Linear Campaign List

[joeybuddy96]

I own the Steam version of IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. I'd like to play through the game in linear order, starting with the original game's tutorials, and moving through each campaign in the game in order as they appeared on the release copy, followed by the tutorials and campaigns as they were released in the expansion packs by date. The 1946 collection lists the missions and tutorials out of their release order, meaning that it lists contents from the expansion packs and more difficult planes and missions. I have been advised to take a learning path other than the one the game provides via tutorials and campaigns, as the unofficial resources may be of improved design and understanding of what is required to gain mastery. I like to have some tool of measurement for knowing that I'm reaching completion of the game; IL-2 is a simulator, not an arcade, and is nearer to being a sandbox game due to the number of mods, custom campaigns, and unofficial guides, so players have never really beaten the game. It's the open nature of the game that makes me want to work from the basic, core game, and work my way outwards with all of the unofficial material.

One unofficial way to complete it in a linear order would follow missions as they occurred historically by theater of operations for a single country, then to replay the campaign when it branched off at the latest.

The second unofficial way to complete in linear order would be to play every mission in which one model of plane was ever seen in, in order of invention and release to combat. This means that it wouldn't be a single instance of the model followed, but the dates any instances of the model was in a mission.

The third unofficial method would be to complete missions as they occurred historically by date, first as one side, then replaying the same mission as any additional models seen in the flight by one side, then as the opposite side, then as any additional models seen by the opposite side.

An accurate completion of the missions would require a list of all of the combat planes that were present in combat missions and a list of all combat missions (including when and where they took place, the result of the fighting (including which targets were confirmed damaged or destroyed, and which were not confirmed), and the weather conditions).

[jameson]

Complete the game? I don't know how long you're expecting to live but this "game" is bottomless and like the universe always expanding, lol! You never beat this game, you may "win" by getting home alive and that's it. If you have time to devote, try googling "Joint Ops" and sign up.
You can get rid of steam by getting the missing files from "SAS" and patching up to 4.11.1m, which will allow you to create modded installs and devote more computer power to the game instead of something running in the background, doing who knows what.
Best advice, pick a plane and stick with it until you a) understand how to fly and b) can fly your plane really well and by that I mean fly it like they did originally in ww2. Welcome anyway and enjoy playing, but beating the game is just a tad ambitious, but good luck with that, you'll need it.

[joeybuddy96]

If you have time to devote, try googling "Joint Ops" and sign up. It sounds great, but I cannot fulfill the 8 sessions of 3 hours over the course of 18 days, asynchronously or otherwise.

getting the missing files from "SAS" I would if anyone could provide a link or the names of the files. I already have 4.11.1m.

UberDemon released a pack with the original IL-2 missions on his site, but has been down for five years.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/628492-Unofficial-Addon-for-1946-Missing-Missions-from-IL-2-Sturmovik-and-Demos?
Coop [11 Missions - all placed in "(IL-2 Original)" selection menu for Coop]
- 5x Original IL-2 Coop missions (from release 1.0)
- 5x Stuka based Coop missions (from 1.2 Add-on)
- 1x Yak-9 based Coop mission (from 1.2 Add-on)

Germany Single Player (9 Missions)
- FW-190A-5: 4x FW-190A-5 SP missions (from 1.1 Add-on)
- Bf-109E7Z: 1x Bf-109E7Z SP mission (from 1.2 Add-on)
- Ju-87: 4x Ju-87B-2 SP missions (from 1.2 Add-on)

USSR Single Player (5 Missions)
- Yak-9: 4x Yak-9 & 1xYak-9D SP missions (from 1.2 Add-on)
No training missions are mentioned in the thread. The files present in IL 2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Single vary in name from those listed by UberDemon, which makes me think that they are not the ones included in the original IL-2. I'd like to know if the single missions play in order of the campaign once started, or if the sequence is broken in IL-2, and missions will have to be selected one at a time, with no links in scoring or medals between them.

