[Cracken]

A Vichy fighter pilot campaign for Hawk 75 (P-36) over Dakar in 1940-42.

This is a 20-mission semi-historical (well 3/4 is semi-historical, the last 1/4 is semi-fictional) campaign
for a Vichy fighter pilot in Dakar in 1940-42. Defend the colony against the Allied onslaught during the
"Operation Menace" in September 1940 and then guard the interests of the "French State" in the following years.



MODS required:

Unified installer (the latest the best):
viewforum.php?f=58&start=0

Forgotten Countries:
viewtopic.php?t=13968&highlight=forgotten+countries

Dakar map:
viewtopic.php?t=16506&highlight=dakar
(I have Egyptian objects installed, you may need it too: viewtopic.php?t=14977&start=0 )

Tiger Moth (which represent Free French Caudron Luciole):
(The link is inoperative)




Download (version 1.0 U-2vs representing Swordfish): http://www.4shared.com/file/113064171/7 ... Dakar.html



Or download version 1.1 (containing the NEW Swordfish):
http://www.4shared.com/file/113120093/c ... r_v11.html

But you have to have the Swordfish MOD first:
viewtopic.php?t=17045&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

(So it is up to you what will you choose: version 1.0 (U-2) or version 1.1 (Swordfish)

[gerax44]

Hi Cracken!

Just downloading it and
I'm sure it will be as good as your Aleuten Campaign!

Thank you for your work!

[Eckhart]

Hi Cracken,

Great campaign!

However, I have one major problem: there is a BIG stutter when I fly around Dakar! My FPS drops every once in a while from 40 to 1. It really interrupts the game flow

Perhaps this a problem with the map or with the egyptian objects (too many dead crocodiles :wink: ?)?

This is the first time I have this problem.

What is your advice?

Thanks again for this interesting campaign.

Eckhart

[Cracken]

Does it happen when ships shoot at you? If so I have the same problem... You should decrease the game details (maybe resolution), it could help. I think it is the matter of hardware I can not solve...

[Eckhart]

Happens only over Dakar and close to the airfield...otherwise no problem with shipgunfire (even with Buffy's flakmod :wink: )

No problem with other campaigns or missions (have quite number made by Cracken and they just run fine)

guess it is a problem with the map...

Cheers,

Eckhart

[Cracken]

Just a question, have you got Egyptian objects mod installed? Agracier released two versions of Dakar - the one with Egyptian objects and Lite version without it... I bulit the campaign on the map with Egyptian objects, this could be it...

[Eckhart]

Yes I have the version with the Egyptian objects.... should I try the lite version and will it work with this Campaign?

Thx

Eckhart

[Cracken]

I am not sure. I made it for Dakar with Egyptian objects. Trying the "Lite" version might cause an interference. But I am not too sure... You could try it anyway.

[caprera]

I'm flying it right now and i want to thank you for this work.

Interesting setting and good missions I loved the free french "diplomats" hehehe

Btw it could be possible to include the fairey battles ?

[Cracken]

Hi, I want to share my thoughts with you:

When I was making it the biggest problem was with choosing the best "Skua replacement". I tried many tactical bombers (e.g. TBF, SBD, B6N2 etc.) and at the end I selected three candidates to choose from (but with a few remarks/objections/comments).

a) Fairey Battle - very similar to Skua BUT lacking good firepower, and more importantly neither nimble nor agile as a fighter, in fact a "sitting duck" and an easy prey... :???: shame.

b) Su-2 - quite looking as Skua, I had some skins, but I was not satisfied with using it in fighter role, so I used it only as a "bomber Skua" in some missions, not the same easy target to bring down as Battle, but not a very tough opponent anyway

c) R-10 - the worst in its resemblance, but a realy tough opponent and a good choice for fighter role, so this was chosen as a "Fighter Skua" - I needed a plane that could match the H 75 (P-36). If I added Su-2s and Battles it would be only shooting turkeys and it would not bring any amusement as the Skua was the work horse of the FAA during the Operation Menace.

I hope you understand my choice. Shame we don't have a modded Skua!

[caprera]

I understand perfectly! i was just asking because i knew smbdy started working on the Fulmar, as carrier fighter, so i wanted to know why at least the battles weren't choosen for this "bomber" role. No more!

Btw as i already said missions look great!