Some New Off-Line Missions

[Baumer]

I've been working on editing the off-line missions and have completed a few. I've been able to change the planes and set them up with a wingman so there all 2 v 2. There lot's of fun and very challenging.

The Missions-
CowboysConundrum- 2 P-40Es v 2 Bf 109E-4s
DaddogsDilemma-  2 P-38Js v 2 Ki-84s
EarthdogsEscapade- 2 Spit VIIIs v 2 Bf 109K-4s
GhosthsGambit-  2 D3As v 2 P-40Bs
MorfiendsMayhem- 2 Mosquito's v 2 Fw 190A-8
OptikersObstacle- 2 F4U-1Ds v 2 N1K2s
RowdysRevenge- 2 F4Fs v 2 A6M2s
TeeerexsTemerity- 2 P-51Ds v 2 Fw 190D-9s

They are located in the following link-
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/files/ghosth/missions.zip

Just extract them and save to the "offmiss" folder in AH2

A couple of important notes:
1) They are only available on the ndisles map
2) If you have changed the country rotation you may be shot when starting the mission. Make sure field A1 is set as Bishop
3) When taking off, don't worry about your wingman, just proceed as the LEAD directs you and the wingman will "warp" to catch up when you jump to the engagement area.

Please feel free to send me any questions, thanks.

Good Luck

[Ghosth]

I've flown a couple of these and they can be real hair raisers!

Baumer also labeled them by plane, so you can see which you'll be flying.

Easiest one is probably Optikers Obsticle, flying from the n1k side.
If you want a real challenge fly it as the F4u-1d.

Overall these are nicely balanced missions that will test your skills.
AI seems to be pretty susceptible to any good overshoot setup.
With Lag roll or murdr's barrel roll defense working wonderfully vs the AI.
And of course don't fly too close on the first merge or they will HO.
And collisions are possible also.

Awesome job putting those together Baumer.  <S>

[Yossarian]

I just tried flying the Spitfire VIII one (EarthdogsEscapade) and it didn't give me any warp.  Also, I never saw any wingmen.  When I finally found the two 109s, they reacted once I was within 2k, they did a Split-S and then as I turned around myself, they vanished and I never saw them again.

I also tried the Mosquito one, but I never saw any wingman, nor did I get warped, but I had to go and study before I could fly towards the where the enemies would be.

I've had similar problems frequently when I've been editing the missions, in this thread:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,230614.0.html

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Yossarian

[Baumer]

Did you follow the directions that the "LEAD" gave you? normally you need to take a heading of 180 (due South) and get to 250mph (harder in the slow planes) then climb to 500 feet. The 2 opposing planes will be right on top of each other until you get close, I usually get a little horizontal seperation and nose down a bit for the merge, just enough to avoid the HO shot. Then if you Immelmann they will usually split up.

The not warping to the engagement area is a bug I've seen in the default oneonone.mis mission. If you look closely when you take off, there will be no messages from "LEAD" about headings or directions. When this happens, you need to log out of AH2 then restart it, go on-line (like into the TA for a second) then you can go back off-line and the missions will work fine.

The wingman are in all the files and have been tested by 2 different people. The normal behavior is for the wingman to drop down and back when you warp to the engagement area. I think this is related the above bug. I have seen the wingman for a split second and then he disappears.   

[lengro]

Nice work Baumer 

But how could you forget the 109F vs SpitV? 

[Baumer]

I'm getting to it Lengro, but now it's going to be 1 Bf 109F-4 vs. 16 Spit V's

 

And I'll call it LengrosLastStand! 

[Puck]

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 murdr's barrel roll defense

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BLASPHEMY!  I'm telling Drex...he'll get off the golf course and THEN you'll be sorry!

[Yossarian]

Haven't tried that yet.  My internet's a bit screwy when it comes to games recently, but I'll give it a go.

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Yossarian

[lengro]

I'm getting to it Lengro, but now it's going to be 1 Bf 109F-4 vs. 16 Spit V's

Ha - I'll easily *cough*outrun 'em all! 

[CAP1]

I've flown a couple of these and they can be real hair raisers!

Baumer also labeled them by plane, so you can see which you'll be flying.

Easiest one is probably Optikers Obsticle, flying from the n1k side.
If you want a real challenge fly it as the F4u-1d.

Overall these are nicely balanced missions that will test your skills.
AI seems to be pretty susceptible to any good overshoot setup.
With Lag roll or murdr's barrel roll defense working wonderfully vs the AI.
And of course don't fly too close on the first merge or they will HO.
And collisions are possible also.

Awesome job putting those together Baumer.  <S>

i'll d/l them tonight......but i've noticed that when i merge the pony, he always rolls inverted as we pass..i don't exactly understand why though. i've never seen a live pilot do this when mergingit's always either a HO attempt or an awsome fight).

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[Hawk55]

Thank You Baumer!   

[mechanic]

BLASPHEMY!  I'm telling Drex...he'll get off the golf course and THEN you'll be sorry!

 

 

[CAP1]

Baumer<<S>>
great job!! i've flown the 38's against the ki's/.......lost very quickly..then flew the ki's........i had no clue the ki's were so nimble....thanks sir!!!!!!'
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[red26]

It would be nice if we had one with a bomber setup eather were we could learn to gun from bombers or attack them a couple of flights of bombers and some wingmen would do. Im not in a hurry for them just an idea.

[Ghosth]

Red he's working on that, but is waiting for an answer from HTC on how to make the bombers hold a course. As it is now they try to dogfight with you.