Kalach Pocket campaign - Released

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Success, returned to the start point and in the next bay was the service truck !

[KodiakJac]

Alfauno, this looks to be a brilliant campaign!  This is top shelf payware quality!

 

I have read your manual, and just finished the first mission.  The historical background you supply in the manual makes for an even more immersive experience (just as in your 1946 campaigns)!

 

Can't wait to dive in further.  And as you said, this looks to be an extremely fun campaign!

 

Thanks for your contribution to IL-2 Great Battles and IL-2 1946 over the years.  Folks like you help to make the IL-2 series even better!

 

You are a master campaign builder!

 

Cheers!  ?

Edited November 17, 2021 by KodiakJac

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Kudos

[Alfaunostebas11]

15 hours ago, KodiakJac said:

Alfauno, this looks to be a brilliant campaign!  This is top shelf payware quality!

 

I have read your manual, and just finished the first mission.  The historical background you supply in the manual makes for an even more immersive experience (just as in your 1946 campaigns)!

 

Can't wait to dive in further.  And as you said, this looks to be an extremely fun campaign!

 

Thanks for your contribution to IL-2 Great Battles and IL-2 1946 over the years.  Folks like you help to make the IL-2 series even better!

 

You are a master campaign builder!

 

Cheers!  ?

KodiacJac, your words fill me with pride.

Undoubtedly you are someone who knows how to appreciate the research work and the attempt to provide a product that is both historically credible, but also playable with a little fun ...

I am already working on another campaign, which takes its cue from my first work the "mythical" (for me ...) Kuban Campaign 1943 of the distant 2008 !

Appreciation like yours gives me further strength to carry on the hard commitment ...

Thanks !

[KodiakJac]

Alfauno,

 

Your original post still says coming soon.  When you are at the point of the official release of Kalach Pocket remember to change your OP to "Released!" with links in your OP to the official download so folks won't have to look for the links in the body of this topic.  Also, don't forget to change the title of this thread to "Kalach Pocket Campaign Released!" or something like that.  Put all your graphics and links in your OP  ?

Edited November 18, 2021 by KodiakJac

[Alfaunostebas11]

2 hours ago, KodiakJac said:

Alfauno,

 

Your original post still says coming soon.  When you are at the point of the official release of Kalach Pocket remember to change your OP to "Released!" with links in your OP to the official download so folks won't have to look for the links in the body of this topic.  Also, don't forget to change the title of this thread to "Kalach Pocket Campaign Released!" or something like that.  Put all your graphics and links in your OP  ?

Sorry Kodiac, but I may perhaps be - as you say - a "master campaign builder", but I am rather incompetent in matters concerning the forums, uploads ect ... I did not understand what I have to do and what you mean by OP ...?

[KodiakJac]

Hi Alfauno,

 

OP = your original post when you started this topic in the Scripted Campaigns section of the forum (your first post).  You can edit your original post so it no longer says "Coming soon" but rather "Released!"  And if you put the links to your Kalach Pocket campaign in your original post that you changed to "Released!" folks will be able to find them easier.  Also, if you change the title of this topic to "Kalach Pocket Campaign - Released!" readers of the Scripted Campaigns section of this forum will see it more easily.  Like this...

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/61121-lullaby-for-a-dream-scripted-campaign-for-the-p-51d/

 

You should put your cover image, links, and the description of the campaign in your original post so everyone will see a new campaign in the Scripted Campaigns section, and when they click on your Kalach Pocket topic the first thing they see is the fact your campaign as been released, and the links to download it, plus your cover art!

[Alfaunostebas11]

Thank Kodiak, I have made some correction following your suggestions... now it's better, I think...

[KodiakJac]

Looks great!  ? ?

[Na-zdorovie]

well gotta say i enjoyed the first flight, but i made it home with all green mission objectives, done as told and parked where i should, got the mission complete and the mission progressed to the main menu, but on trying to go to the second one it says i ned to complete the first? which i done

[Alfaunostebas11]

3 hours ago, Na-zdorovie said:

well gotta say i enjoyed the first flight, but i made it home with all green mission objectives, done as told and parked where i should, got the mission complete and the mission progressed to the main menu, but on trying to go to the second one it says i ned to complete the first? which i done

Hi Na, to be safe, I flew the whole mission again and everything works OK.

