IL2 Great Battles Easy Mission Generator

[Dauntless]

18 hours ago, Geezer said:

Version A worked for me.  Thanks!

Same here!! 

[SARFlytitus]

Version A is PERFECT !

😉

[kraut1]

Version A works, Version B is not accepted by Avira

[Patricks]

Version A no issue, Version B no issue.

Funny story, thought I had a controller conflict as my plane was bobbing up\down and not really responding to trim after I had landed and rearmed\repaired on a bombing run. Went through in my mind all the possible things I would check (joystick calibration, possible binding\axis conflict, etc.) after I landed. Forgot I had external views enabled and hit F2 by accident, saw that half of my elevator was missing. Remembered a small "clink" when I was turning around near the aircraft netting after rearming... .Yep, tore it off and flew the entire flight like that! 

Edited June 4 by Patricks

[kraut1]

still much to do...

 

Edited June 5 by kraut1

[percydanvers]

18 hours ago, kraut1 said:

still much to do...

 

Oh man that is looking amazing!

[kraut1]

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/91755-emg-odessa-modification-v1-update-13062025/

 

[=FI=Genosse]

Hi, Vander!

I used the ServerGenerator with the Stalingrad map using the 'The Volga' scernario lately and stumbled after several attempts across this error output ...

 

Loading C:\Games\IL2\data\Multiplayer\Dogfight\fis_test\Stalingrad, September 1942 - Operation Buried Fear - 9.mission DONE
Saving localisation data DONE
Saving binary data DONE
Saving .list DONE
2025-06-14 06:28:10,361 - root - INFO - Deleting .Mission files: del "C:\Games\IL2\data\Multiplayer\Dogfight\fis_test\Stalingrad, September 1942 - Operation Buried Fear - 9.mission"
2025-06-14 06:28:10,375 - root - INFO - Mission has been created!
2025-06-14 06:28:10,376 - root - INFO - Creating new mission.....
2025-06-14 06:28:10,377 - root - INFO - ...save to config successful
2025-06-14 06:28:10,386 - root - INFO -

2025-06-14 06:28:10,386 - root - INFO - Creating new mission: Stalingrad, September 1942 - Assignment Decaying Rage - 10
2025-06-14 06:28:10,387 - root - INFO - Season by date: autumn
2025-06-14 06:28:10,387 - root - INFO - Map: Stalingrad, Template: CoopTemplate_STALINGRAD
2025-06-14 06:28:10,387 - root - INFO - Theatre: WW2_EAST
2025-06-14 06:28:10,387 - root - INFO - Period: The Volga
2025-06-14 06:28:10,388 - root - INFO - Game type: dogfight
2025-06-14 06:28:10,388 - root - INFO - Player side: both
2025-06-14 06:28:10,816 - root - INFO - Parsing map template: 0.421875 s
2025-06-14 06:28:11,089 - root - INFO - Start airfield allied: Svetly Yar, start airfield axis: Karpovka
2025-06-14 06:28:11,125 - root - INFO - Country allied: 101 (USSR)
2025-06-14 06:28:11,161 - root - INFO - Country axis: 201 (Germany)
2025-06-14 06:28:11,176 - root - INFO - Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.0 s
2025-06-14 06:28:11,624 - root - INFO - Objects and vehicle types have been replaced with correct types based on theatre and country.
2025-06-14 06:28:11,625 - root - INFO - Date: 21.9.1942
2025-06-14 06:28:11,625 - root - INFO - Time: 10:43:26.666666
2025-06-14 06:28:11,625 - root - INFO - Weather: Cumulus scattered
2025-06-14 06:28:11,626 - root - INFO - Haze: 0.2
2025-06-14 06:28:11,961 - root - INFO - Imported static groups: 0.34375 s
2025-06-14 06:28:12,023 - root - INFO - All possible target and airfield locations have been determined
2025-06-14 06:28:12,026 - root - INFO - Scenario allied : close air support
2025-06-14 06:28:12,026 - root - INFO - Number of objectives: 4
2025-06-14 06:28:12,027 - root - INFO - Scenario axis : bombing
2025-06-14 06:28:12,027 - root - INFO - Number of objectives: 4
2025-06-14 06:28:12,027 - root - INFO - Preferred target location = 132550,252418
2025-06-14 06:28:12,029 - root - INFO - Objective allied: armor, o_armor_allied_1
2025-06-14 06:28:12,038 - root - INFO - Distance to target is 42521.72695075872
2025-06-14 06:28:12,082 - root - INFO - Objective allied: armor, o_armor_allied_2
2025-06-14 06:28:12,131 - root - INFO - Objective allied: artillery, o_artillery_allied_2
2025-06-14 06:28:12,182 - root - INFO - Objective allied: artillery, o_artillery_allied_2
2025-06-14 06:28:12,224 - root - INFO - Objective axis: bridge, o_bridge_axis_1
2025-06-14 06:28:12,230 - root - INFO - Distance to target is 53839.002467051076
2025-06-14 06:28:12,277 - root - ERROR - Could not generate mission!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ServerGenerator.py", line 118, in create_file
  File "MissionGenerator.py", line 1153, in create_mission
IndexError: list index out of range

