PWCG 7.1.0 Released - Fixes and Improvements - lots of them

[PatrickAWlson 4297]

At the PWCG web site

 

PWCG 3.0 includes the Kuban and all new planes available to date.  Enjoy a career in a HS 129, Spitfire, or any of your other favorites.  

 

PWCG 3.0.1

Fixed: Pilot always dead when plane crashes.

Fixed: RoF willl not create a mission.

Fixed: Invalid plane for loose skins for plane ju523mg4e.

Fixed: Mission file cleanup not happening.

Fixed: During campaign creation, transition from rank on previous step causes error.

Fixed: Moving wayponts on briefing map sometimes caused incorrect results.

Fixed: Raised attack MCU and lengthened run to prevent AI ground crashes.

Fixed: Error when creating escort flight for player, causing missions not to be created.

Fixed: Krasnodar map takeoff.

 

Added: When creating a campaign filter by map.  Add map to squadron description text.  

 

PWCG 3.0.2

Features:

Icons

- Added front lines

- Added airfield icons

Music

- Added Music control screen on front panel

- Improved sound control

 

Bugs:

Fixed ground attack players overwhelmed by fighters

- New Advanced COnfig: Mission Limits -> Max Enemy Fighters For Ground Attack (default 1)

- New Advanced COnfig: Mission Limits -> Max Enemy Fighters For Fighters (default 3)

Fixed reappearing AAA (sort of)

-  Increased respawn to 10 minutes to keep them dead longer (was 3 minutes)

Fixed empty airfieds

- AAA and static planes now appear

- Added trucks if airfield is target

Fixed escort flight rendezvous

Fixed Severskaya airfield takeoffs

 

PWCG 3.1

Features:

Allow players to select payload for their flight from Pilot Selection Screen

- Use Synchronize Payloads to synchronize the flight's payloads on the leader.

Added more items to BoS airfields.

- Developed empty space finder algorithm to place more stuff

 

Bugs:

Fixed squadron skin configuration

- Added back squadron skins that had been removed in 3.0

Changed initial victories, odds of loss for Luftwaffe and VVS

 

PWCG 3.1.1

Features:

Added support for aircraft modifications along with payloads.  Modifications appear as check boxes in a new column on the briefing pilot selection chalkboard.

Added support for squadron override of aircraft roles.  This allows PWCG to offer dedicated ground support for some FW190 squarons as well as cannon armed Stuka in II./St.G.2.

Added support for initial selection of a payload to fit the mission.

Added support for AI flights to use a wider range of payloads.

 

Bugs:

Fixed plane selection issue.

 

PWCG 3.1.1

Added support for aircraft modifications along with payloads.  Modifications appear as check boxes in a new column on the briefing pilot selection chalkboard.

Added support for squadron override of aircraft roles.  This allows PWCG to offer dedicated ground support for some FW190 squarons as well as cannon armed Stuka in II./St.G.2.

Added support for initial selection of a payload to fit the mission.

Added support for AI flights to use a wider range of payloads.

Fixed plane selection issue.

 

PWCG 3.1.2

Improve enemy fighter limitations on ground attack.  No fighter escort on player ground attack missions.  Limit fighter missions based on player mission type and not squadron role.

Implemented staggered formation on runway for BoS

Fixed all mission times are 0830.

Fixed no skins in skin management screen

Fixed scrolling the AAR and typing journal entries is slow

Fixed no LA5 modifications are available.

SIxed Dallas and Kinkead on some dates are showing up as not being in the RNAS

Moved wind sock away from runway for BoS

Increased air start spacing for BoS

 

PWCG 3.2.0

Add smoke near front line.  Sometimes (heavy) in proximity of activity.  Other times (light) ambient. (BoS)

Add damage to structures close to the front

Replace static artillery at airfield with static trucks(BoS)

Add ambient skirmishes(BoS)

Add ambient truck convoys(BoS)

Improved takeoff alignment by introducing different spacing for small, medium and large planes

Fixed Stukas do not dive bomb (BoS)

Fixed Map scrolling through click and drag broken on briefing map

Fixed takeoff positioning error for RoF

Fixed Invalid payload for plane: 6 No 8 Naval Squadron circa November 1916 (RoF)

Fixed incorrect ranks for French Navy (RoF)

 

PWCG 3.2.1

Correct error preventing mission load

 

PWCG 3.3.0

Added Ju52

Add transport missions.  