DBW's 1916 pack http://mail.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&c=107 is a collection of early WWI combat missions, but it doesn't necessarily collect all of the engagements that ever existed for the Nieuport 11, S.E.5, Morane-Saulnier L, Fokker M.5, and every prototype or model version made of those planes. Instead, it gives representational missions for an overall impression of the combat, rather than any specific historical skirmish, of which there should be hundreds.

[vpmedia]

My advice is to get HSFX6 (requires 4.11) or the DBW 1.71 Superpack (requires 4.07 which is the stock dvd install version) for a better gameplay experience.
I'm using DBW and it does a great upgrade on the default map and aircraft and vehicle textures and 3d.

Both HSFX and DBW will leave your stock dgen campaigns untouched.

Imho its better to add the dgen patch by EnjoyR before you start to play thu all the campaigns because it will add a complete and more or less final campaign list to choose from (130 dynamic campaigns).
Download link: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=1972
This works with the stock game too so you dont need mods to use it.

You maybe need to edit your conf.ini to set the length of the generated campaigns to short or medium because by default you get the longest campaigns: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=28

Cheers
Istvan

[vpmedia]

I managed to compile a list of all the german dgen campaigns available on my pc. This is as many as you can get with this game.

IL-2 1946 + BoE + Ostfront + Enjoyr patch 5.2

The ones marked with an * or with (x), etc. are the actual names in your list, the ones below the are the subcampaigns. But each subcampaign can be played with a number of different aircraft.

*JG27 campaign
dynamic campaign for I./JG27
JG27_Africa0 Africa april 1941, the arrival
JG27_Africa01 Africa 1941, air spueriority
JG27_Africa1 Africa end of 1941, the star from africa
JG27_Africa2 Africa 1942, to El Alamein
JG27_Normandy43 Channel, France 1943
JG27_Berlin43 Home defense, end of 1943
JG27_BerlinMai44 Berlin, spring 1944
JG27_Normandy_dday France june 1944, the invasion
JG27_Normandy_dday2 Normandy july 1944, bridgehead
JG27_G44 Northern germany fall 1944, throes of death
JG27_Berlinws Berlin end of 1944, Reichsverteidigung
JG27_Ardennes Ardennes, operation Bodenplatte
JG27_G45 Northern germany 1945, defeat
(AAW) Murmansk Stuka
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot in the Far North.
Murmansk41 Murmansk, 1941


* Luftflotte 3 in the West
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot.
Channel44 Spring 1944 : Defense in the West
Invasion44 June 1944 : The Invasion
Bocage44 June-July 1944 : Battle in the Bocage
Breakout44 July-August 1944 : The Defences Break
Paris44 August 1944 : Retreat
LowCountries44 September 1944 : Disorganization
Stalemate44 October 1944 : A Dreary Autumn
Bulge44 December 1944 : Wacht am Rhein
Germany45 April 1945 : The Final Battles(AAW) Murmansk Fighter
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, 1941
Murmansk42 Murmansk, 1942
Murmansk43 Murmansk, 1943
Murmansk44 Murmansk, 1944(KUR) Kurland JG54 - Fw-190A
Dynamic campaign for a German Fw-190A pilot of JG54 "Greenhearts" in the Kurland Pocket.
KurlandJun44 Kurland, The Baltic Gap, July 1944
KurlandAug44 Kurland, Operations Doppelkopf & Caesar, August 1944
KurlandOct44 Kurland, The Russian Breakthrough, October 1944
KurlandNov44 Kurland, The Second Battle, November 1944
KurlandDec44 Kurland, The Third Battle, December 1944
KurlandJan45 Kurland, The Fourth Battle, January 1945
KurlandFeb45 Kurland, The Fifth Battle, February 1945
KurlandMar45 Kurland, The Sixth Battle, March 1945
KurlandApr45 Kurland, The Final Days* Henschel-123.
Dynamic campaign for German Schlacht pilot. This campaign uses the Cr. 42 in place of the Henschel 123.
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Typhoon Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea44 Crimea 1944

(x) Africa (Ju-87).
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot (Africa).
Africa41 Libya 41
Africa42 Tobruk 42
Africa42t Tobruk, operation "Torch"

