Dynamic Campaign Generator: Advanced Campaign - "Norway 1942" 
For Combat Flight Simulator 2TM

Using the Dynamic Campaign Generator and third party planes, fly from the British escort carrier, Avenger, and attempt to intercept the Luftwaffe and Kreigsmarine as they hunt for the Murmansk and Archangel convoys.  Or  fly with the Luftwaffe and stop the convoys from bringing critical supplies to the Soviets.  Harsh weather conditions will be as much a foe as the enemy in this campaign. 

While this DCG add-on is included in the main DCG download, it requires 3rd party add-ons in order to fly a campaign with (or against) the Luftwaffe based in Norway in 1942-43.  See below for more information.

Installation
If you already have DCG version 5.0 or larger, no update is necessary; if you do not, then download the main DCG files.  You will also need the Norway scenery (Parts 1 and 2) by Roger Austli located at Netwings.  Note: you must manually add the airbase.dat from the Norway scenery in order to play this campaign "bug free".  If you do not add the airbase data, the game will crash when you view the advanced information for a Norway mission.  See instructions with the scenery downloads on how to add them.

Required 3rd Party Planes
The following are required for this campaign (although other planes can be substituted):

Greg Law's Heinkel He-177 a5 located in the European plane library at CFS2 Online.

VB Planes' Focke Wulf Fw-190a available at VB Planes at Sim-Outhouse. 

VB Planes' Avro Lancaster available at VB Planes at Sim-Outhouse. 

Mathias Pommerien's Dornier Do-24T flying boat located at Aluminum Cloud.

Mauro's Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.Ib at the Desert Air Force site.

Recommended 3rd Party Planes
The following are recommended for this campaign (and can be added):

VB Planes' Messerschmidt Bf-190f available at VB Planes at Sim-Outhouse. 

VB Planes' Messerschmidt Me-210/Me-410 available at VB Planes at Sim-Outhouse. 

Blond Knight's Messerschmitt Bf-110c available at Netwings

Required 3rd Party Ships

Greg Law's Bismarck (to use as the Tirpitz) located in the ship library at  available available at Netwings

Recommended 3rd Party Ships

One Independence Class CVL from Easy Kill to replace stock Essex carrier.

Or  the HMS Eagle or HMS Hermes available at Isoliti 4 Gatti.

Or Invincible Class carrier located in the ship library at CFS2 Online

Configuring 3rd Party Planes/Ships
Install any third party planes you wish to add according to the specific install instructions for each.  Open (in NotePad) the campaign.dcg file found in the "dcg_campaign/Norway42" which should be in your main CFS2 folder.  Replace the "type_id" of the plane or planes you wish to switch with the folder name of the plane you wish to substitute it with.  For example, replace the type id for the player squadron from "f4f4_wildcat" to "sea_hurricane_ib".  Alternatively, run DCG and generate a mission.  DCG will prompt  you to select an equivelant plane for any plane not found in your aircraft folder.  Add ships to the ship file in the same manner.

Known Issues
Player's operating multi-engine bombers may find their wingmen dive-bombing (and crashing into the sea).  This bug is with the IA and may not be correctable.  Setting a seaplane at a land base may make them "stick" to the runway and setting wheeled planes at seaplane bases will cause them to sink and explode.

If you have any questions or comments, email me at mailto:%20lowengrin@shaw.ca

Paul Lowengrin
February 10, 2002