[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

I don't think there needs to be symmetry in the radar/observer capabilities in the campaign because the goals of each side are completely different (depending on the stage of the Battle you're looking to model with the campaign).

Red will have attacking missions also...

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

If the campaign goal of the Luftwaffe is to destroy a ground target, there's no need for them to identify the location of RAF planes. Their job is to bomb targets and to escort those bombers to their targets.

Reds will also have escort missions, they attacked airfields in France during BoB.

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

The RAF's job is harder. They have to identify the raids coming in, they have to get to the right altitude in the right place to attack the raids before they drop their bombs. It's hard enough to get stuck in over the target when you know what the target is. It's even harder to vector an intercept to where you can attack with enough time to get the job done before the bombs fall. The CH radar makes the job possible, not easy.

Just like real life... Also see the first two answers...

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

So objectives based campaign. Yep, absolutely. If all the RAF planes get shot down by Luftwaffe 109s, except not before the RAF planes forced the bombers to drop their bombs in the sea and the target wasn't destroyed, I'd call that a RAF victory for the day.

Obviously if its as clear cut as that its a victory but I think the stats would tell a better overall picture at the end...

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

Also, with regard to the crashing and the re-spawning limitation:

I suggest instead of the 'one life and you're out' idea, simply run the mission for a set amount of time (say 3 hours) and let people respawn. Password the server. There are things that we just have to run by the honour system sometimes (like, if you run out of ammo, don't just bail out and respawn to get more - fly home, land and respawn). Squadrons should be responsible for policing their own people.

This is not possible with out a constant stream of bombers that continusly attack the same target - in the case its not destroyed. With scripted missions this becomes harder to script. It also means people will not fight to live, just fight to respawn...

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

Until the crashes are resolved and refuel/rearm are in place, I think this will help make a campaign playable. For a lot of people, the previous campaign was basically a great formation take-off and a leisurely flight before the game crashed.

Agreed but RRR is not something we will be using, would you really wait 9 mins for your Hurri to be rearmed or 20 mins for your spit to be rearmed before proceading to refuel. Repairs? 30 mins, 2 hours?

We will not be running our next campign untill the patch is out that fixes the frame rate and CTD as mentioned in the OP.