White A-6A No textures

[Skelator56 0]

Hello All,

 

This problem has probably been addressed somewhere but I cannot seem to find it. If someone could lead me to it, I would be most appreciative.

 

Here's what I have.....I uplaoded the RAZBAM A-6A as my WOE default Intruder. When I fly single missions the Intruder looks great! However, when I fly it in the "Campaign" mode, the aircraft shows up white. Animations work fine but there is no color or texture what-so-ever. In the external mode, you can see the Aviator and the B/N but everything surrounding them is white including their seats. Weapons show up in the proper colors and textures. The texture for the RAZBAM bird is the VA-75 "Sunday Punchers" scheme. Is this the default WOE campaign scheme? And if not, could this be the problem?

 

Thank you for the help, and please forgive me if this has been addressed in another section.

 

Stay Frosty and Semper Fi!

 

Skelator

[+RAVEN 414]

Need more info. What Campaign Are you flying? Do you have a merged SF1/WOV/WOE? WOI? Are you flying a stock Campaign or a addon??

Raven

 

 

[MigBuster 2,884]

If its fine in single missions you may have to edit the squadron in the campaigns data ini file to use one of the razbam skins - or copy and rename one of the Razbam skins to USNGrey or what ever the stock one uses.

[Skelator56 0]

Raven, MigBuster....Thank you for the quick responses.

 

Raven,

 

I am flying a stock version of Wings Over Vietnam. This is my pristine Vietnam version with a few aircraft add-ons but my campaigns are all stock!

 

MigBuster,

 

I will try to edit the squadron with the stock game one but I cannot seem to remember what the data.ini file line should read. If yu remember what it is can you send it to me? In the mean time, I will search my external drives to see if I have it there!

 

Thanks all....Stay Frosty, Check Six and

 

Semper Fi

 

Skelator

[Skelator56 0]

MigBuster,

 

I went in and checked my file in my WoV game for the A-6A in Campaign mode. Here is what I hav...

 

[uSNUnit003]

UnitName=VA-75 Sunday Punchers

ForceID=1

UnitID=81

StartDate=1965

DescFile=wovRTStart.txt

StartText=wovRTStart3.txt

StartScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

AircraftType=A-6A

 

It looks correct with all the other files.

 

I will post more as I discover where my error might be. Thank you for the Knowledge base information as well. That is sending me on the right path.

 

Skelator

[Fubar512 1,350]

Does the texture set name (in the A-6A.ini file) precisely match that of the "UnitName" entry?

[Skelator56 0]

All, and Papa Smurf,

 

Thank you for rolling in with this....here is what I have for the A-6A.ini file entry...

 

[TextureSet005]

Directory=USNGrey1

Name=USN Grey

Nation=USN

Squadron=VA75

Specular=0.500000

Glossiness=0.400000

Reflection=0.000000

 

 

This is what I had with the original file

 

[uSNUnit003]

UnitName=VA-75 Sunday Punchers

ForceID=1

UnitID=40

StartDate=1972

DescFile=wovL1Start.txt

StartText=wovL1Start1.txt

StartScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

AircraftType=A-6A

 

 

 

This is what the Campaign file reads at this time:

 

[uSNUnit003]

UnitName=USNGrey1

ForceID=1

UnitID=40

StartDate=1972

DescFile=wovL1Start.txt

StartText=wovL1Start1.txt

StartScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

AircraftType=A-6A

 

 

Should I change it to read as 'USN Grey' for the unit name?

 

Skel

[Fubar512 1,350]

 

 

Should I change it to read as 'USN Grey' for the unit name?

 

Skel

 

No.....lol

 

I've just checked one of my old installs, and found that the Razabam A-6A does NOT have a VA-75 texture, so that's why it loads sans textures.

 

You'll need to edit the "UnitName" entry to match one of the 3 texture sets that the Razbam Intruder A comes with (VA-165 boomers, VMA-121, or VA-52).

[Skelator56 0]

No.....lol

 

I've just checked one of my old installs, and found that the Razabam A-6A does NOT have a VA-75 texture, so that's why it loads sans textures.

 

You'll need to edit the "UnitName" entry to match one of the 3 texture sets that the Razbam Intruder A comes with (VA-165 boomers, VMA-121, or VA-52).

 

 

 

Thanks Papa Smurf,

 

I will go do that now!

 

Sorry I mised that one and thanks you for the help!

