PWCG 17.1.1 Oh, your squadron needs a plane.

[TimSell75]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

13.8.0

Added Ju88c

Added HP400

Added Gotha

Made target final approach editable

 

For the fir4st time I am actively asking for donations.  Donations are still optional, but I'm asking.  See link on upper right of PWCG download screen.

 

On the Gotha and HP/400, they are in but it is not a good experience.  Air starts are a must as no field on the current map can accommodate them.  Further, the AI does not seem able to fly time properly.  On auto pilot with an air start, two of three Gothas spun in.  The HPs stayed in the air but they were flopping around like fish on a dock.  My best suggestion if you really want to fly them is to do single aircraft missions and fly the lone plane yourself.  

 

You definitely deserve it for giving us this wonderfull tool.

 

I saw that you are raising money for Ukraine which ist great! Is there a way to donate to you additionally or become a Patreon?

Edited April 17, 2022 by TimSell75

[PatrickAWlson]

3 hours ago, TimSell75 said:

 

You definitely deserve it for giving us this wonderfull tool.

 

I saw that you are raising money for Ukraine which ist great! Is there a way to donate to you additionally or become a Patreon?

 

Thanks, but I'm doing fine.  PWCG has always been for the love of it as opposed to a serious money making venture.  Given the situation, I would much prefer that any donations go to those who really need it.

[busdriver]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

Given the situation, I would much prefer that any donations go to those who really need it.

 

I like the way you think.  ??????????

[jollyjack]

Pat forever !

[easterling77]

10 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

Thanks, but I'm doing fine.  PWCG has always been for the love of it as opposed to a serious money making venture.  Given the situation, I would much prefer that any donations go to those who really need it.

Fine character Sir

 

I can call myself to be happy with my current personal situation - as I hope for all of you in this times where this isn't certain for anyone - so your "prefer[...]for those who really need it" is a good point....donation underway

[Varibraun]

12 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

Thanks, but I'm doing fine.  PWCG has always been for the love of it as opposed to a serious money making venture.  Given the situation, I would much prefer that any donations go to those who really need it.

 

Thank you Pat!  My latest "PWCG" donation is now on it's way.  ? 

[TimSell75]

13 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

Thanks, but I'm doing fine.  PWCG has always been for the love of it as opposed to a serious money making venture.  Given the situation, I would much prefer that any donations go to those who really need it.

Thats great to hear. Then I will just donate double the amount ?

[C6_Zorkaiev]

thank you for this initiative.

[migmadmarine]

Pat, can you please enable the German 37mm AA gun when you update for the Sopwith Triplane? It is labeled M-Flak  in the editor.

Edited April 19, 2022 by migmadmarine

[Skoop]

I'd love to try this especially since I saw somewhere that there's a career for tank crew, but I really don't want to put Java on my computer.  Any way to run this with out it ?

[PatrickAWlson]

1 hour ago, Skoop said:

I'd love to try this especially since I saw somewhere that there's a career for tank crew, but I really don't want to put Java on my computer.  Any way to run this with out it ?

 

Nope.  150K lines of Java code.  Needs Java to run.

[Vishnu]

1 hour ago, Skoop said:

I'd love to try this especially since I saw somewhere that there's a career for tank crew, but I really don't want to put Java on my computer.  Any way to run this with out it ?

Curious.   What’s the problem with Java?

[Skoop]

The long standing complaint that Java is a security risk.  I like to keep my sim rig as pristine as possible.  TBH I don't really see many people using Java any more.  But like Pat stated it's probably a legacy thing, who want's to rewrite a bunch of code for a free app.  

 

To bad as I love pat's work just not sure it's worth having Java on my sim rig.

[PatrickAWlson]

3 hours ago, Skoop said:

The long standing complaint that Java is a security risk.  I like to keep my sim rig as pristine as possible.  TBH I don't really see many people using Java any more.  But like Pat stated it's probably a legacy thing, who want's to rewrite a bunch of code for a free app.  

 

To bad as I love pat's work just not sure it's worth having Java on my sim rig.

 

Java is very much alive and well.  As for security, it's not so much about the language as the code.  A programmer can write all sorts of unsafe stuff in pretty much any language that they want.

 

With PWCG, I didn't do that.  PWCG uses only one 3rd party library set for JSON processing (local data files, not web services) and contains no network code at all.  It never phones home for any reason.  There is nothing to intercept, no firewall holes to create, no database to run queries against, nothing except JSON text files as input.  If anybody tried to put anything malicious in the data files it would be useless as PWCG issues only one system command anywhere, and that command is not data driven so no injection is possible.

