18.12.2008, 11:28
Hi
With regards using dcg to use new planes and mods theres a guide on the dcg website somewhere for adding planes and maps
As for canonuk's map yes it is possible, but very time consuming to add it. For a start its a channel map so to get the front line to move across water would be near impossible, youd have to set the allied spawn point on a beachead in france if you wanted the ground troops to advance into france.
Also, even more difficult, you would have to write an .rds, .rls (road and rails) as well as a ship file and coastline file (cant remember what these are called) so that the ground troops and ships know where the roads and railways are. you'd also have to connect any airfields you want to use to the road network, while remembering to add road and rail depots so your convoys can unload, and factory districts(using static objects) to give AI bombers something to target.
once youve done all that then yes its just a basic text edit to get it to appear in the menu.
Basically its WAY too much effort for a beta map because any files you write for the beta fersion wont work on the final release.
Edit: this refers to dcg only by the way
With regards using dcg to use new planes and mods theres a guide on the dcg website somewhere for adding planes and maps
As for canonuk's map yes it is possible, but very time consuming to add it. For a start its a channel map so to get the front line to move across water would be near impossible, youd have to set the allied spawn point on a beachead in france if you wanted the ground troops to advance into france.
Also, even more difficult, you would have to write an .rds, .rls (road and rails) as well as a ship file and coastline file (cant remember what these are called) so that the ground troops and ships know where the roads and railways are. you'd also have to connect any airfields you want to use to the road network, while remembering to add road and rail depots so your convoys can unload, and factory districts(using static objects) to give AI bombers something to target.
once youve done all that then yes its just a basic text edit to get it to appear in the menu.
Basically its WAY too much effort for a beta map because any files you write for the beta fersion wont work on the final release.
Edit: this refers to dcg only by the way