- Transport cargo from field to field.  

- Parachute drop, daytime and nighttime.  

- Cargo drop near front.  

- Spy extraction.

Add anti shipping missions  in Kuban

Set roles by squadron instead of plane for greater flexibility.  Allow roles for a squadron to change over time.

Add target preferences based on history.  i..e. Drifters near Stalingrad in November, shipping at Kuban in Sept 1943, etc.

Bug fixes:

Reduced and normalized waypoint speeds to help formations

Added missing Kuban bridges

Improved climb wps.  Climb into mission if far from front.

Fixed freeze error on some Russian ground attack missions

Rewrote target finding algorithm for fewer failures.

Fixed AAA not appearing along front and at installations

Fixed campaign property bug that caused all defaults to be copied over.

Fixed AI does not land when waypoint progression is broken

Fixed (?) AI sometimes crashes on landing

Improved egress waypoint placement

Improved odds of contact during mission

Fixed some instances of ground units in the water

 

PWCG 3.3.1

Extend Kuban action back to July 1942.  Add mountain flying.

Added config to reduce smoke in a given area.  Smoke is now controlled by two parameters: max smoke in mission and max smoke within a radius.

Campaign->Advanced Config -> Mission Limits

-> Max Smoke In Mission

-> Max Smoke In Area

Cleaned up weather inputs in advanced config

Bugs:

Fixed will not respond to changes in "'Maximum amount of smoke" as intended

Fixed Radio beacon doesn't work (I think)

Fixed Attack marker showing up over friendly forces

Fixed No landing if player chooses air start

Fixed Freeze if number of aircraft config changes (max planes per flight will now be 😎

Fixed failure to create campaign in some situations

Fixed when flying the E7, selecting the 'remove headrest' option adds an armored windscreen instead (and vice versa I assume).

 

PWCG 3.3.2

Bugs:

Fixed error when modifying advanced configuration

 

PWCG 3.3.3

Bugs:

Fixed PWCG does not work with latest BoX

 

PWCG 3.4.0

Altered squadrons for smoother transition in "Battles" format.

- Squadron transition within a single squadron file.  Causes natural movement through battles without actively transferring.

- Movement through battles from 1 Oct 1941 to 1 Dec 1943

- Includes early German advance through Kuban to Stalingrad and Russian advance after Stalingrad.

- Fewer squadrons for less density.  Still pretty dense, especially Kuban. 

New planes:

- A20

- P39

- La5N

- Me109G6

 

PWCG 3.4.1

Add Yak7B
Restore squadrons fro Me-109 E-7, Me-110, Hs-129, Ju-52
Enabled mixed flights
Fixed missing aircraft profiles

 

PWCG 3.5.0

Add several new mission variations

- Low altitude bombing

- Low altitude patrols

- Low altitude battlefield CAP

Improved climb WP generation to reduce climb WPs to only as many as necessary to achieve altitude.

Bugs:

Fixed starting behind enemy lines (PWCG was still using old as well as new front line transitions)

 

PWCG 4.0.0

Every squadron in PWCG is staffed.

Every plane in the mission maps to a pilot in PWCG

Out of mission events affect pilots in PWCG.

If a pilot gains a victory out of mission, the victim will also be a pilot in PWCG.

The fate of the plane and pilot are separated - a pilot can easily survive being shot down.

A replacements pool of pilots exists.- During each time cycle, "needy squadrons" request replacements.  Replacements are distributed from the pool.

The replacement pool is drained to compensate for squadron losses.

There is a lag between the time a pilot is lost and the time that the request for a replacement is acknowledged.

The replacement pool is periodically replenished.

