DD_Friar Posted November 30, 2023 Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) Salute, Is anyone able to advise on what dictates the image that loads when a mission starts? let me explain with the attached screen shots. It shows the mission map (apologies for the oil slicks - I do not want my squad to see what I have planned for them if one of them should bumble into this thread). The image that is shown is from a position marked by the red arrow. It is not the most eastern or the most northern? Someone was said it was to do with the last position saved during mission editor save - but I have saved in different positions but still get the images below? Any advice or pointers would be welcome as I want to try and load a screen that does give too much away. Top image is from running it off line and the next from multiplayer. Edited November 30, 2023 by DD_Friar Visit the Dangerdogz at www.dangerdogz.com. We are a group based on having fun (no command structure, no expectations of attendance, no formal skills required, that is not to say we can not get serious for special events, of which we have many). We play DCS and IL2 GBS. We have two groups one based in North America / Canada and one UK / Europe. Come check us out.
Rudel_chw Posted November 30, 2023 Posted November 30, 2023 41 minutes ago, Insonia said: Briefing image panel? he means the background image on the coalition menu, I believe that it shows the unit with the lowest ID number 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 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Wrecking Crew Posted November 30, 2023 Posted November 30, 2023 I think Rudel_chw's answer is correct. I will reply that the mission will start with the first unit that is placed in the mission. When I think about it, I like to have the first unit being a Reaper or a F-117. I don't know how it could be changed once the new mission gets saved. Visit the Hollo Pointe DCS World server -- an open server with a variety of COOP & H2H missions including Combined Arms. All released missions are available for free download, modification and public hosting, from my Wrecking Crew Projects site.
DD_Friar Posted November 30, 2023 Author Posted November 30, 2023 @Rudel_chw, @Wrecking Crew Thank you chaps for your replies. The issue I have is that the item being shown was not the first item I placed in the mission, it actually could be one of the last? Visit the Dangerdogz at www.dangerdogz.com. We are a group based on having fun (no command structure, no expectations of attendance, no formal skills required, that is not to say we can not get serious for special events, of which we have many). We play DCS and IL2 GBS. We have two groups one based in North America / Canada and one UK / Europe. Come check us out.
Wrecking Crew Posted December 1, 2023 Posted December 1, 2023 Interesting.. Perhaps you renamed the Unit Name to a value that is now the first in the list? What is the Unit Name? Visit the Hollo Pointe DCS World server -- an open server with a variety of COOP & H2H missions including Combined Arms. All released missions are available for free download, modification and public hosting, from my Wrecking Crew Projects site.
DD_Friar Posted December 2, 2023 Author Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) @Wrecking Crew So I deleted the item it was showing and the loading screen jumped to another object. I dragged that object to a new location and it was still the item shown when the mission loaded (in its new location, indicating the view was locked to that item) I changed the object for a different object and it still showed that new object. (did not delete just changed) It was not the most western or eastern or northern or southern either. So the deciding factor must be some id in the back ground? Edited December 2, 2023 by DD_Friar Visit the Dangerdogz at www.dangerdogz.com. We are a group based on having fun (no command structure, no expectations of attendance, no formal skills required, that is not to say we can not get serious for special events, of which we have many). We play DCS and IL2 GBS. We have two groups one based in North America / Canada and one UK / Europe. Come check us out.
cfrag Posted December 2, 2023 Posted December 2, 2023 All units in a DCS mission must have an ID (number) and that number must be unique. Is the unit that you are seeing the one with the lowest unit ID?
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