PWCG Flying Circus careers - Verdun region?

[SkyKingRP]

Now that the Western Front map has finally been released for Flying Circus Vol II, I am really hoping that PWCG FC will be updated to include this map in the campaigns.  I would love to fly my US Air Service career in the historically correct area of the theater, using bases like Toul and Bar-Le-Duc.

 

Is this in the works?  I'm sure there are a lot of Yanks like me who would love to see this - thanks!

 

Rob

[JG4_Moltke1871]

8 hours ago, SkyKingRP said:

I'm sure there are a lot of Yanks like me who would love to see this

Germans too ?

[PatrickAWlson]

With the release of the larger map it is a big project.  New squadrons, front lines, airfield placement, etc.  Normandy took over a month to get to its current state and this map is going to be of similar scope.  I have been focusing on finishing Normandy.  I will start on the new FC map soon.  

[Hastati]

On 12/11/2022 at 12:15 PM, PatrickAWlson said:

With the release of the larger map it is a big project.  New squadrons, front lines, airfield placement, etc.  Normandy took over a month to get to its current state and this map is going to be of similar scope.  I have been focusing on finishing Normandy.  I will start on the new FC map soon.  

 

It's completely understandable that it would be on the backburner for awhile considering how much work it is, but would it be possible to take a quick and dirty look a the squadrons in the current FC moduke to get the tactical codes up and running?

[PatrickAWlson]

10 hours ago, Hastati said:

 

It's completely understandable that it would be on the backburner for awhile considering how much work it is, but would it be possible to take a quick and dirty look a the squadrons in the current FC moduke to get the tactical codes up and running?

 

That needs work too and, unfortunately, it can't be a quick look. 

• Get "what am I doing" right.
• Understand what the game will let me do.
• Pull all of the blank skins and configure them.
• Add color codes for each squadron if needed.
• That gets you to using the blank skins.  After that I have to make a squadron skin from the blank skins, configure those, etc.

There are no shortcuts.

 

Under the heading of "what am I doing": feedback is appreciated.   I have to understand how each air service used tactical markings in WWI and then do the right thing. 

• The British would tend to use a single white letter on the wing or fuselage.
• The Germans were all over the map with their paint jobs, however, their simple tactical markings were also generally a letter or a simple symbol in white or black. 
• French and US, I think, always used a number.  

 

Does anybody have anything to add?

[SkyKingRP]

Glad to hear the new Western Front is in the works!  Thank you for all of your hard work!

[PatrickAWlson]

I posted in another thread: FC work is on hold.  A critical file containing all of the ground objects was not included in the release.  When this file is released I will continue work.