Is there a career mod to player death (and replace with major injury)? And also - longer recovery times from injury?

[Mulbin]

It occurred to me that my pilot getting killed just means I replay the mission in much the same way (I don't play iron man) so its more of a time drain than a feature for me! Is there a mod out there that will swap full death out for being badly wounded?

I really enjoy trying to get home / land with a wounded pilot, but the whole instant "game over" from a random bullet effectively just resets the mission like groundhog day ?

On the other hand, is there also a mod that randomizes career recovery time from wounds, potentially taking weeks/months to get back to the front?

As a side note, other sims in the past have also factored in escape if you land behind enemy lines, randomly taking weeks to get back to your squad.

[Skycat1969]

I don't know of a mod that does what you are describing, and I doubt it is even possible considering how much of the game is inaccessible to modders. With that said, have you tried the Pat Wilson Campaign Generator? It works outside of the main platform and has some of the features you have imagined, including extended convalescence after injuries.

[Yogiflight]

On 4/26/2023 at 5:44 PM, Mulbin said:

It occurred to me that my pilot getting killed just means I replay the mission in much the same way

If you don't want to refly the mission, you can also start it and immediately exit it. Then it will be counted as not successful, but this way you don't have to refly it. I always go that way.

[PatrickAWlson]

On 4/26/2023 at 11:44 AM, Mulbin said:

It occurred to me that my pilot getting killed just means I replay the mission in much the same way (I don't play iron man) so its more of a time drain than a feature for me! Is there a mod out there that will swap full death out for being badly wounded?

I really enjoy trying to get home / land with a wounded pilot, but the whole instant "game over" from a random bullet effectively just resets the mission like groundhog day ?

On the other hand, is there also a mod that randomizes career recovery time from wounds, potentially taking weeks/months to get back to the front?

As a side note, other sims in the past have also factored in escape if you land behind enemy lines, randomly taking weeks to get back to your squad.

 

PWCG has all of the things that you are asking for.  Default max injury is seriously injured but you can set it to anything between invulnerable and dead is dead.  Seriously wounded can put you out for months.  If you go down behind enemy lines there is a chance to make it back - -10% per kilometer deep,