a difference to me as a SP guy.

 

Merry Christmas and a great new year to you and the family.

 

Bando

[dhillr]

Thanks for the update Pat. You're giving the game a new life. Happy holiday~!

[C6_lefuneste]

Thanks to your hard work. You're making BoS enjoyable for SP mode !

[Asgar]

thanks for your hard work Pat! Merry Christmas mate 

[Rasim]

Thank you, Patrick! You already did great work, gave many people really interesting experience, including me. You already did something, that devs think impossible. Thank you again! And Merry Christmas, mate!

[borris70]

Hello guys.just installed the pwcg generator and it look very good.

But is it possible to fly one plane only??

i want to fly the BF 104,but the missions just let me fligh the MC.

When i had to choose plane i own at the beginning of capaigne i had to choose them all..(if not when i og to mission it says squadron does not fly planes owned by player error)

What does that mean

Thnax guys

Bjørn

[PatrickAWlson]

Hello guys.just installed the pwcg generator and it look very good.

But is it possible to fly one plane only??

i want to fly the BF 104,but the missions just let me fligh the MC.

When i had to choose plane i own at the beginning of capaigne i had to choose them all..(if not when i og to mission it says squadron does not fly planes owned by player error)

What does that mean

Thnax guys

Bjørn

 

If missions only let you fly the MC then you created an Italian campaign.  Only Italians fly the MC and the MC is the only thing that Italians can fly.  Me109 is German.    

 

When you create a campaign choose the German (Nazi) flag and you will be able to fly German planes.

[borris70]

Hello.

This may be a stupid question.but were do i use the nazi flag??

In the meny to choose planes i only see sovjet planes on one side and german planes on the other side..

Were is the flag in the meny??

[PatrickAWlson]

Hello.

This may be a stupid question.but were do i use the nazi flag??

In the meny to choose planes i only see sovjet planes on one side and german planes on the other side..

Were is the flag in the meny??

 

After you press "New Campaign" from the main screen you are presented with the campaign generation screen.  On the left panel are three flags, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Italy.  Choose one of them and you will be presented with the units for that nation.

[borris70]

Thanx pat.

[Picchio]

Pat, is the generator currently assigning correct weather descriptions/settings?

Edited December 28, 2015 by Picchio

[borris70]

Hello again

Now playing pwcg and like it alot.but is there a way to limit the enemy Aircraft number.I have tried to set the limit to 4 on the mission option,but when i tried a mission after that i counted 9 enemy against me.

Is there a way to limit this??

Thanx

Bjørn

[Bando]

@ Borris:

 

In "advanced config settings" at "mission limits" is a line "max enemy planes". Set that to the number you require and try again.

Hope this helps.

[PatrickAWlson]

I have also added min and max friendly and enemy flights.  Start by setting air config to low in simple config and then lower it further in advanced settings. 

[borris70]

Yes Brando

I sat the limit for max of enemy planes in advance setting to 4.but did not help..

I will try pats advice tomorrow.

Thanx brando and pat.

This forum is awsome.good people.

bjørn

[Asgar]

little thing i noticed. Bf 110 ai mates carry bombs even if you are on an intercept mission

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

Pat,

 

Is there a chance modifier for being captured when bailing out or will you always be captured behind enemy lines 100% of the time?

 

Thanks,

[Picchio]

Is there a way to extend/include mission starting time earlier than 0800 and later than the current limit (which I don't remember at the moment)? It would make sense for summer/autumn... even if such possibility wasn't restricted to summer or autumn, the user could then choose a more appropriate time manually, if the mission happened during winter. There were night time missions during winter too though, so it wouldn't be so out of place.

Edited December 31, 2015 by Picchio

[Bando]

In the window where you accept or scrub the mission, you can set the time as well.

Never tested it, but it should work.

[borris70]

Hello Pat

You told me to change air config in simply config setting to lower my enemy planes in missions.And change it in advance after that.

But do you mean to lower air desity??

What is air density and ground??

Having a hard time shooting dow 12 enemys in missions.hehe

As i mention i have set max enemy planes in advace setting to 4.but still 10-12 enemy planes.

Thanx

[borris70]

By the way..Your doing a fantastic job With the campaigne......

[PatrickAWlson]

In simple config there are two sets of activity controls, air and ground.  Each has low/med/high.  These are effectively presets of the advanced configs - i.e. air density will impact several advanced config items.  Ground density settings in simple config will impact others.

 

I suggest you use simple config first to get things closest to where you want them and then go to advanced config to tweak the settings.

 

This is important to understand: simple config impacts the same config parameters as advanced config.  Simple config simple sets many related settings at once.  

Pat,

 

Is there a chance modifier for being captured when bailing out or will you always be captured behind enemy lines 100% of the time?

 

Thanks,

 

PWCG doesn't really understand bailing out.  It only understands that you crashed and survived.  it doesn't really care how you survived.

 

But that wasn't really the question .  Yes, there is a chance to return safely if you are behind enemy lines.  PWCG figures out how far behind enemy lines you crashed and bases a calculation on that.  The further behind the lines the less the chance of returning.

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

-snip-

 

PWCG doesn't really understand bailing out.  It only understands that you crashed and survived.  it doesn't really care how you survived.

 

But that wasn't really the question .  Yes, there is a chance to return safely if you are behind enemy lines.  PWCG figures out how far behind enemy lines you crashed and bases a calculation on that.  The further behind the lines the less the chance of returning.

 

Excellent. Simple but intelligent logic for determining pilot return/capture. 

[PatrickAWlson]

Working on 1.2, which will be the last major update for a bit.  The big thing is eliminating circling AI.  This is a significant effort and is going to take while.  It's coming along but not there yet.

[LLv24_Zami]

Working on 1.2, which will be the last major update for a bit.  The big thing is eliminating circling AI.  This is a significant effort and is going to take while.  It's coming along but not there yet.

Sounds good Pat!

 

Biggest thing is the circling planes as you mentioned. If you have solution for that I think it will be a huge step forward.

Edited January 4, 2016 by Zami

[PatrickAWlson]

i definitely have a solution but I will admit it's an ugly one.  Each plane in a virtual formation will independently fly its own set of way points.  Trick is that they spawn within seconds of each other and the WPs are only a few meters apart, so they should more or less look and act like a formation.  The down side is that if they ever do disperse they will never rejoin.  Still beats the heck out of circling.

[LLv24_Zami]

i definitely have a solution but I will admit it's an ugly one.  Each plane in a virtual formation will independently fly its own set of way points.  Trick is that they spawn within seconds of each other and the WPs are only a few meters apart, so they should more or less look and act like a formation.  The down side is that if they ever do disperse they will never rejoin.  Still beats the heck out of circling.

Well, you can`t have everything it seems. If that is doable then go for it. When testing you notice things that you won`t notice otherwise too much. Like that disperse thing you mentioned.

[Jason_Williams]

This circling problem has to have a solution because the in-game campaign does not have as bad a problem with this. We need to speak to Viks and Han and find a solution in the mission building itself besides this drastic solution.

 

Or if we can demonstrate that the AI pathfinding is so buggy that we probably need to spend resources coding a fix. Bottom line is I need Pat talking to some on the team directly on this. It's just easier said than done unfortunately.

 

Jason

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

A big thanks to Pat for this wonderful program. I salute you !