Campaign, port

[HagarTheHorrible]

I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just curious.  I mean it !!!!!!!!!

 

If a fully fleshed out campaign exists in RoF, with all the leg work done, what are the technical issues that prevent it from being ported into FC, is the BoX game engine so different, does it use a different file system ?  If the challenges were reletively minor or cosmetic (probably not) but just required a bit of tinkering of dates, places, available aircraft etc, by a competent, enthusiastic and willing volunteer would it be beyond the relms of fantasy.  It would be a shame if all the hard work, done by the Dev's for RoF, wasn't re-used, if it was possible for a member, or team, from the community to do the conversion work to port it over.

[JGr2/J5_Baeumer]

Good question and idea.  I would think the devs have thought of this and that if it is possible it would be their plan for Vol 2 or however they choose to sell campaign mode, perhaps as an add on to Vol 2? However, why expend the extra money on it when Pat's Campaign Generators already is now available and is  reported to give solo campaign afficienadoes everything nthey could pretty much ask for.   Woul it be better to expend resourced on developing some new planes or just continuing the whole porting process for the rest of RoF?   Assuming Vol 1 sells well, of course! 

[Feathered_IV]

If you extract the career files you can compare them.  The layout, content and logic is very similar, but the file structure has been noticeably expanded.   The system of .group files looks quite different too.  I don’t think a straight port would be that simple, but a lot of the pilot and unit data could be reused.  

[J2_Trupobaw]

10 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

If you extract the career files you can compare them.  The layout, content and logic is very similar, but the file structure has been noticeably expanded.   The system of .group files looks quite different too.  I don’t think a straight port would be that simple, but a lot of the pilot and unit data could be reused.  

Could this be done as a mod and proposed to 1CGS? There was a mod out there that made BoM career use WW1 planes. Is it possible to swap map, planes and tune in missions? 

[yaan98]

I don't think FC would have enough planes, airfields, towns, and other objects to cover what's in RoF campaign. Although I'd be very interested to fly in FC nonetheless.