Static Template conversion tool

[[31st] Spider]

In my VFS, we often use self-made static templates as building blocks for our missions. They often contain a single unit with a pre-configured task to make mission building easier and faster. When a new theatre is published, we need to recreate all those static templates for that new theatre, while the only main thing that is different in those new static templates is the name of the theatre and the coordinates of units and steer points. To save a lot of time, I created a tool to convert static templates to a new theatre.

How does it work?

The tool was built with the assumption that all your static templates have the same logical design. For example, a single aircraft with a certain task and two steer points. It can for example also be two aircraft with four steer points, but all static templates have to consist of that same design. Create a new static template in the new theatre, following that same design. That new static template will be your source template. The target template will be a template in which the theatre name and coordinates need to be changed. It can be a single file or a ZIP archive containing multiple template files.

Now comes the tricky part. You need to tell the tool which settings need to be copied. Upload the source template by clicking the 'Show keys' button. This will show you all the available settings within the template file. You should be looking for settings ending with 'x' or 'y'. Those are unit or steer point coordinates. Add them to the copy-list by clicking them. You may want to clear that list first, with the exception of the 'theatre' key. Upload the target template file(s) and hit 'Convert'.

Where can I find this tool?

The tool can be found at https://www.31st.nl/statictemplate.

Who made this?

This tool is offered to you for free by the Dutch 31st VFS.

Edited March 5 by [31st] Spider