Questions and asking for opinion about aircraft list sorting (Multi nations)

[+Menrva]

48 minutes ago, Eagle114th said:

I noticed that ODS mod DID have a filter features on a campaign menu, just as Daddyairplanes have mentioned above. I am going to see if I can do similar things for a single mission when selecting Nation, then aircraft.

Don't waste your time, you simply cannot. The campaign menu works with a different library, so it has got its own set of functions and instructions. Also, it is not a filter as you imagine it, it simply reads campaign data, so it shows all aircraft which are used by a given unit and service. There's no way to replicate this in another screen, we do not have an open code. Believe me, in all my years of modding in all departments of this game engine, I know what can be done, what cannot be achieved.

Edited March 26, 2021 by Menrva

[+Eagle114th]

3 hours ago, Menrva said:

Don't waste your time, you simply cannot. The campaign menu works with a different library, so it has got its own set of functions and instructions. Also, it is not a filter as you imagine it, it simply reads campaign data, so it shows all aircraft which are used by a given unit and service. There's no way to replicate this in another screen, we do not have an open code. Believe me, in all my years of modding in all departments of this game engine, I know what can be done, what cannot be achieved.

Ok I understand, I'll leave it alone.  You just saved me from headaches trying to make 'filter' works.  I will go ahead with simple methods by just editing aircraft's name in .ini files. 

By the way, for a bright side, I just began working on a new menu mods for SF2 with new GUI styles.  I got inspired after seeing how the menu are set up, and I want to use my GUI design skills to make a new menu mod.  If I ever get stuck, I'll post the questions in modding section.  If it goes well later, I will post a mod here.  For now, here is my rough design of the new menu, it is inspired by Jane's Fighter Anthology:



Cheers!