* Stuka/Jabo North.
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka/Jabo pilot (army group "North").
Leningrad41 Tallin and Leningrad, 1941
Leningrad42Winter Leningrad, Winter 1942
Leningrad42Summer Leningrad, Summer 1942
Leningrad43Winter Leningrad, Winter 1943
Leningrad43Spring Leningrad, Spring 1943
Leningrad43Summer Leningrad, Summer 1943
Leningrad44Winter Leningrad, Winter 1944
Leningrad44Summer Leningrad, Summer 1944
Berlin Berlin, 1945
* Stuka/Jabo Center.
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka/Jabo pilot (army group "Center").
Lvov41 The invasion begins
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
TyphoonSummer Moscow Summer, 1941
TyphoonWinter Moscow Winter, 1941-1942
Rzhev42 Rzhev 1942-1943
Kursk Kursk
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

(x) Africa (bf-110).
Dynamic campaign for German zerstorer pilot (Africa).
Africa42z Tobruk, operation "Torch"

(x) Africa (Ju-88).
Dynamic campaign for German bomber pilot (Africa).
Africa42 Tobruk 42
Africa42t Tobruk, operation "Torch"

(KUR) Kurland JG51 - Bf-109
Dynamic campaign for a German Bf-109G pilot of JG51 in Lithuania.
KurlandJun44 Kurland, The Baltic Gap, July 1944
KurlandAug44 Kurland, Operations Doppelkopf & Caesar, August 1944
KurlandOct44 Kurland, The Russian Breakthrough, October 1944
KurlandNov44 Kurland, The Second Battle, November 1944
KurlandDec44 Kurland, The Third Battle, December 1944
KurlandJan45 Kurland, The Fourth Battle, January 1945*Reichsverteidigung 1943-45
dynamic campaign for german fighter pilots
RV_Berlin43 Home defense 1943
RV_BerlinMai44 Spring 1944
RV_BalatonSommer44 Ungary 1944, against the 15th AF
RV_G44 Northern germany 1944, throes of death
RV_Berlinws Berlin end of 1944, Reichsverteidigung
RV_Bodenplatte Ardennes 1945, operation Bodenplatte
RV_Berlinws2 Germany 1945, against the onslaught
RV_Berlinws3 Berlin 1945, the last stand
* Boelckes Kuban campaign
Dynamic campaign for II./JG52.
F_Kuban42 Kuban 1942: Rush for asia
F_Kuban43 Kuban 1943: Kuban 1943
F_Kursk43 Prohorovka 1943: Zitadelle
F_Kubanlate43 Kuban fall 1943: Retreat from Kuban
F_Crimea44 Crimea 1944
(AAW) Murmansk He-111
Dynamic campaign for German He-111 pilot in the Far North. In 1942, you will fly the He-111H6 Torpedo bomber against enemy shipping.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, Autumn 1941
MurmanskS42 Murmansk, 1942 Anti-shipping

(AAW) Murmansk Jagdbomber
Dynamic campaign for German ground attack pilot.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, 1941
Murmansk42 Murmansk, 1942
Murmansk43 Murmansk, 1943
Murmansk44 Murmansk, 1944*Norway 1944-45 (Fighter)
"Jagdgeschwader 5 vs. Banff Strike Wing"\n\nA Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot - by JURI_JS
Norway44 Norway 1944
Norway45 Norway 1945

* Stuka/Jabo South.
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka/Jabo pilot (army group "South").
Crimea41 Crimea 1941
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Prokhorovka Prokhorovka
Kubanlate43 Retreat from Kuban
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Balaton Balaton

*greenhearts campaign
dynamic campaign for III./JG54
JG54_Leningrad41 Russia 1941, northern front
JG54_Leningrad42 Russia 1942, Leningrad
JG54_Leningrad43 Russia end of 1942, winter war
JG54_Normandy43 channel, begin of 1943
JG54_Berlin43 home defense, end of 1943
JG54_BerlinMai44 Berlin, spring 1944
JG54_Normandy_dday Normandy june 1944, invasion
JG54_Normandy_dday2 Normandy july 1944, bridgehead
JG54_G44 Northern germany fall 1944, throes of death
JG54_Ardennes Ardennes, operation Bodenplatte
JG54_BerlinWs2 Berlin 1945, against all odds
JG54_G45 Northern germany 1945, defeat

