Reflected Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Let me give you a sneak peek into my upcoming campaign called “Hunters over the Yalu”. This is a sequel to my “Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney” campaign, but you can start with this one straight away if you like. Although the Korean war is under represented in DCS - we have a limited planeset and no map of Korea - I just love the F-86 Sabre too much. I’ve been toying with the idea of creating an immersive single player campaign for this module, thinking about how to make it interesting despite the limitations. I think I finally managed to achieve this goal. On one hand, I split the campaign into 2 parts: at the beginning you’ll command the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron carrying out a variety of ground attacks, then you’ll transfer to the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to fly some massive fighter sweeps in MIG Alley. On the other hand, I focused more on the personal side of the story with over double the amount of voiceovers, radio broadcasts, unexpected events and other Easter eggs. Also, based on user feedback, I gave a lot more hints as to what the player is supposed to be doing, in the form of radio messages, on-screen messages, radio items, map marks, etc... I firmly believe that while playing this campaign you’ll be able to forget about flying over the Caucasus, and will feel like a part of a Sabre squadron in the spring of 1953. Spudknocker, who runs one of my favorite DCS YouTube channels, kindly agreed to be my guinea pig, the first person to test the campaign. He made this playthrough video of mission one (minus the custom skins! ), which is kind of an intro mission - things will only get more complicated from here on. If you like it, and you’re interested in further sneak peeks, please subscribe to his channel, and bombard him with comments asking for more. The campaign is nearly finished, so stay tuned. :pilotfly: Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squiffy Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Cool! :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] It's perfectly ordinary banter Squiffy, "Bally Jerry, pranged his kite, right in the 'how's your father.'" - Monty Python, RAF Banter Sketch. Squiffy, a. slang. 1. Intoxicated; drunk. 2. Askew, skew-whiff. - OED "Put that sucker in a 4G turn and keep it there!!" - Maj. Gen. "Boots" Blesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just watched Spud's video, looks like a very nicely done Campaign .. tough he didn't show what the debriefing looked like :( How did you managed to circumvent DCS's lack of period units? On my own missions I resort to the use of Mods, like Dol's B-29, but that route isn't feasible on paid Campaigns :) Will buy it as soon as it gets finished and on the e-Shop .. wish you all the best. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Thank you Rudel! Like I said, I started by splitting the campaign in 2 parts, serving with 2 different squadrons. The first part is ground pounding, the second part is aerial fighting. This already helps a lot with variety. 12 ground attack missions might become boring after a while, just like 12 fighter sweeps. Now you get both, and more. Then, I tried to avoid making the missions repetitive by adding lots of unexpected events, radio calls, secondary targets, or building the personality of the characters, fighting Casey Jones, etc... I can't tell you more without spoilers, but you will see :) Also, leading a tight formation of 24 Sabres against a large bandit train at 30k feet doesn't get boring very easily :) Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splash Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Very good news indeed!! First day buying from my part. I missed a new campaign for F-86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petritis Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Nice!!!!!! "ARGO 2.0 Project Phoenix" UH-1H DLC Campaign - WIP "ARGO" DCS UH-1H DLC SP Campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eviscerador Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 If this campaign is just half as good as the Bastards one, it is instabuy. Since I expect it to be as good or even better, well, you have a first day buyer here. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 If this campaign is just half as good as the Bastards one, it is instabuy. Since I expect it to be as good or even better, well, you have a first day buyer here. Well, ultimately, you will be the judge of that. But I believe it will be better. I've had many new ideas ;) Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veenee Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Excellent, looking forward to the release! So many modules, so little time... www.mikphotography.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrum8 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Amazing! More Korean content (War or modern scenario) in any form is an instant buy from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shank Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 So pumped for this This is so awesome! Can't wait to get it! Posted the video in my sabre Squadron's discord and everyone is pumped.:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 “Rooster Leader, Tower, you are cleared for takeoff, runway 27.” 2 more sneak peek screenshots from my upcoming Sabre campaign, taken by EightBall. You still have 2 weeks to enter my screenshot contest and win a free copy :pilotfly: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4069284#post4069284 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Looking forward to this! I used to be an online only guy but after moving to an area with really bad internet I need some campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasizyayo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Congratulations on the launch of the F-86F Hunters over the Yalu campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Congrats! I'll be buying it as soon as I get back from my Christmas trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaFlo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Congratulation on the release! So cool - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintifaxl Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Bought! Brushed up on the F-86 by replaying the Museum Relic campaign in preparation for this. Windows 10 64bit, Intel i9-9900@5Ghz, 32 Gig RAM, MSI RTX 3080 TI, 2 TB SSD, 43" 2160p@1440p monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Bought .. but will have to re-train on the Sabre, as it’s been a while since I last flew it :) Thanks for creating content for the older birds :) hope this sells well and so you could create another from the red perspective, with the Mig-15 :D For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzger Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Bought! Thanks a lot for making it. Hope this will bring live to Sabre vs Mig15 scenarios. The best match in dcs. Sent from my Redmi 4 using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thank you guys! :) Looking forward to hearing your opinions. Now let me try to get a sub-forum for this one. Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phtate0830 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Just wanted to confirm that the WWII Asset Pack is required to play this campaign? The trailer shows them but it's not listed as a requirement on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Yes it is required. I also noticed it, and asked ED to add it to the description. Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouli306 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Fuel management Anybody else notice that fuel could be a major problem on the longer missions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Yepp, you need to manage your engine properly. I don't recommend cruising above 80% RPM (indicated), that will also help keeping the formation together. Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouli306 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks! Will try that! Also another question: when i use F-10 and direct my flight to the primary target it seems that they won't commit. Is that because my formation is spread too much? Great work by the way! I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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