PWCG Unified 2.1.2 Available

[an_Axolotl]

Hallo. Thank you for the great and wonderful work. The PWCG is actually the reason i get active with Il2 Bos/Bom again. Unfortunaly i've a problem with the AAR process(Axis Campaign) : It seems every time, when the AAR Process needs the ''wounded badge" - i get an Error message. With other medals (IC I,II) it works fine. i've the latest Java version (java 8). Has anybody an idea?

greetings from Sweden

Micha

[an_Axolotl]

ok, nevermind. i've found out it. The wound badge in ''images'' has the wrong file-name. Instead ''wb'' it has to be ''bwb'' for the black one, ''swb'' for the silver and ''gwb'' for the gold one. I made the black and gold one by myself and renamed the silver badge from ''wb' to ''swb'' .  now it works

[Rokko]

Is there a git repository for the source code somewhere or is this specifically supposed to be a closed project?

[jeanba]

Hello

 

In the joined mission, I need to escort bombers but they are not found and my flight circle endlessly above an airfield

Dimitri Lakanev.zip

[PatrickAWlson]

Is there a git repository for the source code somewhere or is this specifically supposed to be a closed project?

No GIT repository and not intentionally closed.  I just never put it into public domain.  I have provided the source code to some who were interested but nothing ever came of it.  The software is 70K lines of Java.  Any professional calibre developer could learn it - it is nothing more than Java with a strict adherence to the core Java packages (no third party at all).  No magic at all.  An amateur with limited experience would be challenged. 

[OrLoK]

Hello there

 

Nothing really to add to the thread, other than, Thank you!

 

PWCG really brings the game (as it stands) to life.

 

If the devs implement a new campaign in BoK as half as in depth as yours. Ill be a happy pilot.

 

S!

 

Rgds

 

LoK

Edited April 4, 2017 by OrLoK

[TheSNAFU]

I hope theirs is all of what Pat built and more. PWCG is basically what I play exclusively. The variation and flexibility to do as I want to do within the campaign is great. As a pilot surviving 30-40 missions as others in your unit are killed, wounded or captured. When a long time leader doesn't come back or worse when you happen to witness his demise... that is what its about for me. I can go on leave for 1 week, 2 If I don't like my squadron I can transfer to another. The campaign I hope for is PWCG refined! With what Pat built "so far" himself what can be done with it with more resources. I guess we will see what they bring. I certainly hope for the best indeed!  

Edited April 5, 2017 by TheSNAFU

[JG4_Sputnik]

Just wanted to say thanks for the mission generator. Having a blast flying in VR 

[itsmecamille]

Same here, a HUGE THANK YOU Pat! I flew many hours of PWCG campaigns in ROF, but lately I couldn't go back to non VR flying - boy did I miss my PWCG campaigns though... Now everything is awesome again as I can do that with IL2 BoX. I wish I could do the same with RoF too but that dream seems very dead, maybe ROF 2.0 in the distant future or WOFF maybe.

[dburne]

Downloaded this and first time I tried to run it, kept geting pop up windows with some sort of Java Exception Error that kept popping up after trying to close, had to reboot the computer to get it to stop.

 

Running Windows 10 fully updated as far as I know... ( do not have the Creators update as of yet).

Edited April 24, 2017 by dburne

[PatrickAWlson]

Two things:

 

1. Make sure Java install is up to date.

2. There  will be an error log file in the PWCG directory.  Can you post the last error message?

[dburne]

Two things:

 

1. Make sure Java install is up to date.

 

 

That was it, apparently was not up to date - all working now.

 

Thanks!

[71st_AH_Mastiff]

not sure if this has been posted?

 

MissingSkinReport_201611302111984.zip

 

 

[Cybermat47]

Pat, from what I've found, the Bf-109 E-7 was only used as an attack aircraft during Moscow and Stalingrad - it was obsolete as a fighter by that point.

 

I've made a quick change to the AircraftInfo.config file, so that Emils are only given ground attack missions.

 

Here is the modified file for anyone who wants to use it:

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fojlfalmnvcprf1/Emil_Correction.zip

[Yogiflight]

As the Emil is an attack aircraft in PWCG, it should be enough to set '2nd role for player' to zero instead of the default 20, in the advanced config, I guess.

[Cybermat47]

Pat, I was wondering, will PWCG be updated with the Kuban map and aircraft when BoK is released in full?

