herman01 Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 When I enter the single mission planning area aircraft like F-23 for example is only available years 1990-94, even though in its data file it has a service date of 1990 to 2040. If someone can help me with this it would be great. Quote
+Dave Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 The Knowledge Base has the answer you need. http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=11833 Quote
raidenandsolid Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 ah but see I did the same as well, like he said, I would like to see the Pre-Loadout Drop Arrow for "Date" to list from 1990-2020(etc.) While it only lists from 1990 to 94 or 2004? can't remember. The end year for some reason is not the same as the flyable dates you can choose in-game. Ex. I have the end date of the F-5E II set to 2020, yet the drop down arrow only allows me to choose a flyable date up to 1985. Now I can SEE the plane sometimes when I fly as another a/c in the year 2006 for example, I myself just cannot pilot it during that year. Quote
+Dave Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 If you make that adjustment like I stated and you wont have that problem. Quote
herman01 Posted March 24, 2007 Author Posted March 24, 2007 Thank you for your time USAFTML. Ive already tried your suggested advice and it worked in WOV but not WOE and I use WOE/Wov version. Quote
+Dave Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Thank you for your time USAFTML. Ive already tried your suggested advice and it worked in WOV but not WOE and I use WOE/Wov version. It should work and it does work as i have working in SF/WOV/WOE and even a merged install of WOV/WOE. Are you sure you are editing the correct file? Quote
herman01 Posted March 24, 2007 Author Posted March 24, 2007 The file I manipulated is in the main WOE directory is called Options, This is what its saying right now. [singleMission] AircraftType=F-15A MissionMap=GERMANYCE MissionType=SWEEP MissionTime=RANDOM MissionWeather=RANDOM AirActivity=RANDOM AirDefenseActivity=RANDOM LoadMission=FALSE LoadMissionFilename= MissionYear=1978 StartYear=1950 EndYear=2010 Quote
+Dave Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 The file I manipulated is in the main WOE directory is called Options, This is what its saying right now. [singleMission] AircraftType=F-15A MissionMap=GERMANYCE MissionType=SWEEP MissionTime=RANDOM MissionWeather=RANDOM AirActivity=RANDOM AirDefenseActivity=RANDOM LoadMission=FALSE LoadMissionFilename= MissionYear=1978 StartYear=1950 EndYear=2010 You should be set. Quote
herman01 Posted March 24, 2007 Author Posted March 24, 2007 Yeah but its not working though. I guess I'll just reinstall then change it before I start any thing substantial that could somehow effect this. Thanks for the Help USAFTML Quote
+Dave Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 Any luck? Also a thought, maybe your export years are affecting it? Quote
raidenandsolid Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 You know I thought of something, I was actually looking in the aircraft data.ini file, and that's why it wasn't working. I did not realize you also had to go into the options.ini to edit the end year for a/c. That would have helped ages ago. I guess herman you should go into the specific aircraft data.. or F-15A_DATA.ini (or w/e the F-15a's data ini file is).. I will give you an example using the F-15A 'Baz' by Mirage factory if I am correct. [MissionData] NationName=ISRAEL ServiceStartYear=1976 ServiceEndYear=1996<---- Change this year to your desired end year. AircraftRole=FIGHTER AircraftCapability=DAY_AND_NIGHT Availability=COMMON Exported=FALSE ExportStartYear=1976 ExportEndYear=1996 ExportAvailability=COMMON PrimaryRoles=INTERCEPT,ESCORT,SWEEP,CAP SecondaryRoles=RECON,CAS,Strike NormalMissionRadius=1151 MaxMissionRadius=1835 Ceiling=19810 MinBaseSize=MEDIUM As long as you have what USAFMTL said to have changed to 2020 or so. When you go in and edit this aircraft to the ServiceEndYear=2020, then the entire drop down dates should show up. As now I am set. Of course I had to work in reverse of what you will need to do. Quote
+Dave Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 Maybe I am confused here but what is it you all are trying to do? If you make the edit in the options.ini like I stated then you will get your plane to be flown in those years. Changing the aircrafts data.ini will do nothing if the options.ini is not edited. Its simple. Quote
raidenandsolid Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 I know, and I have already fixed it, my problem is solved. Even if you change the end year to 2020, if that individual aircraft's data has it's service year set to 1985 for example, then the drop down list will only go to 1985 and not 2020. I'm just saying if he wants his F-23 to be able to fly up to 2040, he needs to make sure both the EndYear in options.ini and the "ServiceEndYear" as I indicated are set to 2040. Otherwise he won't get the date he desires. At least that's what I had to do to get the planes to work to work towards the later years.. Quote
herman01 Posted March 26, 2007 Author Posted March 26, 2007 I checked the Aircrat Data.ini to see that was the problem but it doesent seem to be there either. for example [MissionData] NationName=USN ServiceStartYear=1983 ServiceEndYear=2010 AircraftRole=FIGHTER AircraftCapability=DAY_AND_NIGHT Availability=VERY_COMMON Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1983 ExportAvailability=RARE PrimaryRoles=SWEEP,CAP,ESCORT,STRIKE,CAS,SEAD,ARMED_RECON SecondaryRoles=ANTI_SHIP,FAC,RECON,INTERCEPT NormalMissionRadius=740 MaxMissionRadius=833 Ceiling=15240 MinBaseSize=MEDIUM CarrierBased=TRUE The F/A-18 is still only avialble the years 83-88 for me. Quote