Over time manpower will become more of an issue, but not to a severe degree.

Slightly depleted AI squadrons may not fly.

Severely depleted AI squadrons will not fly.

The player's squadron will not fly if severely depleted.

 

PWCG 4.1.0

Every squadron in PWCG is equipped.

Every plane in the mission maps to a plane in PWCG

Out of mission events affect planes in PWCG.

If a pilot gains a victory out of mission, the victim will also be a plane in PWCG.

A replacements depo of planes exists.- During each time cycle, "needy squadrons" request replacements.  Replacements are distributed from the depo.

The replacement depo is drained to compensate for squadron losses.

There is a lag between the time a plane is lost and the time that the request for a replacement is acknowledged.

The replacement pool is periodically replenished.

Over time equipment will become more of an issue, but not to a severe degree.

Slightly equipment depleted AI squadrons may not fly.

Severely equipment depleted AI squadrons will not fly.

The player's squadron will not fly if severely equipment depleted.

Made tweaks tp odds of other squadrons flying.

Landing improved: planes on the Moscow map will land and taxi to a revetment before disappearing.

@Murleen

A first for PWCG.  Murleen has contributed Java code.  This is the first time in nine years that an outside author has written Java code for PWCG!

Also a first: PWCG is now available on GitHub.

Murleen's contributions were a bug fix for spawn parsing and .. this was a lot of work on his part ... the landing correction noted above.  Many thanks.

Bugs:

Fixed spawn event parsing error

Fixed failure to create ground attack missions

Fixed failure to note missions flown.

Fixed Italian campaign.

 

PWCG 4.1.1

Call signs added (Murleen).

Added Stalingrad taxi mappings (Murleen)

Added planes lost to debrief UI.

Bugs:

Fixed replacing pilots in briefing causes AAR errors after mission.

Fixed failure to create create campaign later in war

Fixed player transfer error (Murleen)

Fixed inactive campaign members not saved (Murleen).

Fixed failure to properly apply modifications (reported for E7 but could affect others).

 

PWCG 4.2.0

Changed ground unit generation to avoid excessive number of ground units generated by AI flights.

Bugs:

Fixed error where depleted squadrons could be further drained.

 

PWCG 4.2.1

Incorporated improved graphics (Riksen).

Disassociated pilot name from campaign name (prelude to multiple human pilots)

Bugs:

Incorporated fix for Kuban taxiways (Murleen).

Increased PWCG memory.

 

PWCG 5.0.0

Support for multiple players and coop mode.

How to create a coop campaign:

- On the campaign creation screen choose coop campaign at the top/center

- Complete campaign creation process

Adding another human pilot

- In the campaign, choose "Add Pilot"

- Enter the rank and name of the new pilot

- Select the AI pilot to be replaced.

Added fog of war setting in advanced config.  Makes victories less descriptive.
- Advanced Config -> User Preferences -> DetailedVictoryDescription
- Set to 0 for less descriptive victories.  Default is 1.
 

New visuals:

There is a small icon on the right of the pilot name, giving pilot status.

 

I don't have a mission button

- All of your human pilots are dead or wounded.

- You can create a new AI pilot

- You can go on leave to heal your human pilots (info is on the leave page).

 

Bugs

Fixed: missing LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Ships\torpedoboat38.txt
Fixed: Planes sometimes do not take off (Murleen).
Fixed: Too many out of mission AAA losses.
Fixed: Player not being made commander after promotion to major. 
Fixed: Duplicate entries in squadron log

Fixed flight not taking off at Dugino  airfield.
Fixed planes not being replaced when squasron transitions to new arch type

 

PWCG 5.0.1

Fixed: Unidentified Object popup (Thanks Murleen)
Fixed: Planes not properly oriented on runway (Thanks Murleen)
Fixed: Concurrent map update exception
Fixed: Planes span on top of each other in CAP
Fixed: No planes sighted on intercvept or CAP
Fixed: Error bundler is not bundling all directories.
Fixed: Marder scrip path not properly set

 

