Can't get MP mission to show in SP

[SAS_Storebror]

Hi folks,

 

In order to try changes on an MP mission before uploading and running the new version on our Server, I usually try that mission locally in Single Player mode first.

These are the steps to do so as far as I understand:

1. Change the mission type from "Deathmatch" to "Single"
2. Add a plane where AI type is set to "Player" (usually on an airfield, in my case I put it on a russian base, parked)

 

That mission will go to a subfolder of the "data/Missions" folder in IL-2 then.

 

Did that, starting with a working Multiplayer Mission, and - suprise, surprise! - while the subfolder shows in Single Player Missions, the mission itself doesn't.

 

Am I missing something?

Could someone give me a hint please?

 

Thanks and best regards

Mike

[unreasonable]

First check that the files are where you think they should be in Computer, Explorer or whatever it is you use outside the game and you have all the files you expect to have. If so;

 

I would first try putting the mission files in data/missions/My Missions with no additional folders and see if they show in game. I have had all sorts of bizarre problems getting missions to show up anywhere else - sometimes they do, sometimes not. I have no idea why.

 

I would also double check that I have actually saved the changes to make the mission SP correctly in the ME - easy enough to forget to press "OK" or whatever after making a change in object properties.

 

If still no joy: repeat an infinite number of times and eventually you must get the outcome you want.    Good luck!

 

 

[SAS_Storebror]

This is just so odd.

Let me tell you what I did and how far I got, even if nothing of what I'll tell you here makes any sense.

First I've tried to repeatedly open the mission in the ME and see whether something's wrong, to no avail.

I finally resorted to using "Save As..." and give the mission file another name.

Now the first mission file, not my newly saved one, becomes visible. No way to get my "Saved As..." file to show.

So I thought I'd use "Save As..." and put them into the "My Missions" folder as you've suggested.

Great show, the missions shows.

However, now I'm facing two new problems:

1. No changes ever apply to my mission unless I save it to a completely new folder again.
   It's as if the game holds a secret hidden "cached" version of the mission and loads that one instead.
   I can tell so by simply changing the first line in the mission description - the change will never apply, I'll always see the old content instead, even though there's no file with that content anywhere inside the IL-2 game folder tree anymore.
2. My player plane is stuck in the ground, on spawn I die immediately and I see skid marks moving slowly where my wheels would probably be supposed to be.
   The plane is set "on parking" and I've clicked the icon to set it on ground.

As I said: It's odd to say the least.

Spooky might describe it better.

Any help welcome!

 

Cheers!

Mike

[unreasonable]

The wonderful world of the ME. The one that gets me is setting up 48 planes to do an airfield attack run, and two of them have "bad waypoints" and just circle around at the mission start. Replacing and checking the waypoint links - same thing. The ME has a mind of it's own - and it is insane.

 

Glad that you can at least see a mission. On the last point - stuck in ground - I would try changing player plane to "in air" and give it lots of altitude. See if it is OK. Or try a tank on the ground instead. Maybe you just happened to position it where there is a swamp.

 

For the whole folder mystery my next step would be to copy the content of your mission inside the ME as groups. Then start an entirely new mission, saved inside missions/my missions from the start, and import your groups into it. Delete all the old stuff in explorer. PITA but the only way I can think of possibly clearing out whatever is disturbing your files.

 

No more ideas from me - some of the N.American mission experts might be around soon, they may have a better idea of what has gone wrong.

 

Afterthought - is your My missions folder set to be read only?

[SAS_Storebror]

Thanks for your reply.

I somehow got around it for the moment.

Seems like at a certain point, the "SeasonPrefix" entry was blanked in the mission file, and apparently that caused a height mismatch (summer/winter map? no idea).

Optically everything was just great, but playing the mission it wasn't.

Odd thing is that now with "SeasonPrefix" in place, when I switch between the player plane object and the co-located airbase a couple of times, at a certain point visually in ME the player plane will sink into the ground. It's still fine from a playing point of view, but not in ME anymore. Odd.

Concerning folder contents, what I'm doing now is to change the mission description and the filename with each iteration, then use "Save As..." and create a complete new set of files with every saving. Works so far.

 

It's really damn confusing to see all these strange things happen.

 

Cheers!

Mike

[JimTM]

17 minutes ago, SAS_Storebror said:

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Concerning folder contents, what I'm doing now is to change the mission description and the filename with each iteration, then use "Save As..." and create a complete new set of files with every saving. Works so far.

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See the forth bullet point on pg. 183 of the editor manual.

[SAS_Storebror]

Oh wow, that's a great hint!

Thanks a bunch, that sounds exactly like what I'm facing with the folder contents.

 

Cheers!

Mike

[JimTM]

You're welcome Storbror.

 

I noticed that the note that goes with the forth bullet point is screwed up. I'll change it in the next version of the manual to read as follows:

 

Note: You can avoid the need to refresh the cache. If you save an existing mission under a new file name, make sure to change the Name field in the Mission Properties dialog first. 

Edited March 7, 2018 by JimTM