Converting a mission from one terrain to another - [SOLVED]

[HC_Official]

Hi,

Has anyone successfully worked out how to convert a miz file from one terrain to another ?

A lot of missions use MOOSE or MIST and have a lot of template objects in a MIZ file, now if the editor had some sort of decent group select to copy paste these objects to new blank mission file that would be great ... but we do not sadly.

I tried myself to convert a MIZ that was created on Persian Gulf to Afghanistan by editing the terrain values and then loading it in the mission editor and it worked ... until I tried to select a blue airframe ... none showed up to be selected

Has anyone sussed this out yet ?

Edited July 24, 2024 by HC_Official

[razo+r]

You could try opening the mission.lua within the miz file itself, copy the units that are in there over to the other miz and hope that the coordinates of the units are somewhere usable in the new mission. 

[HC_Official]

thanks for replying

the units are showing on the map fine (coordinate wise) .............. I just cannot select any client blue aircraft to fly

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Edited July 20, 2024 by HC_Official

[352ndDeacon]

Could you group everything in the original mission, save it with a different name say, original mission, and then start the ME and select a different terrain and place that “ original mission” group on the new terrain?  I’m sure you’d need to set certain objects at ground level. 

[Kanelbolle]

This is the main reason i ended up creating everything with scripts. Now there is just a trigger to load the scripts and i am done converting it to a different map.
A merge functionality would be great. Not sure if the WebEditor has this, but you can check if it does.

[razo+r]

3 hours ago, 352ndDeacon said:

Could you group everything in the original mission, save it with a different name say, original mission, and then start the ME and select a different terrain and place that “ original mission” group on the new terrain?  I’m sure you’d need to set certain objects at ground level. 

You can copy and paste unit groups from one mission into the other by simply Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V them ingame, but obviously only works for groups.

[cfrag]

On 7/20/2024 at 12:27 PM, HC_Official said:

Has anyone successfully worked out how to convert a miz file from one terrain to another ?

From what I understand, the DCS Web Editor can help you here by getting the grunt work (moving units and keeping their relative positions). I've never done this myself, but I think it might be worth a shot.

 

[dtruck260]

17 hours ago, cfrag said:

From what I understand, the DCS Web Editor can help you here by getting the grunt work (moving units and keeping their relative positions). I've never done this myself, but I think it might be worth a shot.

 

Can confirm, DCS Web Editor, Load mission you want to copy, change region/map, make sure everything is unlocked on the left panel, select everything, drag to the new map region - save new mission profit. As @cfrag said, you still have to move units exactly where you want them, but the bulk of things are done.

 

DCS Web editor is a great tool for saving time in situations like this

[HC_Official]

DCS web editor , currently you have to pay for it ?

[Mistermann]

1 hour ago, HC_Official said:

DCS web editor , currently you have to pay for it ?

Yes.  $15/month 

[dtruck260]

21 hours ago, Mistermann said:

Yes.  $15/month 

Lowest tier is 4$ a month

[Mistermann]

1 hour ago, dtruck260 said:

Lowest tier is 4$ a month

It is, but that doesn't get you access to Alpha releases which are much more frequently released.  Also you don't get access to the 3D view, which is one of the big features in my mind.

Personally, I am still debating if/how I might support this.  I am a big ME user and continuously find myself frustrated by the poor UX experience and infuriating lack of basic editing features.  @dtruck260, are you a supporter?

Edited July 23, 2024 by Mistermann

[dtruck260]

28 minutes ago, Mistermann said:

It is, but that doesn't get you access to Alpha releases which are much more frequently released.  Also you don't get access to the 3D view, which is one of the big features in my mind.

Personally, I am still debating if/how I might support this.  I am a big ME user and continuously find myself frustrated by the poor UX experience and infuriating lack of basic editing features.  @dtruck260, are you a supporter?

 

Yep, at 4$, I didnt see any losses at that tier.  I was 15$ for one month to test all versions.

3D isnt something I need, I need faster tools than what is in the in-game ME

[HC_Official]

ok , after chatting with another MOOSE guy (Statua) over on their discord we worked it out between us

So I edit the theatre value inside miz file and change it to new terrain AND edit the theatre file inside the miz file for new terrain mission will load up in the ME with the correct terrain

My issue was the blue client slots were not available , you click blue side ... and nothing shows up

There was an error related to slots in the dcs.log file

FIX: Delete all blue client aircraft slots, save miz, then add start re-adding them back in and the blue slots will be useable

 

 

Edited July 24, 2024 by HC_Official