PWCG 5.0.2

Fixed: number in formation counter (Thanks Murleen)
Fixed: Train target is on the wrong side
Fixed: Floating smoke

 

PWCG 5.0.3

Equipment replacement enhancements:

- Increased equipment replacement rate

- Increased odds of players squadron getting replacements if severely depleted

- Increased odds of any squadron getting replacements if severely depleted

- Accounted for actual need in squadrons in generating replacement planes

Made Italian campaign available for Moscow

Fixed: Historical aces appear twice in top aces board
 

PWCG 5.0.4

Fixed: issue where adding Italian squadron earlier was causing problems in existing campaigns.

Fixed: Escort missions.  Rendezvous fixes by me, separation fixes by Murleen.

 

PWCG 5.0.5

Added U2 as daylight attack aircraft. 

- To play U2 campaign choose Russian. August 1942. Stalingrad map, 588 Bomber Air Regiment.

- I don't ownthis plane but the ME loads a mission with no errors.

Added P47, Spitfire Mk IX, P47, Me109 G14, Me109 K4, FW190 A8

- Not tested in game at all.

- Not incorporated into the campaign

- To make a dummy campaign, replace the assignment in a squadron and start a new campaign.

- Or wait a week or two and I will have something that looks like Bodenplatte (on the Stalingrad map)

 

PWCG 5.1.0

The Western front in WWII comes to PWCG with Bodenplatte on the Stalingrad map. 

All available Bodenplatte planes are included.

Airfield names changed to match western names.

Squadrons are correct.

Squadron equipment mapped from actual to available (i.e. P51 squadrons are flying P47s)

- Will be changed as new planes are introduced.

Fixed: U2 payload.  Now has bombs and gun.

 

PWCG 5.1.1

Modified PWCG to understand the difference between end of production and withdrawal from front line service.  Should help get newer types to the front faster.

Fixed: modifications for P47

Fixed: modifications for Spitfire IX

Verified squadron assigned skins work

Verified user assigned loose skins to squadron mates work

 

PWCG 5.1.2

Packaged over 70 skins for squadrons - thanks to the skin creators for making these available.

Configured squadron files to use the skins.

Skins and updated PWCG are available for download at the PWCG site

 

PWCG 5.1.3

Added FW 190 D9 Dora.

-  Start with JG 26 in October 1944 or JG 2 in November 1944.

Fixed: Payloads modifications on several planes.  Me109 G14 and K4, FW190 A5 and A8, Macchi.  

 

PWCG 6.0.0

Full coop support

- Fly with your friends

- Any squadron!

- Any Side!

Cold Start (Thanks Murleen)

- Start from your hangar area and taxi to start

Me-262

Improved mission pathing

 

PWCG 6.0.1

Added a bit more AAA around airfields

Fixed No escorts for player

Fixed Return to pilot perspective broken
Fixed Friendly planes lost are assigned as victories to squadron mates.

Fixed Errors during leaves and transfers.

Fixed Too many spots in coop mission - should only be players
Fixed PO2 has wrong display name

 

PWCG 6.1.0

Three campaign modes.

- Single Player

- Cooperative Coop

- Competitive Coop

Smarter display of services and maps when creating a new campaign or pilot.

Fixed: Cooperative coop AAR broken

Fixed: Cannot find mission logs error

 

PWCG 6.1.1

Mode not properly set in new coop campaigns.

 

PWCG 6.1.2

Improvements to reduce lack of contact.

- Reduce size of mission box

- Mission box size is configurable (Advanced config -> mission limits)

- Reduce length of patrols to avoid going beyond mission box

- Improve patrol path to head into the mission box

- Improve offensive patrols for airfield/transport to use waypoints closer to box

- Improve offensive penetration patrols to take advantage of patrol algorithm just into enemy lines

- Reduce distance from entering the box to start of patrols.  Helps prevent need cross map navigation.

Fixed looking at mission again after it had been created

- Added "Back to Campaign" button on every mission page to return to campaign without altering the mission

- Eliminated coop pilot selection for missions that have already been created.

