[REL] Battle of Midway Campaign Layer Fix v0.5

tater · 06-03-07, 05:56 PM

Ah, rgr. I ran it through time comprssion in the editor, but didn't catch that

tater · 06-03-07, 11:24 PM

Version 0.6 up with some fixes per Jace11 (linky top of page)

Here too:

http://mpgtext.net/subshare/192Battl...way%20beta.rar

tater · 06-04-07, 12:03 AM

I was hoping to be able to test it easily, but it's hard to do.

I tried changing the campaign.cfg to allow this mission to laod in single missions. Nothing (I made a mission with a tambor right on the path of the nagumo force).

When I made a copy of the mission with an added tabmor for player and made a single mission it worked, but CTDed if I attacked the lead ship in the nagumo force. Grrr.

tater · 06-04-07, 12:34 AM

I figured out what the dates in Campaign.cfg are for, Jace.

They are the dates for your PATROL.

Ie: "Load this mission if a patrol starts between this date range."

For Midway it's 1942 02 02. If you start a patrol on/after Feb 2d, and stay out for months (refitting, presumably), you will still see the Midway layer load. If you went out in January, and never RTBed, Midway wouldn't ever load since at the time of your patrol's start, it wouldn't be told (by Campaign.cfg) to load it up.

This is how they get away with not having to load all the damn layers at the same time. You only load the layer you add between a date range to reduce overhead.

tater

tater · 06-04-07, 12:46 AM

I tested this time by altering the campaign.cfg to allow this layer to load in Single Missions. Then I made a single mission with naught but a Tambor in the path of the Nagumo Force.

Worked like a charm.

Sank the lead ship, no CTD.

I think it works.

Worst thing is the damn CVs sink with 1 torpedo (shokaku, anyway) every single time for me.

Jace11 · 06-04-07, 06:43 AM

So you didn't change the mission start date or when the Nagumo Force appears?

Ok, maybe the campaign can cope with spawns before mission start date.

tater · 06-04-07, 07:57 AM

I did move all the start dates inside the mission (including the mission itself) to the same date, 19420601.

What I didn't change was the date in the Campaign.cfg file once I realized what it was for.

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Version 0.6 up with some fixes per Jace11 (linky top of page) Here too: http://mpgtext.net/subshare/192Battl...way%20beta.rar Last edited by tater; 06-04-07 at 12:29 AM.

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06-03-07, 05:56 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Ah, rgr. I ran it through time comprssion in the editor, but didn't catch that

06-04-07, 12:03 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I was hoping to be able to test it easily, but it's hard to do. I tried changing the campaign.cfg to allow this mission to laod in single missions. Nothing (I made a mission with a tambor right on the path of the nagumo force). When I made a copy of the mission with an added tabmor for player and made a single mission it worked, but CTDed if I attacked the lead ship in the nagumo force. Grrr.

06-04-07, 12:34 AM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I figured out what the dates in Campaign.cfg are for, Jace. They are the dates for your PATROL. Ie: "Load this mission if a patrol starts between this date range." For Midway it's 1942 02 02. If you start a patrol on/after Feb 2d, and stay out for months (refitting, presumably), you will still see the Midway layer load. If you went out in January, and never RTBed, Midway wouldn't ever load since at the time of your patrol's start, it wouldn't be told (by Campaign.cfg) to load it up. This is how they get away with not having to load all the damn layers at the same time. You only load the layer you add between a date range to reduce overhead. tater

06-04-07, 12:46 AM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I tested this time by altering the campaign.cfg to allow this layer to load in Single Missions. Then I made a single mission with naught but a Tambor in the path of the Nagumo Force. Worked like a charm. Sank the lead ship, no CTD. I think it works. Worst thing is the damn CVs sink with 1 torpedo (shokaku, anyway) every single time for me.

06-04-07, 06:43 AM	#6
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	So you didn't change the mission start date or when the Nagumo Force appears? Ok, maybe the campaign can cope with spawns before mission start date.

06-04-07, 07:57 AM	#7
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I did move all the start dates inside the mission (including the mission itself) to the same date, 19420601. What I didn't change was the date in the Campaign.cfg file once I realized what it was for.