New Hornet Campaign Set in Caucasus

[DaleHawerchuk]

I am starting to create a new campaign for the Hornet, here is how I would describe it:

• Set in Caucasus, summer of 2003.
• Definitely more on the realistic/milsim side. Baltic Dragon campaigns are basically my golden standard, with some things I would do differently. 
• "Alternate history" where things did not happened that way but could have based on the geopolitical situation at the time.
• Inspired by lot of research to reflect tactics, squadrons and procedures as realistically as possible with the information available to a military aviation enthousiast. 

My goal is to eventually propose a 12 to 15 missions with a full storyline, briefings and kneeboards. I'm building missions as SP but with some possibilities in their structure for 2-4 players MP coop. Depending on the quality of the final product I would maybe try to submit to ED as 3rd party, or eventually release for free. Now having tested some ideas already and gone through the whole process for few "test missions" that includes realistic scenario, briefing and voiceovers, I know there is a huge amount of work/time involved in such a campaign.

So I am wondering if people in the Hornet community (that like this kind of campaign) would actually play a campaign set in Caucasus. I know it is not the most popular map, my reasoning behind choosing Caucasus as theather:

• Great potential scenario-wise for an "alternate history" with all that has been happening in the region in the 2000s.
• Already a lot of campaigns set in Persian Gulf and Syria. 
• I find the flying in Caucasus more interesting because you get mountains, valleys and the sea.

In the end I'm doing it just because I enjoy telling stories and playing those with my buddies, but I was still wondering if there would be any interest from the community. Any thoughts? 

[Keith Briscoe]

Love the idea of possible mp/coop. Good luck with the development.

Edited May 18, 2024 by Keith Briscoe

[DaleHawerchuk]

 

29 minutes ago, Keith Briscoe said:

Love the idea of possible mp/coop. Good luck with the development.

 

Thanks for the feedback! The coop aspect is definitely something lacking right now. Though I'm not sure if it would even be possible to release a full proprietary MP campaign through ED because of the way MP servers work. 

I understand mission creators for not going that route though. It is definitely a bigger challenge to keep everything under control (for a scripted scenario), and it also limits the functions available in the editor, as some are SP only.

Edited May 18, 2024 by DaleHawerchuk

[DN308]

Definitely would love a SP campaign in the upcoming Afghanistan map

[DaleHawerchuk]

3 minutes ago, DN308 said:

Definitely would love a SP campaign in the upcoming Afghanistan map

Was waiting to see for Kola and Afghanistan before really getting into it, but as far as I'm concerned:

• Mixed reviews from Kola regarding performance and finition level discouraged me. It will get better in the future but until it is I cannot commit all the efforts a campaign requires based on hope. 
• Afghanistan is landlocked, a campaign there would mean no carrier ops. Carrier ops are one the main reasons I decided to focus on the Hornet, and I think it is the case for a lot of people out there. With that said, a campaign involving a land-based Marines squadron would be nice indeed, but as Kola, just too early access at this point for me. 

[Kurnass1977]

Very interesting.

Good luck for all!!!