To have only one Carrier Air Wing at the time

[aizen 0]

Hello!

 

In any campaigns, flights from any squadrons are tasked randomly to amke missions. Actually flying a Skyhawk from the VA-55, part of CVW-5 i would like to fly only with other CVW-5 others planes( Of course with all USAF planes), in order to simulate a single carrier operation at Yankeee station. So i removed all non CVW-5 squadron from Rolling Thunder's caimpagns.ini. Actually I can choose any of the 4 squadrons and make a full campaign with. But there's 2 main problems, first it seems game engine doesn't allow others flights comming from the player's squadron. Second problem is that with only 5 Navy squadrons remaining, never the game has tasked them for a mission. They showing up on the briefing's map as available but they never fly. At least everything runs fine for USAF and VPAF squadron.

 

I changed the following in the data.ini

//---- USN Units

 

 

[AirUnit056]

AircraftType=F-8E

Squadron=VF51

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

StartDate=9/1965

DefaultTexture=USNGrey2

StartNumber=0

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=14

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

MissionChance[sWEEP]=70

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=70

MissionChance=20

MissionChance[CAS]=40

MissionChance[sEAD]=40

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=40

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=50

UpgradeType=FIXED

Upgrade[01].Date=4/1966

Upgrade[01].Type=F-8E_66

Upgrade[01].Texture=USNGrey2

Upgrade[02].Date=1/1968

Upgrade[02].Type=F-8H

Upgrade[02].Texture=USNGrey2

 

[AirUnit057]

AircraftType=A-1H

Squadron=VA52

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

StartDate=9/1965

RetireDate=5/1967

DefaultTexture=USNGrey1

StartNumber=0

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=14

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

MissionChance[sWEEP]=0

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=0

MissionChance=90

MissionChance[CAS]=100

MissionChance[sEAD]=40

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=40

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=40

UpgradeType=NEVER

 

[AirUnit058]

AircraftType=F-8E

Squadron=VF53

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

StartDate=9/1965

DefaultTexture=USNGrey1

StartNumber=25

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=14

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

MissionChance[sWEEP]=70

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=70

MissionChance=20

MissionChance[CAS]=40

MissionChance[sEAD]=40

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=40

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=50

UpgradeType=FIXED

Upgrade[01].Date=4/1966

Upgrade[01].Type=F-8E_66

Upgrade[01].Texture=USNGrey1

 

[AirUnit059]

AircraftType=A-4E_65

Squadron=VA55

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

StartDate=9/1965

DefaultTexture=USNGrey1

StartNumber=50

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=14

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

MissionChance[sWEEP]=0

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=0

MissionChance=90

MissionChance[CAS]=100

MissionChance[sEAD]=80

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=50

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=10

UpgradeType=NEVER

 

[AirUnit060]

AircraftType=A-4E_65

Squadron=VA56

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

StartDate=9/1965

DefaultTexture=USNGrey1

StartNumber=25

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=14

BaseMoveChance=0

RandomChance=100

MaxAircraft=16

StartAircraft=16

MaxPilots=16

StartPilots=16

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

MissionChance[sWEEP]=0

MissionChance[CAP]=0

MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0

MissionChance[ESCORT]=0

MissionChance=90

MissionChance[CAS]=100

MissionChance[sEAD]=80

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=50

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=10

UpgradeType=NEVER

 

 

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[CarrierUnit001]

CarrierType=SCB-125

CarrierNumber=14

UnitName=CVA-14 Ticonderoga

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

BaseArea=Yankee Station

NumSquadron=5

BaseSize=SMALL

Experience=100

Morale=100

Supply=100

Tour[01].Start=9/1965

Tour[01].End=5/1966

Tour[02].Start=10/1966

Tour[02].End=5/1967

Tour[03].Start=12/1967

Tour[03].End=8/1968

 

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

And into the campaign.ini

 

 

[CampaignData]

CampaignName=Rolling Thunder CVW-5

DataFile=Campaign CVW-5_data.ini

CampaignMap=VietnamSEA

Service001=USN

 

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//---- USN Units

 

[uSNUnit001]

ForceID=1

UnitID=56

AircraftType=F-8E

Squadron=VF51

StartDate=9/1965

DescFile=wovRTStart.txt

StartText=wovRTStart3.txt

StartScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

 

[uSNUnit002]

ForceID=1

UnitID=57

AircraftType=F-8E

Squadron=VF53

StartDate=9/1965

DescFile=wovRTStart.txt

StartText=wovRTStart3.txt

StartScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

 

[uSNUnit003]

ForceID=1

UnitID=58

AircraftType=A-4E_65

Squadron=VA55

StartDate=9/1965

DescFile=wovRTStart.txt

StartText=wovRTStart3.txt

StartScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

 

[uSNUnit004]

ForceID=1

UnitID=59

AircraftType=A-4E_65

Squadron=VA56

StartDate=9/1965

DescFile=wovRTStart.txt

StartText=wovRTStart3.txt

StartScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

 

Any help would be very appreciated

Fastergekko

[FrankD 7]

Hello Fastergekko,

 

I can't check it right now but, if I remember correctly, there is a parameter in the Terrain's target.ini file how much squadrons can operate from an airfield. I would assume that the carrier you are flying from is set to 1.

 

Maybe try to change that value?

 

Good luck

[aizen 0]

Totally solved!

 

Thanks FrankD, but the mistake was in start-up date, i just had to change the campaign start from march to september and it finally become Ok! So another problem surfaced. Modex for my squadron(VA-55), is 500, but on my aircraft is written as 400, another flight of VA-55 was correctly written 500 and follows. Actually I dont know how to set it up... And wondering myself if there's a way to attach a pilot, a plane instead to get always modex numbers from the beggining of the list.

 

Fastergekko