Mission Editor : Copy/Paste aircraft, cannot change flight element numbers

[arteedecco]

When using Mission Editor copy/paste of aircraft you cannot adjust the flight element numbers.

 

For instance, create an A-10C, set callsign of "Tusk"... defaults to 1 - 1.

 

Copy / Paste that aircraft.

 

On pasted aircraft try adjusting number to 1 - 2.... save mission... click on pasted aircraft... note it has reverted back to 1 - 1.

 

Additionally... it should be possible to add multiple Client / Player aircraft into one group... so you can build a flight of Human-playable aircraft that share the same waypoints... making mission creation / editing much easier.

[cichlidfan]

Additionally... it should be possible to add multiple Client / Player aircraft into one group... so you can build a flight of Human-playable aircraft that share the same waypoints... making mission creation / editing much easier.

 

I am fairly certain that one has been in the wish list for quite some time. :)

Edited April 17, 2013 by cichlidfan

[arteedecco]

^^ Thanks @cichlidfan

 

Consider this a "bump"...

 

It's frustrating to look at preliminary changelogs and see tons of "meh" type things but not things like this that have "...been in the wish list for quite some time."

 

I really don't care about Il-76 "shimmering" as much as I care about getting the ME working way better.

 

Thanks for your reply.

[shagrat]

On pasted aircraft try adjusting number to 1 - 2.... save mission... click on pasted aircraft... note it has reverted back to 1 - 1.

The logic is: Flight Number / Position so 1-1 is Flight 1 "lead" and 1-2 would be his Wingman, which is not possible, because the ME considers Group 1 is the already existing group and your new group of one aircraft needs a flight lead first... but there is a dirty trick!:music_whistling:

- copy the flight

- add a second, third, fourth AI aircraft (Unit 1 of 2, 1 of 3, etc.)

- switch to Unit 2 of 2 (flight number should be 1-2, now)

- change Flight number to 2, or 3, or what is available (should read 2-2, now)

- delete all other aircrafts and change Flight number back to 1-2

 

EDIT: no longer possible since 1.2.7

Edited April 1, 2014 by shagrat

[arteedecco]

^^ Ah ha! You da man @shagrat!

 

Thanks!

[Exorcet]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't actually find copy/paste for units in the ME or the manual. How exactly do you do it?

[HiJack]

CTRL+C and CTRL+V

[arteedecco]

^^ Yeah, that one got me too. It's almost too obvious in a way where everything else about the ME is sorta... not as obvious.

[Exorcet]

Alright, thanks.