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ServerGenerator.py", line 247, in <module>
  File "ServerGenerator.py", line 150, in create_file
NameError: name 'exit' is not defined
[8872] Failed to execute script 'ServerGenerator' due to unhandled exception!

Has it something to do with the scenario? While using the 'Kalach' scenario I've never seen this error before. Any clue what's behind this one, mate? 

PS: this error occurs only while using the 'The Volga' and 'Winter Offensive' fronts. The ServerGenerator works fine with the 'Kalach' front though. 

PPS: Can we can rid of the bridge as a target? After several attempts to let the ServerGenerator create some missions the process always stops after placing the bridge into the mission. Could is be that this target is somehow faulty? 

PPPS: it seems like the bridges as targets for the Axis on the Soviet side are problematic. On the last ServerGenerator everything ran flawlessly (see attachment).
 

Any clue what's wrong, Vander? 

mission_generator.zip

Edited June 28 by =FI=Genosse

[kraut1]

Released today

[Geleitzug]

Hi Vander,

 

just played a little bit around with the EMG tool creating some night bombing mission for the Channel map, wondering whether it would be possible to implement a function to adjust the amount/number of search lights when close to an enemy airfield or target. Would be pretty much more immersive if one would encounter during a bomb run more than only one search light waving around looking for a catch of enemy planes... would there be any chance to get that added to the mission generator ? 

[kraut1]

17 hours ago, Geleitzug said:

Hi Vander,

 

just played a little bit around with the EMG tool creating some night bombing mission for the Channel map, wondering whether it would be possible to implement a function to adjust the amount/number of search lights when close to an enemy airfield or target. Would be pretty much more immersive if one would encounter during a bomb run more than only one search light waving around looking for a catch of enemy planes... would there be any chance to get that added to the mission generator ? 

modified-generic-template-with more searchlights-and-demo-mission.zip

I made a short test just for demonstration for you:

In the CoopTemplate_GENERIC.Mission in the EMG template folder:

AAA batteries:

normally: per target (and airfield): one heavy aa battery with 2 guns and one searchlight and 1 medium aa battery with 2 medium guns without searchlight

modified: all batteries mixed 1 heavy gun, 1 medium gun and 1 searchlight, 

 

Airfield: modified: 1 additional searchlight in the tower groups

 

Test:

In the attached test mission night attack by 2xHe111 and 2xA20 vs airfields I have observed now 3 searchlights per airfield.

-And the (red) burning fire of the airfields should be switched off at night.

 

 

[CAG_Krakenskulls]

Howdy @SYN_Vander @kraut1, long time EZMG user here (thanks!) but I cannot get v89a to work at all on my machine. The program loads up just fine and I can set all my mission parameters, but either 1 of 2 things happen when I click the generate button

 

1. the application immediately crashes and generates a windows error log

2. the application sits there "generating" but does not create any mission files. 

