Aircraft Folder Repopulating with Stock Aircraft after game start

[Jon_Beers]

I did try to use the Search function and a manual 'browse' technique, but no luck. I kinda rotate around different A/C eras. Am on the WWII kick again. For some reason my WWII is doing this rather annoyingly. If I delete out the stock planes which are mostly jets. Every time I then start a Single Mission Aircraft folder has the stock planes back.

You know what as I was typing the above, it dawned on me to check the OPTION.INI file for dates beyond WWII and I did. Will return later with a result. Oh, I have all the games and stock expansion packs. Don't have all the DLC. Anyway, yu can imagine how many planes I have to scroll thru.

[+russouk2004]

Create a copy install and rename...ive had one called Test for years and just has a\c I test or only want with no stock....

 

[Wrench]

In the instructions on creating an Era Specific Install (either in the SF2 Knowledge Base or the PropHeads Fourm), I found the cure is to leave 1 (count them -one-) Player Flyable (tm) modern aircraft, like a Skyhawk, and 1 (count them -one-) AI controled MIG, I usually use the 21MF as I like that one.

Have 4 different WW2 installs, and they've never repopulated with unwanted crap. As the stock ground objects won't appear due to their dates, you can leave them alone, for the most part 

[Jon_Beers]

i had tried leaving a A-H and the Yak-28   i.e. the first and last.  That seemed to work on post WWII installs (most of the time.) Am trying 1 stock allied fighter and 1 Soviet. Hope it works. It makes sense.

[Wilches]

Guys, this happens to me only in my SF2I install. Made a false A-1H and Yak-38 to avoid the repopulating folders, but it´s not working. Is there another hat trick?

[+Menrva]

7 hours ago, Wilches said:

Guys, this happens to me only in my SF2I install. Made a false A-1H and Yak-38 to avoid the repopulating folders, but it´s not working. Is there another hat trick?

Just make them .ini files for all stock aircraft blank and set them to Read Only. It's what I did for ODS 30AE. It wasn't pleasant to save all those blank .ini files for most stock aircraft and objects, but it was worth the effort.

Edited October 26, 2022 by Menrva

[Wilches]

The secret is left the INIs blanked and Read Only. Worked as you said. Thanks!!!!!