*The wild huntsman - Willi Reschke campaign
Dynamic campaign for defenders of the reich.
BalatonSommer44 Ungary 1944, baptism of fire
Berlinws Defense of the homeland, end of 1944
Berlinws2 Last stand, Berlin 1945* Enhanced JABO campaign 1939-45.
Dynamic campaign for German fighter-bomber pilot.
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Typhoon Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

*Norway 1944-45 (Fighter)
"Jagdgeschwader 5 vs. Banff Strike Wing"\n\nA dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot - by JURI_JS
Norway44 Norway 1944
Norway45 Norway 1945

* Enhanced He-111 campaign 1939-45.
Dynamic campaign for He-111 pilot.
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41H Lvov 1941
BarbarossaH Smolensk 1941
TyphoonH Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

(x) Africa.
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot (Africa).
Africa41 Libya 41
Africa42 Tobruk 42
Africa42t Tobruk, operation "Torch"

*German fighter at the channel front.
Dynamic campaign for german fighters.
Normandy41 France 1941: Circus
Normandy42 Channel front spring 1942: Butcher Bird
Normandy42W France autumn 1942: Fortresses ahead
Normandy43 Channel front January 1943: All quiet at the western front
Normandy43W Channel autumn 1943: War of attrition
Normandy44 France may 1944: Pre invasion phase
Normandy_DDay Normandy june 1944: DDay
Normandy_DDay2 Normandy july 1944: Breakout


* Enhanced Stuka campaign 1939-45.
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot.
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Leningrad41 Leningrad 1941
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Kubanlate43 Evacuation of Caucasus
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

* Enhanced Ju-88 campaign 1939-42
Dynamic campaign for Ju-88 pilot 1940-1942
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41H Lvov 1941
BarbarossaH Smolensk 1941
TyphoonH Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42H Crimea 1942
Belgorod42H Belgorod 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad(KUR) Kurland 10.(Pz.)/SG3 - Ju-87
Dynamic campaign for a German Ju-87 anti-tank pilot of 10.(Pz.)/SG3 in Latvia and Lithuania.
KurlandJun44 Kurland, The Baltic Gap, July 1944
KurlandAug44 Kurland, Operations Doppelkopf & Caesar, August 1944
KurlandOct44 Kurland, The Russian Breakthrough, October 1944
KurlandNov44 Kurland, The Second Battle, November 1944(AAW) Murmansk Ju-88
Dynamic campaign for German Ju-88 pilot in the Far North.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, Autumn 1941
MurmanskS42 Murmansk, 1942 Anti-shipping

* Ju-88
Dynamic campaign for Ju-88 pilot 1941-1942
Lvov41H Lvov 1941
BarbarossaH Smolensk 1941
TyphoonH Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42H Crimea 1942
Belgorod42H Belgorod 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad* Drang Nach Osten (Bomber).
Dynamic campaign for German bomber pilot.
Frontiers41H Barbarossa
Barbarossa41H Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41H Taifun
Rzhev41H Fortfahren
Typhoon42H Winterhilfe
Kerch42H Auftakt
Belgorod42H Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42H Lebensraum
Zhukov42H Alberich
Orel43H Ubermensch
Myskhako43H Stock und Hut
Kursk43H Zitadelle
Kutusov43H Widerstand
Bagration44H Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44H Der Total Krieg
Berlin45S Wo Ist Wenck?

* Drang Nach Osten (Stuka).
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot.
Frontiers41S Barbarossa
Barbarossa41S Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41S Taifun
Rzhev41S Fortfahren
Typhoon42S Winterhilfe
Kerch42S Auftakt
Belgorod42S Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42S Lebensraum
Zhukov42S Alberich
Orel43S Ubermensch
Myskhako43S Stock und Hut
Kursk43S Zitadelle
Kutusov43S Widerstand
Sevastopol44S Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44S Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44S Der Total Krieg
Kurland44S Gneisenau
Balaton45S Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45S Wo Ist Wenck?