 

I've tried various scenarios/maps/planes/etc but I just cannot seem to get this working at all, even with default configurations

If it helps, this is the content of the log file. No errors, it just stops doing anything before it even starts to generate any mission files:

 

INFO:Retrieved latest version: <!do
INFO:...save to config successful
INFO:...save to plane set successful
INFO:

INFO:Creating new mission: 4FG_M1
INFO:Season by date: winter
INFO:Map: The Channel, Template: CoopTemplate_THE CHANNEL
INFO:Theatre: WW2_WEST
INFO:Period: The Channel
INFO:Game type: cooperative
INFO:Player side: allied
INFO:Parsing map template: 1.046875 s
INFO:Start airfield allied: Lympne, start airfield axis: Dieppe
INFO:Country allied: 102 (Great Britain)
INFO:Country axis: 201 (Germany)
INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s
 

Hopefully you guys can help me get this working as we need it for our upcoming campaign. Been using it for years so I have no idea why it all of a sudden stopped working. I've already reinstalled IL2, and that did not help.

I have IL2 installed on my D drive, but I of course have the path set to my installation in the program. Everyone else I've had try has no problems but they all have the game installed on their C drive. Does having IL2 installed anywhere else other than the C drive break EMG? So far it seems EMG only works if your IL2 installation is on the C drive

Edited August 10 by CAG_Krakenskulls

[SYN_Vander]

12 hours ago, CAG_Krakenskulls said:

Howdy @SYN_Vander @kraut1, long time EZMG user here (thanks!) but I cannot get v89a to work at all on my machine. The program loads up just fine and I can set all my mission parameters, but either 1 of 2 things happen when I click the generate button

 

1. the application immediately crashes and generates a windows error log

2. the application sits there "generating" but does not create any mission files. 

 

I've tried various scenarios/maps/planes/etc but I just cannot seem to get this working at all, even with default configurations

If it helps, this is the content of the log file. No errors, it just stops doing anything before it even starts to generate any mission files:

 

INFO:Retrieved latest version: <!do
INFO:...save to config successful
INFO:...save to plane set successful
INFO:

INFO:Creating new mission: 4FG_M1
INFO:Season by date: winter
INFO:Map: The Channel, Template: CoopTemplate_THE CHANNEL
INFO:Theatre: WW2_WEST
INFO:Period: The Channel
INFO:Game type: cooperative
INFO:Player side: allied
INFO:Parsing map template: 1.046875 s
INFO:Start airfield allied: Lympne, start airfield axis: Dieppe
INFO:Country allied: 102 (Great Britain)
INFO:Country axis: 201 (Germany)
INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s
 

Hopefully you guys can help me get this working as we need it for our upcoming campaign. Been using it for years so I have no idea why it all of a sudden stopped working. I've already reinstalled IL2, and that did not help.

I have IL2 installed on my D drive, but I of course have the path set to my installation in the program. Everyone else I've had try has no problems but they all have the game installed on their C drive. Does having IL2 installed anywhere else other than the C drive break EMG? So far it seems EMG only works if your IL2 installation is on the C drive

 

Hi,

 

According to the log it crashes / or stays in a loop when EMG is loading the generic template files and (tries to) substitute vehicles with correct types given the combat theatre and sides.

Are you using a modded template?

 

[kraut1]

On 8/10/2025 at 11:00 PM, CAG_Krakenskulls said:

Howdy @SYN_Vander @kraut1, long time EZMG user here (thanks!) but I cannot get v89a to work at all on my machine. The program loads up just fine and I can set all my mission parameters, but either 1 of 2 things happen when I click the generate button

 

1. the application immediately crashes and generates a windows error log

2. the application sits there "generating" but does not create any mission files. 

 

I've tried various scenarios/maps/planes/etc but I just cannot seem to get this working at all, even with default configurations

If it helps, this is the content of the log file. No errors, it just stops doing anything before it even starts to generate any mission files:

 

INFO:Retrieved latest version: <!do
INFO:...save to config successful
INFO:...save to plane set successful
INFO:

INFO:Creating new mission: 4FG_M1
INFO:Season by date: winter
INFO:Map: The Channel, Template: CoopTemplate_THE CHANNEL
INFO:Theatre: WW2_WEST
INFO:Period: The Channel
INFO:Game type: cooperative
INFO:Player side: allied
INFO:Parsing map template: 1.046875 s
INFO:Start airfield allied: Lympne, start airfield axis: Dieppe
INFO:Country allied: 102 (Great Britain)
INFO:Country axis: 201 (Germany)
INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s
 

Hopefully you guys can help me get this working as we need it for our upcoming campaign. Been using it for years so I have no idea why it all of a sudden stopped working. I've already reinstalled IL2, and that did not help.

