Official Free Historical Campaign "Wind of Fury"

[jeanba]

Hi Black six

 

Did you update it with the Typhoon  upon 4.602 release ?

Edited June 7, 2021 by jeanba

[BlackSix]

It will be a big work, I've to update this campaign with the Typhoons, Spitfire XIVs, new British and US vehicles, artillery, AAA, etc. So far I've not received such a task from our management.

 

[jeanba]

Ok, I understand.

I did not play this campaign yet because I have plenty of others to finish and I check the updates for this one

[Jaegermeister]

On 6/7/2021 at 6:14 AM, BlackSix said:

It will be a big work, I've to update this campaign with the Typhoons, Spitfire XIVs, new British and US vehicles, artillery, AAA, etc. So far I've not received such a task from our management.

 

 

Sounds like a whole new campaign to me... 

[Field-Ops]

On 6/7/2021 at 5:14 AM, BlackSix said:

It will be a big work, I've to update this campaign with the Typhoons, Spitfire XIVs, new British and US vehicles, artillery, AAA, etc. So far I've not received such a task from our management.

 

Thank you for the continued improvements to past work BlackSix. I'm sure we all appreciate this labor of love. 

[Deicide]

On 6/7/2021 at 4:13 AM, BlackSix said:

Thank you!

There will be another interesting campaign for the Rhineland map ?

Whelp looks like my wallet might of heard this because now I can't find it. haha

 

[BlackSix]

On 6/9/2021 at 7:40 AM, Jaegermeister said:

Sounds like a whole new campaign to me... 

It will take 10-12 days if I receive this time. I have a very busy schedule this summer and fall...

 

3 hours ago, CrazyJow said:

Whelp looks like my wallet might of heard this because now I can't find it. haha

You can calm your wallet, this will be another free campaign))

[Deicide]

2 hours ago, BlackSix said:

You can calm your wallet, this will be another free campaign))

 

 

Amazing and thanks as always

[Spidey002]

On 9/23/2020 at 1:54 AM, BlackSix said:

Hi, there is no official skin pack and it's not planned but you can use this skins for your plane:

 

It would be awesome if these skins could be worked into the campaign itself like the P38 and P47 campaigns!

[BlackSix]

We are gradually introducing tactical numbers and I'll assign them for all aircraft in all my campaigns, so skin packs will no longer be required.

[yeikov]

Hello @BlackSix

 

After a game reinstall, I have started again this campaign, and I've found that in mission 4 the FW190s seem to be excessively precise when shooting: every time I try the mission, I get wounded in the first AI shot (I have no time to see any tracers about me). I've run the mission 6 times with the same result. I've tried seeing what's going on with autopilot and icons, and the same thing happens: first FW190 shot at me always hits my pilot, so apparently it's not my lack of skill ?. The rest of the Tempest pilots seem to experience the same fate, so we get decimated in a few minutes. 

I don't remember having this problem the previous time I played this campaign (before the last 1-2 game patches), was something changed in the AI skill of this mission, or could it be an AI bug? I wanted to check here before reporting this in the technical issues section.

 

Thanks for your work!

[BlackSix]

Hello! Can't say smth right now but I'll try to check it before next update. Thanks!

[BlackSix]

On 1/23/2022 at 2:55 PM, yeikov said:

After a game reinstall, I have started again this campaign, and I've found that in mission 4 the FW190s seem to be excessively precise when shooting: every time I try the mission, I get wounded in the first AI shot (I have no time to see any tracers about me). I've run the mission 6 times with the same result. I've tried seeing what's going on with autopilot and icons, and the same thing happens: first FW190 shot at me always hits my pilot, so apparently it's not my lack of skill ?. The rest of the Tempest pilots seem to experience the same fate, so we get decimated in a few minutes. 

I don't remember having this problem the previous time I played this campaign (before the last 1-2 game patches), was something changed in the AI skill of this mission, or could it be an AI bug? I wanted to check here before reporting this in the technical issues section.

I've checked this mission in the editor, all first FW 190 flight planes have Veteran level and second flight commander has Ace level. Maybe something has changed in the behavior of the AI and this has now become a problem, I'll reduce the level of the wingmans in the first flight and replace the Ace with a Veteran. It will be available in the next update.

[Jaegermeister]

17 hours ago, BlackSix said:

I've checked this mission in the editor, all first FW 190 flight planes have Veteran level and second flight commander has Ace level. Maybe something has changed in the behavior of the AI and this has now become a problem, I'll reduce the level of the wingmans in the first flight and replace the Ace with a Veteran. It will be available in the next update.

 

I tested the mission just now. Keep in mind that I haven't flown the Tempest since you released this Scripted Campaign. I fly in VR with no assists on and no HUD displays. I keep icons on just so I can see the subtitles.

