S Mules!
I've been playing in CareerB mode the past couple of weeks and find it fascinating that a game would historically follow any war in this amount of detail, about the combatants involved... and I am still finding more to like about it as I go along.
First off, you have to login online mode to access CareerB. Not exactly sure why, but it does have a Leader Board in place, so I suspect it is like IL-2's multi-play leader board, but without the worry of playing against somebody that has hacked the game.
Select your side; You're presented with the map, circa Sept. 1916, with bases in place. Click an aerodrome to see what planes are available there, and the Squadron name. (If you're looking for a particular squadron, just mouse over the drome) Here's the first snag I ran into, as for the beginning of WW1, I have none of the planes offered, and would have had to buy them to begin at the beginning.
No worries, mate! Just move the calendar slider at the top of the map to another month until planes in your stable show up, and you're good to go.
Next, you select your avatar/character from a list of pilots. Yes, names can be changed, and those changes are reflected in the character bio, which is also updated as the game progresses. (nifty) You can also upload a different picture of your pilot, if you don't like the current one, in 256x256
So now you have the plane, the Squadron, and the field, at least until the front changes, and are ready to go gallivanting off into the wild blue, per your CO's orders, to joust amongst the clouds! Here too you can make the game as realistic as possible, or cut the difficulty settings back some as you learn the different aircraft you fly and face... and then you can alter it again while using the same CareerB character!
Missions are pretty straight forward. You click Next Day and are presented with three missions of the day, as well as weather briefing, primary targets and so on. Check the missions to see how many you're on, then hit Begin Mission and you're off. If you're not on a particular mission, the game will auto complete it for you with results displayed in a minute or so.
But wait, that's not all! As you're promoted throughout your career, you may just get command yourself! Imagine yourself in the hot seat; setting up mission types, assigning who is to fly and who stays grounded. Yes, you can fly every mission you want, including the "Lone Wolf" ones, or sit it out for a week of game time and let others catch up.
With that teaser in place, I shall now logoff and go fly some more. takka-takka-takka!
Careerß Mode: Something for Everyone
Careerß Mode: Something for Everyone
US95 Odee
Live to fly, Fly to fight, Fight to live! ~ Life's a vicious circle
Live to fly, Fly to fight, Fight to live! ~ Life's a vicious circle
Re: Careerß Mode: Something for Everyone
Now the fight's over, here are some pictures from the Careerß Mission Planner... for when you make CO of a Squadron:
A New Day:
Every mission starts at dawn, with the weather report, and basic Squadron information.
Pending mish being created.
Settings
You can change the Careerß settings for each mish, or just do it how you're comfy and leave it that way throughout the career.
Pilots
x Removes a pilot from the mission. the up/dwn arrows move pilots up or down in the formation order, and that itty bitty rectangle is for selecting the Flights Leader. That monkey wrench off to the right comes later.
Okay, it comes now for my Lone Wolf mish:
As you can see, you're allowed to select fuel and ammo loads. The wrench lets you select from available planes at your aerodrome. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to make this a universal load for the mish, so you have to do it for each pilot.
Mission Intell
Clicking Show Recon brings up the HQ Map, with all those lines and arrows and a paragraph on the back (Alice's Restaurant), with markers for movable way points and icons for where each mission of the day will be going. Yes, you can adjust/set the way points where ever you want to, during creation of your briefing.
Clicking Missions will take you back to the builder.
What a Successful Mission Report looks like
Mouse Over the name/flag/plane of the enemy to see who was downed by your pilots.
And there you have the Commander's Briefing Creation in a nutshell. Hope it helps out all you budding Squad/Jagds CO's out there.
A New Day:
Every mission starts at dawn, with the weather report, and basic Squadron information.
Pending mish being created.
Settings
You can change the Careerß settings for each mish, or just do it how you're comfy and leave it that way throughout the career.
Pilots
x Removes a pilot from the mission. the up/dwn arrows move pilots up or down in the formation order, and that itty bitty rectangle is for selecting the Flights Leader. That monkey wrench off to the right comes later.
Okay, it comes now for my Lone Wolf mish:
As you can see, you're allowed to select fuel and ammo loads. The wrench lets you select from available planes at your aerodrome. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to make this a universal load for the mish, so you have to do it for each pilot.
Mission Intell
Clicking Show Recon brings up the HQ Map, with all those lines and arrows and a paragraph on the back (Alice's Restaurant), with markers for movable way points and icons for where each mission of the day will be going. Yes, you can adjust/set the way points where ever you want to, during creation of your briefing.
Clicking Missions will take you back to the builder.
What a Successful Mission Report looks like
Mouse Over the name/flag/plane of the enemy to see who was downed by your pilots.
And there you have the Commander's Briefing Creation in a nutshell. Hope it helps out all you budding Squad/Jagds CO's out there.
US95 Odee
Live to fly, Fly to fight, Fight to live! ~ Life's a vicious circle
Live to fly, Fly to fight, Fight to live! ~ Life's a vicious circle
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Re: Careerß Mode: Something for Everyone
Looks great Odee except your 2nd image is X'd out here. Just FYI. I have messed around with the career mode, seems like a lot of fun.
Thanks partner.
Thanks partner.