Managing Squadron pilots in a Co-op Campaign

[istari6]

First of all, many thanks for creating the PWCG Co-op campaign generator.  I've been playing IL-2 SP for 6-8 months, but the Co-op campaign has been the key to get several friends to jump in and begin playing IL-2.  Without PWCG, the learning curve would have been too steep.  But flying together, I've been able to help them learn how to fly and fight together.  

 

However, that learning curve has come at a price :).  II./JG 52 now has a squadron roster full of wounded (co-op-linked) pilots.  There are ~10 pilots on the roster,  but only 3 are AI, 1 is my pilot, and the rest are linked with my friends (all wounded).  Just tonight, I learned that I can add additional pilots to a mission, and I'd like to add some more AI pilots to fly with us to help strengthen our numbers in the air.  

I've searched the forum and seen that we can't remove co-op linked pilots yet from a roster.  If I add additional pilots via "Create Pilot", can I set them as AI rather than linked to a human pilot?  Then we could bulk out the roster a bit and have some more AI pilots to join us on missions?

Edited November 19, 2019 by istari6

[PatrickAWlson]

Create pilots is for creating human pilots.  AI pilots are added to fill the roster.  You cannot create more AI pilots.

 

And it is still true that you cannot remove or transfer a human pilot.  Those items are in the queue.

[istari6]

OK thanks for the response Patrick!  Again, great program, and we'll look forward to the ability to remove pilots in the future.

[PatrickAWlson]

Working on coop revisions now.  New features will include:

In the Main Administer Coop: Administer Coop Users

Remove User

- Will remove the user from coop participation

- Will retire all personas across all campaigns associated with that user

 

In Coop Campaign Administration: administer personas associated with a campaign

Modify User Persona 

- Transfer Persona: Allows host to transfer a persona to a new squadron.

- Retire Persona: Allows the host to retire an active persona.

 

By retiring a persona PWCG will keep the record of that pilot's existence but remove him from active participation.

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

Oustanding Pat great news

 

[istari6]

Yes indeed!  Thanks Pat!   My team (three of us) are eagerly looking forward to these changes.  

[PatrickAWlson]

Released yesterday with 7.4.0.  Videos also posted 

[Leon_Portier]

Sounds good, in my coop campaigns my mates want to switch planes almost every mission.

So far I had just a huge list of pilots for the 5 participants.

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

Pat I tried to transfer a pilot to a different squadron but on the pilot screen I couldn’t get it to work. Can you tell me how to transfer a pilot or delete them thanks

[istari6]

Great!  Thanks Pat.  Traveling this week, will test it out this weekend.  

[PatrickAWlson]

11 hours ago, 361st_Bugsy said:

Pat I tried to transfer a pilot to a different squadron but on the pilot screen I couldn’t get it to work. Can you tell me how to transfer a pilot or delete them thanks

 

Tried to post something this morning and my internet died.  Check the coop videos and look for the edit persona video.  It's in there.

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

OK But can you test it, I was on the pilots page where you can transfer or delete pilot but it would not work. I would click on a pilot but it would not select that pilot so I could delete or transfer him. I just want to make sure its not a bug Pat. thanks, If it helps I just overwrote my existing PWCG version with the new one.

[PatrickAWlson]

1 hour ago, 361st_Bugsy said:

OK But can you test it, I was on the pilots page where you can transfer or delete pilot but it would not work. I would click on a pilot but it would not select that pilot so I could delete or transfer him. I just want to make sure its not a bug Pat. thanks, If it helps I just overwrote my existing PWCG version with the new one.

 

Are you clicking on the radio button (the circle to the left of the row).  The whole row is not a button, only the left most circle is.

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

OK then that may explain it..DUH...lol Ill give it a try thanks Pat

 

Pat here's a screen shot of what it looks like on my End...I don't see any circles...Also can you add a scroll bar so that I can see all the pilots on my pilots list, I have about 10 more Pilots that I cant see. thanks mate

Edited November 26, 2019 by 361st_Bugsy

[PatrickAWlson]

OK, something about the way the display is rendering on your screen.  The left and right sides are being truncated and the radio button is being chopped.  What are your screen dimensions?  

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

3840X2160

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

OK so Im on the Add COOP pilot screen and I cant add the pilots, there's no button to click to add them

[PatrickAWlson]

Same issue as the other.  I'll be plain about it I have no idea why this is getting truncated on your machine.  I can squeeze the UI to recreate the effect but that is emulating a machine with less than 900 pixels width.  Your monitor is much bigger than mine (my monitor is 2560x1440).

 

I changed some things on the campaign coop admin screen.  General improvements but with an eye towards solving your issue.  

 

Curious, as a workaround, can you try running PWCG not in full screen.

Main Menu -> Campaign -> GUI set "Let PWCG Auto Size"  to 0 (zero)

Then set PWCG screen height and width to match mine.  

 

Meanwhile I will see what I can do about the other ... I have a couple of ideas

[71st_AH_Rob_XR-R]

6 hours ago, 361st_Bugsy said:

OK so Im on the Add COOP pilot screen and I cant add the pilots, there's no button to click to add them

 

You need to change the font size in the Configuration menu.

 

Main Menu =>Configuration => GUI => Primary Font Large Size

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

Hey Thanks

Ill buy ya a pint at the Pub! Salute...

 

Its all good Pat thanks buddy!

Edited November 28, 2019 by 361st_Bugsy

[71st_AH_Rob_XR-R]

I'll take a pit of bitters

[JGr2/J5_W0LF-]

You got it my friend