Missions & Scenery for 31 Squadron RAAF

[UncleTgt]

Good info Kevin. I never thought about MB lowering the user settings on its own, but we know CFS2 can be "quirky"

[kdriver]

Here is a fuselage texture for Beaufighter MkIC A19-47 of RAAF 31 Squadron 1942-1943.

You will need the Beaufighter IC ns (no spinner) of RAAF 30 Squadron by William Dickens (bismarck13) and Oldwheat.

[RWILLS]

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

[RWILLS]

an initial effort at a campaign for the Beaufighters of 31 Squadron. 12 missions from Nov 1942 to Nov 1943. Still needs a lot of work to improve the scenery etc from Timor to the Aru Islands especially. Besides the stock aircraft, I've used Beaufighter Mk1Cns, and also A6M2N_Rufe, BSK_Spitfire_Mkvc, F1M2, mz-e13a1, mz-ki45-h, and BR KI21 Sally Attachment 91831

[Captain Kurt]

May I make the suggestion to formally upload the campaign so it will be permanently available in the library for folks?

[RWILLS]

May I make the suggestion to formally upload the campaign so it will be permanently available in the library for folks?

Here's a 17 mission campaign that's a lot improved. I'll leave it here as an attachment for a while (feedback?) before looking at uploading it. I'll aim to slowly improve the scenery. This Campaign works best with the original CFS2 terrain mesh at the moment. Attachment 91857

I did find the Beaufighter cannon were too far forward (weight location) so moved them back, which improved the handling a lot.

[RWILLS]

basic runways for Milingimbi, Fuiloro and Langgoer31sqdrn_airfields.zip

[stoney]

Really enjoying these missions RWILLS, love flying the Beaufighter! Thanks!

[RWILLS]

additional basic runway for Drysdale, where a few of the missions are flown from, and a few others around the Coomalie area - Hughes, Livingstone, Batchelor. (There are some nice MR airfields for Darwin, Batchelor and Livingstone but they don't seem to be at anywhere near the correct height relative to the surrounding terrain, with Batchelor especially looking like it's on top of a mountain.) I''ve managed to find the correct location of the wreck of the Maroubra which was sunk at Milingimbi during the 1943-5-10 attacks, so will update that mission. Also I will need to update the Spitfires used so they have the correct armament (2 x 20mm instead of 4 x 20mm!) 31sqdron_airfields2.zip

[Ruddman]

AH..how to do actually install of all this? * confused emoji *

[RWILLS]

AH..how to do actually install of all this? * confused emoji *

It will take me a while to knock up some sort of install guide, but initially just copy all of the mission files (.mis and .dyn files) into your cfs2/CAMPAIGNS folder, along with the .cmg file. It's also a good idea to put the mission miles into your cfs2/MISSIONS folder so you can see which ones work and which ones require you to install additional aircraft/ships/scenery etc. All the mis and dyn files will open in notepad, and can be edited, - so for example, you could change any of the aircraft, ships, scenery to suit what you already have installed.

Also make sure you have the country.cfg file with Australia as [country.10]

Here's a list of the aircraft and ships used;

stock A6M2_Zero
stock G4M2_Betty
stock B25D_MITCHELL
Beaufighter MkICns
BR2 KI21 Sally
A6M2N_Rufe
BSK_Spitfire_MkVC (I will probably replace this later)
mz-ki45-h
mz-e13a1
F1M2
BR2 Ki-27 Nate
ki-48

HMAS_Bathurst_Class_MS_LOD
SS_Alagna
HMAS_Wilcannia_PB
HMAS_Kuru_PB_LOD
assorted stock ships

trees I've mostly used;
LW_Coconut_palm_D1
LW_Boabab_tree_D1

I'll get a more detailed list of buildings etc, but for starters;
LW_Revetment_D1
AF_Overhead_Cvr_Bamboo
AF_Overhead_Cvr_PalmFrn
CD_Barracks_Small_Bergen
CD_Hangar_Ypenburg
CD_WaterTower
jptroop_nibbio
LW_BARRACKS_D4

[Ruddman]

I'm new. None of that makes sense to me. * headache emoji *

[RWILLS]

I'm new. None of that makes sense to me. * headache emoji *

Have a go at just installing the Beaufighter for the campaign first then?
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...73&linkid=6859

[RWILLS]

some links for other aircraft

A6M2N_Rufe http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...d=5321&doit=Go

BSK spitfires - I can't find a specific download, but they are in the Tuskegee Airmen Campaign (part 1)

RAAF spitfire skins for BSK http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...d&page=5&pp=20

mz-e13a1 http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...d=9687&doit=Go


mz-ki45-h http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...3&linkid=17996

[RWILLS]

revised 18 mission campaign attached with assorted improvements.31 Squadron RAAF Campaign 18 missions.zip

The missions over Timor (Penfui, Fuiloro) have a fair bit of hand editing as Mission Builder quite often struggles with the terrain elevations and tries to force the aircraft to fly higher.

[braveheart77521]

KDriver and others:

Several months ago, there post about a campaign/Missions for 31 Squadron RAAF. There were several missions posted I copied these down and I added several missions to my download of Maskrider Australia 2024. Has this mission/campaign available for download. If so where can I find it? I would like to add several airfields he used that are in the Book Darwin Spitfires. I have everything except the textures of the airfields.

Mack (Braveheart)

[kdriver]

Hi Mack,

This project is definitely not forgotten. Aussie has done a number of northern Australia airfields while I have been working on Strauss, Hughes and Truscott. The GSL scenery needs to be added to mine, along with R. Wills' Coomalie Creek, Millingimbi and Drysdale.

Which airfields have you done? If you would like to send me a PM with your address, I can send you what I have.

Cheers,
Kevin

[braveheart77521]

KDriver:

I really would like to receive your Spitfire airfields. If your have them I would like to receive copies of millingimbi and Drysdale. I have Coomalie Creek, but no scenery. Do I use the recent upgrades of Dutch East Indies by Maskrider ? My email if lmcdonald18@comcast.net. What about the Aru Scenery? Thanks for your help.

Mack

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KDriver:

I really would like to receive your Spitfire airfields. If your have them I would like to receive copies of millingimbi and Drysdale. I have Coomalie Creek, but no scenery. Do I use the recent upgrades of Dutch East Indies by Maskrider ? My email if lmcdonald18@comcast.net. What about the Aru Scenery? Thanks for your help.

Mack

[kdriver]

Mack,

Drysdale and Millingimbi are on the first page of this thread, while I'll email you Strauss and Hughes, along with some information on these fields. I haven't had a chance to do any GSL scenery, but if you want to have a crack at it you're welcome.

I'm using MaskRider's latest Dutch East Indies scenery dated 2019 as well as the DEI airfields done by Onnogras and Arndt (Aru and Merauke). R. Wills has redone Penfui in this thread.

Kevin