 

PWCG 6.1.3

Fixed no icons in coop.

- Icons will appear for all coop modes

- Icons associated with only one side

- Waypoint icons and airfield icons

- Restoration of WP icons causes path to appear on map

 

PWCG 6.1.4

Fixed AI adjustment

Fixed friendly planes assigned as victories.

 

PWCG 6.1.5

Fixed Data error caused AAR failure in late war campaigns

 

PWCG 6.2.0

Significant improvements to flight pathing.  

- Added range as a an element to aircraft.

- Creates mission box based on range with a maximum.  This moves activity to more places on the front without sending the player off too far.

- Creates minimum distance from base to mission box, to reduce instances of planes being on top of you at the start of the mission.

 - Changed AI flight ingress to mission to create better chances of contact in all scenarios.

 - Ai Squadrons participation in a mission is contingent on having the range to get there.  Should give a feel for who is stationed where.

New Advanced configs:

 

Added concept of special missions.  These are missions where the mission box will not be in the usual place.

- Anti shipping: anti shipping missions will cause the mission box to be created over a sea lane (Kuban only).

- Scramble: scramble missions will cause the mission box to be created near the player's airfield.

- Anti shipping missions will not be generated if you are not in range of a sea lane

- Added new advanced configs

- scrambleOddsAllied: odds of creating an allied scramble mission

- scrambleOddsAxis: odds of creating an axis scramble mission

- antiShipOddsAllied odds of creating an allied anti shipping mission

- antiShipOddsAxis odds of creating an axis anti shipping mission

Added P-51

Added P-38

Added Tempest

 

PWCG 6.3.0

Bodenplatte is on the Rhine map!
Cities are in place
Made map from Google earth pics
- Will replace with game map when I get it
Front lines move
Added B25 for 139 Squadron
Added Jv44 as an independent squadron in Feb 2004

PWCG 7.0.0 Released - Flying Circus (BoS fixes too)

 

PWCG 7.0.0

Flying Circus 

- One line but it's quite a bit of work  

Bug fixes:

Fixed error that could cause planes not to appear

Voices are now correct language

Me 262 payload description corrected

KG 51 (Me262) moved to concrete airfields

Removed restriction on leave time to allow for serious wounds to heal.

Fixed P51 and Tempest "Planes Owned" icons

 

PWCG 7.1.0

Changed AAR to accommodate changes in logging. Made better use of damage records for victory calculation.
Changed AAR to eliminate records after mission finished, fixing issue of being shot down if finishing the mission in the air.
Changed bombers to keep formation and release all bombs at once when level bombing.
Updated Bodenplatte map images
Significant update to mission routing to ensure missoin box size is respected.
PWCG will now create msbin (binary mission) files, allowing for much faster load.
- Be aware that these files take up to 3 minutes to create.
- Occurs upon accepting a mission
- Can be disabled through Main->Configuration->User Preferences and then set create binary file to 0 (zero)
Bugs:
Fixed Tiger vehicle file.  Added code to automatically remove bad file.
Fixed excessing damage messages ind ebrief
Fixed smoke and buildings floating in some missions
Fixed reversal of American and British voices
- Air traffic is still Russian.  Will look  into that.
Fixed incorrect runway placement.  Planes were about 20 yards too far left.
Fixed no role for 2 seater squadrons on FC coop campaigns
Fixed cannot use pilot campaign after pilot death.  Verified that add pilot allows continuation.
Fixed pilot picture changes do not take effect until campaign is reloaded
Could not fix:
Mission flight path does not appear on Arras map for FC.  Created mission on ME (no PWCG involved) and path did not show.  Exact same construct worked properly on BoS maps.

 

Edited November 3, 2019 by PatrickAWlson

[JG27_Targ 67]

Thank you so much for all of your hard work!

[dburne 2000]

Most awesome Pat!

 

I will have to get started on a new Kuban Campaign in the Spitfire now. Have been having a blast in my Stalingrad campaign with the Yak-1.

