RAF campaign REDUX - released

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by Bounder!

Really don't want to derail this thread....

Hopefully folks will get back to discussing the Redux campaign....and not, in the process, reveal any Spoilers giving away "surprises" to those who are just starting at Mission #1.

I have flown just the first couple of missions and find this Campaign brilliantly immersive! The briefings and the "Story" are detailed and engaging! The "letters home to family/friends" add a very humanizing touch, much needed in all flightsims/campaigns. The missions, thus far, are interesting and historically seemingly quite realistic.

Thanks to all who created this Campaign..

[planespotter]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

Hopefully folks will get back to discussing the Redux campaign....and not, in the process, reveal any Spoilers giving away "surprises" to those who are just starting at Mission #1.

OK no spoilers but I just want to say am I the FIRST to win the campaign medal?

YESSSSSSSSSSSS.

OK I had to try three times to get through campaign without dying:

1. Pilot killed by bomber gunner
2. Tried to crash land on water and somasalted
3. Two crash landings and three failed missions but survived and complete campaign with DFC and DSO

What I like: yes the after mission briefing are very good and give a good feeling you are in a big battle, not just your own world. Here I hacked into one and copied I don't think its a spoiler because it just shows the action for the day in the whole of raf, not just my mission

Combat report, Sept 2 1940: CODEWORD CROMWELL...INVASION IMMINENT...ATTACK PROBABLE.

Weather: Fair early morning and evening, cloudy for the remainder of the day.

Day: Slight activity. Some small attacks on airfields.

Night: Heavy raid on London, mainly in the east.

Highlights: Two attacks were made against the South East of England, the first by some 100 aircraft, mainly on the Kentish Coastal districts with a sub-section to Central London; the second by some 30 aircraft which penetrated to the London area and was a prelude to the night attacks in this district.

The RAF flew 305 sorties and shot down 7 enemy aircraft, at a cost of 4 aircraft lost. The casualties in night time raids were 400 dead.

When I saw INVASION IMMINENT I was a little panic. I checked, was actually this a real event and there was a invasion alert 'Cromwell' issued in September and there was. Very good research. Also the number of dead, was tragic.

Also these small quotes I like, of Hitler and Churchill, this one I have not seen before:

And people in England today nosily inquire: Well, why isn't he coming? Calm yourselves! He IS coming. And curiosity killed the cat - Adolf Hitler

I don't like

- I think bomer, stuka and 110 gunners are too accurate it is crazy how many times they can kill the pilot or the engine. Five times I had to land with dead engine.

- Mabe the text messages on screen are too often sometimes. In a dogfight you don't need to know so much how many of your side and how many of the other side have been shot down, it would be better if this just came after you land, not during the fight. Except for missions where you need to make sure not to lose too many bombers or too many of your own fighters.

But this is not much, and maybe the first one is the fault of CloD, not the campaign?