Thisdale Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 Having the ability for the editor to offer only units that match the date set for the mission. Example: If a mission takes place in 1970, certain units should not be available, since they were not in service then. Such as the F15 or F18 or M1 Abrams. Naturally, this should be a On/Off option (not everyone needs or wants this). Argument: Yes, there is an encyclopedia. Yes there is wikipedia. However, this is a Time-Consuming effort to do research (and we are not all war nuts with unlimited knowledge in the matter). Having the ability to set a time/date and only see relevant material greatly helps in building fast, accurate and time-sensitive missions. Cheers, http://www.youtube.com/konotani Computer Specs: Z97X-gaming Mobo 4670k i5 24G DDR3 GTX 1080 Asus PG278Q Rog Swift 27-INCH G-SYNC Valve Index Thrustmaster Warthog Fanatec Clubsport Pedals (used as Rudders) Thrustmaster T300 Arcantera Wheel Obutto R3volution rig
WHOGX5 Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 +9000 This would be an amazing adition as an option in the editor. It would be nice if all the equipment that had been retired by the selected date was unavailable aswell. -Col. Russ Everts opinion on surface-to-air missiles: "It makes you feel a little better if it's coming for one of your buddies. However, if it's coming for you, it doesn't make you feel too good, but it does rearrange your priorities." DCS Wishlist: MC-130E Combat Talon | F/A-18F Lot 26 | HH-60G Pave Hawk | E-2 Hawkeye/C-2 Greyhound | EA-6A/B Prowler | J-35F2/J Draken | RA-5C Vigilante
chromium Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 +1. it should be an option as a filter, but it would be complicate to do cause each country use different units for different timeframe Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.
QJW Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Yes please. Even with knowledge of what era each vehicle belongs in, it would make things so much easier. Please add this.
Grimes Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah I made the case for it a while back, probably wouldn't be a bad idea to re-iterate it. The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
ED Team NineLine Posted August 18, 2016 ED Team Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah I made the case for it a while back, probably wouldn't be a bad idea to re-iterate it. Agreed, soon as the WWII units start coming out, would certainly be nice to filter... Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
chromium Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 It could be Good to add a reference table with country, unit type, minyear and maxyear. Then you can specify a year of reference in the ME. If option filter is on, the table Will filter applicable unit for each country. If not, all units Will be usable Inviato dal mio SM-G850F utilizzando Tapatalk Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.
firmek Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 This would be a really helpful and time saving feature for mission creators. It should be sufficient to add service period of a unit for each country. Year when the units were introduced to the service is relatively easy to obtain and probably the most useful when creating missions. It might be however more difficult to get an accurate dates when the units where decommissioned from the service. As already proposed this information should be used only for filtering purposed and not constrained mission designed from using a unit outside of its historical service period. F/A-18, F-16, F-14, M-2000C, A-10C, AV-8B, AJS-37 Viggen, F-5E-3, F-86F, MiG-21bis, MiG-15bis, L-39 Albatros, C-101 Aviojet, P-51D, Spitfire LF Mk. IX, Bf 109 4-K, UH-1H, Mi-8, Ka-50, NTTR, Normandy, Persian Gulf... and not enough time to fully enjoy it all
chromium Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Nothing till now has been constrained :) Inviato dal mio SM-G850F utilizzando Tapatalk Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.
firmek Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Maybe I wasn't clear. Not saying that it is, just to underline that the dates should be used only as a help for filtering, not as an validation check that would constraint anyone from creating a mission with units outside of their historical availability. F/A-18, F-16, F-14, M-2000C, A-10C, AV-8B, AJS-37 Viggen, F-5E-3, F-86F, MiG-21bis, MiG-15bis, L-39 Albatros, C-101 Aviojet, P-51D, Spitfire LF Mk. IX, Bf 109 4-K, UH-1H, Mi-8, Ka-50, NTTR, Normandy, Persian Gulf... and not enough time to fully enjoy it all
chromium Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Yes sorry it was a joke, i remember those who complained in the past for the mixture of different era aircraft whitout understanding that everything is under the mission designer control :) Inviato dal mio SM-G850F utilizzando Tapatalk Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.
Darkwolf Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 ED don't even need to do the research. A little option to select unit availability and save it under the form of presets would be even easier to implement - then with such a talented community, lot of generation/country presets would quickly get available. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] PC simulator news site. Also....Join the largest DCS community on Facebook :pilotfly:
VTJS17_Fire Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 "Jane's - Fighter Anthology" already had this feature some 20 years ago. :) Hardware: Intel i5 4670K | Zalman NPS9900MAX | GeIL 16GB @1333MHz | Asrock Z97 Pro4 | Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro | Samsung SSDs 840 series 120GB & 250 GB | Samsung HD204UI 2TB | be quiet! Pure Power 530W | Aerocool RS-9 Devil Red | Samsung SyncMaster SA350 24" + ASUS VE198S 19" | Saitek X52 | TrackIR 5 | Thrustmaster MFD Cougar | Speedlink Darksky LED | Razor Diamondback | Razor X-Mat Control | SoundBlaster Tactic 3D Rage ### Software: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
JLX Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Wonderful suggestion! +1 From me too. Sent from my LG-V497 using Tapatalk 3570K w/ 16GB, 1070 w/ 8GB @ 1440p, VKB Gunfighter/MCG-Pro & T-Rudder Mk.IV, CH ProThrottle, TrackIR 5, HTC Vive, UniversRadio, VoiceAttack, TacView Pro, DCS Menu Nav F/A-18C, F-5E, F-86F, A-10C, AV-8B, AJS-37, MiG-21bis, MiG-15bis, UH-1H, Mi-8MTV2, Ka-50, SA342, P-51D, Spitfire Mk.IX, Bf109, Fw190, FC3, CA, Persian Gulf, NTTR, Normandy, WW2 Assets
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