Bug in campaign Operation Reforger 2 Mission 2

[Wizard1393]

So I just had a go at this mission. I got moved to CAP station south, went 10 or so passed between the new WPT2 and WPT3, then I got "final MiG splashed" and got vectored to tanker. But it seemed like the tanker was already on its way back to Incirlik because I was barely closing in on him at all. Steered to home plate instead and when passing overhead the base, Jester told me to switch air source and extend the probe. I ignored this and landed normally on the base. The tanker was already there in it's spot. I got mission failed since something must have gotten borked.

[Dannyvandelft]

So I just had a go at this mission. I got moved to CAP station south, went 10 or so passed between the new WPT2 and WPT3, then I got "final MiG splashed" and got vectored to tanker. But it seemed like the tanker was already on its way back to Incirlik because I was barely closing in on him at all. Steered to home plate instead and when passing overhead the base, Jester told me to switch air source and extend the probe. I ignored this and landed normally on the base. The tanker was already there in it's spot. I got mission failed since something must have gotten borked.

Yep, me too. Exactly the same. He says to fly to WP1 so I'm guessing we had to go there from Incirlk after overflying the tanker, then we would've been told to land, etc.

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[Silhou]

Hey!

Thanks for reporting, I've tracked it internally as DCSF14-413 for the dev team to look into when able. 

[IronMike]

You need to rejoin and separate from the tanker again, however it seems instead of switching his orbit, the tanker just goes rtb now. I'll fix it with a second spawning tanker and I'll also fix the mig issue. Thank you!

[Luka CMF]

I have the same issue with tanker RTB by the time I reach WP3 to call for rejoin. Also, in first and second mission after I land and F2 to check out other planes, every single F-14 that went to hangar had it's wings fully spread and exploded at hangar entrance. In the first mission when I land and taxi to parking at the end of the runway everything is destroyed and burning

[Wizard1393]

Thanks for the feedback HB!

[Stain]

It’s June 2. First try on Reforger 2 Mission 2. Pretty much all the triggers are messed up. I burned virtual holes in the sky for at least an hour at south cap. Never saw a mig. Finally I hear mig splashed go to the tanker. I get a tanker tacan but he’s not up on radio and I see he is rtb   Glad the Tom has long legs! But jeez, what a disappointment on what promises to be an epic mission. 
 

total boredom. I wonder if multithread could be to blame?

[draconus]

4 hours ago, Stain said:

I wonder if multithread could be to blame?

No, just usual after update AI problems and a mission susceptible to it.

[Conrado]

On 6/2/2023 at 1:39 AM, Stain said:

It’s June 2. First try on Reforger 2 Mission 2. Pretty much all the triggers are messed up. I burned virtual holes in the sky for at least an hour at south cap. Never saw a mig. Finally I hear mig splashed go to the tanker. I get a tanker tacan but he’s not up on radio and I see he is rtb   Glad the Tom has long legs! But jeez, what a disappointment on what promises to be an epic mission. 
 

total boredom. I wonder if multithread could be to blame?

Yep. Me too. The same here.

It´s been 45 days form the first report and so far nothing.

Frustrating.   

Edited June 3, 2023 by Conrado

[Conrado]

Hello,

Any progress in today´s update? (June 8th 23)

I didn´t see anything mentioned about Operation Reforger 2 in the changelog...

[draconus]

1 hour ago, Conrado said:

Any progress in today´s update?

Nope, files were not updated.

[Conrado]

Yes. I´ve just tried it again, after the update. All the same.

Very sad. It should be one of the best Tomcat campaigns but it is totally bugged. And no updates in almost two months...

 

[IronMike]

16 minutes ago, Conrado said:

Yes. I´ve just tried it again, after the update. All the same.

Very sad. It should be one of the best Tomcat campaigns but it is totally bugged. And no updates in almost two months...

 

My apologies for that, I have been bogged down with lots of other stuff since April, but will focus solely on fixing reforger II come end of the month. Thank you all for your very kind patience.