I have IL2 installed on my D drive, but I of course have the path set to my installation in the program. Everyone else I've had try has no problems but they all have the game installed on their C drive. Does having IL2 installed anywhere else other than the C drive break EMG? So far it seems EMG only works if your IL2 installation is on the C drive

I have currently no access to my computer.

But what you could try out is to copy your last working emg v88.x exe into your EMG folder and to check if this works (you just should not save in your v89 the "half way to target" option...)

 

[CAG_Krakenskulls]

On 8/11/2025 at 3:59 AM, SYN_Vander said:

 

Hi,

 

According to the log it crashes / or stays in a loop when EMG is loading the generic template files and (tries to) substitute vehicles with correct types given the combat theatre and sides.

Are you using a modded template?

 

Negative, this is a completely stock and freshly downloaded version of v89a. The log stops in various different places, not exactly there every time. but what I can say is it never gets to the point where it even tries to generate a mission file. No errors or anything. Everybody else in my unit is able to run the software just fine, but they all have the game installed on C, I do not.

 

Is EZMG not cable of functioning if the game is not installed on the C drive, even if the IL2 directory is correctly set in EMG? That appears to be the case for me.

 

Do you have a discord? I would rather discuss this there as this is a really weird problem and I dont check back here very often.

[SYN_Vander]

17 hours ago, CAG_Krakenskulls said:

Negative, this is a completely stock and freshly downloaded version of v89a. The log stops in various different places, not exactly there every time. but what I can say is it never gets to the point where it even tries to generate a mission file. No errors or anything. Everybody else in my unit is able to run the software just fine, but they all have the game installed on C, I do not.

 

Is EZMG not cable of functioning if the game is not installed on the C drive, even if the IL2 directory is correctly set in EMG? That appears to be the case for me.

 

Do you have a discord? I would rather discuss this there as this is a really weird problem and I dont check back here very often.

 

It should work on any drive. One thing you can check: Is the Il2 main folder correct?

 

[CAG_Krakenskulls]

Yes the main folder is correct on my machine.

 

If I give somebody else my EMG folder/executable, and they simply change the main directory to their game location on C it works perfectly fine for them. For me, it either hangs at "INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s" in the log file, or it gets a few lines further then crashes the entire program.

For example this time just now it got to here in the log
---------------------

INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s
INFO:Objects and vehicle types have been replaced with correct types based on theatre and country.
INFO:Date: 1.1.1943
INFO:Time: 12:54:00
INFO:Weather: Cumulus dense
INFO:Haze: 0.3
INFO:Imported static groups: 0.875 s

---------------------

and the entire software crashed and closed with no error messages

Edited August 16 by CAG_Krakenskulls

[SYN_Vander]

14 hours ago, CAG_Krakenskulls said:

Yes the main folder is correct on my machine.

 

If I give somebody else my EMG folder/executable, and they simply change the main directory to their game location on C it works perfectly fine for them. For me, it either hangs at "INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s" in the log file, or it gets a few lines further then crashes the entire program.

For example this time just now it got to here in the log
---------------------

INFO:Cropped static objects outside battlefield: 0.015625 s
INFO:Objects and vehicle types have been replaced with correct types based on theatre and country.
INFO:Date: 1.1.1943
INFO:Time: 12:54:00
INFO:Weather: Cumulus dense
INFO:Haze: 0.3
INFO:Imported static groups: 0.875 s

---------------------

and the entire software crashed and closed with no error messages

 

Thanks,

 

In between that log message and the next there is no code that does any I/O so it's not a problem with directories. It seems there is a problem with a template, which is strange as you say it's a vanilla install. Can you zip your EMG folder and attach here? If it's too big you can delete the EasyMissionGenerator.exe inside the zip first.