 

 

I made it safely back to base with 1 of my wingmen alive in tow. I admit one of them got behind me for a minute, but I shook him off with a split S on the edge of blackout and shot him down for it. I only flew it once.

 

 

I personally don't think you need to reduce the AI level, but they might be getting a bit smarter than they used to be.

 

Edited February 3, 2022 by Jaegermeister

[Irishratticus72]

13 hours ago, Jaegermeister said:

 

I tested the mission just now. Keep in mind that I haven't flown the Tempest since you released this Scripted Campaign. I fly in VR with no assists on and no HUD displays. I keep icons on just so I can see the subtitles.

 

 

I made it safely back to base with 1 of my wingmen alive in tow. I admit one of them got behind me for a minute, but I shook him off with a split S on the edge of blackout and shot him down for it. I only flew it once.

 

 

I personally don't think you need to reduce the AI level, but they might be getting a bit smarter than they used to be.

 

They're learning! 

[BlackSix]

These are minor changes, and if they increase the comfort of the game and remove the need to try to complete the mission several times, then it will only be better. Unfortunately, I don’t have a second of free time right now to do full testing and change something in the very structure of the mission.

[Avram]

Just finished the Campaign. I enjoyed it a lot en fell in love with the Tempest

[PB0_Roll]

Just finished it myself.

 

It is yet to be updated with XIVs and Typhoons, but I enjoyed it very much.

 

Contrary to the lifeless career missions, there was some efforts to have player feel like he's a cog in the machine, the briefings were nicely done, and ennemy aircrafts didn't look like they were all targeting the player.

 

I sadly died on the last mission after my wingmen rammed me (I was able to escape the first one but not the second), so I had to refly it, and bag an additionnal 5 kills to add to my already 18 kills list.

 

I really hope career missions can get a bit closer to this level of immersion.

[BlackSix]

 

17 hours ago, PB0_Roll said:

Just finished it myself.

 

It is yet to be updated with XIVs and Typhoons, but I enjoyed it very much.

 

Contrary to the lifeless career missions, there was some efforts to have player feel like he's a cog in the machine, the briefings were nicely done, and ennemy aircrafts didn't look like they were all targeting the player.

Thanks! I hope to get permission to update this campaign when drop fuel tanks and tactical numbers for all aircraft are ready. The same applies to the His Majesty's Griffons campaign.

[Spidey002]

On 9/24/2021 at 3:34 AM, BlackSix said:

We are gradually introducing tactical numbers and I'll assign them for all aircraft in all my campaigns, so skin packs will no longer be required.

 

Now that we can have tactical numbers on all aircraft, I can't wait to see them implemented in campaigns!

[BlackSix]

16 hours ago, Spidey002 said:

Now that we can have tactical numbers on all aircraft, I can't wait to see them implemented in campaigns!

So the situation with tactical numbers is as follows:

 

1) Free Campaigns (Sea Dragons, Wind of Fury and His Majesty's Griffons)

Right now I'm creating an official free Normandy campaign in which all planes will receive tactical numbers. I've no right to make any decisions on free campaigns, and adding numbers to past campaigns is dependent on our management decision. I hope to get permission for this revision.

 

2) Paid Campaigns (Ten Days of Autumn, Blazing Steppe, Fortress on the Volga, Ice Ring and Steel Birds)

At the moment, all development is stopped as I'm working hard and devoting all my time to finish the Normandy free campaign before the end of the year. Next, I plan to finish a paid Kuban campaign (Yak-7b, May-June 1943) in which all planes also will receive tactical numbers. After that, I'll start adding tactical numbers to the rest of the paid campaigns.

[Deicide]

1 hour ago, BlackSix said:

So the situation with tactical numbers is as follows:

 

1) Free Campaigns (Sea Dragons, Wind of Fury and His Majesty's Griffons)

Right now I'm creating an official free Normandy campaign in which all planes will receive tactical numbers. I've no right to make any decisions on free campaigns, and adding numbers to past campaigns is dependent on our management decision. I hope to get permission for this revision.

 

2) Paid Campaigns (Ten Days of Autumn, Blazing Steppe, Fortress on the Volga, Ice Ring and Steel Birds)

At the moment, all development is stopped as I'm working hard and devoting all my time to finish the Normandy free campaign before the end of the year. Next, I plan to finish a paid Kuban campaign (Yak-7b, May-June 1943) in which all planes also will receive tactical numbers. After that, I'll start adding tactical numbers to the rest of the paid campaigns.