[Conrado]

Thank you for your feedback. It's very important for us to know these issues are being taken care of.

We are loking foward to playing it and I'm sure this is going to be a great Tomcat campaign, if not the best.

Best wishes. 

[DarkOmenX]

Hello all ,
No luck to get the mission2 successful for no apparent reason.
Followed everything to the letter, I was able to find the Migs 3 times and kill them but every time I want to rejoin the tanker he drags me to the base he actually lands leaving me and bunch of AI F-14s circling until jester calls RTB vector me to 20k WP1, there is some pep talk about how important the mission was , all good all fine however even when I reached WP1 @ 20K and I call “inbound for landing” there is no answer. I then I landed on my own but ofc mission is failure. In one of the runs I called AWACS to vector me to Tanker with replay " No Tanker Available" both this attempts where made by vectoring on TACAN after the MIG kills  then I decided to use the WP3 that Jester created however that took a long route put me very far from the tanker which is RTB for unknown reason , I barely made it back to base , landed FAILURE .
Another BUG , JESTER calls he will shoot the missile once the 29's are identified and engaged however he never fire’s the missile leading me into ACM using AIM9s .He also says he’ll set TACAN to 33Y for tanker however when I check I see 21 on the dial.  I play on latest BETA release and far as I can see this issue is not fixed with latest beta.

Edited June 14, 2023 by DarkOmenX

[draconus]

9 hours ago, DarkOmenX said:

He also says he’ll set TACAN to 33Y for tanker however when I check I see 21 on the dial.

Did you check Jester's dial or yours - in pilot cockpit? These can be set differently and only the one is active atm depending on the RIO setting here:

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html#communication-tacan-command-panel

AWACS replies with "no tanker available" because it was already RTB.

DCS ATC might be turned off in the mission to not interfere with the scripted one, so you won't get reply to "inbound" call.

Generally you're wasting your time in the campaign missions because they are broken atm, which is reported in this very thread.

[DarkOmenX]

3 hours ago, draconus said:

Did you check Jester's dial or yours - in pilot cockpit? These can be set differently and only the one is active atm depending on the RIO setting here:

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html#communication-tacan-command-panel

AWACS replies with "no tanker available" because it was already RTB.

DCS ATC might be turned off in the mission to not interfere with the scripted one, so you won't get reply to "inbound" call.

Generally you're wasting your time in the campaign missions because they are broken atm, which is reported in this very thread.

To be fair and honest I didn't check the back seat but makes sense he actually set it on his panel, I checked only mine however totally disregarded the thought that what Jester sets on his panel is not reflected on my TACAN panel. I'll try with DCS ATC off and see if that will help to identify the mission complete once landed. Thanks!

[draconus]

5 minutes ago, DarkOmenX said:

I'll try with DCS ATC off and see if that will help to identify the mission complete once landed.

If ATC is off, it is a setting in the mission itself, not global DCS setting. The mission will not be completed afaik - please, wait for a fix.

[DarkOmenX]

OK ! Thank,you waiting for fix.

[Chief_Biv]

I am waiting for a fix too. I should have read this thread before wasting 2 hours of my life.

[TimSell75]

Unfortunately no Update in the latest Patch. Was really looking forward to playing the campaign again

[Conrado]

Yes... sadly. Almost 4 months since the first report and so far nthing...

 

[Rick_NSX]

Hey guys, I posted this video on another channel but there is a fix for Mission 2 (and 3). It requires some mission editor changes. I go through both on my channel but here is the link to mission 2. If it helps, a like on the video would be appreciated.
https://youtu.be/ZhHj85ufBqU

Rick

[LOW_Hitman]

I cant start the campaign - its "greyed out" anyone else with this issue?

[Rick_NSX]

I cant start the campaign - its "greyed out" anyone else with this issue?

Not to ask the obvious question but do you have the Syria map installed?

Rick