Yes, I've pretty much decided on ACF's idea.
I'm still in the stages of making the German's occupy Sarugao. I'm amazed by the amount of randomness and how quick things crap up on a recent "run" of the mission. I still have a long way to go with the German's. I haven't even started on the story line yet.
As for what the allies are actually going to do, I don't think a beach assualt would work. I'm hoping to use the para troops as para troops with a massive drop on the main island plus have a small beach landing of sherman's to reinforce the paras. Then maybe later, the player can get control of some forces and take the other 2 smaller islands that make up Sarugao.
The other possible ending, is once the Allies have control of the main island, (I'll have to post a pic or something, otherwise you guys won't know what I'm talking about
;D) the mission ends. And the outro shows the american assualt troops + shermans + P51s ;D beating the crap out of the remaining German troops on the other islands.
However, the player would be able to visit these other islands via getting own boat or grabbing a ride with the smuggler. These other islands would have objectives too. Like I'd be able to build a radar station there more easily than on the main island which is getting crowded already.
I was also thinking of a prison camp rescue, and I found a good place for it too.
To make it more quest-like, it could be that the resistance guy won't help the player until some other objective has been fulfilled, such as assassinating a German officer who killed the resistance guy's best friend.
I've got
just the right cutscene in mind for that ressy guy to do a flashback of his friend getting shot. I was toying with this guy in the execution animation and a guy behind him. And once shot, the guy being killed would do the execution dying off the end of the dock. It looked very real and it'd look perfect for that cutscene.
@addons:
I have created a rather large list now.
That will be a deterrent, but they are all very high quality, fun addons. Like the Me-109 and P51, the light panzer, and the military item pack. I'm hoping people will play it if they already have I44.
But mostly, its addons that are needed. If I didn't have them, the mission would be missing something.
For instance if I only have Tiger tanks and half tracks, that won't feel right at all. Same with the planes, if I didn't have them, then it'd seem awfully empty up there. (no C47s though, just two fighters, I'll fudge the paras)
And the Sherman tank and higgens boats. I44 doesn't do much for the american side so I had to add those.
Anyways, I hope to reward ppl for getting the addons by giving them a long and imersive mission.