 

 

Skelator

Edited August 21, 2011 by Skelator56

[+RAVEN 414]

There Is more then one A-6A in the campaigns. you may have to edit the Unitname for:

 

Linebacker 1:

 

[uSMCUnit002]

UnitName=VMA-224 Bengals

ForceID=1

UnitID=73

StartDate=1972

DescFile=wovL1Start.txt

StartText=wovL1Start1.txt

StartScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

AircraftType=A-6A

 

Linebacker 2:

 

[uSNUnit007]

UnitName=VA-145 Swordsmen

ForceID=1

UnitID=38

StartDate=1972

DescFile=wovL2Start.txt

StartText=wovL2Start1.txt

StartScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignCarrier.bmp

AircraftType=A-6A

 

VA-75 Sunday Punchers are in all three:

Linebacker 1+2 and Rolling Thunder.

 

Raven

Edited August 22, 2011 by RAVEN

[Skelator56 0]

Roger that Raven....

 

I changed Linebacker I to VA-165.

 

I will change the other two campaigns as well. I will see if that works. As Papa Smurf mentioned the RAZBAM skin does not have a VA-75 equivalent.

 

Thank you all for the help. I'll let you know how it goes!

 

 

Skelator

Edited August 22, 2011 by Skelator56

[+RAVEN 414]

I extracted the WOVCAMPL1_DATA.ini from the Missiondata.cat and searched for A-6A's, there are a lot of A-6A listings (VA-35,VA-115,ect.) Lots of editing or Skinning. I'll have to do the same I'm using Monty CZ's A-6A.( I turned the stock one in to a B.) Also I saw a Xed out listing for a E to check into.

Raven

 

 

[Skelator56 0]

Raven,

 

So I extract WOVCAMPL1_DATA.ini from the Missiondata.cat file and replace VA-75 with VA-165?

 

After I do that will it map to my A-6A?

 

I will give it a try, and thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it goes!

 

 

Skelator

[Skelator56 0]

Raven,

 

I have the SFP-1 Extraction tool....I used to know how to get to the 'cat'files but I cannot seemto remember how.

 

Can you assist?

 

Skelator

[MigBuster 2,884]

Havnt used that for years - cant you just do a file->open?

 

You need to open MissionData.cat in C:\...\WingsOverVietnam\flight

 

 

The extracted file would then need to go in C:\...\WingsOverVietnam\Campaigns\Linebacker1\

 

 

 

example:

 

[AirUnit046]

AircraftType=A-6B

Squadron=VA196

ForceID=1

Nation=USN

DefaultTexture=VA-196 <----skin it uses!

StartNumber=50

BaseArea=Yankee Station

CarrierBased=TRUE

CarrierNumber=65

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=0

MissionChance[CAS]=0

MissionChance[sEAD]=80

MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=0

MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0

MissionChance[RECON]=20

UpgradeType=NEVER

[+RAVEN 414]

Launch the Extract program, find your WOV Flight folder,open the MissionData.cat,Extract the WOVCAMPL1_DATA.ini, Or just go to the WOV Flight folder and Double click the Cat file, the cat extractor should launch, tell it open the misiondata.cat Extract the ini, I think that after the ini’s are edited they should go in the Campaign folder. Just a note I just bought the Razban A-6 ,So far I don’t like the no decals. I’ll have to strip a copy of a skin and try to use the WOV stock decals, and replace the USN and USMC stock skin folders. I think it’s the simplest way to put the aircraft into the Campaign Without the headache of Naked A-6’s popping up in other Camp’s or missions. I’ll have to check into the skin copyright if I want to upload it. Sorry if I’m a little long winded on open file stuff.

 

Raven

 

Just found this:

http://combatace.com/files/file/6412-stock-wov-decals-for-the-razbam-a-6a/

 

and

 

http://combatace.com/files/category/55-a-6ea-6-intruder-skins/

 

DUD! this is what i get for not looking first. (Thinking=Surely someone must have made a fix for this before, yes the did and don't call me surely.)

Edited August 23, 2011 by RAVEN

[Skelator56 0]

Raven,

 

Thank you for the information. I ried it and I still have a naked A-6A. Hmmm, I must be doing something wrong.

 

MigBuster,

 

I tried your method too. I will go back in and try it again!

 

All,

 

Thank you for all the help!

 

Skelator

[Skelator56 0]

All,

 

Thank you for your help. Matching the Squadron names to the RAZBAM textures worked! I forgot to change the squadron designator on the loading page. Once I did that, everything worked great. Now I am off to take out some targets up North!

 

Raven, MigBuster,Papa Smurf....Thank you all for your help!

 

Check Six and

 

Semper Fi

Edited August 25, 2011 by Skelator56