Help with scripted campaign layers

rodan54 · 09-06-07, 12:29 AM

Alright, now since the stock campaign is rather......uh....empty when it comes to accurate battles around Gaudalcanal, I've taken to spicing it up a bit.

However, I can't for the life of me get the scripted battles to show up in the campaign. Even when I sail to the approximate spot and time where Turner and Mikawa should be slugging it out, there's nothing.

The layer is a reworked BattleOfGuadalcanal.mis from stock btw.

So, what am I doing (or not doing)? Could this be a problem with the dates, something in the mission editor not set right, sun and moon not aligned?

Any ideas?

EDIT: Well I saved the same layer as a single mission, and it works beautifully. Now I'm truly lost.

FAdmiral · 09-06-07, 03:29 PM

Tater is the campaign layer expert here so he will have to weigh in on this...

JIM

tater · 09-06-07, 03:44 PM

What you need to do is this:

Take your guadalcanal missions and put them in the Campaigns folder with all the other campaign missions (41a_Jap_TaskForce.mis, etc, all that stuff).

There is a file called Campaign.cfg in the Campaigns folder. Open it. Look at the entries in there. Copy one whole entry and paste it at the end.

Should look like this:

Code:

[Section 89]
FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/Aleutians_traffic.mis
StartDate=19410101
EndDate=19460101
GameModes=SingleMission,SinglePatrol,Career
InclusionProbability=100
MinimumDifficultyRating=0
MinimumPlayerRating=-3 
EntryFocalPointLong=0
EntryFocalPointLat=0
MaximumDistanceFromStartPoint=90000
ExclusiveLayer=No
ExclusiveLayerID=0

You will need 1 such section for each mission file you add. The section number need to be unique, so if the last you see is 89, make yours 90, 91, 92, etc.

This part: FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/Aleutians_traffic.mis needs to point at your new mission (just the name at the end since you added it to the campaign). The start and end dates are NOT the battle, they are the dates that the game will load the mission. You want it a few months early, because missions load when you leave on patrol. If you set it as August 8th, and you leave port Aug 7, you won;t see it.

GameModes=SingleMission,SinglePatrol,Career needs to be what you want to see the mission.

Ther rest leave default.

Done.

rodan54 · 09-07-07, 01:16 AM

Aha, it works!

Thanks a bunch Tater, this just made my day.

tater · 09-07-07, 10:30 AM

I'd be interested in seeing the missions

tater

rodan54 · 09-08-07, 05:40 AM

I'll be sure send it right on over, that is once I get a chance to work out a few outstanding issues.

Oh, and for now it's just Savo Island, for now.

09-06-07, 12:29 AM	#1
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Help with scripted campaign layers Alright, now since the stock campaign is rather......uh....empty when it comes to accurate battles around Gaudalcanal, I've taken to spicing it up a bit. However, I can't for the life of me get the scripted battles to show up in the campaign. Even when I sail to the approximate spot and time where Turner and Mikawa should be slugging it out, there's nothing. The layer is a reworked BattleOfGuadalcanal.mis from stock btw. So, what am I doing (or not doing)? Could this be a problem with the dates, something in the mission editor not set right, sun and moon not aligned? Any ideas? EDIT: Well I saved the same layer as a single mission, and it works beautifully. Now I'm truly lost. Last edited by rodan54; 09-06-07 at 01:03 AM.

09-06-07, 03:29 PM	#2
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Tater is the campaign layer expert here so he will have to weigh in on this... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-06-07, 03:44 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	What you need to do is this: Take your guadalcanal missions and put them in the Campaigns folder with all the other campaign missions (41a_Jap_TaskForce.mis, etc, all that stuff). There is a file called Campaign.cfg in the Campaigns folder. Open it. Look at the entries in there. Copy one whole entry and paste it at the end. Should look like this: Code: [Section 89] FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/Aleutians_traffic.mis StartDate=19410101 EndDate=19460101 GameModes=SingleMission,SinglePatrol,Career InclusionProbability=100 MinimumDifficultyRating=0 MinimumPlayerRating=-3 EntryFocalPointLong=0 EntryFocalPointLat=0 MaximumDistanceFromStartPoint=90000 ExclusiveLayer=No ExclusiveLayerID=0 You will need 1 such section for each mission file you add. The section number need to be unique, so if the last you see is 89, make yours 90, 91, 92, etc. This part: FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/Aleutians_traffic.mis needs to point at your new mission (just the name at the end since you added it to the campaign). The start and end dates are NOT the battle, they are the dates that the game will load the mission. You want it a few months early, because missions load when you leave on patrol. If you set it as August 8th, and you leave port Aug 7, you won;t see it. GameModes=SingleMission,SinglePatrol,Career needs to be what you want to see the mission. Ther rest leave default. Done.

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09-07-07, 01:16 AM	#4
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Aha, it works! Thanks a bunch Tater, this just made my day.

09-07-07, 10:30 AM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I'd be interested in seeing the missions tater

09-08-07, 05:40 AM	#6
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I'll be sure send it right on over, that is once I get a chance to work out a few outstanding issues. Oh, and for now it's just Savo Island, for now.