Thrown out of cockpit - not at the edge of the map

[Sheriff001 397]

This happened in the Darwin Modern map. As I approached the objective, this happened:

 

 

It sent me flying in some rather weird and not so wonderful directions:

 

 

I could straighten things out by yanking the stick in the right way to essentially fly myself back into the cockpit. It would clear itself out, but when approaching the target, it would happen again. It also happened in an F-105D in the same area, but not in an A-6 on the Range terrain. 

[+Menrva 4,001]

Are you sure that it is not at the edge of the map?  A target could have been placed beyond the the Wall by mistake

[Sheriff001 397]

It's possible, but I flew at it from several directions. 

[Sheriff001 397]

The target is the Telephone Exchange at Soema. 

[+Menrva 4,001]

Strange, the targets.ini I have does not reference such target. I may have a different and more up to date version. Wrench made several updates during the years for this terrain. If you can, post your targets.ini and I'll have a look into it. I suggest that you check all available downloads about this terrain, some are only updates from what I can remember, so must be installed in correct order into the terrain folder.

Edited January 22, 2017 by Menrva

[Wrench 9,471]

yeah...that's not on my map.

I also just checked, and there's no such target area.  I'd double check exactly WHICH map you're fiying on, and if it IS a Darwin, I'd check the dates of all the inis

Mine show the most "recent" as April, 2012

 

you sure you're not on the DAT's Timor map??

[Sheriff001 397]

Definitely not. I am not prestigious enough to have access to the holiest of holy places. It is definitely Darwin. It is the only map I have of northern Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia. In my targets.ini file, Soema is Target005.

 

[TargetArea005]

Name=Soema

Position=79000.000000,523000.000000

Radius=3000

ActiveYear=0

Location=2

Alignment=ENEMY

Target[001].Type=amRadioTower

Target[001].Offset=0,0

Target[001].Heading=0

Target[002].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[002].Offset=-100,-100

Target[002].Heading=0

Target[003].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[003].Offset=-100,100

Target[003].Heading=0

Target[004].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[004].Offset=100,100

Target[004].Heading=0

Target[005].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[005].Offset=100,-100

Target[005].Heading=0

Target[006].Type=Warehouse1

Target[006].Offset=-200,0

Target[006].Heading=0

Target[007].Type=CityBuilding1

Target[007].Offset=0,200

Target[007].Heading=0

Target[008].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[008].Offset=200,0

Target[008].Heading=0

Target[009].Type=CityBuilding1

Target[009].Offset=0,-200

Target[009].Heading=0

Target[010].Type=Building3

Target[010].Offset=-200,150

Target[010].Heading=0

Target[011].Type=fire_dept

Target[011].Offset=200,150

Target[011].Heading=90

Target[012].Type=CityBuilding3

Target[012].Offset=200,-150

Target[012].Heading=0

Target[013].Type=Barrack2

Target[013].Offset=-200,-150

Target[013].Heading=270

Target[014].Type=mosque1

Target[014].Offset=-100,250

Target[014].Heading=0

Target[015].Type=Warehouse1

Target[015].Offset=100,250

Target[015].Heading=90

Target[016].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[016].Offset=100,-250

Target[016].Heading=0

Target[017].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[017].Offset=-100,-250

Target[017].Heading=0

Target[018].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[018].Offset=-300,-100

Target[018].Heading=0

Target[019].Type=Warehouse1

Target[019].Offset=-300,100

Target[019].Heading=90

Target[020].Type=fire_dept

Target[020].Offset=300,100

Target[020].Heading=90

Target[021].Type=Building3

Target[021].Offset=300,-100

Target[021].Heading=270

Target[022].Type=AAA

Target[022].Offset=-150,50

Target[022].Heading=270

Target[023].Type=AAA

Target[023].Offset=-150,-50

Target[023].Heading=270

Target[024].Type=AAA

Target[024].Offset=150,50

Target[024].Heading=90

Target[025].Type=AAA

Target[025].Offset=150,-50

Target[025].Heading=90

Target[026].Type=Warehouse1

Target[026].Offset=910,-171

Target[026].Heading=0

Target[027].Type=AAA

Target[027].Offset=524,-387

Target[027].Heading=100

Target[028].Type=CommBuilding1

Target[028].Offset=626,-229

Target[028].Heading=90

Target[029].Type=warehouse1

Target[029].Offset=1237,-357

Target[029].Heading=270

Target[030].Type=AAA

Target[030].Offset=290,-395

Target[030].Heading=135

Target[031].Type=GeneratorBuilding1

Target[031].Offset=1299,-1361

Target[031].Heading=0

Target[032].Type=AAA

Target[032].Offset=956,-475

Target[032].Heading=170

Target[033].Type=AAA

Target[033].Offset=-136,-385

Target[033].Heading=225

Target[034].Type=GeneratorBuilding1

Target[034].Offset=-94,-986

Target[034].Heading=90

Target[035].Type=CityBuilding3

Target[035].Offset=445,-633

Target[035].Heading=90

Target[036].Type=CommBuilding1

Target[036].Offset=-759,-377

Target[036].Heading=90

Target[037].Type=AAA

Target[037].Offset=-1074,-846

Target[037].Heading=185

Target[038].Type=AAA

Target[038].Offset=-216,-911

Target[038].Heading=225

Target[039].Type=fire_dept

Target[039].Offset=-371,845

Target[039].Heading=0

Target[040].Type=CityBuilding2

Target[040].Offset=480,491

Target[040].Heading=90

Target[041].Type=Building3

Target[041].Offset=490,691

Target[041].Heading=90

 