 

As for the rest of your machine, most browsers have the ability to run Java code disabled by default.  That is where the reputation came from and that is long since not an issue.  Not just because browsers have disabled Java but because they are much better at not running malware of all sorts.

 

Not trying to convince you specifically, but I don't want people freaking out because PWCG is Java.  There are billions of lines of Java out there.

 

[Nocke]

I would also guess there is a lot of confusion going on between Java and JavaScript, the latter gaining some bad reputation at times, while not being related to Java at all.

[co199]

[Highwayman]

On 4/21/2022 at 9:03 AM, Skoop said:

The long standing complaint that Java is a security risk.  I like to keep my sim rig as pristine as possible.  TBH I don't really see many people using Java any more.  But like Pat stated it's probably a legacy thing, who want's to rewrite a bunch of code for a free app.  

 

To bad as I love pat's work just not sure it's worth having Java on my sim rig.

you also technically do not need to run it on your sim rig either. I run it in the old clunker of a machine I use as a dedicated IL-2 server.

[STG77Jeeves]

Hi Pat:

 

Love the campaign generator. Thanks for all your work!

 

Here's an error log for a mission where a train spawned off the tracks.  Have been seeing that regularly in coop.  Not all trains do this, but some.  Train is sitting in Nov. Raganchik.

 

 

 

 

Lend-Lease over Stalingrad202204251104486.zip

[PatrickAWlson]

4 hours ago, StG77Jeevesovich said:

Hi Pat:

 

Love the campaign generator. Thanks for all your work!

 

Here's an error log for a mission where a train spawned off the tracks.  Have been seeing that regularly in coop.  Not all trains do this, but some.  Train is sitting in Nov. Raganchik.

 

 

 

 

Lend-Lease over Stalingrad202204251104486.zip 2.27 MB · 0 downloads

 

There is a thread dedicated to this.  Working on it, but partial success only.

[vincentmoy]

@PatrickAWlson Hey Pat, I've been using the PWCG for FC. It seems that the game do not honor the fuel setting from PWCG in FC planes (Set to have 60% fuel, but in game it always reset to 100%). But for some reason the Great Battle PWCG the game has no problem honoring the fuel set in PWCG. Do you have any idea why?

[PatrickAWlson]

2 hours ago, vincentmoy said:

@PatrickAWlson Hey Pat, I've been using the PWCG for FC. It seems that the game do not honor the fuel setting from PWCG in FC planes (Set to have 60% fuel, but in game it always reset to 100%). But for some reason the Great Battle PWCG the game has no problem honoring the fuel set in PWCG. Do you have any idea why?

 

I can take a look at the generated mission file.  If the mission file says .6 and in the game it's 100% then it's the game.  If it says 1,0 in the mission file then PWCG is messing up.

[Winkysmith]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

I can take a look at the generated mission file.  If the mission file says .6 and in the game it's 100% then it's the game.  If it says 1,0 in the mission file then PWCG is messing up.

I have this problem also, but I just attributed it to the fact that because the FC aircraft carry such a small amount of fuel that the percentages don’t match up with the litres.
 

What I mean is that because IL-2 scales the fuel in amounts of 10 litres, in a tank of say 78 litres you won’t get a straight percentage unless it’s set to 100 or 0.

[PatrickAWlson]

12 hours ago, Winkysmith said:

I have this problem also, but I just attributed it to the fact that because the FC aircraft carry such a small amount of fuel that the percentages don’t match up with the litres.
 

What I mean is that because IL-2 scales the fuel in amounts of 10 litres, in a tank of say 78 litres you won’t get a straight percentage unless it’s set to 100 or 0.

 

FC aircraft are definitely more likely to default to 100% fuel, but if you change it in the mission briefing that should be honored by PWCG.

[vincentmoy]

18 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

FC aircraft are definitely more likely to default to 100% fuel, but if you change it in the mission briefing that should be honored by PWCG.

I have PWCG set to start in air, which defaults to 60%. But in game it has 100%. I’m not at my computer now but I can send you the mission files when I get to it.

[PatrickAWlson]

20 minutes ago, vincentmoy said:

I have PWCG set to start in air, which defaults to 60%. But in game it has 100%. I’m not at my computer now but I can send you the mission files when I get to it.

 

OK - PWCG does set air starts to 60% to account for fuel burn.  It might be overriding the mission setting that is used for runway starts.

[vincentmoy]

On 4/27/2022 at 5:49 AM, PatrickAWlson said:

 

OK - PWCG does set air starts to 60% to account for fuel burn.  It might be overriding the mission setting that is used for runway starts.

