SF2 Formation.ini file - Large Formations?

[Mike Dora 171]

My next question, regarding the WW2 Bomber Offensive variant I’m trying to construct.

In previous personal mods I became reasonably familiar with the Formation.ini file. Trouble is I’ve forgotten much of what I learned. What I’m trying to do now, is two things. First, to create a large but well-separated bomber formation, to simulate the Bomber Stream. I know how to do the separations, but don’t recall how to get the system to generate a large number of bombers. I keep getting eg “2 Lancasters”. I want 12 or more!

Secondly, looking to achieve the opposite with nightfighters. Want eg 1-2 Bf110G, getting whole staffels in close formation. At night..

Advice anyone? I’m thinking it’s all about the combination of Base, Squadron, Flight and Element parameters, but my experimentation is getting nowhere.

Thanks

Mike

 

 

 

[+daddyairplanes 8,671]

why not compare the notes between the two and swap what seems relevant

as ot figuring that out, you may have to do what you did before: play with it

and i dont recall being able to get a flight of twelve automatically, unless you have the mission editor and can set your flight that big. even then, be warned the game doesnt like that very much

[+Gepard 10,262]

IIRC there is a way.

You can create new formations in the formation.ini file. Then you must open the nations.ini file and add the new formations to the nation.

example:

lines from formations.ini:

[FormationType010]
Name=WW2GerFighter
BaseLevel=2
Level[01].Name=Staffel
Level[01].Size=4
Level[01].Formation[01]=StaffelTrail
Level[02].Name=Schwarm
Level[02].Size=2
Level[02].Formation[01]=Schwarm
Level[03].Name=Rotte
Level[03].Size=2

[FormationType011]
Name=WW2GerAttack
BaseLevel=3
Level[01].Name=Staffel
Level[01].Size=3
Level[01].Formation[01]=WW2GerAttackSqd
Level[02].Name=Flight
Level[02].Size=2
Level[02].Formation[01]=WW2GerAttackFlt
Level[03].Name=Element
Level[03].Size=3
Level[03].Formation[01]=WW2GerAttackElm

[FormationType012]
Name=WW2GerBomber
BaseLevel=3
Level[01].Name=KampfStaffel
Level[01].Size=2
Level[01].Formation[01]=WW2GerBomberSqd
Level[02].Name=Flight
Level[02].Size=3
Level[02].Formation[01]=WW2GerBomberFlt
Level[03].Name=Kette
Level[03].Size=3
Level[03].Formation[01]=WW2GerBomberElm

 

[Nation076]
Name=Nazi Germany
DisplayName=Luftwaffe
Alignment=ENEMY
PilotNameList=NamesGerman.lst
RankList=RanksGAF.lst
CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst
Formation.Fighter=WW2GerFighter                                             <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< new
Formation.Attack=WW2GerAttack                                               <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<new
Formation.Bomber=WW2GerBomber                                          <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< new
Formation.Transport=WW2GerBomber                                      <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< new
Formation.Tank=USTank
Formation.MobileAD=USAD
PilotTrainingStandard=NORMAL
GenderRatio=0