Just cant get a mission to start on a carrier

[greyhawk]

Hey all, I hate to post stupid questions but I have one thru tons of posts, tried everything that I could possibly try but not a single plane starts on a carrier. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. I have looked at my mission folder and they are there, they point to the aircraft that they say they are supposed to go to. I look at the ground object and they are there. I'm at a loss.

[+DoctorQuest]

Let's start with:

 

1. Are you running SF2NA?

 

2. What terrain are you using?

 

3. Are you flying as the US Navy or Marines?

 

4. Are you flying a carrier capable aircraft?

[+Wrench]

more importantly, are the TERRAINS set up for NavalMap=TRUE, with the correct _water.bmp, with naval zones?

[+Sundowner]

My Ark screenies were from a terrain where I have NavalMap=FALSE and just the old style _water.bmp installed, useing Exp2 and the mission editor I had to set the Ark as an extra ground object then select it [GO002 or summat like that] as my homebase for my planes.....statics were also addded to it too.

 

Dunno if this has helped or just complicated things even more.

[greyhawk]

Let's start with:

 

1. Are you running SF2NA?

 

2. What terrain are you using?

 

3. Are you flying as the US Navy or Marines?

 

4. Are you flying a carrier capable aircraft?

 

Actually have downloaded SF2 Vietnam

 

I have downloaded the CVN OPS Vietnam-F-18

 

like to do marines but i tried both navy and marine, dont extactly know where to put that?

 

I have downloaded the FA-18F aircraft but doesnt show up on the game as a FA-18f, just CF-18s

[greyhawk]

more importantly, are the TERRAINS set up for NavalMap=TRUE, with the correct _water.bmp, with naval zones?

 

 

 

 

where would I put the NavalMap=TRUE. What I have actually done is download the CVN OPS VIETNAM F-18 mission. It doesnt show up in the mission on the game. Also where would the correct_water.bmp be? with naval zones? I have only used the notepad for the editing of the mission files so far not the mission extract

[+Wrench]

water map goes into the terrain folder

the NavalMap=TRUE statement goes in the terrain's main ini (VietnamSEA.ini)

 

btw, SF2V dosen't go farther than 1973 ish. well before the operational start year for the Hornets. you'll need to adjust the games operation year spread (there's an how to in the knowledge base)

[greyhawk]

water map goes into the terrain folder

the NavalMap=TRUE statement goes in the terrain's main ini (VietnamSEA.ini)

 

btw, SF2V dosen't go farther than 1973 ish. well before the operational start year for the Hornets. you'll need to adjust the games operation year spread (there's an how to in the knowledge base)

 

 

 

 

I am looking up water.bmp to insert into the ini file now. I put in the navalmap=true here, I hope it is in the correct place. Also I have looked for the mission extractor and cant find it anymore? do we just use notepad now. I looked under thirdwire and they dont have it anymore. I have changed the date to coinside with 1970 to 2005

 

 

 

 

TerrainFullName=Vietnam, Southeast Asia

DataFile=VietnamSEA_data.INI

TargetFile=VietnamSEA_targets.INI

TargetTypeFile=VietnamSEA_types.INI

MovementFile=VietnamSEA_movement.INI

NationsFile=VietnamSEA_nations.INI

LocationMap=VietnamSEA_Location.bmp

WaterMap=VietnamSEA_Water.bmp

BriefingText=VietnamSEA_briefing.INI

DogfightFile=VietnamSEA_dogfight.INI

DogfightOnly=FALSE

Longitude=106

Latitude=16

LimitedNations=TRUE

GroundObjectTexture=green

 

[Map]

FilenameFormat=VietnamSEA_Map%d.bmp

Width=1000000.0

Height=1000000.0

NumZoomLevels=3

NavalMap=TRUE

 

[WeatherChance]

ScatteredChance=20

BrokenChance=20

OvercastChance=20

InclementChance=20

 

[AllowedMissionTypes]

FriendlyMissionTypes=SWEEP,CAP,ESCORT,STRIKE,CAS,SEAD,ARMED_RECON,RECON

EnemyMissionTypes=SWEEP,CAP,ESCORT,INTERCEPT,STRIKE,CAS,SEAD,RECON

Edited April 24, 2012 by greyhawk

[+Wrench]

like this: (you can also see how it's done, if you have SF2NA and the new icleland terrain)

 

TerrainFullName=Vietnam, Southeast Asia

DataFile=VietnamSEA_data.INI

TargetFile=VietnamSEA_targets.INI

TargetTypeFile=VietnamSEA_types.INI

MovementFile=VietnamSEA_movement.INI

NationsFile=VietnamSEA_nations.INI

LocationMap=VietnamSEA_Location.bmp

WaterMap=VietnamSEA_Water.bmp

BriefingText=VietnamSEA_briefing.INI

DogfightFile=VietnamSEA_dogfight.INI

DogfightOnly=FALSE

Longitude=106

Latitude=16

LimitedNations=TRUE

GroundObjectTexture=green

NavalMap=TRUE

 

there is no mission extractor; you mean the cat extractor?? There IS a mission bulider from 3W; it isnt updated for SF2NA/other yet.

 

year editing:

http://combatace.com/topic/68224-adjusting-beginning-end-year-spread/

 

after adding the naval statement, don't be surprised when you CAS & Armed Recon missions go to s**t; there's a fault that needs correcting with 'Primary Targets' (that they ain't tagged as such) that hopefully the next patch will fix

[greyhawk]

All you have been a great help, finally at least got out go the lights to work. You all have been great thx