Need help, no droptanks in campaign

[Stratos 3,186]

I started a campaign with the F105D in Rolling Thunder, but I have no drop tanks to select, I checked the campaign files and they look correct, can anyone tell me why I don't have the droptanks??

 

This is how it looks in the campaign file:

 

 

//----- Player Unit

[AirUnit022]

AircraftType=F-105D

Squadron=354TFS

ForceID=1

Nation=USAF

DefaultTexture=USAFSilver1

BaseArea=Korat RTAFB

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=50

MissionChance[sWEEP]=0

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=0

MissionChance=90

MissionChance[CAS]=20

MissionChance[sEAD]=90

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=20

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=0

UpgradeType=FIXED

Upgrade[01].Year=1966

Upgrade[01].Type=F-105D

Upgrade[01].Texture=USAFCamo1

Rebase[01].Date=12/1965

Rebase[01].BaseArea=Takhli RTAFB

Supply[001].WeaponType=M117

Supply[001].Quantity=2880

Supply[002].WeaponType=Mk82

Supply[002].Quantity=1440

Supply[003].WeaponType=Mk84

Supply[003].Quantity=240

Supply[004].WeaponType=LAU-3A

Supply[004].Quantity=480

Supply[005].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Supply[005].Quantity=80

Supply[006].WeaponType=CBU-24B

Supply[006].Quantity=480

Supply[007].WeaponType=Tank450_F105

Supply[007].Quantity=480

Supply[008].WeaponType=Tank650_F105

Supply[008].Quantity=240

[+JSF_Aggie 1,291]

Are those tanks in your weapons_data.ini & weapons_data.dat?

 

Are those the tanks specified in the F-105's _data.ini?

 

Are the .lod's and .bmp's for those tanks in the Weapons folder?

 

Make sure they're spelled exactly the same everywhere.

[Stratos 3,186]

Problem semisolved: The tanks appear as selectable, but only the cammo ones, the silver are on the list, but is not possible to load to the plane.

This is how my data looks

 

[LeftWingStationWet]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=5

StationGroupID=3

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=-3.27,-2.62,-0.18

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-5.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1600

AllowedWeaponClass=FT

AttachmentType=USAF

ModelNodeName=

PylonMass=108.41

PylonDragArea=0.06

FuelTankName=TANK450_F105C

ShowFromCockpit=TRUE

 

[RightWingStationWet]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=6

StationGroupID=3

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=3.27,-2.62,-0.18

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-5.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1600

AllowedWeaponClass=FT

AttachmentType=USAF

ModelNodeName=

PylonMass=108.41

PylonDragArea=0.06

FuelTankName=TANK450_F105C

ShowFromCockpit=TRUE

 

The silver ones are this TANK450_F105S

 

Is possible to have both types as selectable?

[+JSF_Aggie 1,291]

Is possible to have both types as selectable?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

[Stratos 3,186]

Roger and thank's!

[Blade 341]

Is possible to have both types as selectable?

 

It can be done. Unfortunately I cannot recall whose idea it is orignally, but it is possible to have multiple droptanks on the same station. Here is what you should do:

 

Insert the following data under the last weapon station in the a/c's data.ini:

 

[LeftWingStationWetSilver]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=X

StationGroupID=3

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=-3.27,-2.62,-0.18

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-5.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1600

AllowedWeaponClass=FT

AttachmentType=USAF

ModelNodeName=

PylonMass=108.41

PylonDragArea=0.06

FuelTankName=TANK450_F105S

ShowFromCockpit=TRUE

 

[RightWingStationWetSilver]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=X+1

StationGroupID=3

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=3.27,-2.62,-0.18

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-5.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1600

AllowedWeaponClass=FT

AttachmentType=USAF

ModelNodeName=

PylonMass=108.41

PylonDragArea=0.06

FuelTankName=TANK450_F105S

ShowFromCockpit=TRUE

 

Check the StationID of the last weapon station and renumber the two StationIDs (marked red) accordingly. The StationGroupIDs should remain unchanged.

 

Finally find the components that lists the original LeftWingStationWet and RightWingStationWet as systems (should be the inner or the outer wings) and at the bottom of each section add the following lines:

 

SystemName[XXX]=LeftWingStationWetSilver

 

and

 

SystemName[XXX]=RightWingStationWetSilver

 

The 'XXX' entries should be replaced with the next number in line.

 

Now you are done. Well, it may seem confusing (sorry, I'm away from home right now, so I cannot be more specific), but I hope it helps.