Updated British campaign "Highland Games" now available for CMSF2

[AKD]

Download from Battlefront here:

https://battlefront.sharefile.com/share/view/s7d76501e23a4e608/fof9f423-8c9f-4494-82e5-704ab8a27de7

Then copy to your Steam\steamapps\common\Combat Mission Shock Force 2\Game Files\Campaigns folder, overwriting the existing file. Please note this will not update a campaign in progress. You would need to start fresh.

Enjoy! Heirloom_Tomato and several others put many hours into getting this one up to SF2 standards.

Here is the announcement at Battlefront forums:

http://community.battlefront.com/topic/137618-the-british-forces-campaign-highland-games/?tab=comments#comment-1833640

[AKD]

Instead of overwriting the existing campaign, you may want to rename the new .cam file to something like "Highland Games SF2.cam" so that if you uninstall and reinstall you don't end up with the old campaign in place of the new one.

[Casey]

Kinda curious if this is something that would auto-update through steam, and if so, what it would do if you'd already updated via BF site.

[Jimbob]

So I downloaded the update and now can't access the campaign- it says Marines v2 is required when I mouse over the greyed-out text.

Is that intentional? And am I going to have to re-verify my steam files to fix the damn thing now?

[shadojak]

Exactly what does this update change? I'm currently knee-deep in the Highland Games campaign and don't really want to start from scratch.

[Wizard's Sleeve]

Originally posted by shadojak:

Exactly what does this update change? I'm currently knee-deep in the Highland Games campaign and don't really want to start from scratch.

It has apparently been reworked to incorporate a lot of the features that were developed after the original CMSF1 campaign - more AI groups, triggers, etc

[AKD]

Originally posted by Jimbob:

So I downloaded the update and now can't access the campaign- it says Marines v2 is required when I mouse over the greyed-out text.

Is that intentional? And am I going to have to re-verify my steam files to fix the damn thing now?

It is normal for the Marines module to light up along with the Brit module because the campaign includes an asset that was included with both modules but isn't in the base game. However, the campaign should show with normal text and be playable. Is all the other Brit module content playable?

[Jimbob]

No, none of the battles are playable either.

[shadojak]

Originally posted by Jimbob:

No, none of the battles are playable either.

Not trying to be flippant, but did you buy the British Forces DLC?

[Jimbob]

Yes. And that wasn't flippant, but it was pretty patronising.

[Romans]

What is different about this vs. the original? Some info would be appreciated

[shadojak]

Originally posted by Jimbob:

Yes. And that wasn't flippant, but it was pretty patronising.

Apologies if you took this the wrong way.

I've just learned over the years not to take anything for granted when it comes to troubleshooting. The first thing you ask when troubleshooting a PC problem is often, "Is it plugged in?"

As for your difficulties, many of the weird bugs on the CMSF forums elsewhere seem to be resolved with a reinstall or in this case (Steam) verify your game files.

Good luck!

[Heirloom Tomato]

Originally posted by Romans:

What is different about this vs. the original? Some info would be appreciated

The battles have been updated with more AI groups, updated AI plans with triggers and better cooperation between Syrian units, adjusted campaign script to reflect the difficulty of the campaign, along with updates to the maps.

[starbuck310]

Not working for me either - says it needs Marines - yes I have Brit module ;-) Also checked forum post for work around. The renamed 'old' campaign file still works. Ive got 2.04 all updated etc

[AKD]

Originally posted by starbuck310:

Not working for me either - says it needs Marines - yes I have Brit module ;-) Also checked forum post for work around. The renamed 'old' campaign file still works. Ive got 2.04 all updated etc

Can you clarify that only the updated campaign is not playable (greyed out), but all other Brit module content is working?

[starbuck310]

Yes its there but greyed out and the rest of the Brit stuff is there. Ive had this game since release just put it on steam using the keys. I renamed the old campaign and its still there and usable.