I'm not quite understand. I have both BoX & FC set to air start. BoX missions have always been correctly set in-game (showing 60%). But in FC, it always set at 100% and disregarding the PWCG setting.

[Lupus]

I'm trying to figure out who/when the Hawker Hurricane is available to fly.  Can anyone help me out with this?

[Stonehouse]

*think* this is your only option at present but it has been a while since I had the squadron dump tool working. 

 

    * Hurricane Mk.II 1940-01-01 - 1944-10-01
    157th Fighter Air Regiment - VVS
            becomes 651st Fighter Air Regiment - 1942-08-01
        hurricane: 1941-08-01 to 1944-08-31
        yak: 1944-09-01 to 1945-06-01

[Lupus]

Wow, so I just figured this out today.  You can make an equipment change request. Basically, if you don't like the aircraft your squad has, then you can request and change it.

 

@PatrickAWlson I've noticed that this equipment change request isn't permanent.  Is there a way to make it so?  It only seems to last for one mission, then I have to make the request again if I want to keep flying those planes.

Edited May 26, 2022 by Lupus

[PatrickAWlson]

On 5/24/2022 at 7:56 PM, Lupus said:

Wow, so I just figured this out today.  You can make an equipment change request. Basically, if you don't like the aircraft your squad has, then you can request and change it.

 

@PatrickAWlson I've noticed that this equipment change request isn't permanent.  Is there a way to make it so?  It only seems to last for one mission, then I have to make the request again if I want to keep flying those planes.

 

Planes that you request should be marked as do not replace.  I'll look into why they might be getting replaced.  Can you give me a squadron, a date, and the plane that you are selecting?

[Lupus]

20 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

Planes that you request should be marked as do not replace.  I'll look into why they might be getting replaced.  Can you give me a squadron, a date, and the plane that you are selecting?

 

Sure, It's first date you can have for a campaign.  October 1 I think?  I'll have to check this evening and update.  I'm flying the 11th squadron for the Russians.  Their default plane is the Lagg 3. I'm replacing it with the Yak-1.  I know in the default game this plane isn't available that early and you don't have it assigned to an accessible squad that early, so that may be the problem.

 

*edit*

The current date in the campaign is October 23, 1941

Edited May 27, 2022 by Lupus

[PatrickAWlson]

13.9.0
Added Sopwith Triplane
Added M-Flak 37mm WWI flak cannon
Added "Ground" structures.  These are structures without scripts.
- If you thought things were missing, these might be thoios things.
Extended structure box to include more structures.
Box displayed on briefing map is now the structure box and not the active area box.
Fixed erroneous Ju88c payload (payload 12 error);

 

Please consider a donation.  Even a small one.  Donations no longer go to me.  See link in upper right of PWCG page.

[Highwayman]

You sir are a rock star, so looking forward to the Normandy map and the wonderful campaign possibilities it will bring!

[Vishnu]

Any luck with the train placement?

[PatrickAWlson]

10 minutes ago, Vishnu said:

Any luck with the train placement?

 

13.9.0 has the new train placement code in it.  It does not work well.  Something like half the trains are actually on the tracks. 

[No105_Swoose]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

13.9.0 has the new train placement code in it.  It does not work well.  Something like half the trains are actually on the tracks. 

Great to see a moving, complete train in the countryside on the Bodenplatte map instead of just an idle locomotive at a station in a city!  Thanks for your work on this.  Made a small donation to one of the charities helping the Ukrainians.

[Vishnu]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

13.9.0 has the new train placement code in it.  It does not work well.  Something like half the trains are actually on the tracks. 

Thanks for working on it. 

[Varibraun]

On 5/29/2022 at 9:23 PM, PatrickAWlson said:

13.9.0
Added Sopwith Triplane

 

Thank you Pat - This brought me back to my WWI FC campaign, what an awesome sight with German tanks crawling across the trenches.  My Ironman allied pilot has 34 victories and the intensity and stress level was high as my Camel flight took ground fire while dropping bombs on those tanks.  Lots of action!

 

Also, FYI that every penny I spend in my favorite sim (including what I would have donated to you for PWCG) is being matched in a donation to the link on your download site. 

[Winkysmith]

PWCG is the only way I fly campaigns now. I shall eagerly await the day that the Mosquito is added to it!

[tattywelshie]

12 hours ago, Winkysmith said:

PWCG is the only way I fly campaigns now. I shall eagerly await the day that the Mosquito is added to it!

Very much looking forward to that as well!