+1977Frenchie Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Don't know if i'm in the right topic... Have some sort of problem wih an aircraft tonight.. I can't fly the A-1 skyraider anymore (campaign or single mission). I took a look at the A-1H.ini and so on and i have these lines : [AircraftData]AircraftFullName=A-1H SkyraiderAircraftShortName=A-1AircraftDataFile=A-1H_data.iniLoadoutFile=A-1H_loadout.iniUserList=A-1H_UserList.ini I know from a ''clear'' ini i should have : [AircraftData]AircraftFullName=A-1H SkyraiderAircraftShortName=A-1AircraftDataFile=A-1H_data.iniLoadoutFile=A-1H_loadout.iniUserList=A-1H_UserList.iniCockpitDataFile=A1_COCKPIT.INILoadoutImage=A-1H_LOADOUT.BMPLoadingScreen=A1USN_Loading.jpgHangarScreen=A1H_Hangar.jpgAvionicsDLL=Avionics60.dllAvionicsDataFilename=A1_avionics.ini So, usually and just copy and paste and i'm back in business, except that now it is not working. I copy/paste the lines then save. Get back in the game, aircraft is nowhere.. get back at desktop and have a look at he ini file and... all the added lines are gone... Anybody have an idea what is wrong there? The problem only occurs with the A-1H / A-1H_67 / A-1J and A-1J_67... Quote
Gatling20 Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 In your first version the lack of the CockpitDataFile= line is crucial - without it the aircraft will not be player-flyable. Your second version looks OK, but you will need to have the stipulated file A1_cockpit.INI in that same folder, plus the required Cockpit sub-folder with all the cockpit files. Quote
Wrench Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 it's a well know fault of the game engine itself. The A-1, like all the Red Air birds (and all the Zippers, too..), are by default AI controlled ONLY. Every so often, at completely random intervals, the Game Engine will automatically rewrite ALL the main inis of AI-onlys made player flyable. There are 2 alternatives: A) Keep a copy of my patent-pending "one click restore" main ini INSIDE the main aircraft folder. Then, just do the "save as..." and it'll return to flyable (or do the copy/paste thing) B) Add all the lines to make it flyable, making sure any and ALL add-on skins are already added and listed!, as the next step will lock it ... Right click the ini, ---> Properties ... make "read only". That will prevent the Game Engine from automatically overwriting it. Quote
+1977Frenchie Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Once again Wrench, i learned something from you :) I tried the ''B'' plan by copying my inis that i know were okay ( i keep a copy of my AI made flyable aircraft because i hated when the engine compromise my work). But i now added the ''read only'' feature on my files and it is now working back! Once again, i salute you sir! Edited March 25, 2015 by 1977Frenchie Quote
Wrench Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 not a problem! it's always good when someone actually answers the question, not just tells you what you already know, and have done. in truth, the 'read only' trick is not my discovery; I don't remember if it was Paulo or Ravenclaws! Works on all the AIs made flyable (all my MiGs, Sus, and 104s are done that way, too Quote
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