I suspect that you have not achieved the primary objective (i.e. that at least 4 Stukas are still in flight when they arrive near the Home Base), or that you have closed the mission incorrectly or I don't know what hell happened...

So, after escorting the Stuka, on the way back, when you arrive near the Tatsinskaya Home Base, you will receive a blue message on the screen with: "Raven is safety landing - Primary task achieved - You are cleared for landing on R08". If you look at the map (default key "M") you will see the green icon of the "Primary Ju-87s escort" near the base.

Then, take a spin and go to the landing on 08, which is from West to East. Complete the taxi and take the plane to park in the NW zone, carefully near the active service truck (which is marked with a small blue square). At this point comes the final message, always in blue, which says: "Captain Teucci, you have reached the park position - Secondary task 1 achieved - End mission".

Turn off the engine or do nothing ... and after a few seconds you go to the statistics screen, screenshot which I am attaching here.

It is important, more than the green written of the secondary objective, that the written Mission accomplished (given by the primary objective achieved) be.

Then, after having possibly observed the mission log, you can finish and automatically return to the Campaign menu, which will propose you the mission nr. 2 (see second screen).

So, I advise you to fly the mission again and you will see that everything will be OK ...

Greetings, Stebas

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[Na-zdorovie]

Mmm, thanks for this, I had all that in blue too, and had 4 stuckas alive, BUT I did leave them as half way home they said they were intercepting an enemy plane (i16) and flew off back towards enemy territory, and I left them due to the " don't follow the enemy" that must have been my mistake then, or just a random?

Thanks for making this I can't wait to fly more, really like the amount of work you put into this Inc the book too, would be happy if I bought this!

[Alfaunostebas11]

21 minutes ago, Na-zdorovie said:

Mmm, thanks for this, I had all that in blue too, and had 4 stuckas alive, BUT I did leave them as half way home they said they were intercepting an enemy plane (i16) and flew off back towards enemy territory, and I left them due to the " don't follow the enemy" that must have been my mistake then, or just a random?

Thanks for making this I can't wait to fly more, really like the amount of work you put into this Inc the book too, would be happy if I bought this!

Ah, now I understand... your mistake was probably to go home, leaving the Stukas behind, grappling with an enemy fighter. So you landed before they got to the point where the escort is triggered and then you have completed the mission (with the parking and the end of the mission itself), but the primary objective was missed and therefore the mission failed. .. Also you said you left four Stukas, but in the fight with the I-16, one or more may have been shot down, thereby defeating the escort objective.

I advise you to stay close to the Ju-87s and defend them if they are attacked. Take down I-16 if you can, but if not, let it go back and join again the Stukas on the way home until the primary objective message arrives. Then land and park.

Have fun, Stebas.

[Na-zdorovie]

Brill, thanks mate appreciate the help, really great to see such variation in missions

[Hinterseer]

On 10/11/2021 at 5:58 PM, Alfaunostebas11 said:

I noticed something I wasn't expecting.

During the last test of the Kalach pocket campaign, I see the campaign icon appear with a lock, as if it were an unavailable campaign, but in reality, I can play it ... Do you have any idea why there is this apparent contradiction?

(Note that in the Info of the Campaign, I declared it "Free = 1")

I attach the screeshot...

Hi
thanks for your big work with this

i cant start the campaign, ill need to purchase the HS-129 collector plane.
dont think i did make something wrong?
maybe this need to be put in description?
ill purchase the plan on the next sale - because i really like playing the campaigns

thanks again

[Alfaunostebas11]

5 hours ago, IV./JG51-H_Hinterseer said:

Hi
thanks for your big work with this

i cant start the campaign, ill need to purchase the HS-129 collector plane.
dont think i did make something wrong?
maybe this need to be put in description?
ill purchase the plan on the next sale - because i really like playing the campaigns

Yes Hinterseer, you need the Hs-129 B-2.

The aircraft you need to play Kalach pocket are clearly indicated in the INDEX, the first page of the Kalach Book (pdf), coming with the pack. Have a look there !

You can also find some useful features and flight parameters for each of them.