[frappa100]

Hi @SYN_Vander! Is there a way to create mission with EMG with both tank and plane spawn for players?  
Another question, in the tool if i select dogfight and both as playerside i could have a PVP mission? if yes, with 12 ambient AI aircraft we will have 6 AI aircraft patrolling the obj zone? and if i select 5 targets per side, they will spawn for every targets?
Thx for the help in advance

[SYN_Vander]

On 9/4/2025 at 12:55 PM, frappa100 said:

Hi @SYN_Vander! Is there a way to create mission with EMG with both tank and plane spawn for players?  
Another question, in the tool if i select dogfight and both as playerside i could have a PVP mission? if yes, with 12 ambient AI aircraft we will have 6 AI aircraft patrolling the obj zone? and if i select 5 targets per side, they will spawn for every targets?
Thx for the help in advance

Hi frappa,

 

1) Tank spawns can’t be included with EMG.

 

2) Yes, dogfight mode and side=both will generate a pvp multiplayer mission and indeed 12 Ai planes means 6 AI per side. They will be grouped in small flights and will roughly fly near the objective zones/middle of the map. 
If you have 5 targets then it’s possible AI bombers will attack the targets in turn.

[frappa100]

On 9/5/2025 at 10:25 PM, SYN_Vander said:

Hi frappa,

 

1) Tank spawns can’t be included with EMG.

 

2) Yes, dogfight mode and side=both will generate a pvp multiplayer mission and indeed 12 Ai planes means 6 AI per side. They will be grouped in small flights and will roughly fly near the objective zones/middle of the map. 
If you have 5 targets then it’s possible AI bombers will attack the targets in turn.

Thx for the reply vander! Is there a way to don't have AI bomber in the mission or it's automatic? Did you know how many score point is depleted when you destroy an objective? 
Can i insert tank spawn point on an easy mission generated with the editor? If yes, tank will have the same mission of the planes? (so if i select CAS vs Armor, tank will have enemy tank to fight against?

[kraut1]

+EMG Battle of Britain Mod Work in Progress for mission generation

[Bilbo_Baggins]

@SYN_Vander

 

Thank you for your work!

 

Quick question. I am trying to create a mission. Everything has worked in the past, but tonight I hit generate, and it just sits at "generating" and goes no further.  I let it sit for a long time and it never created the co-op mission. 0% activity in windows task manager. 

 

Any ideas? Channel map. I made sure to have planes in all sections of the custom planes list.

 

TIA

[Sandmarken]

2 hours ago, Bilbo_Baggins said:

@SYN_Vander

 

Thank you for your work!

 

Quick question. I am trying to create a mission. Everything has worked in the past, but tonight I hit generate, and it just sits at "generating" and goes no further.  I let it sit for a long time and it never created the co-op mission. 0% activity in windows task manager. 

 

Any ideas? Channel map. I made sure to have planes in all sections of the custom planes list.

 

TIA

I have often this problem also, only happens with the channlemap.

[kraut1]

2 hours ago, Bilbo_Baggins said:

@SYN_Vander

 

Thank you for your work!

 

Quick question. I am trying to create a mission. Everything has worked in the past, but tonight I hit generate, and it just sits at "generating" and goes no further.  I let it sit for a long time and it never created the co-op mission. 0% activity in windows task manager. 

 

Any ideas? Channel map. I made sure to have planes in all sections of the custom planes list.

 

TIA

 

12 minutes ago, Sandmarken said:

I have often this problem also, only happens with the channlemap.

In general the blue Generating appears sometimes if EMG has a problem to find the specified targets.

If this happens it is helpful just to post the config.ini of EMG directly after the issue appeared.

 

From my experience there could be an issue with the new Scenario (mission type) "air defense" that seems to create these errors, regardless if target is radar, airfield or, random. Same missions can be generated with Scenario "Attack" or "Bombing" mission and selected targets airfield or radar. (just tested with clean v89a)

 

further general reasons: To many "Targets per side" defined, try 1. Targets location intermediate seems sometimes not to work, better use close, distant , in target area.

 

 

 

[Sandmarken]

27 minutes ago, kraut1 said:

 

In general the blue Generating appears sometimes if EMG has a problem to find the specified targets.

