Campaign Issues

[docfu]

Hi there,

 

I'm trying to understand how the campaign system works. Normally in a game, you proceed to the next mission after you complete the current one successfully.

 

I've noticed that in DCS World / SU-25T, if I start campaign and then have to quit, say because I messed up my loadout or die, it automatically kicks me to the next mission.

 

The only way I can get back to the first mission is to restart the campaign. This seems like an odd way to run a campaign. Is the idea just that you fly missions at random until you get bored?

 

I guess a mission select feature would be nice. Usually I like to play the same mission over and over until I learn how the aircraft really works.

 

Thanks in advance.

[winz]

The campaign system works like this -

Each campaign is divided into stages, and each stage has one, or more, missions assigned to it. The simulator then randomly picks one mission from the missions assigned to the stage you are currently in. After the you finnish your mission a new stage is picked based on your score.

0-49 - you move to the previous stage.

50 - you remain at your current stage, but another mission is picked.

51-100 - you move to the next stage.

 

Narrated campaigns, like Deployment in BS/BS2, use only one mission per stage and never progress backwards (because the mission score is newer below 50). So you end up with the classic campaign scheme.

Other campaigns, like the Georgian oil war campaign, have multiple mission per stage assigned and can progress both forward and backwards. You end up with a pseudo-dynamic campaign, that offer bigger replaybility.

Edited August 1, 2012 by winz

[PeterP]

There is No option to revert back your last progress while in an a active campaign.

 

IMHO this makes the whole campaign system "somewhat" useless.

 

But there is a workaround:

instead of exiting the running campaign mission like usual is to bring up the task manager (Alt+Ctrl+Del) and kill the running DCS process.

This will prevent DCS to save your progress and you can run it over and over again.

 

Maybe better for you If you know that you want to practice a single mission of a campaign:

mission > select mission > Plane > Campaigns > select your wished *.mis and run it in normal SP mode.

Edited August 1, 2012 by PeterP

[docfu]

Thanks

 

Thanks to both of you for the explanation on how the system works and how to circumvent it.

 

I think I'll just play single player missions for now. I'm not in the mood for a shell game.