 

 

Here is my mission:

[AircraftMission001]

Name=GOPHER

AircraftType=A-6E

Size=2

Alignment=FRIENDLY

RandomChance=100

MissionType=STRIKE

TargetArea=Soema

ObjectiveID=35

RatingForSuccess=100

StartOnGround=TRUE

CarrierBased=FALSE

Position=690001.000000,178004.000000,1500.000000

Heading=-60.549164

Speed=200.831451

StartTime=0.000000

BaseArea=Wyndham Airport

LandArea=Wyndham Airport

Waypoint[01].Command=TAKEOFF

Waypoint[01].Position=690001.000000,177085.500000,0.000000

Waypoint[01].Size=100.000000

Waypoint[01].Speed=186.649994

Waypoint[02].Command=DEPART

Waypoint[02].Position=683453.190214,170537.692422,3048.000000

Waypoint[02].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[02].Speed=186.649994

Waypoint[03].Command=MARSHAL_POINT

Waypoint[03].Position=370924.428643,326458.252317,1500.000000

Waypoint[03].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[03].Speed=200.831451

Waypoint[04].Command=INITIAL_POINT

Waypoint[04].Position=86846.760821,495765.769558,1500.000000

Waypoint[04].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[04].Speed=200.831451

Waypoint[05].Command=OBJECTIVE_POINT

Waypoint[05].Objective=TRUE

Waypoint[05].Position=79445.000000,522367.000000,1500.000000

Waypoint[05].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[05].Speed=200.831451

Waypoint[06].Command=WAYPOINT

Waypoint[06].Position=106046.230442,529768.760821,1500.000000

Waypoint[06].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[06].Speed=200.831451

Waypoint[07].Command=WAYPOINT

Waypoint[07].Position=398076.576295,374545.746037,1500.000000

Waypoint[07].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[07].Speed=200.831451

Waypoint[08].Command=APPROACH

Waypoint[08].Position=680664.243461,203258.228842,1524.000000

Waypoint[08].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[08].Speed=110.699997

Waypoint[09].Command=LAND_LINEUP

Waypoint[09].Position=690001.001619,187264.000000,762.000000

Waypoint[09].Size=1500.000000

Waypoint[09].Speed=62.459442

Waypoint[10].Command=LAND_TOUCHDOWN

Waypoint[10].Position=690001.000000,178922.500000,0.000000

Waypoint[10].Size=50.000000

Waypoint[10].Speed=61.500000

Nation=Australia

FormationType=USFighter

PilotTrainingStandard=NORMAL

Loadout=Strike

AmmoPercent=100

FuelPercent=100

TracerMixRatio=6

Texture=RAAFARDU

Squadron=

Aircraft[01].SquadronMarking=193

Aircraft[01].AircraftNumber=21

Aircraft[01].KillMarking=16

Aircraft[02].SquadronMarking=193

Aircraft[02].AircraftNumber=10

Parenthetically, Wrench, I really appreciate the Darwin terrain. Being an Aussie, it is good to fly from Australia. 

[Wrench 9,471]

You're welcome

 

but that's not the most recent version....or any version I recognize.  Target area 005 is

 

[TargetArea005]

Name=Maumere

Position=279124,582385

Radius=3000

ActiveYear=0

Location=2

Alignment=ENEMY

 

I'd suggest backing up that whole terrain (just stick the Darwin folder someplace NOT in the /Terrains folder) hitting the download  section and get the most recent, with any updates that go with it.

[Wrench 9,471]

the terrain:

 

http://combatace.com/files/file/6089-modern-darwintimor/

 

update pak:

 

http://combatace.com/files/file/11564-sf2-update-modern-darwin-terrain/

[Wrench 9,471]

ok...looking at the terrain, I can see what's happening here.

 

The original version (SF1) and the SF2 update (2010) makes use of the "expanded borders' trick. Wherein one edits the "world space". Unfortunately, one of the 2013 patches fucked that over completely, and it no longer works.

 

as you can see in the image below, the region INSIDE the black square is the "usable" space within the wall. And now several target areas fall OUTSIDE it.

So...

the best fix is go through the targets ini and locate the following areas and change them from

 

ENEMY

 

to

 

NEUTRAL

 

Soema

Kiratu

Bengoi

 

and possibly

Namlea

Namlea Airport.

 

this should end that issue.

[Sheriff001 397]

I reinstalled the Terrain, as well as making Soema, Kiratu, Bengoi neutral. I also made it limited nations (RAAF, RAN, RNZAF, TNI-AU). All good now.

 

 

Not so good for the Indonesians.

 

[Wrench 9,471]

Excellent!!!