[PatrickAWlson]

Pat, I was wondering, will PWCG be updated with the Kuban map and aircraft when BoK is released in full?

Yes.

 

After taking a break I have been working on rewriting chunks of PWCG for improved readability and testability.  Nothing for users except faster turnaround and fewer bugs, but a good exercise for yours truly.  I am reworking AAR now.  Once that is done I will work on recently added planes.  PWCG already goes into 1943, so the planes fit.  When the map comes out that will become the priority, along with further rework.

[Thad]

Salutations,

 

Outstanding news.

 

I just downloaded and ran the current version along with the Audio files. Works very well.

Thank you very much for all the time and effort you have invested in your Campaign Generator.

[dburne]

Yes.

 

After taking a break I have been working on rewriting chunks of PWCG for improved readability and testability.  Nothing for users except faster turnaround and fewer bugs, but a good exercise for yours truly.  I am reworking AAR now.  Once that is done I will work on recently added planes.  PWCG already goes into 1943, so the planes fit.  When the map comes out that will become the priority, along with further rework.

 

 

 

Thank you so much!

[TheSNAFU]

Pat, glad to hear you are back at it on PWCG. Your program continues to be the only SP option I use in this great game. I am currently playing a German pilot career that started in an ME109 F2 in front of Moscow and is now 68 missions deep with the front getting closer and closer to Stalingrad. I am assigned to JG53 in the 109 G2 variant and have collected 21 victories. I have injury set to 4 meaning if I am killed it's game over! I have returned home safely most often, bailed out multiple times, crash landed and wrecked my kite on landing once. I have been wounded and out of action twice for several weeks. I have been home to Germany on leave once in the past year. My squadron has pilots with as many as 15 victories and as little as none. There are new pilots and a couple including our number 1 and 2 who have been with me since the early days. Now does this sound like a reasonably believable history for a Luftwaffe pilot on the Eastern Front? I certainly think so.

 

This is what PWCG is to me. With some bug kills and additional refinement like making friendly and enemy airfields come alive it can be epic!  

[Cybermat47]

Pat, glad to hear you are back at it on PWCG. Your program continues to be the only SP option I use in this great game. I am currently playing a German pilot career that started in an ME109 F2 in front of Moscow and is now 68 missions deep with the front getting closer and closer to Stalingrad. I am assigned to JG53 in the 109 G2 variant and have collected 21 victories. I have injury set to 4 meaning if I am killed it's game over! I have returned home safely most often, bailed out multiple times, crash landed and wrecked my kite on landing once. I have been wounded and out of action twice for several weeks. I have been home to Germany on leave once in the past year. My squadron has pilots with as many as 15 victories and as little as none. There are new pilots and a couple including our number 1 and 2 who have been with me since the early days. Now does this sound like a reasonably believable history for a Luftwaffe pilot on the Eastern Front? I certainly think so.

 

This is what PWCG is to me. With some bug kills and additional refinement like making friendly and enemy airfields come alive it can be epic!

 

What settings are you using?

[an_Axolotl]

Great news! Thank you for that wonderful work, Patrick. :-)

 

Maybe it could be nice to have a list for fallen/lost squadmembers(like in the old il2 1946) - besides to the Aces and Pilots list. So the player can compare squadrons victories and losses. But it's just a thought. Maybe difficult to make.

PWCG is great anyway :-D

 

greetings from Sweden

micha

Edited August 3, 2017 by micha

[TheSNAFU]

As far as settings I have them pretty much just set at medium air and ground in the simple settings. Then I have injury set to 4 escort to 10% to limit one sided odds against me. Other that that pretty much default settings in pwcg.

 

I like the idea of a list of lost and captured pilots.

[PatrickAWlson]

Great news! Thank you for that wonderful work, Patrick. :-)

 

Maybe it could be nice to have a list for fallen/lost squadmembers(like in the old il2 1946) - besides to the Aces and Pilots list. So the player can compare squadrons victories and losses. But it's just a thought. Maybe difficult to make.

PWCG is great anyway :-D

 

greetings from Sweden

micha

 

Such a thing is possible.  I maintain the list of all past campaign members.  I don't know if anybody has noticed, but if you transfer out of a squadron and transfer back in, your old squadron mates will still be there and their lives will have continued.  

 

Short version - all of the data is there.  Just have to make the UI.

[=SqSq=switch201]

Something I was wondering, which hasn't been clear to me, is how your actions affect the overall campaign. for example, if I fail every mission, will the side I am playing for actually lose? would this have an effect on the progression of the game?