 

Thanks so much for all you do with this great program!

[sniperton 274]

Thank you Pat!

[dburne 2000]

Hey guys, dumb question for ya:

 

I see PWCG 3.0 has the same file name as my existing PWCG 2.1.2 install.

I don't want to get rid of my existing install, as I am well into a BoS Campaign, and would like to run both. 

So can I just drop this 3.0 version into it's own folder, like PWCG 3.0 and have it run ok?

 

Thanks for any tips,

Edited November 8, 2017 by dburne

[ZikoEgy6 1]

Thanks a million Pat! 

[Censored_Space_Ghost 1963]

Thanks, Pat.

 

Just curious - what changed between the release candidate and the open beta?

[JG51_Beazil 481]

Thanks Pat!

[Skyward 0]

Thank you, Pat!

The program is very good.

Edited November 8, 2017 by Kinder

[dburne 2000]

Hey guys, dumb question for ya:

 

I see PWCG 3.0 has the same file name as my existing PWCG 2.1.2 install.

I don't want to get rid of my existing install, as I am well into a BoS Campaign, and would like to run both. 

So can I just drop this 3.0 version into it's own folder, like PWCG 3.0 and have it run ok?

 

Thanks for any tips,

 

I thought I would go ahead and give this a try, apparently I can not do this I get a message that PWCG is installed to the wrong directory. 

So I guess I will need to get rid of my 2.1.2 version before running this one. Don't think I have too much longer to go in my current campaign, may try and get through it first.

 

I am very much looking forward to a Spit campaign in Kuban though.

Edited November 8, 2017 by dburne

[Stolle 6]

Does this version work for RoF also?

[PatrickAWlson 4297]

Does this version work for RoF also?

 

3.0 was also released for RoF.  Code is the same but data and startup parameters are different, so you will have to download PWCG for RoF separately (see RoF forum)

[gad11 16]

excellent! will try tonight!

 

quick question, was the wound badge error for the Germans fixed?

 

Thanks again!

[HubertMeyer 7]

Vielen Dank!!!

 

Thank you!!!

[sniperton 274]

I thought I would go ahead and give this a try, apparently I can not do this I get a message that PWCG is installed to the wrong directory. 

So I guess I will need to get rid of my 2.1.2 version before running this one. Don't think I have too much longer to go in my current campaign, may try and get through it first.

 

I am very much looking forward to a Spit campaign in Kuban though.

 

I left the old folder PWCGCampaign unchanged and installed 3.0 into PWCGCampaign3, and it worked fine for me.

[keeno 252]

Thanks Pat,

 

just started a Spitfire campaign, 3 missions in and no problems so far, I'd forgotten how much I love this.

 

Thanks a million!

 

Cheers.

[PatrickAWlson 4297]

excellent! will try tonight!

 

quick question, was the wound badge error for the Germans fixed?

 

Thanks again!

 

Yes.  Also added the Gold Cross as an award between IC1 and KC.

[dburne 2000]

I left the old folder PWCGCampaign unchanged and installed 3.0 into PWCGCampaign3, and it worked fine for me.

 

I just gave that a try using the same name, and still getting that error message about it being installed to wrong directory.

[gad11 16]

Yes.  Also added the Gold Cross as an award between IC1 and KC.

 

Excellent. Thanks again!

[sniperton 274]

@dburne

Strange. Just to make it clear, I have

 

D:\Games\BOS\PWCGCampaign

D:\Games\BOS\PWCGCampaign3

 

and both work correctly when I double-click the respective exe files.

 

Perhaps you try to launch it with a desktop icon? If yes, check filename and working directory there.

[dburne 2000]

@dburne

Strange. Just to make it clear, I have

 

D:\Games\BOS\PWCGCampaign

D:\Games\BOS\PWCGCampaign3

 

and both work correctly when I double-click the respective exe files.

 

Perhaps you try to launch it with a desktop icon? If yes, check filename and working directory there.

