How to add 152 mm as targets on Israeli map ?

[jeanba]

Hello

 

I am trying to modify the Israeli map by replacing in some artillery positions T34 with D-20 152 mm

The D20 is properly installed in my objects / ground directory and I can see it works well for instance by creating a close air support mission.

But if I create a strike mission : The D-20 can be properly designed as strike objective

During the mission, it can be "targeted", but if I try to visualize it (shift F8), the gun is invisible.

I defined the "target type" as follows :

(it is very similar to the M109 defined in Israel2 terrain by Wrench :

 

 

[TargetType208]

Name=d-20

FullName=D-20 152mm Artillery

TargetType=ARTILLERY

ActiveYear=0

TargetValue=150

UseGroundObject=TRUE

GroundObjectType=D-20

RepairRate=0.0

StartDetectChance=50

StartIdentifiedChance=25

IncreaseDetectChanceKey=10

MaxVisibleDist=8000.0

DamagedModel=

DestroyedEffect=SmallRocketGroundExplosion

SecondaryEffect=VehicleFireEffect

DestroyedModel=Crater.LOD

SecondaryChance=100

 

 

Can you help me ?

 

Thank you in advance

[+Wrench]

How are you looking for it "in game"?  Use a "targets test mission", and make sure the object is actually there.

 

if you're just scrolling around on the map, it may not have spawned. Ground Objects only exist in a 50km "bubble of reality" around the Player's aircraft

 

Try adding this line to the _types entry, below the FullName=

 

ModelName=D-20.lod

 

it shouldn't make any difference, as all that info is in the objects files within it's GO folder. But it can't hurt.

 

the example below shows several different items, 88Pak43, French M1897 75mm, FT-17C, and an Sdkfz-251 w/2cm flak gun. and they all work, and shoot

 

 

[jeanba]

Thank you wrench

My input was fully ok

Actually, I had made a test mission but I checked the gun with my plane tto far from ti as you told.

I remade teh test, and you can see the results in the screenshot section :)

[+Wrench]

glad you got it working!! Saw the screenshots.

 

I've done this for so long, it's almost instinctual, and I have to think about it when explaining it someone

[jeanba]

I understand, it happens also for me