 

Just something I have been curious about.

[PatrickAWlson]

Something I was wondering, which hasn't been clear to me, is how your actions affect the overall campaign. for example, if I fail every mission, will the side I am playing for actually lose? would this have an effect on the progression of the game?

 

Just something I have been curious about.

History does not change except for one small thing: historical aces can die before their time.  Since I only have one or two historical aces in BoS right now (in RoF I have every WWI ace with more than 20 victories) that little caveat is not much of a factor.  Other than that, the Germans still lose (well, not really since we don't get past 1943 ).

[TP_Jacko]

not sure if this has been posted?

 

MissingSkinReport_201611302111984.zip

 

I have just downloaded for the first time and noticed I had 54 skins missing. Not sure where to find them to download.

[LLv24_Zami]

Nice to hear that work on PWCG continues. It's a great tool!

[Cybermat47]

Since I only have one or two historical aces in BoS right now

You actually have at least three: Arkady Fedorovitch Kovacevich, Lydia Litvyak, and Hermann Graf

 

I'm trying to add Johannes Steinhoff, but I can't find a list of his victories

Edited August 7, 2017 by FFS_Cybermat47

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

You actually have at least three: Arkady Fedorovitch Kovacevich, Lydia Litvyak, and Hermann Graf

 

I'm trying to add Johannes Steinhoff, but I can't find a list of his victories

 

Your inbox is full. PM me.

 

A sample between 1939-1941 - I have all of the years available:

 

Johannes Steinhoff (confirmed claims only):

 

12/18/1939 - 10.(N)/JG26 - Wellington - 30KM SSW Helgoland

12/18/1939 - 10.(N)/JG26 - Wellington - 30KM SSW Helgoland

5/10/1940 - 11.(N)/JG2 - Blenheim - Den Haag

5/10/1940 - 11.(N)/JG2 - Blenheim - Dusseldorf

9/30/1940 - 4./JG52 - Spitfire - Dorking

2/14/1941 - 4./JG52 - Spitfire - 30km N Dungeness

5/19/41 - 4./JG52 - Spitfire - N Dover

5/19/41 - 4./JG52 - Spitfire - N Dover

6/22/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-15 - Varena

6/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - S Varena

7/1/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-16 - N Borissow

7/2/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - Borissow

7/2/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - S Borissow

7/2/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - S Smolewicze

7/3/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - NE Borissow

7/3/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - NE Borissow

7/4/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - W Witebsk

7/5/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - N Ulla

7/6/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - N Dzisna

7/7/1941 - 4./JG52 -DB-3 - W Polozk

7/9/1941 - 4./JG52 - Pe-2 - NW Beschenkowitschi

7/22/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-16 - S Wyssokaja

7/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - V-11 - NE Jarzewo

7/27/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - N Wjasma

7/28/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - 6km E Gorki

7/29/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - N Tschutsche-See

7/29/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - SW Tschernaja

8/10/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-16 - 8km N Schimsk

8/25/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-16 - 10km NW Tossno

8/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-17 - 10km SW Ljuban

8/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-17 - Mal Bronitza

8/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-17 - 15km SE Ljuban

8/27/1941 - 4./JG52 - R-5 - 6km NE Ljesja

8/27/1941 - 4./JG52 - R-5 - 3km NE Ljesja

8/29/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-15 - SE Kolpino

9/1/1941 - 4./JG52 - DB-3 - 30km NE Ljuban

9/6/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - 1km NW Bahnhof Mga

9/6/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - Bahnhof Makowo

9/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - 10km W Wolchowstroj

10/3/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-153 - 10km NE Cholm

10/5/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - 30km NW Wjasma

10/6/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-16 - 10km SE Cholm

10/18/1941 - 4./JG52 - Pe-2 - N Kalinin

10/18/1941 - 4./JG52 - Pe-2 - Kalinin

10/24/1941 - 4./JG52 - Pe-2 - SW Kalinin

11/14/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-18 - 5km S Wjasma

11/26/1941 - 4./JG52 - I-26 - 10km S Stolnetschnog

11/28/1941 - 4./JG52 - Il-2 - 10km E Istra

11/28/1941 - 4./JG52 - BB-22 - 10km SW Stolnetschnog

12/2/1941 - 4./JG52 - BB-22 - Belji-Rast

12/2/1941 - 4./JG52 - BB-22 - 10km W Moskau

Edited August 7, 2017 by Space_Ghost

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

If anybody wants to take up the task of creating German Aces give me a list of names and I'll provide the information.