If this happens it is helpful just to post the config.ini of EMG directly after the issue appeared.

 

From my experience there could be an issue with the new Scenario (mission type) "air defense" that seems to create these errors, regardless if target is radar, airfield or, random. Same missions can be generated with Scenario "Attack" or "Bombing" mission and selected targets airfield or radar. (just tested with clean v89a)

 

further general reasons: To many "Targets per side" defined, try 1. Targets location intermediate seems sometimes not to work, better use close, distant , in target area.

 

 

 

Thx kraut1 i will try this! 

[Bilbo_Baggins]

Don't know what I did but it works now. Think I clicked default planeset and went back to default date/year and somewhere along that fixed it.

 

Happy days.

Edited September 26 by Bilbo_Baggins

[SYN_Vander]

New version out, Following latest IL2 great Battles update:

 

Version 90
-Added Lagg-3 series 4, I-153 Chaika, Yak-1 series 23, Yak-3 series 9, Bf 109 E-4 and Ju 87 D-5.
-Added Odessa map by Kraut
-Fixed bug where Halberstadt CLII, Albatrod DIII/DV and Fe2b were not having any tactical codes.
-Added power stations as target (bombing, attack and intruder scenarios)
-Added Airship hangar as target (bombing, attack scenarios)
-Added new front "Nord" to Upper France map. This is for now merely a placeholder for upcoming Zeppelin targets.
-Introduced theatres "WW2_SOUTH-EAST" and "WW2_FINLAND" to better manage historical availability of plane types. Please update any custom planes.json file
-Added several new v-1 sites to Normandy map.
-Increased fronts size on Kuban map and added more airfields
-Updated Moscow map bitmap to be more in similar scale as other maps
-AI flights in single player that spawn in now have detection radius based on wingspan to slightly optimise performance
-Surprise single enemy AI now only has a chance of showing when choosing "aggressive" for Ambient AI activity

 

Download here:

https://sites.google.com/view/il2-great-battles-emg/home

[Stonehouse]

10 hours ago, SYN_Vander said:

Added several new v-1 sites to Normandy map.

Hi Vander,

I was just doing some winmerge's over the previous version 89a v's the new version 90 so I could start getting an idea of the changes for my modded AAA templates and while I could easily be wrong it seemed like the generic template changed but not the Normandy template? Is that what you expected?

 

Thanks as always for EMG!

[SYN_Vander]

8 hours ago, Stonehouse said:

Hi Vander,

I was just doing some winmerge's over the previous version 89a v's the new version 90 so I could start getting an idea of the changes for my modded AAA templates and while I could easily be wrong it seemed like the generic template changed but not the Normandy template? Is that what you expected?

 

Thanks as always for EMG!

Mmm, maybe forgot to add it in. Let me check…

[Osi]

Hi Vander,

Great tool for our favorite simulator!! A wish??? An idea — wouldn’t it be interesting to be able to choose a random number of aircraft in a flight? For example, a slider that sets between 2 and 9 planes? Anyway, awesome work! Thank you! 😚

 

In this example, it randomly modifies the number of planes in the wings in your Config.ini file.

 

Edited Friday at 07:29 PM by Osi

[Stonehouse]

On 10/2/2025 at 2:03 AM, SYN_Vander said:

Mmm, maybe forgot to add it in. Let me check…

 

Hi Vander, just wondered if you'd been able to check the Normandy template yet? 

 

I've rechecked and still see v89a and v90 having the same Normandy template, so it doesn't sound like there was any v1 site changes for the Normandy template in the v90 files?

 

 

 

Thanks

[SYN_Vander]

On 10/1/2025 at 9:59 AM, Stonehouse said:

Hi Vander,

I was just doing some winmerge's over the previous version 89a v's the new version 90 so I could start getting an idea of the changes for my modded AAA templates and while I could easily be wrong it seemed like the generic template changed but not the Normandy template? Is that what you expected?

 

Thanks as always for EMG!

It's correct that there are no changes to Normandy template. The extra V1 sites are in the The Channel map, so along the Channel coast.

Edited 21 hours ago by SYN_Vander