Small first steps...

[BlitzPig_EL]

Just a quick first question from a total n00b mucking about with the editor for the first time.

 

I opened up the sample coop mission that comes with Kuban, and figured out how to change the aircraft types and have it actually work online.  Great...  but...

 

How do I change the name of the mission so I can choose one of the three different plane sets I implemented?   I tried "save as" with a new name, but it shows up as the original name that the devs gave the mission in the online list of available missions.

 

I assume it's something really simple, but nothing is really obvious to me in the editor.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[TP_Silk]

In the properties box for the mission itself the top field is the name of the Mission - if you change that and use 'save as' at the same time, then it should (most times, depending on whether you have sacrificed sufficient chickens) do what you want. Incidentally that overall mission property box is where you can set things like weather, date, season, etc as well.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

 

I did figure out how to reset the AI's skill set.   "ACE"  tail gunners are very unrealistic...

 

 

[BlitzPig_EL]

Well, it still doesn't seem to work.

I guess I'm still doing something incorrectly.

 

Oh well.  Hopefully more missions will become available for download from people that really know how to use this clunky thing.

[JimTM]

1 hour ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

Well, it still doesn't seem to work.

I guess I'm still doing something incorrectly.

 

Oh well.  Hopefully more missions will become available for download from people that really know how to use this clunky thing.

 

Try the solution in the forth bullet point on pg. 183 of the mission editor manual. You may need this solution if you save the mission with a different file name but forget to change the name in the Mission Properties dialog. Also, see the note after the forth bullet point (there should be a comma after the first sentence).

Edited March 18, 2018 by JimTM

[Gambit21]

Blitz - good on ya!

IMO however, for learning purposes it's better to start from the start.

Place your own flight, place an airfield, get it to take off and land etc.

 

Openimg other missions with completed  is just going to prolong your learning curve.

I'm happy to help as I said before.

Edited March 18, 2018 by Gambit21

[CountZero]

Regarding the name change (as i dont know anything about Mission Builder in game) i do this: 

locate mission files in my ...1C Game Studios\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\Multiplayer\Cooperative folder

copy all 9 files with Cooperative_Complex_Example name, and rename them all in Cooperative_Complex_Example2

and then open Cooperative_Complex_Example2.eng with notepad and change first line 0:Cooperative Complex Example to 0:Cooperative Complex Example2 

And when i go in coop i can see both missions available and with differant names

 

i also change airplane types by opening Cooperative_Complex_Example.Mission in notepad and just renaming airplane types with change all, it works for me and i dont need to be lost in mission builder untill i learn how it works.

Edited March 18, 2018 by 77.CountZero

[CountZero]

Ah i open mission builder and its mutch easyer to change airplane type there  , also in mission properties i see you could also change name of mission and discription of it without editing it in notepad like i did before.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Thanks JimTM, deleting the files worked.

[JimTM]

You're welcome EL.