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But first there have been a couple of interesting developments lately.
There's a new version of DCG (3.10) - "Fixed campaign transfer. Fixed ship speeds. Added a time-triggered transfer: Normandy '41 to Normandy '44. Added a time-triggered transfer: from Germany '44 to Berlin '45. Added a time-triggered transfer: from Hungary '44 to Balaton '45. Fixed ID of the clip-winged Spitfire VIII. Added support for 3rd party messages in English, French, German and Spanish."
That transfer from Normandy '41 to '44 sounds great! Get your update here - http://www.lowengrin.com/download.php?view.57" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
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Also, UberDemon has updated his great mission builder for Pacific Fighters. That's right folks, no need to settle for Snoop's rather simple missions.
Grab it here - http://www.uberdemon.com/downloads/uqmg4pf0000.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
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If you like a great reference table indicating the historical plane sets for various theatres grab Ian Boys info here (you need a spreadsheet program) - http://www.yogysoft.de/VEFII/PDT.xls" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . Man I wished that I had this table a long time ago.
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OK, Napier (and interested mates), with regards to DCG while I think it is the only way to go with dynamic campaigns, it's one drawback is not every squad engages in battle each mission. While this may be historical, it's not fun. Snoop's suggestion is a very good one - check out both sides each mission to figure out what's happening.
Also, select 100% intercept and active 1 German fighter squadron (very important) to ensure success.
Here are my suggestions for settings (I would now increase number of flights from 1 to 2 so you get more exciting dogfights). Compare/edit your files accordingly:
DCG.ini
C:\Program Files\IL2 DCG\
C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles\Missions\Net\ngen\dcg_kursk1\
C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles\
Two
Four
Three
Four
Moderate
Full
Full
Campaign Defaults
100 Kilometers
3500 Meters
2500 Meters
MassedBombers=False
FrontMovement=True
CopyMission=False
Dogfight=False
Coop=False
FBDActive=No
AutoGeneration=True
Primary=False
DSTimes=True
Paras=False
Briefing=True
ShipRoF=Campaign Default
HistDates=True
Scoring=False
LogFileDate=None
Tracking=True
NoTransfers=False
Night=False
DGEN_Replacement=True
TankDG=True
TransitAlt=Default
TgtEgressAlt=Transit Altitude
TgtAlt=Transit Altitude
TgtIngressAlt=Transit Altitude
IPAlt=Transit Altitude
TgtIngressOffset=Default
IPOffset=Default
TOStepAltBox=Default
NormandyBase=True
Death=False
AirStarts=False
TOCircle=All Types
IECoordinates=All Types Use
CruiseSpeed=Default
Language=English
IL2AEP=True
NGEN_Replacement=True
SingleMap=False
PalmTrees=True
RuSupplyRate=1/Squadron/Day
DeSupplyRate=1/Squadron/Day
TrackPlayerRanks=True
AircraftDowngrades=True
LinkMax=False
DataFiles=C:\Program Files\IL2 DCG\Grand Mini\
DeShipSkill=Rookie
RuShipSkill=Rookie
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Campaign.dcg
[Campaign]
GrandCampaign
[Battle]
Kursk
[Map]
Kursk
[Front]
Kursk
[DeZone]
9th_Army_Group_Supply_Area
[RuZone]
Pogozhee_Zarechie_Bridge165
[Date]
06/07/1943
[Data]
C:\Program Files\IL2 DCG\Data\
[Mission]
Preference=0
Target=Random
StartTime=07:00
EndTime=19:00
Enemy=Unknown
BCloudType=Clear
WCloudType=Poor
CloudHeight=Random
Intercept=100%
Fuel=100%
BriefingSound=None
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For all hosts, as suggested in online wars such as Bellum, edit your HyperLobby settings (hlpro.ini) as follows -
[Forgotten Battles]
joinDelay=20
clientRate=3000
serverRate=3000
;Determine the client source port. Useful when is more that one user behind the NAT router.
;Must be diferent for each user behind the same NAT router
localPort=21000
;This detecting right IP address for systems with more that one network adapters
;Default is 1 (on)
DetectLocalIP = 1
Order=20
Description=
MaxPlayers=12
Difficulty=3
serverPort=21000
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Well Napier (and others) I hope this information will be helpful. It has been a great campaign so far. I hope there is still interest in Kursk (or some other one) for you guys to enjoy.
And btw I did notice that no sooner was old TacticalS! out the door then were you guys hustling in a professional mission builder guy!
Seriously though, welcome aboard Beowolff, I'm sure the Squad is in for some awesome missions! 
Regards,
TactS!
