Speed Values in MB

[Devildog73]

Okay, how do I change the speed values allowed in MB?

I have a Falgore 202-84 that I am trying to get up to actual speed and MB only allows me to use 200 knots. My bombers and escort are flying 250 in MB, though in flight they are only flying about 190. I have noticed this on several fighters in MB. I have looked in the aircraft.cfg, the air file, and the DP. None of them show a limited speed of 200 knots max.

 

[bearcat241]

Gremlins :icon_twi: ....just save what you got and edit the speeds in the mis file manually. The player flight is the easiest of all to find in text form.

[unit.3]
id=9103
type_id=3846
name=%name_string.3%
is_player_aircraft=1
allegiance=4
skill=3
aggression=2
payload=0

[unit.4]
id=9104
type_id=3846
name=%name_string.4%
allegiance=4
skill=3
aggression=2
payload=0

[formation.1]
id=6000
type=air
waypoint_path_id=5000
directive=2
players_formation=1
formation_type=2
points=2
unit_id_position.0=9103,0,0.0,0.0,0.0
unit_id_position.1=9104,0,-300.0,-600.0,0.0

[waypoint_path.1]
id=5000
waypoint.0=2,1,S6* 44.14',E146* 59.98',+0,,,,0,,8025,0,1 <------TAKEOFF
waypoint.1=262144,0,S6* 48.39',E147* 1.21',+1000,,,,224,,0,1,1 <----FLIGHT
waypoint.2=1,0,S6* 49.49',E147* 2.69',+1000,,,,224,,0,0,1 <----FLIGHT
waypoint.3=4,1,S6* 44.14',E146* 59.98',+0,,,,0,,8025,0,1 <------LANDING

 

[Blue Devil]

Okay, how do I change the speed values allowed in MB?

I have a Falgore 202-84 that I am trying to get up to actual speed and MB only allows me to use 200 knots. My bombers and escort are flying 250 in MB, though in flight they are only flying about 190. I have noticed this on several fighters in MB. I have looked in the aircraft.cfg, the air file, and the DP. None of them show a limited speed of 200 knots max.

Hey DD, ...

Speeds in the .dp (that govern MB) are in km/hr, ...not knots.

Min_speed is the lowest cruise speed setting.

Cruise_speed is the default speed when A/C is selected.

Max_speed is the highest cruise speed setting.


1 Kts/hr = 1.852 Km/hr
or
1Km/hr = 0.54 Kts/hr


So...

200 kts = ~370 Km/hr


e.g.

f4f4_wildcat.dp

[MISC_DATA]
unit_family=1
category=1
allegiance=3
max_group_size=8
min_speed=240 ...= 130 Kts
cruise_speed=240 ...= 130 Kts
max_speed=512 ...=276 Kts
min_alt=50
cruise_alt=5893
max_alt=8839
entered_service=11/1/40
crew=1

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Another way is this: first find out the real world max speed for your plane and the rop speed of the stock Corsair. Open the aircraft.cfg of the Corsair and scroll down to the speed entry. Divide that speed entry by the actual top speed and you'll get a number... lets' for example say 1.9.

Multipy that number by the max speed on the aircraft.cfg files for the planes in question. Save the resulting larger #. I had a similar problem setting the speed in MB for the PBY-5A Blackcat. Each time I set the speed to 128 (the cruising speed), MB defaulted it back to 90 kts.

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Ahh.. I see BD put up the actual answer while I was writing

 

[bearcat241]

....I have looked in the aircraft.cfg, the air file, and the DP. None of them show a limited speed of 200 knots max.

Blue Devil's breakdown on the DP [MISC_DATA] info was my first response to this thread too, but i wrongly assumed from the quoted statement that Devildog had already converted the speed values from kilo's to knots to arrive at the conclusion that there was a problem. Guess i should've asked first...

Well, if you haven't applied this yet Devildog, BD's tip is the first thing to check when this problem occurs.

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Ooops I wrote cfg. My mistake it's under MISC DATA on the dp. Sorry to mislead you

 

[Devildog73]

I checked out the DP and the speeds are okay in the Kmph on the Folgore. The max in MB that it will allow is 201. That is way slow for a Folgore.

 

[bobhegf]

I sure wish we could figure out how to controll the max and min speed of the player under certain conditions as well as the AI aircraft along with the max and min alt. when building missions.We could then dio so much more with a mission then we can now.:typing: