23.05.2010, 08:31
After one Hugh-Jass download and some confusion, I finally have the whole shebang up and running. Yes, even the History mod.
I've nailed down the timeframe for the campaign. It will begin sometime on May 30 1942, corresponding to a recon flight of two Catalinas of Patrol Squadron 44: LtCdr Robert C. Brixner and Cdr. Frances M. Hughes. The flight took off around 0400 and returned around 1500, having a mixup with Zeros from Wake Island around 0910. Both Catalinas were damaged but returned. This may be the aforementioned beginning mission, when I get the island design right.
Thanks to the expanded Midway map it was little problem to place the Catalinas, with 4 planes each to represent VP-23 and VP-44. They each carry a "Default" loadout, are set to AI only, no parachute and have zero fuel load. (to keep them from trying to take off; there's no static version of the planes! X-[ )
The heavy bombers are few enough that I think I can place them all without killing FPS: 7 B-17E and 4 B-26B Marauders. If someone's made a B-26 model to add, that would be dandy, otherwise B-25s should do well enough. (any way to rotate static planes, btw? I'm sure there's SOME way but I'm not just finding it)
Will try to find some maps of the islands to try and determine where to place the Stuarts and AA defenses next.
I've nailed down the timeframe for the campaign. It will begin sometime on May 30 1942, corresponding to a recon flight of two Catalinas of Patrol Squadron 44: LtCdr Robert C. Brixner and Cdr. Frances M. Hughes. The flight took off around 0400 and returned around 1500, having a mixup with Zeros from Wake Island around 0910. Both Catalinas were damaged but returned. This may be the aforementioned beginning mission, when I get the island design right.
Thanks to the expanded Midway map it was little problem to place the Catalinas, with 4 planes each to represent VP-23 and VP-44. They each carry a "Default" loadout, are set to AI only, no parachute and have zero fuel load. (to keep them from trying to take off; there's no static version of the planes! X-[ )
The heavy bombers are few enough that I think I can place them all without killing FPS: 7 B-17E and 4 B-26B Marauders. If someone's made a B-26 model to add, that would be dandy, otherwise B-25s should do well enough. (any way to rotate static planes, btw? I'm sure there's SOME way but I'm not just finding it)
Will try to find some maps of the islands to try and determine where to place the Stuarts and AA defenses next.