Campaign Feedback

[DCS_moldy]

Finished the campaign, really well done! It was a really great opportunity to dive deeper into the F-4. As usual the voice acting, immersion, mission design, materials, etc were all excellent. I'd say the campaign is a must-have for anyone who owns the F-4 module, and the value you get from the campaign goes up the more you're willing to embrace all the real life procedures.

What you are able to get out of the AI is pretty miraculous, although it did have its fair share of mishaps and would have had the program shut down. During the 4vUnk one of the F-4s smacked into the ground. I sort of hoped that the mission could have recognized that and had voice lines reacting to it before restarting the event. That would've added to the immersion (and some amusement), although I could also see some people thinking it was intentional if the mission reacted that way.

Speed and Angels is the obvious comparison for this campaign. I think both are excellent, but I did enjoy how Speed and Angels gave you the opportunity to put your skills to the test in a ""real world"" scenario. I suppose I'll just have to sub in the provided Paradise Lost missions for now. I do think the multi-part missions are really great for these training campaigns. The ability to load the exercise files separately adds a lot of value to the package.

Unfortunately I'm beginning to run out of your campaigns to play for the jets I have, so I may need to bite the bullet and dip my toes into WWII. I've been eyeing Debden Eagles once all the required modules go on sale. For now I think I'll have to pick up Zone 5 and round out your Tomcat trilogy.

Thanks for all the work that goes into these campaigns. While I'd had some fun in the F-4 before this, it's a completely different experience to immerse yourself in the real procedures used to operate these aircraft. Really looking forward to your upcoming Red Flag campaign.

[Rudel_chw]

Great review, thanks for sharing with the community 

[Reflected]

Thank you so much for sharing, it makes me very happy to read this  

Debden Eagles is, I think, my hardest ww2 campaign, maybe better to start with Blue Nose Bastards. 

Zone 5 works very well as a sequel to SnA. 

BTW I just submitted my Red Flag 81-2 campaign to ED, it will complement MiG killers nicely as it’s 80% air to ground.

 

Thanks again!

[DCS_moldy]

2 hours ago, Reflected said:

Thank you so much for sharing, it makes me very happy to read this  

Debden Eagles is, I think, my hardest ww2 campaign, maybe better to start with Blue Nose Bastards. 

Zone 5 works very well as a sequel to SnA. 

BTW I just submitted my Red Flag 81-2 campaign to ED, it will complement MiG killers nicely as it’s 80% air to ground.

 

Thanks again!

I saw your YouTube post about Red Flag 81-2 going to ED, very excited to put my A2G skills to the test. Not to brag, but I did get a "shack" on the loft portion of the A2G hop (got a very angry reaction from Jester after direct bombing, but to be fair I use DT 95% of the time).

If you don't mind, can you explain the differences between Debden Eagles and BNBB? I saw a comment on a video that one of the main differences is more formation flying in Debden Eagles, but that's not an issue for me. Also curious as to average mission lengths between the two of them. 

[Reflected]

Debden Eagles: 100% historical. Eveything that happens happened in real life. Nothing more nothing less. No changes for the sake of balance or fun. You mostly fly as a wingman. It can be fun if you get the hang of it, but you need to get the hang of the dcs ai. 
 

Bodney: it’s historical fiction.  None of the events happened, the missions are realistic but also balanced, fun and versatile. You’ll be leading a squadron mostly. 
 

so DE is a documentary, BNBOB is a Hollywood movie directed by Tom Hanks with great attention to details

 

I hope it helps

[Dragon1-1]

One small bit of feedback: could you change the wording of the F-10 option for advancing the mission, based on whether it'll move to the next task or RTB? I've had this problem with 2vUnk, the messages got me thinking selecting "move on" would activate another variation on the problem, but it went to RTB instead. If this was indicated in the radio menu, it'd be an easier call.

[Reflected]

Ok, I’ll check!

[Reflected]

Alright, I changed 'move on' to 'rtb' in all missions

[MichTerran]

I’ve completed the campaign. My verdict – it’s magnificent. I’m planning to start the Red Flag campaign next. Really looking forward to a combat campaign, maybe one set in Israel.