A/C folder name, air.cfg, etc.

highpockets

highpockets

SOH-CM-2025
Ok guys, one more time! What all has to match up to have the a/c be found in the mission? Folder name?, model name in the folder?,In the a/c cfg [flt sim.0] title or sim? etc.
I know I have a note somewhere but can't find it.
I have A/C in my aircraft folder in the sim that when I pick a certain mission, it tells me it is not in the library.
 
Mission load aircraft by there folder name. You can hand edit missions to load by title=
 
Hi Highpockets,

Here is an example.

Folder name is B-29 Superfortress ---------------------- This must match unit type name in mission

[fltsim.0]
title=B-29 Superfortress "Thumper" -------------------- This shows in aircraft selection screen and is aircraft_name_string
sim=B-29 ----------------------------------------------This must match AIR and DP files
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
KB_checklists = B-29_Superfortress_CHECK

This is what shows in the mission.
[unit_type.0]
type_id=3818
unit_family=2
name=B-29 Superfortress

[strings]
"title_string"=Untitled
"player_aircraft_name_string"=B-29 Superfortress "Thumper"
"name_string.0"=Agate


Hope this helps,
B24Guy
 
Merry Christmas to all. Maybe after the holiday someone can look at my post and give me a hand to determine why this A/C will not load to the mission. I am not seeing something here.
 
If the mission name ID matches the aircraft folder name it should load. If it does not, the problem is likely there in the aircraft folder itself. Does the plane load in Free Flight? Check that first.

If it doesn't load there, then check the sound folder to make sure it has a sound cfg with associated sound files OR the cfg is aliased to a sound folder of another plane that you have in your aircraft folder - like the A6M2_Zero. If that is good, check the Panel folder to make sure you either have a panel cfg with associated bmps OR an alias to a plane you have in your aircraft folder. Finally, if both of those are good, check in your Model folder and make sure the model name is exactly the same as the model file name.

99% of all the problems I have had with planes not loading have been one of the 3 things above
 
You don't have the right aircraft.

The mission is looking for an aircraft folder named Beaufighter MK1c RAAF. While the folder your currently have is Beaufighter MKIc RAAF. One has a 1 and the other has a I.

The mission "player_aircraft_name_string"= and and the aircraft title= do not match as well.
 
Nice catch Allen. That is probably the issue.

The mission "player_aircraft_name_string"= and and the aircraft title= don't need to match though. The name string identifies the aircraft call sign used in the mission. You can even hand edit the string for each aircraft in a mission to a specific pilot name if you so choose.
 
Mission "player_aircraft_name_string"= and the aircraft.cfg title= should the same.

I know that the [unit.##] name= is used to list an aircraft on the screen call sign of pilot name in campaign but I'm not talking about that.
 
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