* Drang Nach Osten.
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot
Frontiers41 Barbarossa
Barbarossa41 Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41 Taifun
Rzhev41 Fortfahren
Typhoon42 Winterhilfe
Kerch42 Auftakt
Belgorod42 Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42 Lebensraum
Zhukov42 Alberich
Orel43 Ubermensch
Myskhako43 Stock und Hut
Kursk43 Zitadelle
Kutusov43 Widerstand
Sevastopol44 Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44 Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44 Der Totale Krieg
Kurland44 Gneisenau
Balaton45 Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45 Wo Ist Wenck?
* Drang Nach Osten (Jabo).
Dynamic campaign for German fighter-bomber pilot.
Frontiers41 Barbarossa
Barbarossa41 Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41 Taifun
Rzhev41 Fortfahren
Typhoon42 Winterhilfe
Kerch42 Auftakt
Belgorod42 Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42 Lebensraum
Zhukov42 Alberich
Orel43 Ubermensch
Myskhako43 Stock und Hut
Kursk43 Zitadelle
Kutusov43 Widerstand
Sevastopol44 Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44 Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44 Der Totale Krieg
Kurland44 Gneisenau
Balaton45 Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45 Wo Ist Wenck?
(NWE) Germany 1945 - Fighter
The enemy have set foot on German soil and are advancing on all fronts, supported by their JaBos. Let's try to even the balance a bit!
G45 Germany 1945(KUR) Kurland SG3 Fw-190F
Dynamic campaign for a German Fw-190F ground-attack pilot of SG3 in the Kurland Pocket.
KurlandJun44 Kurland, The Baltic Gap, July 1944
KurlandAug44 Kurland, Operations Doppelkopf & Caesar, August 1944
KurlandOct44 Kurland, The Russian Breakthrough, October 1944
KurlandNov44 Kurland, The Second Battle, November 1944
KurlandDec44 Kurland, The Third Battle, December 1944
KurlandJan45 Kurland, The Fourth Battle, January 1945
KurlandFeb45 Kurland, The Fifth Battle, February 1945
KurlandMar45 Kurland, The Sixth Battle, March 1945
KurlandApr45 Kurland, The Final Days(AAW) Murmansk BF-110
Dynamic campaign for German BF-110 pilot in the Far North.
Murmansk42 Murmansk, 1942
Murmansk43 Murmansk, 1943

(BoE) Western Front night bomber.
Dynamic campaign for German Night Bomber pilot.
NormandyN June 1944: The Invasion
ArdennesN December 1944: Ardennes Offensive* He-111.
Dynamic campaign for He-111 pilot.
Lvov41H Lvov 1941
BarbarossaH Smolensk 1941
TyphoonH Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

* Fighter (Center).
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot (army group "Center").
Lvov41 The invasion begins
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
TyphoonSummer Moscow Summer, 1941
TyphoonWinter Moscow Winter, 1941-1942
Rzhev42 Rzhev 1942-1943
Kursk Kursk
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin
Bagration46 Jets in 1946* Drang Nach Osten (Bomber).
Dynamic campaign for German bomber pilot.
Frontiers41H Barbarossa
Barbarossa41H Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41H Taifun
Rzhev41H Fortfahren
Typhoon42H Winterhilfe
Belgorod42H Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42H Lebensraum
Zhukov42H Alberich
Orel43H Ubermensch
Myskhako43H Stock und Hut
Kursk43H Zitadelle
Kutusov43H Widerstand
Bagration44H Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44H Der Total Krieg
Berlin45S Wo Ist Wenck?