+Typhoid Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 I've got the same issue in a merged WOV/E. It doesn't matter what I do with the ini files for the dates, I only get 4 or 5 years for the aircraft in the create mission function. Quote
raidenandsolid Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) Try adding "ExportEndYear=2020" below the ExportStartYear. (although I don't think export really matters in that situation, but it wouldn't hurt to try). If that still does not work, then you will most likely have to reinstall. At fist I only had a few drop down years, but after adjusting the options.ini and the specific aircraft data ini. (F-15A_Data.ini, etc etc.) it fixed the problem for me. I cna't think of any other files that might affect the selectable,flyable dates for the plane you wish to choose other than those 2 ini files. I also have a merged WoV/WoE updated to the current possible update and the issue has been resolved based on what I described above. Are you sure the options.ini is not changing back to the original end year after each time you start the game? Edited March 26, 2007 by raidenandsolid Quote
herman01 Posted March 26, 2007 Author Posted March 26, 2007 Im not sure whether or not My WOE program is using the options.ini because if I remove and then start the game everything seems to work fine and the same service year condtions still exist. I was wondering it could be dealing with the startup.ini. Maybe its not loading the correct ini at startup. Quote
herman01 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Posted March 27, 2007 I reinstalled WOE and without any good luck the problem still persist so I gues I will have to just use WOV. Probably Vista screwing this up some how. Quote
herman01 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Posted March 27, 2007 I guess Ill just have to use WOV by itself. Will all the add ons work as well WOV as WOE? Will any effects be missing in WOV? Quote
+Wrench Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Did you change ALL the years in ALL the sections??? (not just the single mission - coop, dogfight, whatever) I've got mine set (for jet WoE from 1945 to 2050, with no problems. EDIT: Probably Vista screwing this up some how. I didn't catch this first time around. Didn't TK say there were issues with running in Vista??? Bet that's the kicker! Wrench Kevin Stein Edited March 27, 2007 by Wrench Quote
serverandenforcer Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I don't know if people are still having problems with this, but to give you the solution real sweet and short there are some things you need to check if you want your aircraft to operate in a certain years that "aren't available'. One, check the end year in the aircraft's data.ini first. If it's not where you want it, then change it. Next, check the end year for single player in the options.ini file in the main WOE folder. If the end year for the single player mission in the options.ini file comes before the end year of your aircraft, then you need to change the single players end year to that of your aircraft's end year. This should solve any problems with operating aircrafts in the years you want. If you still have a problem with it, double check your stuff and make sure you changed the right info. I've never had a problem with this on my PC and my laptop. Quote
herman01 Posted March 29, 2007 Author Posted March 29, 2007 Done all of all that already and have checked and rechecked to make sure.(look at the above post) Still doesn't work. So I just gave up. Oh well, in month Armed Assualt will be release in U.S. and I'll be good then. Quote
+Typhoid Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I don't know if people are still having problems with this, but to give you the solution real sweet and short there are some things you need to check if you want your aircraft to operate in a certain years that "aren't available'. One, check the end year in the aircraft's data.ini first. If it's not where you want it, then change it. Next, check the end year for single player in the options.ini file in the main WOE folder. If the end year for the single player mission in the options.ini file comes before the end year of your aircraft, then you need to change the single players end year to that of your aircraft's end year. This should solve any problems with operating aircrafts in the years you want. If you still have a problem with it, double check your stuff and make sure you changed the right info. I've never had a problem with this on my PC and my laptop. I'll check that, thanks for the tip. Quote
serverandenforcer Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Done all of all that already and have checked and rechecked to make sure.(look at the above post) Still doesn't work. So I just gave up. Oh well, in month Armed Assualt will be release in U.S. and I'll be good then. Here, I got my Options.ini file here for you. Just put it in the WOE folder and it should over-write the one that you currently have. My single player end year is set to 2020. If it still doesn't work, and you have already changed the end year to you aircraft (which one is it btw?) let me know, and I'll see if I have that aircraft for me to give to you with the correct end year. Options.rar <<<<<<<< That's the file to download Quote
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