New Campaigns

[dresoccer4]

Saw a couple interesting looking campaigns.

1)  Operation Cerberus
2) Hormuz Freedom

Anyone tried these out yet? I'm usually hesitant to try out new campaigns before hearding about them since there tend to be frequent duds. 

[unlikely_spider]

Only speaking as someone who purchased Cerberus, read quite a bit of the documentation, and played just a few minutes of the first mission to get a taste:

The amount of documentation is exemplary - they explain the geopolitical context, all procedures in effect for your air base and other parts of the region, rules of engagement, potential threats, etc, in addition to the documents for each mission. The voice acting in the few minutes I played seemed good. With the amount of care evident in what I've experienced so far leads me to believe that there is little to no chance of this campaign being a "dud".

(I chose this one first out of the three newly-released campaigns because I wanted action on the Syria map and because I'm well-versed in the Hornet at the moment)

Edit - I'd like to play the first mission tonight if I have time and can update with my thoughts if I do.

Edited April 1, 2022 by unlikely_spider

[dresoccer4]

15 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said:

Only speaking as someone who purchased Cerberus, read quite a bit of the documentation, and played just a few minutes of the first mission to get a taste:

The amount of documentation is exemplary - they explain the geopolitical context, all procedures in effect for your air base and other parts of the region, rules of engagement, potential threats, etc, in addition to the documents for each mission. The voice acting in the few minutes I played seemed good. With the amount of care evident in what I've experienced so far leads me to believe that there is little to no chance of this campaign being a "dud".

(I chose this one first out of the three newly-released campaigns because I wanted action on the Syria map and because I'm well-versed in the Hornet at the moment)

Edit - I'd like to play the first mission tonight if I have time and can update with my thoughts if I do.

 

thanks, would appreciate your thoughts after a few missions.

the voice acting can be a tough spot for a lot of campaigns that aren't English-native, with the translations usually off-base. so it's interesting to hear your take on all that. 

[ChillNG]

11 hours ago, dresoccer4 said:

thanks, would appreciate your thoughts after a few missions.

the voice acting can be a tough spot for a lot of campaigns that aren't English-native, with the translations usually off-base. so it's interesting to hear your take on all that. 

If you're looking for a bit more info on Cerberus North...

You can try mission 1 here:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321173/

Also got a full play-through of M6 on YouTube here:

 

[dresoccer4]

7 hours ago, ChillNG said:

If you're looking for a bit more info on Cerberus North...

You can try mission 1 here:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321173/

Also got a full play-through of M6 on YouTube here:

gracias, I'll try this bad boy out asap

[dresoccer4]

7 hours ago, ChillNG said:

If you're looking for a bit more info on Cerberus North...

You can try mission 1 here:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321173/

Also got a full play-through of M6 on YouTube here:

would it be best to play Operation Persian Freedom first?

[ChillNG]

Just now, dresoccer4 said:

would it be best to play Operation Persian Freedom first?

Not needed, cerberus north will explain everything but it will give you a bit more context and background.  

 

Actually just posted a video about that and other things:

 

 

[unlikely_spider]

On 4/1/2022 at 4:28 PM, dresoccer4 said:

thanks, would appreciate your thoughts after a few missions.

the voice acting can be a tough spot for a lot of campaigns that aren't English-native, with the translations usually off-base. so it's interesting to hear your take on all that. 

I've completed two missions so far. It seems that Cerberus is among the top-tier of single player content in DCS. The voice acting so far is not an issue.

(I have read that others have problems with the volume of the speakers, but I haven't had that issue. May just be my particular settings. Also the text shows as they're speaking and the messages history that ED implemented helps too)

I had to do the second mission twice (mistakes I made) and the wingman had different lines of dialogue depending on how successful I was with the mission plan. Good stuff. In a lot of the other campaigns, if you stray from the scripted scenario or fail one objective, the rest of the mission is silent.

Edited April 6, 2022 by unlikely_spider