 

I have to manually type them out so it takes a bit of effort but I'll do as many as I can.

[PatrickAWlson]

The information needed for an ace could be formed in a spreadsheet as follows:

 

Header

Ace Name, Nationality

 

Ranks

Rank , Rank Date

repeat until all changes in rank are listed

 

Squadrons

Squadron Name, Date of Assignment

repeat until all changes in squadron assignments are listed

 

Skins

Skin file name, skin start use date, skin end use date, aircraft

 

Victories

Aircraft Type, Date of Victory

repeat until all changes in victories are listed

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

The information needed for an ace could be formed in a spreadsheet as follows:

 

Header

Ace Name, Nationality

 

Ranks

Rank , Rank Date

repeat until all changes in rank are listed

 

Squadrons

Squadron Name, Date of Assignment

repeat until all changes in squadron assignments are listed

 

Skins

Skin file name, skin start use date, skin end use date, aircraft

 

Victories

Aircraft Type, Date of Victory

repeat until all changes in victories are listed

 

Erich Hartmann has 352 kills. Barkhorn has 301. Rall has 275. That's 928 victories that I have to sort, date and transcribe - manually - in to something that can then be exported to a spreadsheet or .csv.

 

That doesn't account for ranks/dates. It doesn't account for squads/dates. Including squads/ranks makes the list in to roughly 1392 separate instances that I need to manually transcribe.

 

Note that the Luftwaffe claimed over 70,000 victories in WW2. I'm willing to provide the raw data if somebody wants to format it for use with PWCG.

 

In the case of somebody like Johannes Steinhoff, I can't provide all relevant squadron data because squadrons like JG26 don't exist in PWCG although it would be cool if more squads existed at least as placeholders.

[PatrickAWlson]

That volume of data is what is intimidating.  If I could find the victory data in tabular form online then it could be copied and pasted into a parsable file.  Transcribing it manually is more than one can realistically ask for.

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

That volume of data is what is intimidating.  If I could find the victory data in tabular form online then it could be copied and pasted into a parsable file.  Transcribing it manually is more than one can realistically ask for.

 

The records I have are semi-tabled in a PDF but my attempts at copying/pasting/exporting have been unsuccessful.

 

I'd be happy to send you the claims from 1939 (smallest list) if you think you can do anything with it!

 

Offer stands to anybody - while this may apply to PWCG, 777/1CGS may be able to use this information too.

[TP_Jacko]

@Space_ghost.

At work i have Adobe professional and should be able to convert a pdf to excel. I can give it a try on a small set of data you have.

Cheers

Jacko

[Yogiflight]

Is it correct, that all enemy flights start at the same time, so when I meet one or more enemy flights during climb or the way to the patrol target/ endpoint, and we shoot them all down, there is no chance, that we will meet another flight on our way back to base or at the base? Or did I miss something in the advanced config settings? I am flying with medium air and ground density, so I have up to 5 friendly and enemy flights.

[PatrickAWlson]

Is it correct, that all enemy flights start at the same time, so when I meet one or more enemy flights during climb or the way to the patrol target/ endpoint, and we shoot them all down, there is no chance, that we will meet another flight on our way back to base or at the base? Or did I miss something in the advanced config settings? I am flying with medium air and ground density, so I have up to 5 friendly and enemy flights.

 

That is not the case.  A flight can be encountered at any time in the mission.  

 

Each flight is created as a fully realized flight, from airfield to waypoints and back home.  Randomization is used to determine the actual start time of the flights, from before your flight took off to shortly after your flight took off.  When you start the mission the flights that took off before you are in the air and progressing towards their targets.  Flights that take off after you are not "on the board" until a later point, at which time they start progressing towards their objectives.  These flights are all going about their business.  Your encounters with them are random and not pre planned.  

[Yogiflight]

So it is possible, to fight with enemy planes on the way to a target and with another flight of enemies on the way back to base. Thanks for the answer, Patrick.

[BM357_TinMan]

Quick Question:

Step 2 says, "Make sure that logs are enabled"
Step 5 explicitly states to enable mission_text_log

What other logs should be enabled aside from mission text log?

Also, this thing is pretty cool.  Makes me wish even more we could do co-op missions with our buddies.