amariani Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 Is it possible to make a nation switch sides depending on date?
+Fubar512 Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 Is it possible to make a nation switch sides depending on date? Yes 1
pablo10692 Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) As far as I know, you will have to create two almost identical Nations in NATIONS.INI. [NationXXX] Alignment=ENEMY StartDate=1956 EndDate=1990 [NationXXY] Alignment=FRIENDLY StartDate=1991 EndDate=2050 As an example for you, here are my Soviet and Russian entries: [Nation005] Name=Soviet DisplayName=Soviet Air Force Alignment=ENEMY PilotNameList=NamesRussian.lst RankList=RanksRussian.lst CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst Formation.Fighter=SovietFighter Formation.Attack=SovietFighter Formation.Bomber=SovietBomber Formation.Transport=SovietBomber Formation.Tank=SovietTank Formation.MobileAD=SovietAD PilotTrainingStandard=NORMAL GenderRatio=0 DebriefSuccessMusic=DebriefSuccess.wav DebriefFailMusic=DebriefFail.wav DebriefKilledMusic=DebriefKilled.wav SpeechFile=USAFSpeech.cat SpeechTextFile=USAFSpeechText.str EndDate=1990 [Nation209] Name=Russia DisplayName=Russian Air Force Alignment=ENEMY PilotNameList=NamesRussian.lst RankList=RanksRussian.lst CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst Formation.Fighter=SovietFighter Formation.Attack=SovietFighter Formation.Bomber=SovietBomber Formation.Transport=SovietBomber Formation.Tank=SovietTank Formation.MobileAD=SovietAD PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT GenderRatio=0 DebriefSuccessMusic=DebriefSuccess.wav DebriefFailMusic=DebriefFail.wav DebriefKilledMusic=DebriefKilled.wav SpeechFile=USAFSpeech.cat SpeechTextFile=USAFSpeechText.str StartDate=1991 As you can see, they are pretty much the same. Also, to use the same Nation-specific Insignia, I just had to copy the Soviet one, named "INSIGNIA005" and rename it to "INSIGNIA209". Edited June 12, 2011 by pablo10692
+Fubar512 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 You can also use specific calander dates (not just years). For example, you can arrange it so that the USAF does not exist before 18 September, 1947 (the date it became a separate branch of the military).
+Wrench Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 I'd reccomend extracting the latest Nations.ini from the flight data cat, and going through it line by line ... it'll rapidly become apparant how the 'switch' works.
+ludo.m54 Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 I extracted all files from the flightdata.cat and no nations.ini The file location has changed since the last patch ? Ludo
pablo10692 Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 (edited) NATIONS.INI it's located in MissionData1. Though, it still need to be paste at "Flight". Edited June 25, 2011 by pablo10692
amariani Posted June 26, 2011 Author Posted June 26, 2011 Where do you save the new decals? As far as I know, you will have to create two almost identical Nations in NATIONS.INI. [NationXXX] Alignment=ENEMY StartDate=1956 EndDate=1990 [NationXXY] Alignment=FRIENDLY StartDate=1991 EndDate=2050 As an example for you, here are my Soviet and Russian entries: [Nation005] Name=Soviet DisplayName=Soviet Air Force Alignment=ENEMY PilotNameList=NamesRussian.lst RankList=RanksRussian.lst CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst Formation.Fighter=SovietFighter Formation.Attack=SovietFighter Formation.Bomber=SovietBomber Formation.Transport=SovietBomber Formation.Tank=SovietTank Formation.MobileAD=SovietAD PilotTrainingStandard=NORMAL GenderRatio=0 DebriefSuccessMusic=DebriefSuccess.wav DebriefFailMusic=DebriefFail.wav DebriefKilledMusic=DebriefKilled.wav SpeechFile=USAFSpeech.cat SpeechTextFile=USAFSpeechText.str EndDate=1990 [Nation209] Name=Russia DisplayName=Russian Air Force Alignment=ENEMY PilotNameList=NamesRussian.lst RankList=RanksRussian.lst CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst Formation.Fighter=SovietFighter Formation.Attack=SovietFighter Formation.Bomber=SovietBomber Formation.Transport=SovietBomber Formation.Tank=SovietTank Formation.MobileAD=SovietAD PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT GenderRatio=0 DebriefSuccessMusic=DebriefSuccess.wav DebriefFailMusic=DebriefFail.wav DebriefKilledMusic=DebriefKilled.wav SpeechFile=USAFSpeech.cat SpeechTextFile=USAFSpeechText.str StartDate=1991 As you can see, they are pretty much the same. Also, to use the same Nation-specific Insignia, I just had to copy the Soviet one, named "INSIGNIA005" and rename it to "INSIGNIA209".
pablo10692 Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Where do you save the new decals? At "Decals", that is inside "Objects".
+ludo.m54 Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 NATIONS.INI it's located in MissionData1. Though, it still need to be paste at "Flight". Thanks a lot Pablo Ludo
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