crazyeddie

Mods to Helicopter lua's. We have many helicopters in DCS and not all of them can land or take off from ships. I have yet to see any helicopter than cannot land on or take off from a CVN. Mods to Aircraft lua's. Many of the weapon loadouts are incorrect, a minor detail change that used to easily done by users. Mods to db_countries.lua. We have new countries being added to the game all the time, with no facility within the db_countries.lua to add the aircraft or helo's they fly. For example India. They fly Migs, Su30's, An32's, A50's, Il76's, C17, C130, Tu52 etc etc.. You can add India to a Blue coalition, but you cant fly the aircraft. Another simple Mod that could be done easily by users.

Hi mate, thank you for quick reply. There was nothing in the log that I could see, but I dont know everything I see in there sometimes, so I tried it again after a PC restart and it worked okay. Guess that was a one off. Thanks again, I just needed to know it was okay elsewhere.

Added India to Blue Side. Game froze. Nothing in coalition window would work, had to restore PC to desktop. Tried to run game, froze at 55% loading. Removed all Mods back to clean instal, game still freezing at 55%. Removed default_coalition file from Saved Games Mission Editor file, game now starts properly again. Tried to add India again - same problem.

Is it me or is there something weird going on with the Upload / Download site. One minute there is 1 page with 1 new download only available, 2 minutes later there are 5 pages of what appear to be new downloads available, and 2 minutes after that we are back to 1 page again but with different downloads, then a few hours later we have all the usual pages again. Or have I been hitting the Rum bottle too much again !!! :(

Yep, that fixed it, thanks.

Same issue - Every time I log in to 2.5 Beta. I go to the support site as suggested and it says DO NOT report any problems with 2.5 Beta. What do you suggest we do next.

Be aware that you no longer appear to be able to mod anything in the database files, any changes made to individual aircraft and the db_countries files and the game will not start. What a bummer that is. :badmood:

I'm getting the key to bind the password every time I start the game, I have tired to ignore it and I have tried to bind it, but it doesn't work. I have an authorised password and its showing up in the Module Manager so why is this a problem ?

Brilliant Mustang, have been too busy to look at this issue in detail yet but your post has made my day, its great to know it can be done. Many thanks mate. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Have tried several ways to do this with same results as you so far, I have been trying to replace that horrible concrete skin they use for the fuel points at airfields with something more realistic. I can remove it with an empty.tga file, but other parts of the map (where the same file is also used) go all black. I have tried the same processes as you, replacing like with like, same results every time. Have not given up hope but this does not bode well for anyone wishing to make the kinds of texture changes we had previously, (I loved Highways Villages Mod). Things are very different now so its not going to be easy. If I come up with a solution I will post it here.

Found this whilst trawling through the Shapes folder in 2.5, not implemented in game yet but looks nice, comes in 2 parts, Truck and Tank Trailer.

Found it. Not something I will be trying to change this time, way too difficult.

Has anyone found the file that lists the cars and trucks used in the AI civilian traffic. The stuff running all over the place on the Caucasus Map specifically. It used to be called RoutesTypes.cfg - that listed what vehicles and trains ran, types, sequences, duration, mixture etc etc. It was easy to adjust and easy to change in all manner of ways. I want to add to it but damned if I can find it anywhere, anyone got any ideas where it is or what its now called ? I'm not asking about the Civ Traffic Setting in the Main Settings Menu, I know what that does and thats not what I'm trying to find.

It needs upgrading to work in DCS 2.5. Ajax is going to have a look at it to see if it can be done, 2.5 is very different to earlier versions of the game. Give him time, he will let us know on here when and if it can be done.

Oban, keep in mind the game updates will reinstate the old edm's each time, so the best way to do that is to create a JSGME File and re-install each time after an update.

Sorry guys, my PC screwed up the first dropbox link and I screwed up the second. This link should contain everything. Shapes Folder with the correct updated edm's Texture Files including the missing cockpit texture an example description.lua to show you what lines to add link deleted

Here, try this one, there is a fix for the missing canopy in there as well. Link deleted, missing file, new link added below

There has been a Mod around for this for years, I'm not sure who created it but it easy to use, simply add the three .edm's for the new model Tank, Sky Shadow and Boz, add the lines to your lua and insert the textures into the aircraft folder beside the lua. You can then repaint the models as you wish, camo, grey, pink even ? Just change the texture to whatever you want and add it to the model you are changing, I keep all my textures in the model folder. I will add in the replacement canopy texture as well, ED have been asked countless times to fix that but never did. I will also include an example lua, that might help as well. Here is my Dropbox link, grab it quick, I wont leave it on there for long. See below Two of my Gr4's for demo purposes only, I am not supporting this Mod, its not mine, just passing it on.

Ajax I loved using this mod in 1.5, one of the most useful tools I used and I used it a lot for map building. Are you considering updating it for 2.5 ? Eddie

This is wonderful news, I love rebuilding my maps and this is the only way to do it in DCS 2.5 as far as I know. Thanks for this thread boys, its the bees knees !!

Scripts/Database/Navy/Blue - you will find them there. Every time the game updates it will revert to the old wake, that's how ingame model updates works.

Thanks mate, I had been using that method for a while, I just wondered if there was way to get at the Repair Function from within the Bin folder, I cant see any obvious .exe files. Is it in there somewhere and I am missing the obvious ? Eddie

There was a modern style NATO Hard Shelter around a while ago, I think it was in the old edm format so not useable in DCS2, I think it was a Tomcatz model. Will see if I can find that again, it had opening doors etc, usual Tomcatz nice build. If I can find it I will ask him if he would redo it for DCS2. I withdrew my 2 part buildings Mod a couple of weeks ago, it has all the newer buildings from 1.5.8 in it and I needed to sort out the texture files to make it work in DCS 2.5, that is nearly done so I will upload that again soon. Things like Batumi KDP, the Meteo Tower, Tiblisis KDP, The older Hotels and 5/9 story buildings, Power Stations etc etc. There are a couple of things that just wont work so I need to fix them or bin them, otherwise its looking good again.

My DCS2.5 OpenBeta has recently been updated using the .exe file in the bin folder. I have to do it this way because in my Start Menu all I have is the entry Eagle Dynamics/DCS World/Documentation/User Manual - nothing else, no Update button, no Repair button. Its been like that since I first joined the game many years ago. I am okay doing my updates the long way around but how do I initiate a Repair if I want to do that, is there an .exe hidden away somewhere that I am missing. I know how to do that using the cmd function, no need to explain that to me. If there is a way to restore the Update and Repair buttons in my Start menu, other than doing another download (That takes WAY TOO LONG where I live) I would appreciate some advice on that.

Been playing around with this as well, the files are locked away somewhere, you can remove the whole tree file but that removes all the trees, so that's not an answer. Same rule applies to Buildings etc etc. I tried removing single items from the structure table lua but that does not work either. I think the answer is in that .ref file, but I cannot make changes to it without destroying the file integrity. So, not sure what the answer is, still thinking about it. Matching the tree colour using the old trees is possible, it took me best part of a day to get that right and create a JSGME Mod that will allow you to insert trees for all four seasons as you want. Not taking that any further until I work out how to fix the other stuff, its useless if we cant change things on the map.