* Fighter (South).
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot (army group "South").
Kiev41 Kiev 1941
Crimea41 Crimea 1941
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Prokhorovka Prokhorovka 1943
Kubanlate43 Retreat from Kuban
Kiev43 Kiev 1943
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Balaton Balaton
(AAW) Murmansk Ju-88
Dynamic campaign for German Ju-88 pilot in the Far North.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, Autumn 1941
MurmanskS42 Murmansk, 1942 Anti-shipping

* Henschel-123.
Dynamic campaign for German Schlacht pilot. This campaign uses the Cr. 42 in place of the Henschel 123.
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Typhoon Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea44 Crimea 1944

* Luftflotte 3 in the West
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot.
Channel44 Spring 1944 : Defense in the West
Invasion44 June 1944 : The Invasion
Bocage44 June-July 1944 : Battle in the Bocage
Breakout44 July-August 1944 : The Defences Break
Paris44 August 1944 : Retreat
LowCountries44 September 1944 : Disorganization
Stalemate44 October 1944 : A Dreary Autumn
Bulge44 December 1944 : Wacht am Rhein
Germany45 April 1945 : The Final Battles* Drang Nach Osten (Stuka).
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot.
Frontiers41S Barbarossa
Barbarossa41S Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41S Taifun
Rzhev41S Fortfahren
Typhoon42S Winterhilfe
Belgorod42S Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42S Lebensraum
Zhukov42S Alberich
Orel43S Ubermensch
Myskhako43S Stock und Hut
Kursk43S Zitadelle
Kutusov43S Widerstand
Sevastopol44S Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44S Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44S Der Total Krieg
Balaton45S Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45S Wo Ist Wenck?

* Enhanced JABO campaign 1939-45.
Dynamic campaign for German fighter-bomber pilot.
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Kiev41 Kiev 1941
Typhoon Moscow 1941-1942
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Kiev43 Kiev 1943
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

(AAW) Murmansk Fighter
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot.
Murmansk4A Murmansk, Op. Platinfuchs
Murmansk41 Murmansk, 1941
Murmansk42 Murmansk, 1942
Murmansk43 Murmansk, 1943
Murmansk44 Murmansk, 1944* Fighter (North).
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot (army group "North").
Leningrad41 Tallin and Leningrad, 1941
Leningrad42Winter Leningrad, Winter 1942
Leningrad42Summer Leningrad, Summer 1942
Leningrad43Winter Leningrad, Winter 1943
Leningrad43Spring Leningrad, Spring 1943
Leningrad43Summer Leningrad, Summer 1943
Leningrad44Winter Leningrad, Winter 1944
Leningrad44Summer Leningrad, Summer 1944
Berlin Berlin, 1945
(NWE) Germany 1945 - Fighter
The enemy have set foot on German soil ad are advancing on all fronts, supported by their JaBos. Let's try to even the balance a bit!
G45 Germany 1945(BoE) Rocket interceptor.
Dynamic campaign for Me-163 pilot.
BerlinAir44 September 1944: Berlin Air Defense
* Enhanced Stuka campaign 1939-45.
Dynamic campaign for German Stuka pilot.
GerB_1939Ardennes Belgium 1939, Phoney war
GerB_1940Ardennes Belgium 1940, Blitzkrieg
GerB_1940France France 1940, Battle of france
GerB_Balkan41 Jugoslavia 1941, Unternehmen Marita
Lvov41 Lvov 1941
Barbarossa Smolensk 1941
Leningrad41 Leningrad 1941
Crimea42 Crimea 1942
Kuban42 Kuban 1942
Stalingrad Stalingrad
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Kubanlate43 Evacuation of Caucasus
Kiev43 Kiev 1943
Crimea44 Crimea 1944
Bagration Smolensk 1944
Lvov44 Lvov 1944
Berlin Berlin

