23.03.2009, 12:00
I ask this not because I don't believe there are some out there who are UBER-hardcore, or because I want to start trouble... But I thought it would be good for me to build a heavy bomber campaign. I've made small start, laying out a a bit of a story and four or five missions that are a bit raggedy but with some refinement might be worthwhile.
I won;t be secretive because that would completely nullify my reason for asking this question. My campaign follows (or at least it will if I continue with it) an American B17 pilot who completes his tour in the UK and goes for re-assignment to B29's in the pacific.
Using the vastly under-rated B29-Alley map I have started to create an alternate history, but within the realms of possibility. I just flew my first mission in the B29 section... Take off from Tinian-north, fly up to Kyushu, flatten an airifeld and then get back to Tinian before those plucky fighter pilots turn you into fish-food!
It sounded good in theory. But then I went to fly the mission to check a few things. Now I new it was a long-haul. I have virtually worn the white print on the keyboard off my square-bracket buttons fiddling with time compression, but still, four hours later, I'm landed and wondering what the hell for.
3 Hangars, 5 static aircraft and two fighter kills.
[sarcasm]Oh, gee whiz.[/sarcasm]
I thought I was kind of, semi hardcore with bombers. I have no problem flying for a bit of time in a long straight line. But this was painful!!! I was just curious. Is this overkill? Or is this about right and do people do this for fun?
I'd be very interested in hearing people's thoughts on this because I've made a start, it seems a shame to abandon it now. But I don't want to go down in history as the creator of the worlds most wrist-slitting-inducing bomber campaign.
Rob.
I won;t be secretive because that would completely nullify my reason for asking this question. My campaign follows (or at least it will if I continue with it) an American B17 pilot who completes his tour in the UK and goes for re-assignment to B29's in the pacific.
Using the vastly under-rated B29-Alley map I have started to create an alternate history, but within the realms of possibility. I just flew my first mission in the B29 section... Take off from Tinian-north, fly up to Kyushu, flatten an airifeld and then get back to Tinian before those plucky fighter pilots turn you into fish-food!
It sounded good in theory. But then I went to fly the mission to check a few things. Now I new it was a long-haul. I have virtually worn the white print on the keyboard off my square-bracket buttons fiddling with time compression, but still, four hours later, I'm landed and wondering what the hell for.
3 Hangars, 5 static aircraft and two fighter kills.
[sarcasm]Oh, gee whiz.[/sarcasm]
I thought I was kind of, semi hardcore with bombers. I have no problem flying for a bit of time in a long straight line. But this was painful!!! I was just curious. Is this overkill? Or is this about right and do people do this for fun?
I'd be very interested in hearing people's thoughts on this because I've made a start, it seems a shame to abandon it now. But I don't want to go down in history as the creator of the worlds most wrist-slitting-inducing bomber campaign.
Rob.