I want to say I have all the paid campaigns, but I want to say thank you for taking the time to work on the free one first and get it done and not side lined because "paid comes first". I honestly appreciate that and like to see it. I don't mind waiting at all for the paid ones I own to be updated. I enjoy seeing free content pushed and worked on. Its why I come back and continually buy and will buy more campaigns in the future, especially when well made free ones are there too.

[BlackSix]

Thanks a lot)

[BlackSix]

On 10/13/2022 at 9:55 AM, BlackSix said:

So the situation with tactical numbers is as follows:

 

1) Free Campaigns (Sea Dragons, Wind of Fury and His Majesty's Griffons)

Right now I'm creating an official free Normandy campaign in which all planes will receive tactical numbers. I've no right to make any decisions on free campaigns, and adding numbers to past campaigns is dependent on our management decision. I hope to get permission for this revision.

 

2) Paid Campaigns (Ten Days of Autumn, Blazing Steppe, Fortress on the Volga, Ice Ring and Steel Birds)

At the moment, all development is stopped as I'm working hard and devoting all my time to finish the Normandy free campaign before the end of the year. Next, I plan to finish a paid Kuban campaign (Yak-7b, May-June 1943) in which all planes also will receive tactical numbers. After that, I'll start adding tactical numbers to the rest of the paid campaigns.

The plans have changed a bit:
1) the first campaign to receive tactical numbers will be Steel Birds, this should be available in the next update;
2) a free Typhoon campaign for Normandy should be released before the end of the year, also with tactical numbers for all aircraft;
3) work to update the remaining paid campaigns is scheduled for Q1 2023;

4) completion of the Yak-7b campaign is also scheduled for Q1 2023;

5) updating any free campaigns depends on the decision of the management.

[BlackSix]

Major campaign update in version 5.102:

- tactical numbers and correct paint schemes added for each aircraft;

- US vehicles are replaced by British ones in the British held territory;

- all missions were updated and re-tested.

[Trooper117]

2 hours ago, BlackSix said:

- all missions were updated and re-tested

 

Thumbs up!

[Malulani]

Mission 5 is bugged. I completed mission with 5 kills. Hit every waypoint. Landed back at vokel undamaged and it said I failed mission. How??? I don't have time to keep replaying missions and it did this twice. Will have to ignore the rest of campaign since there's no way to progress, making the rest of the campaign unplayable. 

[BlackSix]

In the settings, turn on invulnerability (so you don't have to replay), then start the mission, turn on the autopilot and 8x acceleration. Autopilot will do everything for you in the background. I just did all this, the landing is valid, the mission is completed.

[Burninator6502]

Would you happen to have a list of callsigns used in the campaign? Both airfield and aircraft?

 

I'm trying to get a better sense of what's happening around me - big picture stuff.

 

thanks!

[Bad_Luna]

Is there any way to get the .mission files? i want to convert this so i can play it COOP with my friends

[BlackSix]

9 hours ago, Bad_Luna said:

Is there any way to get the .mission files? i want to convert this so i can play it COOP with my friends

No, these files are encrypted.
Moreover, the campaign is built in such a way that most events and the appearance of objects are tied to the player's plane. In order to make cooperative missions out of this, you need to do everything from scratch, with a much smaller number of objects.

[jollyjack]

Winds: seems there's a problem with 6.001, hangs at loading mission 1 and 2 ... have no mods active .. ? Other campaigns load OK.

With Steelbirds i get a general error, unavailable for your account, while i played out most of 'em ... 

 

Edited July 10 by jollyjack

[marcost]

Do you have a folder for this campaign in the campaigns folder? If so, try removing it or renaming the folder so that the game loads the campaign from the archive.

 

That fixed the #10020 error for me.

Edited July 10 by marcost

[jollyjack]

12 hours ago, marcost said:

Do you have a folder for this campaign in the campaigns folder? If so, try removing it or renaming the folder so that the game loads the campaign from the archive.

 

That fixed the #10020 error for me.

That fixed it, thanks, but not with Wind of Fury alas. Still don't like encrypted campaigns, never buy them anymore; quite often i'd like to change something small fry like a load out etc, and you van never get why like with Wind of Fury if there is something missing like an old epl file that needs to be added or replaced.

Edited July 11 by jollyjack

[BlackSix]

14 hours ago, jollyjack said:

Winds: seems there's a problem with 6.001, hangs at loading mission 1 and 2 ... have no mods active .. ? Other campaigns load OK.

With Steelbirds i get a general error, unavailable for your account, while i played out most of 'em ... 

I checked, there are no problems with the missions you indicated.

Your problems are due to the fact that you either installed third-party unverified mods or tried to change the game files.
Perform a clean installation of the game, and if the problem with access to campaigns persists, contact tech support.

[jollyjack]

Thanks, will do .. added: that fixed it.

Edited July 12 by jollyjack