* Ta-152.
Dynamic Campaign for German Ta-152 Pilot.
Berlin Berlin

* Drang Nach Osten.
Dynamic campaign for German fighter pilot
Frontiers41 Barbarossa
Barbarossa41 Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41 Taifun
Rzhev41 Fortfahren
Typhoon42 Winterhilfe
Belgorod42 Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42 Lebensraum
Zhukov42 Alberich
Orel43 Ubermensch
Myskhako43 Stock und Hut
Kursk43 Zitadelle
Kutusov43 Widerstand
Sevastopol44 Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44 Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44 Der Totale Krieg
Balaton45 Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45 Wo Ist Wenck?
(BoE) Western Front Fighter.
Dynamic campaign for German Western Front fighter pilot.
France44 May 1944: France
Normandy June 1944: The Invasion
BerlinAir44 September 1944: Berlin Air Defense
BalatonAir44 November 1944: Hungary Air Defense
Ardennes December 1944: Ardennes Offensive
BerlinAir45 February 1945: The Last Days(BoE) Western Front BF-110 interceptor.
Dynamic campaign for German Western Front pilot.
BerlinAir44 September 1944: Berlin Air Defense
BalatonAir44 November 1944: Hungary Air Defense* Drang Nach Osten (Jabo).
Dynamic campaign for German fighter-bomber pilot.
Frontiers41 Barbarossa
Barbarossa41 Drang Nach Osten
Kursk41 Taifun
Rzhev41 Fortfahren
Typhoon42 Winterhilfe
Belgorod42 Benzinverbrauch
Sychevka42 Lebensraum
Zhukov42 Alberich
Orel43 Ubermensch
Myskhako43 Stock und Hut
Kursk43 Zitadelle
Kutusov43 Widerstand
Sevastopol44 Sonderbehandlung
Bagration44 Wolfsschanze
Ukraine44 Der Totale Krieg
Balaton45 Frühlingserwachen
Berlin45 Wo Ist Wenck?
* BF-110.
Dynamic campaign for German BF-110 pilot.
Kuban43 Kuban 1943
Kursk Kursk
Kubanlate43 Evacuation of Caucasus

[jameson]

Joey, sorry you couldn't spare the time for Joint Ops, me neither as it happens. You could try and find yourself a squad and learn quicker with them, but again it is a regular time commitment, usually one or two evenings a week. Regarding training missions, there were some in the earliest version of the game which were interactive, where you could take over control of the plane and practice what had just been demonstrated, but they have not survived changes to the game engine as the game has been upgraded. There are no training missions in the game just movies you can watch.
Briefly, the game was originally called Il2 and was version 1.0, this is a different game to 4.11.1 as the game engine underwent radical changes when reformulated and released as "Forgotten Battles" which was version 4.01. Subsequently another game "Pacific Fighters" was released which could be added to Forgotten Battles install and then the game became the "merged version" (4.04) which explains the "m" in 4.11.1m which you see in the lower left hand corner of the screen when the game loads. This 4.04 and later addons were released on dvd as Il2 1946 v4.07. This is the base version to which all patches are added now.
Your game version inside steam will crash upon loading should you attempt to mod it with hsfx or dbw. Find the Il2 folder in your steam folder and copy it somewhere else on your harddrive. Depending which version of bungling bills bloatware you have, it's probably best to make a folder called c: games and put it in that. This will allow you to make changes to the conf.ini folder without windoze complaining or preventing them. You will need to find this patch from SAS: "Direct 2 Drive Patch for all versions". Download this and add to your copied game folder as per instructions. You will need to register first.
I suggest you stick to playing this new vanilla 4.11.1 for now, whilst learning. Make another copy of this virgin 4.11 as a backup which you can then copy again should you wish to add a mod pack ontop. It's not unusual to have 4 or 5 versions or more of il2. Copy Il2.exe to your desktop from the new folder and you can play like the rest of us, without steam. You could delete the steam version or keep as backup whatever, but you will no longer need steam to play. This is important if you wish to play online via Hyperlobby as it doesn't play well with steam.
I also suggest that you find the games pdf manual in Il2 game folder and read it, there are other pdf's in there which have/should also to be read. This game is quirky even odd at times and the answers are in the manual. (possibly!) The IL2 bible (The Nuggets Guide) is here: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/297436-Nugget-s-Guide-Sturmovik-Essentials? together with Sturmovik essentials which gives links to almost all Il2 related websites.
You may like to try the original il2 game demo for free from mission4today, you will have to register but it's probably the best Il2 related site there is. You will also find there thousands of missions and campaigns made by players over the years. Some very early missions do not work or misbehave with 4.11 because some map heights have been changed over years, but most will work.
Some of the campaigns Vpmedia listed for you have over 100 missions and by reason of statistics alone you will have little chance of completing it without being killed at least once, but good luck....