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Just finish the campaign. I played your F18 campaign and like it very much and I was looking for a campaign to learn the F16 so I jump on it. Well it's probably a bit too tough to learn the aircraft. Maybe it is because I did not really know the F16 before or because of the nature of the mission, geting shoot at basically, or it's just me but I find it way more difficult than the F18 campaign. My main issue is that you need to be fast to spot the SAM, acquire it and deliver the proper amunition. I can't see sh*t with the pod so I vulture for hours before finding the SAM and then if I have Maverick (which is unfortunatly our go ammunition in most of the case) it's like they swear to never ever lock on my target. And having to kill a SA10 protected by SA 8 and SA 15 with Maverick is a bit of a challenge. I use the invulnerable option twice, for mission 10 and 12 (not sure how you can survive mission 12 otherwise) and I had to abort some other mission because I was winchester or did not manage to destroy the target on time to protect the main mission. Because of that I'm less enthusiastic that for cerberus north but overall a very nice campaign, I did not encounter any bug, it's just not for beginner on the F16 or SEAD mission.

I should have mess up with the targeting pod as I refly it and sure it was at the right spot. I have been shot by the SA6 but that's another story.

Yes altitude as well. There is nothing to see as far as I can tell. Is there a conditions for the SAM to appears ? I orbit just below the cloud coverage, I am not buzing at low altitude contrary to mission 2.

I'm also having issue with the coordinate provided both for the SA8 and the SA6. I entered them but there is nothing to see. I'm a bit frustrated because I can't see s**t since the begining of this campaign, a recurent issue on my side with the ground target in DCS. It is not specific to this campaign but the true is finding a vehicule more or less hiden between building or behind tree is impossible for me in this game so I'm always bingo fuel before I can find a target. So if the coordinate could be at the exact location and not more or less in the area it would be great (even if maybe a little less realistic)

Thanks for the feedback, that was my fear. Ok I'll just wait untill they fix the issue. Time to revisit the manual I think !

It is definitly linked with localisation settings, I can buy the campaign going to the English e-shop. My only concern is that given my game is in French and that currently the campaign does not appears in the available / purchasable in-game DLC I'm not 100% sure that if I buy the campaign I will see it as available in my game. @mackurt did you buy it ? And if your game is in Chinese, did you see it as available in your game ? Are you able to download and install without issue?

Thanks ChillNG, that's weird it does not appears on the French e-shop. I Might wait a few days untill it appears in-game, I don't want to buy it if then I can't find it in my DLC module for whatever reason.

Stupid question but where can I buy your campaign ? It does not appears on the DCS e-Shop (the only F16 campaign is the red flag one) and it does not appears on the in-game campaign DLC either (yes I have updated my game to 2.9.0.46801) I very much appreciated your F18 campaign and I was looking for your F16 campaign to ultimately enjoy this airraft.

Fair enough.

Just to clarify, I'm not challenging the talent of Baltic Dragon nor its dedication to provide nice and working campaign. I eventually finish the campaign and the remaining mission past mission 9 where in the same vein i.e. almost all buged at some point. Some more than others (on Mission 12, I think, I have no other option but to skip it because the trigger did not play as intended and the bandit that were supposed to engage us never came up) And that is my point it is not that enjoyable to fly a campaign when at the start of every mission you are not exciting by how you will complete the mission but bothered by what bug will biiiiip evrything this time. I had flew just before another payware campaign "Operation Cerberus North" that include also very complex mission with plenty of aircraft, script, dialogue, and in comparaison it was very robust. Yes a few bug here and there but nothing that break the mission, nothing that imply to refly the mission 3 time to finaly skip it because there is no other way to progress in the campaign (appart for waiting a potential bug fix in a coming Beta update some day maybe if you're lucky) I was planning to buy the sequel (or prequel in that case) of Raven One but I'm on the fence to be honest. I have checked the relevant subforum and see plenty of post with "pb on mission X" "Bug on mission X+1" which make me think it will be the same so so experience. As I don't want to be spoinled either I have not read the post so maybe it is small bug and nothing importnat I don't know for sure. It might read a bit harsh, it is not the intent, I appreciate the hard work perform by Baltic Dragon, I know nothing about mission building but just want to provide an honest feedback on my feeling playing this campaign. I don't know if there is possibility to include more fail proof script in your campaign but it would be so much nicer to just be able to enjoy your otherwise terrific work.

I have not tried the HTCS yet, still very much learning the F16 at this stage. I understand that the current representation on the F18 is likely simplified that would explain the difference between the two aircraft when using only the missile seeker. Thanks for the info all.

I was wondering why the use of the HARM is so much different between the F16 and the F18. Both missile are the same (AGM 88-C), and in both case we use the seeker of the missile so it should be rather similar. However in the F18 using the HARM in target of opportunity mode is straightforward, the missile detect all radar emission, you don't have to play between teable and select the one you're interested in like in the F16 and it detect almost instantly (as far as I can tell) contrary to the F16 where you have to limit the search for a decent time of scanning. Is it because the F18 avionics perform some kind of post processsing to enhance the performance of the missile seeker or is it something else, and if so what ?

Flew it again. Leader announce switch on channel 2, he flew the waypoint properly, he announce push, he flew untill waypoint 3, drop its JSOW, annouce good it on target 1 and felw back. All of this time I was in close formation with him. I never get the call on the hostil aircraft (I watch a video so I know what was supposed to happen).

I had the same issue, the flight stay odlly silent (channel 2 on Primary) but proceed to waypoint 2 and 3, the lead launch it's JSOW without saying anything, I did too. Then I return to the carrier, flight leader announce its missile hits the primary target and then remain silent. I then switch to marshal on Primary as I was like 10 nm from the carrier. As I was in final I suddenly get a fence in order and then some chatting about contact to intercept. I land and the mission did not progress. Not sure if I want to try it again or just skip it.

I am curently at mission 9 of the campaign and I have a mix feeling about it. On the one hand the mission are very well done, lot of atmosphere, acting is nice, lot of variety in the mission, plenty of action great work ! On the other hand, so many bug... On the 8 missions I have flew so far only one was without bug. Mission 1 I had issue with the leader not landing back home Mission 2 the wingman did not start the training Mission 3 the wingman never join up after it's attack and some F18 were stuck on the deck preventing a recovery in the end Mission 4 impossible to kiss off wingman Mission 5 the leader decide to eject at the end of the training dogfight Mission 6 no bug ! Mission 7 the wingman did not perform its bombing run mission 8 impossible to save the result of the mission, had to skip it I understand it is very complex missions and that DCS update can brake some trigger but it's really anoying to have a great campaign plagued by so many bugs, in each and every mission at some point you wandering if you do something wrong in the mission or if it is a bug. And flying three time a mission to find a workaround or being obliged to skip it is no fun. And to be honnest it was the same with your original campaign on the Mirage 2000, great campaign but so many mission bugged and had to wait for the next DCS update to reapair a mission (update that would brake the next mission of course....) I'm still having a good time on your campaign but it could be so much better without all these greemlins.