03.03.2009, 22:19
Beowulf did a very good job explaining, but I explain it from a different perspective. his is not wrong persay, mine is just a little different. On top of everything above ...
Yes, you can put ANY map into DCG to have a campaign. DCG does need a .mis file of the map, however. This does two things: 1) DCG has a reference of the map. 2) What is in that file are all of the units and objects that are going to be on the map. Any and all tanks, planes, ships, static bunkers or beachheads that are made along with populating factories with objects and so forth. From that template DCG will create missions based on the parameters you set up in the DCG program. BUT ... it will only use what is in the template to make a campaign.
There are alot of DCG file that need to be made, but they are not difficult to understand. Adding a map from scratch is quite some work, but not as bad as adding a new plane. Aside from the steep learning curve ...
The basics of adding a new map need the following files:
NewMap.rds
NewMap.srd
NewMap.rls
NewMap.prd
NewMap.mis (Found in master folder. This is the template with all units)
offmap.dcg
maps.dcg
allcampaigns.dcg
grandcampaign.dcg
And additions into the following files to select them from game menu:
campaignXxX
planesXxX
squadronsXxX
If you are interested in making a campaign, check out my guide to DCG. It covers everything from installing to tweaking all parameters to making a scratch campaign. It is a sticky in the map discussion forum.
Here is a link:
http://allaircraftsimulations.com/forum/...sc&start=0
Yes, you can put ANY map into DCG to have a campaign. DCG does need a .mis file of the map, however. This does two things: 1) DCG has a reference of the map. 2) What is in that file are all of the units and objects that are going to be on the map. Any and all tanks, planes, ships, static bunkers or beachheads that are made along with populating factories with objects and so forth. From that template DCG will create missions based on the parameters you set up in the DCG program. BUT ... it will only use what is in the template to make a campaign.
There are alot of DCG file that need to be made, but they are not difficult to understand. Adding a map from scratch is quite some work, but not as bad as adding a new plane. Aside from the steep learning curve ...
The basics of adding a new map need the following files:
NewMap.rds
NewMap.srd
NewMap.rls
NewMap.prd
NewMap.mis (Found in master folder. This is the template with all units)
offmap.dcg
maps.dcg
allcampaigns.dcg
grandcampaign.dcg
And additions into the following files to select them from game menu:
campaignXxX
planesXxX
squadronsXxX
If you are interested in making a campaign, check out my guide to DCG. It covers everything from installing to tweaking all parameters to making a scratch campaign. It is a sticky in the map discussion forum.
Here is a link:
http://allaircraftsimulations.com/forum/...sc&start=0