I know what you mean. If you’re ever going to try a scripted campaign, you should choose one of Groundpounder Sims.
This is the most flexible and robust campaign I have flown so far, with a lot of choices offered. Groundpounder put a lot of effort into setting up the scripting to be flexible under any circumstances, even AI malfunctioning.
You do not need to worry about fragile scripting here, and have plenty of meaningful choices to make.