Aces / Skins in FC career mode?

[Mulbin]

Does the new FC career included aces and their corresponding skins? If you fly against the right Jasta at the right time will you encounter Richtofen or Voss?

[LukeFF]

No, that feature wasn't carried over to FC.

[Mulbin]

They are adding it though right?.... Right??! ?

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Mulbin said:

They are adding it though right?.... Right??! ?

 

No idea, sorry

[migmadmarine]

If not, we can mod it in as done with the BON and BOBP careers, with some work. 

[TG-55Panthercules]

There are some traces of the old aces/pilots functionality from the RoF career mode left in the FC career mode config files, but I've been told that the functionality doesn't yet exist in the FC career mode.  Once I complete my work on the project I have going now to inject more squadron-marked default skins into the FC career mode (see this thread: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/83957-panthers-flying-circus-career-mode-project-wip-vbeta-1-released/ ), I plan to look deeper into this aces/pilots aspect to see if it can be made to work in FC careers.  It will be a while though - still plenty to do just on the default skins front.

 

[Mulbin]

On 4/20/2023 at 5:33 PM, TG-55Panthercules said:

There are some traces of the old aces/pilots functionality from the RoF career mode left in the FC career mode config files, but I've been told that the functionality doesn't yet exist in the FC career mode.  Once I complete my work on the project I have going now to inject more squadron-marked default skins into the FC career mode (see this thread: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/83957-panthers-flying-circus-career-mode-project-wip-vbeta-1-released/ ), I plan to look deeper into this aces/pilots aspect to see if it can be made to work in FC careers.  It will be a while though - still plenty to do just on the default skins front.

 

That's great! I just found your other thread before I realised you'd replied to mine ?

Can't wait to hear how this develops, Encountering aces is a big part of any WW1 flightsim for me and has been since Knights of the Sky on Amiga!

[Guest deleted@219798]

I just started a career using the latest version of PWCG. Our unit Jasta 10 uses the default J10 Pfalz DIIIa skins I had and aces and their planes are used. Also there is more choice as when you start. In a lot of ways PWCG is a much better and more flexible than standard career. Also you can pick your starting rank with PWCG.

[TG-55Panthercules]

Yes, even in RoF, where the career mode was much more fleshed out than the FC career mode is at this early stage, PWCG had many features that career mode did not, especially with regard to the ability to assign skins.  So of course now, when the FC career mode is still in its relative infancy, PWCG will have many advantages.  Eventually, they will both be even more fun ways to experience a WWI career.