R1 temporary bug fixes (currently: M02)

[baltic_dragon]

Last update: 12/02/2022

Mission 02 is bugged in current OB release - temporary fix is to download a new version of the mission HERE and place it in campaign installation folder. 

 

 

Edited February 12, 2022 by baltic_dragon

[Hog_No32]

Error 404...:music_whistling:

[baltic_dragon]

What is error 404?

[LooseSeal]

I think he means that the link doesn't seem to be working. Not that he could have just said that :-/

 

Edit: There's a '.' at the end of the url that shouldn't be there.

[baltic_dragon]

oops :) fixed

[Hog_No32]

I think he means that the link doesn't seem to be working. Not that he could have just said that :-/

 

Edit: There's a '.' at the end of the url that shouldn't be there.

 

Sorry, I could have been more clear. Thought 404 is pretty common knowledge since the early 2000s :smilewink:

[LooseSeal]

With the mission 3 bug, is there any way to manipulate the logbook to revert back to before mission 3 was started? I don't really want to miss the rest of the mission, but at the same time I haven't really got the time to replay the first two either!

 

 

I didn't actually use the tanker save function as such, I got shot down by the manpad over the town and thought I could take it back to sitting behind the tanker... but sadly not..

 

[baltic_dragon]

You can always play it as a separate mission choosing Mission 03A - you’ll start behind the tanker then.

[RpSPT]

Wish had read this before decided to take a break and shut down DCS on mission 3 after refueling. Well there is a fix. Edit logbook.lua found in Saved Games folder. You might want to make a copy of this file before doing anything else.

 

Open the file in Notepad++

Scroll down to Raven one campaign

 

Find where it says mission 4 but don't delete it yet.

 

Instead delete all that says mission three that is already played:

 

[3] =

{

["datetime"] = "XXXX 2020",

["agKills"] = 0,

["aaKills"] = 0,

["result"] = 60,

["deathsCount"] = 0,

["stage"] = 3,

["mission"] = "R1 M03.miz",

}, -- end of [3]

 

Now you still have where it says mission 4

Edit it to look like this:

 

[3] =

{

["stage"] = 3,

["mission"] = "R1 M03 ALT A.miz",

}, -- end of [3]

 

Save the file and go play the campaign from mission that loads from behind the tanker.

 

I don't know what is ALT B version of this mission though. Maybe the devs can tell. If you want to fly from beginning then write "R1 M03.miz" instead. No idea if anything brakes by playing this ALT mission instead of mission 3 from beginning.

[LooseSeal]

Thanks for that RpSPT! Worked perfectly and very much appreciated.

[RpSPT]

It seem's ALT B is on the second refueling, at least there was a prompt again for save. But continued flying this M03 ALT A mission and finished back to carrier and got the mission success. No problems other than AI jettisoned on refueling and also crashed not landing to carrier. There was some other AI Hornets on the runway but luckily they were just enough out of the way that could land my self. Next mission loaded mission 4 normally so that workaround can be used.

[LooseSeal]

Hey Baltic, I'm pretty sure I've got today's update but the Marshal frequency still isn't on the kneeboard for Mission 6? :-)

[baltic_dragon]

Hm, it is in the mission I submitted, as channel 10 :)

[LooseSeal]

I'm not sure what's going on... I'm definitely on the new open beta version (.54046) but I didn't have that in the kneeboard, and now on Mission 8 Olive is still blocked by a static aircraft. Not sure what I've done wrong!

[baltic_dragon]

OK, it seems that due to technical reason, the updated missions didn't make it to the last build. After talking to ED and in order to enable everyone to finish the campaign, I created a separate entry in DCS User Files, where you can download the updated M8 and learn how to edit LOGBOOK.LUA to make the campaign progress after M13 and 14 (which you will be able to finish normally). Once again apologies for all the trouble, but since we're over two weeks from next update I thought this will be needed:

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3311994/

[LooseSeal]

Thanks for that Baltic! No worries about it all and really no need to apologise. I think any seasoned DCS players are aware how finicky the AI and ME can be :-D

 

Just for anyone downloading the new Mission 8, you'll need to replace the '_' in the file name with a space.

[baltic_dragon]

Hey guys, please check the first post - fixed version of M07 for latest OB is now up!

[BuzzLine]

Very minor issue on M14 (Steam current version) : there seem to be some debug messages left, like "Flak on", "Tron in zone" or "SA15 West on" (which I admit is ... pretty convenient). Amazing mission, my hands are still shaking after M14+M15.

[baltic_dragon]

Thanks BuzzLine! This is internally fixed, just waiting for the update on 4th Nov. Glad you liked it!

Did other flights drop the bombs as they should in M14? I had reports that for some people Anvil RTB'd...

[BuzzLine]

Thanks BuzzLine! This is internally fixed, just waiting for the update on 4th Nov. Glad you liked it!

Did other flights drop the bombs as they should in M14? I had reports that for some people Anvil RTB'd...

 

Yes ! Just saw the changelog on the openbeta ! :thumbup: I'll probably replay the campaign when it hits stable, I'm getting more and more comfortable with the F18.

M14 : I admit I didn't check what the rest of the flight did, I dropped my bombs and then high-tailed it out, followed by a healthy cloud of chaff. :music_whistling:

 

What's your next project ? (So I can learn a new plane if needed :joystick:)

 

[Vmac77]

Just finished M3. Played it through non stop from take off to shut down although it didn't register any of my A/G kills. In the mission I dropped my munitions on the first two targets that came available and received the red "unit has been killed" text on both as well as on a later gun run. Landed on the carrier and exited the mission, I noticed it still had 0 showing for A/G kills in the synopsis before starting the next.

[baltic_dragon]

@Vmac77no idea why.. maybe because first two targets are static objects (for some reason it is easier to make the AI attack them than ground units). Other than that I don't know. Hope you still had good fun!

[Vmac77]

Had a blast. Loving the campaign so far. And the fact they are static vs. AI is probably the reason. No biggie, just wasn't sure if it was a bug or not.

 

[strikeeagle]

Mission 6, Missing man formation...

 

After radio check-in of the flight for taxi; all 3 Ravens check-in as required, but after launch of Raven 1 and 2, 3 and 4 disappear from the deck.  3 and 4 taxi forward a couple feet, stop, but never go to the cat's.  Also during "kiss off" of Raven 2, the AI starts a descending turn into the water, but doesn't crash. 

[baltic_dragon]

Hey! I am unable to reproduce this. Try to perform the faster alignment perhaps (the STR HEADING one)? Let me know if it helps, if not I will dig deeper!