Sheriff 88 Posted January 13, 2023 I recently reinstalled SF2V and SF2I. I added some terrains from back up files but most of them do not appear in game. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+EricJ 4,244 Posted January 13, 2023 It could be the fact they require a different game, but you should try and see if the appropriate cat file is present. OR you can try your luck getting the Complete one for 100 bucks and not have to worry about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,846 Posted January 14, 2023 can you post a screen shot of the /Terrains folder in which ever mod folder you put the terrains into??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilches 1,172 Posted January 14, 2023 The folder must be "Terrains" with s and not "Terrain". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheriff 88 Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wrench said: can you post a screen shot of the /Terrains folder in which ever mod folder you put the terrains into??? Here you go Wrench. The circled ones appear in game. Edited January 14, 2023 by Sheriff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,846 Posted January 14, 2023 welll, hell .... they're in the right place! I take it the others are working??? Did you check for the cat pointer line, in the terrain's main ini??? Quote [Terrain] TerrainFullName=Southwest U.S. DataFile=swus_data.ini TargetFile=swus_targets.ini TargetTypeFile=swus_types.ini ;MovementFile=swus_movement.ini NationsFile=swus_nations.ini ;LocationMap=swus_Location.bmp WaterMap=swus_water.bmp ;BriefingText=swus_briefing.ini DogfightFile=swus_dogfight.ini EnvironmentFile=SWUS_ENVSYS_STOCK.INI ;EnvironmentFile=SWUS_ENVSYS_SARCASM_14.INI ;EnvironmentFile=SWUS_ENVSYS_SARCASM_15.INI DogfightOnly=FALSE Longitude=-117 Latitude=32 LimitedNations=TRUE GroundObjectTexture=tan NavalMap=FALSE CatFile=Desert.cat <---- this line I don't see the stock SF2 Desert Terrain listed (unless it's "off camera". I know it's requried for SWUS to work. I don't have the others, but check for that line anyways. That's all I can think of, at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,289 Posted January 14, 2023 Try this: Open the file IraqWA.ini with notepad editor look for line CatFile=..\Desert\Desert.cat change it into: CatFile=..\IsraelME\IsraelME.cat save the file hopefully it will work 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Menrva 4,200 Posted January 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Gepard said: hopefully it will work It will, but it won't offer the correct experience. If a terrain requires a specific .cat, using another one can cause all sorts of issues, like missing stock objects for target areas. Desert.cat and IsraelME.cat share various types of target objects but not all of them, so using one instead of the other can bring issues. If a terrain requires GermanyCE.cat for instance, it's just best to own Strike Fighters 2 Europe for a flawless experience rather than changing the referenced .cat archive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheriff 88 Posted January 14, 2023 Thanks for all your input!!! As noted the ones circled in red are the ones that are available in game. I will recheck the Cat file entries today and install SF2 Europe from back up file. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheriff 88 Posted January 14, 2023 I reinstalled SF2 North Atlantic and now all terrains show up. Plus, I can launch from carriers. Thanks for all you support!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
