26.06.2009, 10:38
Hi Guys,
I was surfing a bit last night and my insomnia drove me to a perusal of the history of the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) on overseas duty in WWII. Being a proud Canadian I have from time to time considered adding some of my own national flavour to IL2. The easiest addition (I thought) was simply to add the RCAF Squadron numbers to the selectable choices in the Regiments lists. (With the hope that it would not be too difficult to add the correct squadron codes to apply to the aircraft) . I figured even if I couldn't apply the correct squadron codes to the aircraft, I would at least read the Sqdn numbers in the unit selection list when I picked an aircraft - I know it's a rather lame start, but my skills in the computer department tempered by realism forced me to start small - so I thought.
I dutifully typed in the number and Name of each RCAF squadron (#s 400-443 Sqdns) in the notepad files :
IL2 1946\files\i18n\regInfo_ru.properties, and ...i18n\regShort_ru.properties
The additions do not show up in either QMB or FMB. After another look, I realized I missed the addition of RCAF to files\country_ru.proerties as : rc RCAF at the end of the list, so I added that.
Still no joy.
Now I am unable to find where to add the squadron designations either to IL2, or to MAT manager,. Clearly, both programs are capable of doing so : all the graphic elements are already there, I simply need to find the file with the code lists and make the RCAF additions(I hope).
If anyone knows where and how I could do this, I'd be very appreciative.
If anyone has made an attempt to augment MAT Manager successfully, I'd like to know, before I begin the task of tracking down "Aces" to see if he is still interested in adjusting his wonderful program : as others have previously said, as soon as I reinstall IL2 in any form the first thing I do to it is get MAt MAnager working - I can't stand to look at the original in game markings.
Kopfdorfer
I was surfing a bit last night and my insomnia drove me to a perusal of the history of the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) on overseas duty in WWII. Being a proud Canadian I have from time to time considered adding some of my own national flavour to IL2. The easiest addition (I thought) was simply to add the RCAF Squadron numbers to the selectable choices in the Regiments lists. (With the hope that it would not be too difficult to add the correct squadron codes to apply to the aircraft) . I figured even if I couldn't apply the correct squadron codes to the aircraft, I would at least read the Sqdn numbers in the unit selection list when I picked an aircraft - I know it's a rather lame start, but my skills in the computer department tempered by realism forced me to start small - so I thought.
I dutifully typed in the number and Name of each RCAF squadron (#s 400-443 Sqdns) in the notepad files :
IL2 1946\files\i18n\regInfo_ru.properties, and ...i18n\regShort_ru.properties
The additions do not show up in either QMB or FMB. After another look, I realized I missed the addition of RCAF to files\country_ru.proerties as : rc RCAF at the end of the list, so I added that.
Still no joy.
Now I am unable to find where to add the squadron designations either to IL2, or to MAT manager,. Clearly, both programs are capable of doing so : all the graphic elements are already there, I simply need to find the file with the code lists and make the RCAF additions(I hope).
If anyone knows where and how I could do this, I'd be very appreciative.
If anyone has made an attempt to augment MAT Manager successfully, I'd like to know, before I begin the task of tracking down "Aces" to see if he is still interested in adjusting his wonderful program : as others have previously said, as soon as I reinstall IL2 in any form the first thing I do to it is get MAt MAnager working - I can't stand to look at the original in game markings.
Kopfdorfer