RISE OF THE PERSIAN LION II RELEASED

[Badger633]

If of interest it is now available from the DCS E Shop. 

As staccato shafts of burning light flashed by the canopy, Lieutenant Scott Rivers, call sign ‘Ford’, squeezed the release button. He felt the expected “kick in the pants” as the Hornet surged when a ton of self-guiding ordinance dropped away intent on finding its mark. Below, seconds later, there was a massive shock wave as the area where the I.R.G.C. meeting was being held, exploded into ‘Hell on earth’ lighting up the entire City.

 As the two Hornets disappeared into the dark Bandar Abbas night, chased by the flailing neon arms of the triple A they both new they had just changed the face of the conflict. For once things were going their way. With the Iranian IRGC command including ‘Asad’ now gone and the USS Truman relief fleet just a day away, ‘Matrix’ could taste that well deserved R&R. What could possibly go wrong?

This campaign follows on from Ford and Matrix’s exploits in the Straits of Hormuz on board the USS Abraham Lincoln in the “Rise of the Persian Lion Campaign.”

The campaign ethos, as before, is not to capture full reality but create an imaginative, immersive, and engaging set of missions linked together with a developing narrative.

Even though the story line continues from the last campaign, “Rise of the Persian Lion II” can be fully enjoyed as a standalone.

Key Features

 

·        13 Detailed missions linked by an ongoing story line. (Mission 9 in two parts).

·        ‘Ford’ and his wing ‘Matrix’ are now joined with a second flight of Hornets, led by Lieutenant James Cook, ‘Chef’ and his number two Lieutenant Steve Miller, ‘Grinder’.

·        As before the campaign has been developed in VR so there will be no requirement to physically write down disappearing coordinates and break immersion.    

·        Over one and a half thousand voice overs performed by voice actors.

·        Detailed briefs for each of the missions including PDF versions.

·        Kneeboards for each mission plus PDF versions.

·        Personalised aircraft skins.

·        Alternate optional campaign version included with ‘Easy Air to Air Refuel’ for those who have yet to master the art of catching the basket. 

 

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[Spirale]

This video is a beauty

Thx Badger for your work, i'll purchase your campaign: cheers!!

[Mistermann]

So happy for you @Badger633!  

[Badger633]

10 minutes ago, Mistermann said:

So happy for you @Badger633!  

Thanks for your and your better half’s help on this one. Much appreciated

Edited December 16, 2022 by Badger633

[pete_auau]

all i say  have  fun  landing on the  2nd mission   made it  on  first  try  more  luck  than anything

[Badger633]

28 minutes ago, pete_auau said:

all i say  have  fun  landing on the  2nd mission   made it  on  first  try  more  luck  than anything

You did well, the campaign will test all your skills, imagine if your life depended on it. 

Edited December 17, 2022 by Badger633

[dburne]

Lol yeah trapping on that second mission was brutal I will say.

What an incredible campaign thanks so much Badger for all your hard work for our enjoyment!!  This is a must have for any fan of the Hornet!

The one thing I love about his campaigns is it is like each successive one forces you to learn a little more than you previously have on the Hornet. 

 

Edited December 17, 2022 by dburne

[L4key]

Bump… Only four in, but as ever excellent so far.

very immersive and well thought out. Thanks Badger!

[VDV]

Hi man, first of all - great campaign and nice work! But i have problem in mission 3, especially when enemy fighters F-5 take off from Bandar Abas and i need to engage it. My stupid wingman does nothing and im alone vs enemy fighters so they always shoot me down....Tried this mission a  thousand of times and its always the same - my wingman does nothing. I get tired of this mission and i will be forced to skip it, its just unplayable...Why i cant just give a direct order to him to engage the air targets and to help me?

Thanks! 

[Badger633]

4 hours ago, VDV said:

Hi man, first of all - great campaign and nice work! But i have problem in mission 3, especially when enemy fighters F-5 take off from Bandar Abas and i need to engage it. My stupid wingman does nothing and im alone vs enemy fighters so they always shoot me down....Tried this mission a  thousand of times and its always the same - my wingman does nothing. I get tired of this mission and i will be forced to skip it, its just unplayable...Why i cant just give a direct order to him to engage the air targets and to help me?

Thanks! 

Hi

Which of the bandits are you taking out first? If I remember the instruction is for you to take out the ones on the right and your wing will take the ones on the left? Are you doing that? If you take out his targets he will not help with yours. (Reason is if that was not the case all you would have to do is sit back and let him take out all four bandits). If your still having problems let me know and send a Tacview file of your flight if possible. 
 