 

Yep, that is exactly pretty much the same path except my games are on E:

I install here:

E:\Games\BOS\PWCGCampaign3

 

And get error message when I launch PWCG "installed to wrong directory".

Edited November 8, 2017 by dburne

[sniperton 274]

Does the old version work? Theoretically it's unchanged, so it should.

[dburne 2000]

Does the old version work? Theoretically it's unchanged, so it should.

 

Yep I fly 2.1.2 pretty much daily, flew 3 missions today no issue.

 

I am guessing if I removed 2.1.2 and put 3.0 in it's place, I would probably not get that error message regarding wrong directory. Just would like to finish my current campaign first. Would have been nice if I could run both concurrently but at least for me not looking like I will be able to.

Edited November 8, 2017 by dburne

[sniperton 274]

Maybe your previous installation of 3.0 is screwed or incomplete. Remove the content of the new PWCGCampaign3 folder and re-copy all the files from the ZIP archive to there. You should see something like this. Then give it another try by double-clicking the exe in the new folder.

[dburne 2000]

Maybe your previous installation of 3.0 is screwed or incomplete. Remove the content of the new PWCGCampaign3 folder and re-copy all the files from the ZIP archive to there. You should see something like this. Then give it another try by double-clicking the exe in the new folder.

 

 

Woohoo, thank you so much that did it!!

 

Edit: This is the only thing showing up in my error log:

 

"Set product to BoS"

 

Do others get that?

Edited November 8, 2017 by dburne

[sniperton 274]

Great. Happy Flying!

[dburne 2000]

I guess I am going to be full of dumb questions.

 

Trying to set up a campaign for Kuban flying the Spit.

 

So I go in to campaign creation, set the date to 1-1-43 , and go looking at all the squadrons available info and I be danged if I can find any flying the Spitfire. I keep scrolling and looking at all the squadrons to no avail. 

And how do I know which map it is giving me?

 

I just want a campaign over Kuban flying Spitfires.

 

It has been a while since I created my campaign in 2.1.2 flying the Yak-1 over Stalingrad,  can't recall how I managed to do that one.

Edited November 9, 2017 by dburne

[No_85_Gramps 234]

When you first run PWCG select the PWCG Information tab. On the right there are some selections you can make as far as map, role, and map details. Select Kuban, fighter, and I check all the remaining options. Click finished when done. Now click Create Campaign and set the date for 1/3/43, for squadron scroll down to the bottom and select 57th Guards. This should give you the Spit on the Kuban map. At least that's the best I could figure out.

[TG-55Panthercules 521]

When you first run PWCG select the PWCG Information tab. On the right there are some selections you can make as far as map, role, and map details. Select Kuban, fighter, and I check all the remaining options. Click finished when done. Now click Create Campaign and set the date for 1/3/43, for squadron scroll down to the bottom and select 57th Guards. This should give you the Spit on the Kuban map. At least that's the best I could figure out.

 

You don't really need to do that (though it's cool if you really can do that).  I think the OP's problem was probably either that he was starting too early (not sure if Kuban/Spit is available as early as Jan '43) or just not looking far enough down on the list -  I just tried starting a VVS fighter campaign in March '43 and found the Spit squadron all the way at the bottom of the list, without messing with the PWCG info screen at all.

[=VARP=Ribbon 965]

Released! And i was going to give my feedback regarding alpha version hehe.

Btw i didn't encounter any isuee.

Weather conditions work perfect, mission endings too, even AI is placed well so it can use it's advantages (190) and be challenging,missions are fun and engageing.

One patrol mission there were no bandits so immersion is great too.

Thank you Patrick!

