HI,
I'm a long time lurker, but haven't made any posting before.
I've been studying this topic with interest but I haven't been able to make carriers work the "Old Way" in Nato Fighters 5 install with other ships of the Carrier battle group.
I can make it work with the "New way" (NA) or I can make it work the old way (and thus have night missions what was the reason for all this trouble) with only the carrier but with NO ships around.
I was ready to accept that the old way means have only carrier with no surrounding battle group ships, but then I've studied eburger68's "Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam Air and Ground Expansion Pack" and it does work there: the old way and carrier battle group.
This is what I did:
In terrains/GermanyCE:
1) GERMANYCE_NATIONS.INI
added:
...
Location016=North Sea
...
FriendlyNation011=USN
2) GERMANYCE_TARGETS.INI
added (targets copy/pasted from eburger68's Vietnam terrain _TARGETS.INI changes for 1968):
[TargetArea449]
Name=NorthSea1
Position=322753.00,797363.00
Radius=16971
ActiveYear=0
Location=16
Alignment=FRIENDLY
CarrierStation=TRUE
Target[001].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[001].Offset=-1500,1750
Target[001].Heading=340
Target[002].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[002].Offset=-1500,-1250
Target[002].Heading=320
Target[003].Type=USNTanker
Target[003].Offset=2500,1000
Target[003].Heading=325
Target[004].Type=USNTransport
Target[004].Offset=3000,-1000
Target[004].Heading=305
Target[005].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[005].Offset=6500,1500
Target[005].Heading=335
Target[006].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[006].Offset=6500,-1500
Target[006].Heading=315
Target[007].Type=USNTanker
Target[007].Offset=10500,1250
Target[007].Heading=315
Target[008].Type=USNTransport
Target[008].Offset=11000,-750
Target[008].Heading=295
Target[009].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[009].Offset=14500,1750
Target[009].Heading=305
Target[010].Type=USNDestroyer
Target[010].Offset=14500,-1250
Target[010].Heading=325
Target[011].Type=SpyTrawler
Target[011].Offset=-2500,0
Target[011].Heading=305
In campaigne3 folder:
campaigne3_DATA.INI
...
NavalCampaign=FALSE
...
[AirUnit092]
AircraftType=F-8H
Squadron=VF24
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
BaseArea=NorthSea1
CarrierBased=TRUE
CarrierNumber=60
...
[CarrierUnit001]
CarrierType=CVA-59
CarrierNumber=60
UnitName=USS Saratoga
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
BaseArea=NorthSea1
NumSquadron=6
BaseSize=MEDIUM
Experience=100
Morale=100
Supply=100
As a result, I can fly Navy campaign in F-8 from a carrier, and have night missions, but the carrier isn't surrounded by other carrier battle group ships.
What am I doing wrong here?
Really appreciate your answers and time, thanks in advance.
Paz P.
