Copy from Map - Paste to another Map?

[Falcon_S]

Hi!

 

Is there any way to copy client slots from in this case Caucasus map then paste (or import) all to the PG map?

 

I know there are not same airfields, parking slots but i'll be hapy just to have it anywhere then i will arrange it later. Just to I save time naming groups at least etc...

 

Maybe is possible with edit some mission file, i don't know, didn't try. :book:

 

Maybe this is for wish list.

[BaD CrC]

Shift click on your units/groups, ctrl+C, load new map, ctrl+V. Should work.

[Falcon_S]

Will try...

[Falcon_S]

Shift click on your units/groups, ctrl+C, load new map, ctrl+V. Should work.

 

Not work.

 

But heh :smartass: ... I found solution. Easier than we could have imagined. And not only slots, everything is copied, everything. Can be same mission concept but another terrain.

 

1. Create empty mission with /on new terrain (maybe this step is unnecessary after editing files bellow - will see later)

2. Open that new empty mission with 7zip (open archive)

3. Right click on original (old) mission and extract with 7zip

4. In extracted mission folder find/edit with notepad++ file: mission

5. find line:

["theatre"] = "Caucasus",

change to

["theatre"] = "PersianGulf",

6.Save

7. In extracted mission folder find/edit with notepad++ file: theatre

8. Change Caucasus to PersianGulf... Save.

9. Now drag everything from extracted mission folder into opened archive (check step 2)

10 Thats it.. load new mission in ME. Everything is ready, triggers, scripts, sounds.. just arrange units, slots etc..

 

Ok, you will find everything in some PG map corner and now move everything (units, trigger zones, client aircrafts, ships on right place (where you want), start renaming/adding more, anything ... save mission and result is big mission that took days of work on it is ready in few hours for another terrain.

 

Can be stupid, can be good but this is good for move/copy as i said mission concept/idea from terrain to terrain. :)

Edited January 4, 2020 by Falcon_S

[Rudel_chw]

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10 Thats it.. load new mission in ME. Everything is ready, triggers, scripts, sounds.. just arrange units, slots etc..

 

Ok, you will find everything in some PG map corner and now move everything (units, trigger zones, client aircrafts, ships on right place (where you want), start renaming/adding more, anything ...

 

I once tried that, but many units and trigger zones were located outside the map and I found it impossible to select them in order to move them to new places :(

[Falcon_S]

... located outside the map... :(

 

It can be a problem. But do you mean "outside the map" totally out of the maximum map displayed in ME? Because i can move it and everything was on displayed part, maybe there is trick. If is out then is lost...

[Tricky11]

well i just copied and pasted slots from one map to another ok?

[Falcon_S]

Ctrl+c / Ctrl+v not work for me after changing map. I don't know why.

 

But this is enough and everything works:

1. Open mission with 7zip (open archive) - leave it opened
2. Right click mission and extract with 7zip
3. In extracted mission folder find/edit with notepad++ file: mission
4. find line:
[code]["theatre"] = "Caucasus",

change to

["theatre"] = "PersianGulf",

5.Save

6. In extracted mission folder find/edit with notepad++ file: theatre

7. Change Caucasus to PersianGulf... Save.

8. Now drag everything from extracted mission folder into opened archive (from step 1)

9. Thats it.[/code]

[ramyad]

Guys do you have any idea if this solution works on maps that aren't developed by ED I used this solution to transfer a mission from Caucasus to PersianGulf and it worked wonders but when I tried to do the same on the Syria map unfortunately it didn´t work any ideas and suggestions that you may have is appreciated 

[Vakarian]

14 hours ago, ramyad said:

Guys do you have any idea if this solution works on maps that aren't developed by ED I used this solution to transfer a mission from Caucasus to PersianGulf and it worked wonders but when I tried to do the same on the Syria map unfortunately it didn´t work any ideas and suggestions that you may have is appreciated 

Recently, it's better to select what you need ->  Ctrl+C -> Open a new map -> Ctrl+V than messing with the .miz files manually. I did it with Syria <-> Caucasus for example, so I know it should work. If something isn't getting copied, try to post a bit more details? 

[cfrag]

There is a flaky and quirky "Band select" function in ME that breaks all interface rules, and partially works, but only on days that are divisible by prime numbers. Might be worth a try if you feel lucky. In some version of DCS it only worked on missions that you have opened, i.e. NOT in freshly a created miz. Your mileage will vary. 

[zildac]

7 minutes ago, cfrag said:

There is a flaky and quirky "Band select" function in ME that breaks all interface rules, and partially works, but only on days that are divisible by prime numbers. Might be worth a try if you feel lucky. In some version of DCS it only worked on missions that you have opened, i.e. NOT in freshly a created miz. Your mileage will vary. 

"but only on days that are divisible by prime numbers"

[virgo47]

I just copied a bunch of planes and helos and ground units from the Caucasus using the multiselect tool, Ctrl+C, loading Kola, paste... took some time (5-10s) but it pasted it there.

Of course, an experience of one doesn't mean general availability. But at least I got lucky.

[HR-Crumble]

I have found that if you use the select tool to 'click 'n' drag' around units on one map to select them, and then Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V on your map you want to copy them across its much quicker and doesnt seem to break any logic you have set to them ie - rules, actions, radio freqs, tacan etc etc.

 

Sometimes I was finding that Crtl+C and Ctrl+V without drawing around them and selecting them broke some of that logic and like other users in the thread have said it seems to take 5-10s to copy across.

[ramyad]

Thx a lot guys great insights ima test them see if they work