[katdog5 71]

Thi slook awesome. I cannot generate a mission? Seems to work, but not when I launch in game Missions. Any ideas. Updated my startup config etc Must be user error somewhere. Saw this, not sure if related. Didnt even see Ju52 as a selection..hmm. Any ideas> Thx

Invalid plane for loose skins for plane ju523mg4e



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Wed Nov 08 23:05:20 EST 2017
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	at pwcg.gui.dialogs.ImageCache.getBufferedImage(ImageCache.java:51)
	at pwcg.gui.utils.ImagePanel.setImage(ImagePanel.java:48)
	at pwcg.gui.rofmap.MapPanelBase.setMapBackground(MapPanelBase.java:126)
	at pwcg.gui.rofmap.MapPanelBase.increaseZoom(MapPanelBase.java:166)
	at pwcg.gui.rofmap.PWCGMouseWheelListener.mouseWheelMoved(PWCGMouseWheelListener.java:26)
	at java.awt.Component.processMouseWheelEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
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	at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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Directory being copied is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\PWCGCampaign\..\data

Directory being copied is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\PWCGCampaign\Campaigns\KATDOG

[No_85_Gramps 234]

You don't really need to do that (though it's cool if you really can do that).  I think the OP's problem was probably either that he was starting too early (not sure if Kuban/Spit is available as early as Jan '43) or just not looking far enough down on the list -  I just tried starting a VVS fighter campaign in March '43 and found the Spit squadron all the way at the bottom of the list, without messing with the PWCG info screen at all.

Yes, I mistakenly thought that is where you selected the map, but it appears that the map used is based on what squadron you select, and the date. 

[dburne 2000]

You don't really need to do that (though it's cool if you really can do that).  I think the OP's problem was probably either that he was starting too early (not sure if Kuban/Spit is available as early as Jan '43) or just not looking far enough down on the list -  I just tried starting a VVS fighter campaign in March '43 and found the Spit squadron all the way at the bottom of the list, without messing with the PWCG info screen at all.

 

Much thanks! I will give that a try later on today.

 

So then not really an easy way to see what map is going to be used? 

 

Edit: Just created the Spit campaign, yes I had to choose March '43 and then scroll all the way to the bottom.

Thanks again!

Edited November 9, 2017 by dburne

[Bando 288]

Thanks a lot Mr. W.

[Azdack 7]

Yes thanks a lot for that super tool. It's not exactly the right place but I ask the question anyway if anybody can answer...the giro of my spit stays sometimes stuck even if i move the plane heading for another direction...? Do I have to configure something into the game or is it a bug. I know that in COD for instance the player has to set the giro to north before taking off. Thanks in advance for answers.

[JG4_dingsda 212]

Great, thanks Patrick! And nice, that you are moving to JSON. This will come in handy when I go back to creating those Russian Aces. (I have to solve the Chir-Front problem first, though) 

Edited November 9, 2017 by JG4_dingsda

[BladeMeister 386]

Patrick, a quick heads up. PWCG 3.0 for ROF will not generate any mission. It seems like all of the GUI is working and the link between ROF & PWCG3.0 game interface is working fine also.

Just No Joy when you click the Create Mission button. There are 2 or 3 Error reports 7zipped up and waiting on the ROF Forums. Thanks for all that you do Sir.

 

S!Blade<><

[MacLeod 32]

Thanks man! Gonna get it ASAP!

[TG-55Panthercules 521]

Much thanks! I will give that a try later on today.

 

So then not really an easy way to see what map is going to be used? 

 

Edit: Just created the Spit campaign, yes I had to choose March '43 and then scroll all the way to the bottom.

Thanks again!

 

Yeah - I suggested to Pat in the alpha/beta test feedback that it would be nice to have some sort of indicator/selection to either allow you to select the map up front or at least to see what map each potential squadron choice would be on as you choose your unit during campaign creation, but I'm sure he didn't have time to deal with that given how quickly he got 3.0 released.  Hopefully, it's something he can consider for inclusion in a future update.

[dburne 2000]

Yeah - I suggested to Pat in the alpha/beta test feedback that it would be nice to have some sort of indicator/selection to either allow you to select the map up front or at least to see what map each potential squadron choice would be on as you choose your unit during campaign creation, but I'm sure he didn't have time to deal with that given how quickly he got 3.0 released.  Hopefully, it's something he can consider for inclusion in a future update.

 

 

 

Glad you suggested it, certainly would be nice to know that detail up front during the campaign creation.