RA-5C in SF2V show up in Korat in campaign

[slick cowboy]

I added the RA-5C to the stock V1 Campaign in SF2V. Three squadrons on three different carriers with corresponding carrier numbers and start dates.

I tries different startnumbers, but that doesn't seem to solve anything... They always show up on Korat airfield but on their assigned carriers.

 

I'm lost. I checked everything, (at least I think I did), but can't find anything. I increased the NumSquadron to 6 but no change.

Am I missing something terribly obvious??

 

[AirUnit167]
AircraftType=RA-5C
UnitName=RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers
Squadron=RVAH1
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
StartDate=5/1965
RetireDate=12/1965
DefaultTexture=RVAH1
StartNumber=0
BaseArea=Yankee Station
CarrierBased=TRUE
CarrierNumber=62
BaseMoveChance=0
RandomChance=100
MaxAircraft=12
StartAircraft=12
MaxPilots=13
StartPilots=13
Experience=100
Intelligence=0
Morale=100
Supply=100
MissionChance[sWEEP]=0
MissionChance[CAP]=0
MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0
MissionChance[ESCORT]=0
MissionChance=0
MissionChance[CAS]=0
MissionChance[sEAD]=0
MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=0
MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0
MissionChance[RECON]=100
UpgradeType=NEVER

[AirUnit168]
AircraftType=RA-5C
UnitName=RVAH-7 Go Devils
Squadron=RVAH7
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
StartDate=4/1968
DefaultTexture=RVAH7
StartNumber=1
BaseArea=Yankee Station
CarrierBased=TRUE
CarrierNumber=66
BaseMoveChance=0
RandomChance=100
MaxAircraft=12
StartAircraft=12
MaxPilots=13
StartPilots=13
Experience=100
Intelligence=0
Morale=100
Supply=100
MissionChance[sWEEP]=0
MissionChance[CAP]=0
MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0
MissionChance[ESCORT]=0
MissionChance=0
MissionChance[CAS]=0
MissionChance[sEAD]=0
MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=0
MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0
MissionChance[RECON]=100
UpgradeType=NEVER

[AirUnit169]
AircraftType=RA-5C
UnitName=RVAH-5 Savage Sons
Squadron=RVAH5
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
StartDate=12/1965
RetireDate=12/1967
DefaultTexture=RVAH5
StartNumber=1
BaseArea=Yankee Station
CarrierBased=TRUE
CarrierNumber=61
BaseMoveChance=0
RandomChance=100
MaxAircraft=12
StartAircraft=12
MaxPilots=13
StartPilots=13
Experience=100
Intelligence=0
Morale=100
Supply=100
MissionChance[sWEEP]=0
MissionChance[CAP]=0
MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0
MissionChance[ESCORT]=0
MissionChance=0
MissionChance[CAS]=0
MissionChance[sEAD]=0
MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=0
MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0
MissionChance[RECON]=100
UpgradeType=NEVER

[Jarhead1]

Do you have an accurate water map? I had that problem and downloaded the water maps pack and it fixed it

[slick cowboy]

i tried both stock and mod watermap, but no joy

aircraft is still appearing in Korat instead of the carrier station

everything is stock except for the tiles which are from Stary, but that shouldn't influence this

[Zola25]

If other naval planes are showing up OK on the carriers, check the MinBaseSize you have set for the A-5

[slick cowboy]

base size is medium for the aircraft's data.ini, and so is it in the carrier's data.ini and in the carrier station in the campaign's data.ini.

 

the problem occurs when you fly the plane in the campaign

when you fly another, the a-5 appears on the correct carrier

 

so the mistake should be in campaign's ini file then...

 

anyway, this is the entry in the CAMPAIGNV1.INI

 

[uSNUnit058]
ForceID=1
UnitID=167
AircraftType=RA-5C
UnitName=RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers
Squadron=RVAH1
StartDate=5/1965
DescFile=wovRTStart.txt
StartText=wovRTStart2.txt
StartScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG
CampaignBaseScreen=CampaignStart3.JPG

 

UnitID corresponds to the one in the campaign's data.ini, so does the start date

 

i also changed NumSquadron to 6 in the carrier station, i even added it in the target data.ini (i don't think it's necessary)

 

this is the carrier station (CVA-59 is modded on the CVA-63, but even with CVA-63 the problem occurs)

the route date also matches

 

[CarrierUnit012]
CarrierType=CVA-59
CarrierNumber=62
UnitName=USS Independence
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
BaseArea=Yankee Station
NumSquadron=6
BaseSize=MEDIUM
Experience=100
Morale=100
Supply=100
Tour[01].Start=5/1965
Tour[01].End=12/1965

 

I can't find it... I tried replacing the A-5 with a stock A-6 and the problem remains, so it's not linked to the aircraft...

[logan4]

Check the RA-5C_data.ini for service start date.

In my install it follows (it is a 2009/07 dated file for me)

[MissionData]

NationName=USN

ServiceStartYear=1972 <---

ServiceEndYear=1979

 

This means the plane should not show up in a '65 campaign.

[slick cowboy]

nah... i have this:

 

ServiceStartYear=1962
ServiceEndYear=1987

 

It's a mystery... but it's not linked to the aircraft. If I add an A-6A, it will also show up at Korat instead of its carrier station.

I'm going to test some more...

[Hans Topp]

have you check if you have more of 6 squadrons in the Independece??

[slick cowboy]

yup, even increased it to 8

i cleaned up the campaign and limited it to 1965

less carrier stations... let's see...

[Do335]

slick cowboy, could it be that u lined up the RA-5C air units after the VPAF ones? (you mentioned it was stock sf2v campaign, and i show 165 air units in it, and the last 13 or so are reds) if so, better move the ra-5c units to the end of Blue air unit list... after that gotta re-match the unitID in campaignv1.ini

[Hans Topp]

I think like D0335, i had the same problem one year ago and was the numbers, i had to reasign numbers to every air unit; first blue, flyable and AI, and later red, flyable and AI.

[slick cowboy]

yup that must be it

i grouped the RA-5C with the USN units and now it shows up correctly

i didn't think that would matter, but apparently it's best to keep the blues and reds separated... at least for carrier units