[Elem]

Firstly, let me say how much I'm enjoying your campaign. It is very varied and challenging and I have now got to mission 8 "Pursue the enemy", at which point I am stuck. I did not receive any radio message with the target details as the briefing describes. I fly from the first waypoint in the NE of the salient to the 2nd waypoint in the SW and that one does not then disappear and a new one appear. I fly around in that general area of the front line for up to 15 mins and still no message. Am I doing something wrong or is there a glitch in the mission?

[Alfaunostebas11]

1 hour ago, Elem said:

Firstly, let me say how much I'm enjoying your campaign. It is very varied and challenging and I have now got to mission 8 "Pursue the enemy", at which point I am stuck. I did not receive any radio message with the target details as the briefing describes. I fly from the first waypoint in the NE of the salient to the 2nd waypoint in the SW and that one does not then disappear and a new one appear. I fly around in that general area of the front line for up to 15 mins and still no message. Am I doing something wrong or is there a glitch in the mission?

Elem, while I was making and testing mission no. 8 "Pursue the enemy", I actually thought that it might not be very easy to identify the tanks to attack, but this is possible ... When the mission starts (at 1:30 pm), you are flying on route 050. Don't fly to the second WP (it shouldn't exist. it's a forgetfulness ...)... but immediately change the course to 060 (perhaps even better 062, but the radio message could be not perfect...) and proceed with the same initial speed.

After about 4-5 minutes, by the time 3 Yak fighters appear in front of you (at about 11 o'clock), you should receive the message of Ground spotters and, at that point you will have to be able to memorize your position and locate the enemy tanks (which should be on your right at 720-6, just south of the road coming from Trehostrovskaya).

There is a bit of difficulty, but it is also challenging, as well as hitting the tanks that move in scattered order...

In any case, the important thing is to land safely at the Tatsinskaya base ...

Thanks for playing Kalach pocket... and do not hesitate to ask for further clarifications as the campaign continues.

Stebas

Edited December 7, 2021 by Alfaunostebas11

[Reggie_Mental]

On 10/11/2021 at 4:58 PM, Alfaunostebas11 said:

I noticed something I wasn't expecting.

During the last test of the Kalach pocket campaign, I see the campaign icon appear with a lock, as if it were an unavailable campaign, but in reality, I can play it ... Do you have any idea why there is this apparent contradiction?

(Note that in the Info of the Campaign, I declared it "Free = 1")

I attach the screeshot...

So, what you are sayin is any of us can unlock a campaign by editing that one line?

[Alfaunostebas11]

2 hours ago, Reggie_Mental said:

So, what you are sayin is any of us can unlock a campaign by editing that one line?

No, I have not said this and I do not think it.

I just pointed out that, sometimes (and I don't know if, when and why ...) some campaigns, even if they have the padlock on the icon, are playable.

In particular, sometimes they are just campaigns, in progress ... I just want to say that I don't know why a lock appears on them ...

I'm talking, of course, about free campaigns and not about those to buy.

Stebas.

[Elem]

Finally completed mission 8. Needed those map coordinates! And what a long flight home!

[SamVimes]

Hello Stebus,

 

Thank you for a wonderful campaign, I am enjoying it immensely. Just a couple of little problems, I can't seem to finish mission number 11 Striiiike! I get the required number of enemy units or more after rearming and get the blue message that I have completed secondary objective but after I land I cannot end the mission successfully. The other thing is that repairing never seems to complete on any mission. It starts to repair landing gear but never gets past this.

 

Thank you again

Sam.

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Seems the missions not work anymore, endless screen with load information. cant join any mission ?

[Samuele]

Campaign is working for me and i'm really enjoying it.

 

To make if operational i had to open the mission editor app (STEditor.exe inside bin/editor subfolder) and click on tools->resave all mission in folder. then you point at the campaign location and it resave them.

 

I'm so far at  mission nr 13, no bugs founds so far.

The only little "glitch" is related to mission "5 Top secret mission".

after parking the plane in the destination airfield the "black car" crashes into the near house and takes fire.

 

[KodiakJac]

Hi Alfauno,

 

On Mission 14 "Fuel Supplies" how do I get my wingmen to land and refuel.  The "Return to Base" key has never worked in IL-2 Great Battles that I know of, and when I land, my wingmen crash into the ground instead of following me to land for refueling before we escort the Ju-52 fuel mission.

 

Thanks!