Hope this helps.

Badger633

[VDV]

Badger633, tried it again and again, the mission is still incredebly difficult. Yes, my wingman sometimes (but not always) shoot down his 2 targets, but still other 2 shoots me down without any problems. I cant even shoot AMRAAM even at 14-15 nm, i need to close <12-13 nm and they f..cked me up. And AMRAAMs range is >25 nm??? 

Edited January 15, 2023 by VDV

[Badger633]

12 hours ago, VDV said:

Badger633, tried it again and again, the mission is still incredebly difficult. Yes, my wingman sometimes (but not always) shoot down his 2 targets, but still other 2 shoots me down without any problems. I cant even shoot AMRAAM even at 14-15 nm, i need to close <12-13 nm and they f..cked me up. And AMRAAMs range is >25 nm??? 

 

I assume your using your radar to the max. Have you seen this great video? 

Also this is excellent

I normally get them locked up early use the exp to ensure your targeting the two on the right. Get your 120,s off, you should get at least one, and then get defensive straight away go to your 9xs use your head mounted display and you should be able to get an advantage as you can virtually shoot at 90 degrees. Use your SA page to help locate the bandits if you lose visual. The key is to get them quickly.

Can be done.

Hope this helps.

Edited January 16, 2023 by Badger633

[archipelago]

hi, not sure if this is a bug or im doing something wrong, but after i land in the first mission, i stop by the refuel truck and should wait for wingman to land..

but he never lands and flies away.. 

[Badger633]

12 hours ago, archipelago said:

hi, not sure if this is a bug or im doing something wrong, but after i land in the first mission, i stop by the refuel truck and should wait for wingman to land..

but he never lands and flies away.. 

Hi, no he shouldn’t fly away. It worked fine up till now. There is a DCS bug at the moment which is impacting how the AI are behaving. Are you using any mods at all. Also are you using voice attack? All DLC campaigns should be flown without any mods as they are impacting many campaigns. 
Have you tried more than once? Do you have a Tacview file of it?

EDIT: One possibility that has come to mind is did you fly at speeds so your wing could comfortably keep up as set out in the brief. If you make him chase too much he will be in burner a lot of the time and can run out of fuel. It would explain why he did not land. Not saying this happened just a possibility I have seen before. That’s why Tacview file is useful.
I will try it this end and let you know how I get on.

Cheers 

Badger634

Edited February 1, 2023 by Badger633

[rob10]

1 hour ago, Badger633 said:

All DLC campaigns should be flown with any mods as they are impacting many campaigns.

I'm assuming you mean "... WITHOUT any mods ..."

[Badger633]

9 hours ago, rob10 said:

I'm assuming you mean "... WITHOUT any mods ..."

Yes, that’s it Thanks corrected it now.

[archipelago]

12 hours ago, Badger633 said:

Hi, no he shouldn’t fly away. It worked fine up till now. There is a DCS bug at the moment which is impacting how the AI are behaving. Are you using any mods at all. Also are you using voice attack? All DLC campaigns should be flown without any mods as they are impacting many campaigns. 
Have you tried more than once? Do you have a Tacview file of it?

EDIT: One possibility that has come to mind is did you fly at speeds so your wing could comfortably keep up as set out in the brief. If you make him chase too much he will be in burner a lot of the time and can run out of fuel. It would explain why he did not land. Not saying this happened just a possibility I have seen before. That’s why Tacview file is useful.
I will try it this end and let you know how I get on.

Cheers 

Badger634

 

Hi, yes i tried 3 times he just aborts the landing and flies away.. no mods here.. ) i thought he will make a go around and land again, but no... thanks )

[Badger633]

47 minutes ago, archipelago said:

Hi, yes i tried 3 times he just aborts the landing and flies away.. no mods here.. ) i thought he will make a go around and land again, but no... thanks )

Hi, just flew it no problems. He landed as planned.

Have you got Tacview if so a file of your flight would help.

Just to clarify what should happen, just after you turn onto the runway heading he will break and go off in the opposite direction. You should see on the SA page as you approach the runway he will eventually turn in the direction of the runway and make his approach and eventually land. He will not be landing directly after you but about 4 to 5 minutes after. Where is he going if he is not not landing? No voice attack or other programme.?   
 

Are you in open beta or stable?

Edited February 1, 2023 by Badger633

[archipelago]

On 2/1/2023 at 1:19 PM, Badger633 said:

Hi, just flew it no problems. He landed as planned.

Have you got Tacview if so a file of your flight would help.

