06.12.2008, 17:53
Wonder if there's a limit to how many map entries can be placed into the [quick] conf.ini section... I'm up to 38 entries now. So far they all seem to work.
Also ... where are the default QMB .mis files?
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The neatest thing I have found is that you can have as many different varieties of missions on a single map as you like. Case in point: The Philippines map is huge, and offers a lot of room for different scenarios to be played out through QMBPlus missions. You can create a complete set of missions around Manila and Corrigidor with the intent of using 1941 plane sets (of course in QMB you can fly whatever you like); and you could create another set based on the Leyte Gulf battles later in the war, all on the same map. All it takes is careful naming of the entries to the (new, modded) [Quick] section in the conf.ini, matching the mission file names.
For example: You could use the conf.ini entry "Custom38=Manila" (the number after "custom" must be consecutive... I just used what I have to illustrate). Then name your missions "ManilaRedNone00.mis" (etc., etc.) for all the different Manila area missions.
Use the entry "Custom39=Leyte" and name the alternate missions "LeyteRedNone00.mis" (etc.)
In QMBPlus the map selection box will show "Manila" and "Leyte" as two different maps to select, even though the missions are all flown from the same (modded) Philippines map.
Also ... where are the default QMB .mis files?
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The neatest thing I have found is that you can have as many different varieties of missions on a single map as you like. Case in point: The Philippines map is huge, and offers a lot of room for different scenarios to be played out through QMBPlus missions. You can create a complete set of missions around Manila and Corrigidor with the intent of using 1941 plane sets (of course in QMB you can fly whatever you like); and you could create another set based on the Leyte Gulf battles later in the war, all on the same map. All it takes is careful naming of the entries to the (new, modded) [Quick] section in the conf.ini, matching the mission file names.
For example: You could use the conf.ini entry "Custom38=Manila" (the number after "custom" must be consecutive... I just used what I have to illustrate). Then name your missions "ManilaRedNone00.mis" (etc., etc.) for all the different Manila area missions.
Use the entry "Custom39=Leyte" and name the alternate missions "LeyteRedNone00.mis" (etc.)
In QMBPlus the map selection box will show "Manila" and "Leyte" as two different maps to select, even though the missions are all flown from the same (modded) Philippines map.