Mission Editor Issue with F-14B

[WOPR]

I'm not sure where to report this/check to see if I'm doing something wrong. It be a mission editor bug or an F-14B problem and it's impossible to tell (or it could just be a user error).

 

 

When I place an F-14B on the Persian Gulf map on a ground start (not tried the carrier), the mission editor acts like the F-14 just isn't there.

 

 

 

Symptoms:

1) icon is present.

2) unable to select icon. Can select another aircraft and then click on F-14 icon, but the icon doesn't highlight.

 

3) can see F-14B in the objects list.

4) can select the F-14Bf in the objects list.

5) no liveries or weapons are selectable for the F-14. Specifically the livery list is empty, and the armament screen doesn't show.

6) if I change the type of aircraft, all these problems go away (i.e. switch to A-4E or A-10C or...)

7) the correct thumbnail model doesn't show when the F-14B is selected as the aircraft type, nor does the weapon load out or other detail tabs in the lower right corner of the screen.

 

8 ) issue manifests in Persian Gulf and Caucus maps.

9) ran a repair and tried with no mods installed and got the same results.

[RaisedByWolves]

I too have seen this randomly on PG map.

[Tinkickef]

I'm not sure where to report this/check to see if I'm doing something wrong. It be a mission editor bug or an F-14B problem and it's impossible to tell (or it could just be a user error).

 

 

When I place an F-14B on the Persian Gulf map on a ground start (not tried the carrier), the mission editor acts like the F-14 just isn't there.

 

 

 

Symptoms:

1) icon is present.

2) unable to select icon. Can select another aircraft and then click on F-14 icon, but the icon doesn't highlight.

 

3) can see F-14B in the objects list.

4) can select the F-14Bf in the objects list.

5) no liveries or weapons are selectable for the F-14. Specifically the livery list is empty, and the armament screen doesn't show.

6) if I change the type of aircraft, all these problems go away (i.e. switch to A-4E or A-10C or...)

7) the correct thumbnail model doesn't show when the F-14B is selected as the aircraft type, nor does the weapon load out or other detail tabs in the lower right corner of the screen.

 

8 ) issue manifests in Persian Gulf and Caucus maps.

9) ran a repair and tried with no mods installed and got the same results.

 

Try alt enter to go full screen.

[WOPR]

Try alt enter to go full screen.

 

 

I'm not sure what this could possibly have to do with the issue, but I tried it. No joy.

[*Aquila*]

Also happens with other planes. Map bug IMHO.

[WOPR]

I've only seen it with the F-14 and it happens on Caucus and PG maps for me. I haven't tried NTTR.

[Knock-Knock]

I had the same problem with the Viggen for a long time, but not any more. I have since then deleted my unit payloads in Saved games. I didnt pay attention if this was the actual cause or if something changed in an update, that solved it for me. But I think its worth trying.

 

C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\MissionEditor\UnitPayloads

Rename your F-14B.lua and see if that changes anything. It stores your custom loadouts for the various tasks.

[WOPR]

I tried deleting F-14B.lua, deleting the UnitPayloads directory, deleting teh MissionEditor directory and no joy.

[WOPR]

UPDATE and to save for posterity.

 

 

DCS appears to do something with zip files in your saved games\dcs\livieries\<aircraft> folder.

 

 

I had a zip file of a livery I had just made (the zip file) to share with squad mates. (It just has pilot names on it, it's not a good original so it's not worth asking for). After deleting the zip file, the problem went away. This most likely a "low priority bugs" for the mission editor bug and not specific to our beloved F-14.

[IronMike]

UPDATE and to save for posterity.

 

 

DCS appears to do something with zip files in your saved games\dcs\livieries\<aircraft> folder.

 

 

I had a zip file of a livery I had just made (the zip file) to share with squad mates. (It just has pilot names on it, it's not a good original so it's not worth asking for). After deleting the zip file, the problem went away. This most likely a "low priority bugs" for the mission editor bug and not specific to our beloved F-14.

 

Hey, I just wanted to reply, since you had mods: uninstalling them is never enough. Many mods leave orphaned files or even folders which can still cause issues. This means they need to be cleaned out manually, in some cases (not yours) only a pure re-install (wipe all folders) will help.

 

Any bug concerning mods unfortunately will lie with the mod creator to fix or make it work, unless it is something easy we can facilitate, in this case I doubt it. But in general we cannot guarantee for the module to work with any mods, including skins, as they are not done by us. Thank you for understanding. In this case additionally ED would have to show their willingness to address the incompatibility, not us.

 

Thank you very much for sharing the fix, it is much appreciated. :)