RWC Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hi Developers, Could you add a option to create a template of different selected static objects. Sometimes, while editing, one would like to use the same group of statics on different places on the map. Now it is only possible by creating a group of controllable AI planes or vehicles. So in other words, one must repeat all the same static setup all over again. The same handle would be great to be able to create a group of static objects too. ** MISSION EDITOR - ADD/CREATE TEMPLATE - STATIC GROUP - (hold CTRL and select static objects) - SAVE TEMPLATE. Kind regards and thank you for this great simulation 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazradu Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Having the same request. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrike88 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 This would be an insane improvement in QOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilnate Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I concur. Spending hours making a decorative whiz-bang FARP with all the static object trimmings makes a great in game experience. It would be great if we only had to spend those hours once and re-use later. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy67 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I strongly agree with this, it would save a lot of time in mission making by no longer having to create FARP and airbase layouts in every mission 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baksie Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 That would be really nice 1 Intel I7-10700K, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB NVMe, MSI Z490 ACE, RAM:64GB DDR4 3600, WIN 10-64, 1080Ti Waiting on a good RTX AH-64D|AV-88|A10CII|F15E|F16CM|FA18C|F14B|NV|PG|Syria|Synia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toutenglisse Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) On 2/11/2022 at 4:24 AM, RWC said: ...would be great to be able to create a group of static objects too... EDIT : @RWC now it works by default in mission editor ! when adding a static, just click on the arrow (unit <>X out of <>X) to add other statics and build a FARP that you can save as group template and use it where you want. Edited June 10, 2022 by toutenglisse in post 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMan Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 +1 On 5/12/2022 at 7:45 PM, toutenglisse said: EDIT : @RWC now it works by default in mission editor ! when adding a static, just click on the arrow (unit <>X out of <>X) to add other statics and build a FARP that you can save as group template and use it where you want. It doesn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Maybe i'm missing something but the only way to safe a carrier-group (with crowded deck), would be to have a template that combines active units AND statics in one set. This seems rather important (or do i indeed miss something and carrier groups can be saved already?)! Edited July 29, 2022 by twistking 2 My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav87th Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Totalt agree. This is so much a feature thats missing from ME. Static groups, and mixed groups of static and active units 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Great Wish .. I would just add the sub-wish that these Group & Statics Template were stored each on a separate file (instead of being lumped together at Templates.lua), to allow Mission Designers to share their Templates .. as is currently done with Static Templates. 4 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rudel_chw Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 7/28/2022 at 8:11 PM, twistking said: Maybe i'm missing something but the only way to safe a carrier-group (with crowded deck), would be to have a template that combines active units AND statics in one set. This seems rather important (or do i indeed miss something and carrier groups can be saved already?)! Yes, you can already create a Static Template for that purpose, like I did here: After loading the Static Template, you can move the fleet to wherever you need, by dragging its lead unit, and change it’s heading by dragging its waypoint 1. 1 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgWhiteGuy Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 +1 if I got you folks correctly. I want to (hypothetically) build a template of a couple houses, next a restaurant, next a garage, next to a ....whatever, and save that on Syria. And then drop that same template on the Persian Gulf or Caucasus map. YES, that would be a time saving little trick similar to building a SAM site, FARP or ???? Asus B85 Pro Gamer - 32GB - Intel® Core i5-4460 CPU - SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G -Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TrackIR5 - TM Warthog HOTAS Stick & Throttle - TM Cougar MFCDs - TM TPR Rudder Pedals - Razer Orbweaver - SoundBlasterX G5 DAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackd Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) In Il2 you can draw a box around visible objects to select, and save them as group. Also you can select which are visible per type or set a group as active. The selected you can save-export as group file, and f.i import them in an other mission. Very, very useful ... BTW the name template is used a bit too general for various things in DCS, can be confusing. Edited November 9, 2023 by jackd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, jackd said: In Il2 you can draw a box around visible objects to select, and save them as group. Also you can select which are visible per type or set a group as active. This is irrelevant, DCS is a completely different product and you can explain your wish without using as example another Sim, particularly as not everyone here is familiar with that Sim. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackd Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Yep, agree,was only just daydreaming i guess. Just was combining airfields on Normandy via miz files by saving them as StaticTemplates, and then importing them into a new mission or StaticTemplate. Quite a bit of work. Edited November 9, 2023 by jackd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, jackd said: Just was combining airfields on Normandy via miz files by saving them as StaticTemplates, and then importing them into a new mission or StaticTemplate. Quite a bit of work. I've done that too, pity that the Static Templates do not save trigger zones, trigger statements, nor Draw objects ... they would be so much more useful if they did 4 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelip Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I fully agree with all above - This feature would vastly improve mission making and save heaps of time. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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