Just to clarify what should happen, just after you turn onto the runway heading he will break and go off in the opposite direction. You should see on the SA page as you approach the runway he will eventually turn in the direction of the runway and make his approach and eventually land. He will not be landing directly after you but about 4 to 5 minutes after. Where is he going if he is not not landing? No voice attack or other programme.?   
 

Are you in open beta or stable?

 

sorry my bad, it took him maybe 15 minutes before he landed so it's all good.. i guess i was expecting him to land right away after me... thanks

btw he broke off 50ft above ground (on my left side) just before i touched down. maybe i was not aligned with the runway perfectly..

[Badger633]

32 minutes ago, archipelago said:

sorry my bad, it took him maybe 15 minutes before he landed so it's all good.. i guess i was expecting him to land right away after me... thanks

btw he broke off 50ft above ground (on my left side) just before i touched down. maybe i was not aligned with the runway perfectly..

Hi

420 should break off a lot earlier than that. 

What should be happening is when you are heading to WP 6 there will be a few messages. Just before WP6 your Character, Ford, will confirm to 420 you will be calling Ras Al Khaimah and that you are changing frequency to Aux 2. You must then change frequency of your Aux to 2. If you do you will get a response from Ras Al Khaimah. If you do not change to this frequency 'Aux 2'  you will not get a response but more importantly  420 will not get the break script. Do you think this is the case. If I could get a Tacview file of you I would be able to check this, but it should be obvious as you will miss 420 saying he is going trail for landing. If he broke away at 50 feet this is just because you were landing.  When he breaks earlier as designed he will not take so long to land.

[archipelago]

23 hours ago, Badger633 said:

Hi

420 should break off a lot earlier than that. 

What should be happening is when you are heading to WP 6 there will be a few messages. Just before WP6 your Character, Ford, will confirm to 420 you will be calling Ras Al Khaimah and that you are changing frequency to Aux 2. You must then change frequency of your Aux to 2. If you do you will get a response from Ras Al Khaimah. If you do not change to this frequency 'Aux 2'  you will not get a response but more importantly  420 will not get the break script. Do you think this is the case. If I could get a Tacview file of you I would be able to check this, but it should be obvious as you will miss 420 saying he is going trail for landing. If he broke away at 50 feet this is just because you were landing.  When he breaks earlier as designed he will not take so long to land.

Hi badger,

yes it was my fault, didnt switch to aux 2. now it worked as intended.. thanks

[gutersnipe]

Hi 

Thanks. I am enjoying the campaign.

There is a bug on Mission 4. After I have bugged out and received a communication that the mig-29s have stopped perusing and that I should head to the tanker and refuel. The Migs did not turn away and continued their pursuit and shot me down on the way to the tanker. 

[Badger633]

9 hours ago, gutersnipe said:

Hi 

Thanks. I am enjoying the campaign.

There is a bug on Mission 4. After I have bugged out and received a communication that the mig-29s have stopped perusing and that I should head to the tanker and refuel. The Migs did not turn away and continued their pursuit and shot me down on the way to the tanker. 

Hi

That's a new one. Will have a look.

Most important are you running any mods?

Which version are you using normal or ez refuel?

Have you tried more than once and did it happen again?

Do you happen to have a Tacview of your flight, they are really useful when trying to pin things down.  

Thanks for the heads up.

Edited March 7, 2023 by Badger633

[gutersnipe]

40 minutes ago, Badger633 said:

Hi

That's a new one. Will have a look.

Most important are you running any mods?

Which version are you using normal or ez refuel?

Have you tried more than once and did it happen again?

Do you happen to have a Tacview of your flight, they are really useful when trying to pin things down.  

Thanks for the heads up.

 

I am running no mods at all and I am on the latest Beta Version

I am playing the normal version?

The 1st time I ran the mission, the perused me passed the tanker and AWACS and shot me down. 
The 2nd time was when I got the message they had bugged out and they still perused me and shot me down as I was approaching the tanker.

Thanks for the quick reply. I will try again tonight. If it happens again, I may just try and take them on  

 

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[Badger633]

4 hours ago, gutersnipe said:

I am running no mods at all and I am on the latest Beta Version

I am playing the normal version?

The 1st time I ran the mission, the perused me passed the tanker and AWACS and shot me down. 
The 2nd time was when I got the message they had bugged out and they still perused me and shot me down as I was approaching the tanker.

Thanks for the quick reply. I will try again tonight. If it happens again, I may just try and take them on  

 

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Hi, think I have found the issue, will get it fixed.