[EasyRider]

You guys are seriously cool!

Thanks ever so much for the help. I'll stick it in and have a look. Just out of curiosity, I keep getting an error message saying something about the memory not being able to be read. Is this a bug in the FMB or is it because the map I'm practising with is enormous and my PC has insufficient hardware to cope?

What are your specs on your computer,do you have the minimum to run the game?

What version of the game are you running,I am on 4.09

Which version of FMB are you using ?

Vanilla FMB or right off the DVD IL2 1946 Stock FMB ?
This version the stock FMB should open all maps and missions for you.
Some call this Mission Building FMB

There is the FMB+ which is a Mod for making your mission building stock FMB better for mission building by adding some nice features.This version should also open all your missions and maps no problem.

Third version of the FMB is Unlocked FMB,which is usually refered to as Map making FMB,this version of FMB is known to crash your IL2.EXE on maps that are rather large.The smaller maps open fine with map maker FMB(Unlocked FMB).The larger maps need a tool to cut down the size of the Actors.static file so as there are less objects on the map ,then with less objects unlocked (map maker FMB) will be able to load the larger map.With this version (Map Making FMB)you also can't save missions as you would normally in the mission building FMB.

So one would need to know which version of FMB your running and your specs

Easy