HEADQUARTERS - massively improved fast mission generator

[claw]

This is a fantastic generator, but Im having an issue.

I have got latest version from github, installed ok, missions are generating.

I am flying AV8, and have selected JTAC as “always” in options.

How do I invoke JTAC to work?

I cannot see any JTAC comms in menu.

Do i have to set up a laser flight or something?

Thanks for any help!

 

In the comms menu use F10 to choose how the target at a certain waypoint should be marked (smoke, laser, etc). There is no 9-line. You basically tell the Jtac to lase a target at waypoint X and he will confirm he is lasing a target at that waypoint.

[tn_prvteye]

How do you get the Github version to work? I thought it was just the source code?

[davidp57]

He probably compiled a version from the source.

[tn_prvteye]

Anyone care how to make that sorcery happen? :D I tried doing some research, but that's above my skill level.

[speed-of-heat]

you could just download from her https://akaagar.github.io/headquarters-for-dcs/

[tn_prvteye]

That's the first version...which doesn't seem to work anymore, unfortunately. At least on OB.

 

I'll just wait for the next update...hopefully he can get back at it soon.

[theGozr]

Dead link :(

[imacken]

Dead link :(

 

What’s a dead link? The one above works fine.

[davidp57]

Anyone care how to make that sorcery happen? :D I tried doing some research, but that's above my skill level.

 

 

It's a but complex, you'd have to have at least a little bit of programming experience.

Building from source requires :

 

• a development environement (Visual Studio Code is excellent and free) with all the tools and libraries in place and configured (this can take an experienced dev a few hours to set up)
  
• the source code ; easy peasy, git pull and voilà
  
• a lot of patience ; it won't work, you need to figure why (here experience is key) correct the problem, rinse and repeat. A thousand times
  

All that to get a partially working prototype.

 

Because if it wasn't released yet, it's because it's probably not release material...

 

 

Long story short : unless you want to make the project progress (and I'd love that you would), stay clear from building from source ;)

[imacken]

Are we saying that the source in GitHub is different to the earlier released executable?

[tn_prvteye]

It's a but complex, you'd have to have at least a little bit of programming experience.

Building from source requires :

 

• a development environement (Visual Studio Code is excellent and free) with all the tools and libraries in place and configured (this can take an experienced dev a few hours to set up)
  
• the source code ; easy peasy, git pull and voilà
  
• a lot of patience ; it won't work, you need to figure why (here experience is key) correct the problem, rinse and repeat. A thousand times
  

All that to get a partially working prototype.

 

Because if it wasn't released yet, it's because it's probably not release material...

 

 

Long story short : unless you want to make the project progress (and I'd love that you would), stay clear from building from source ;)

 

Yeah...I'll wait. :D

[davidp57]

Most definitively it is.

[imacken]

Most definitively it is.

 

If that’s an answer to my question, why doesn’t someone try to compile the github version?

[davidp57]

Because...

 

 

Because if it wasn't released yet, it's because it's probably not release material...

[imacken]

Because...

 

Fair enough, that's a reasonable assumption, but has anyone tried?

[A2597]

Fair enough, that's a reasonable assumption, but has anyone tried?

 

 

Yes, the user above who described the process.

 

The version on Github was a brand new build, and still incomplete.

 

 

 

It's one of those times I wish I knew C so I could help with the project, but I'm a front end dev, pretty useless with those languages. :(

[imacken]

Yes, the user above who described the process.

 

The version on Github was a brand new build, and still incomplete.

 

 

 

It's one of those times I wish I knew C so I could help with the project, but I'm a front end dev, pretty useless with those languages. :(

 

I don't think he's tried to compile it. I took from what he said that he was talking about general programming principles.

 

Anyway, it's all irrelevant really. If only someone would pick this up.

[mcfleck]

I have tried to compile the code from the master branch and had to make little corrections in order to build the binaries (like adding using System.Windows.Forms in the file MizExporter.cs)

Did not take too long and I am by far not a professional software developer (but I have already developed some smaller private C++/C# projects in the past and have a little bit of experience with VS).

 

After that the mission generator starts and generates different missions. I will have to verify that the missions indeed do work as intended in DCS.

 

Will try that too, when I'll find some time.

 

I am fully aware that the generator is not feature complete and in a very early development stage, but I liked the first version very much and just wanted to see, how far the current progress is.

[imacken]

I have tried to compile the code from the master branch and had to make little corrections in order to build the binaries (like adding using System.Windows.Forms in the file MizExporter.cs)

Did not take too long and I am by far not a professional software developer (but I have already developed some smaller private C++/C# projects in the past and have a little bit of experience with VS).

 

After that the mission generator starts and generates different missions. I will have to verify that the missions indeed do work as intended in DCS.

 

Will try that too, when I'll find some time.

 

I am fully aware that the generator is not feature complete and in a very early development stage, but I liked the first version very much and just wanted to see, how far the current progress is.

Sounds great! Keep up the good work.

[Parrotman]

@ Claw , Thanks !

[HILOK]

I have tried to compile the code from the master branch ..., but I liked the first version very much and just wanted to see, how far the current progress is.

 

great news! thanks a lot!! : )

 

if this is not a big deal to do, or too much asking, could you please add some more MS voices to the radio msg generator? this tool is very convenient to quickly add voice-overs to any text-only mission, but currently limited to 3 voices only :thumbup:

 

thanks

hilok

[dark_wood]

great news! thanks a lot!! : )

 

if this is not a big deal to do, or too much asking, could you please add some more MS voices to the radio msg generator? this tool is very convenient to quickly add voice-overs to any text-only mission, but currently limited to 3 voices only :thumbup:

 

thanks

hilok

 

It seems that this tool uses the installed voices from your PC.

If you enter PC settings, search "voices", choose "Add speech voices", scroll down to "Add voices" and click it - with this method i have succeeded to add one more voice (installing English UK package). Other packages haven't worked for me, but who knows, maybe you are lucky.

[HILOK]

It seems that this tool uses the installed voices from your PC.

If you enter PC settings, search "voices", choose "Add speech voices", scroll down to "Add voices" and click it - with this method i have succeeded to add one more voice (installing English UK package). Other packages haven't worked for me, but who knows, maybe you are lucky.

 

hey dark_wood, thanks for the hint! unfortunately, i wasn't able to get hq4dcs to show any more voices...thanks anyway!

 

cheers

hilok

[Ganso]

The link doesn´t work. Any alternative way to download? This tool is really amazing...Thanks!

[Bassemann87]

wierd... both the Github.io download page and the outhors Email is gone but his website https://www.cafedefaune.net/software/headquarters-for-dcs-world/ is online. anyone know what happened with this great software?