24.08.2009, 19:29
Greetings Venatore,
First, I don't have a solution to your dilemma, but I am very interested in it, as it reflects one of my own, which is :
"How does one manipulate the generation of aircraft ID?"
I suspect the earlier versions of IL2 MAt (the precursor to MAt Manager) would allow you to apply specific ID to your aircraft, though I do not know this for sure.
My suspicion is that IL2 Mat was simply a way to apply aircraft ID on a plane by plane basis ( anyone out there correct me if I am wrong please) and that the MAt MAnager part of the application is the random number application element for the artwork.
I would love to be able to :
1) Apply specific ID (by historical squadron/geschwader/wing/FG etc) to the appropriate groups.
2) Add to the historical squadron/regiment/wing etc etc list included in the IL2 game to represent more squadrons - after all this would simply be a data base, really, for artwork that is already done by artists superior to me.
3) Be able to have a consistent number of correctly id'ed planes in a given campaign, which would carry forth throughout that campaign., and at the best case, carry forth wear and tear of that campaign reflected in the aircraft's appearance AND performance to reflect historical abilities for various nations to affect field maintenance at various points and theatres in the war.
4) My own specific interest as a Canadian, is to add the Canadain WWII active squadron Id letters to the Commonwealth Numbering Set - I have all the correct lettering researched, and as all the numbers and letters exist it should simply be a matter of a few lines in a couple of files (?) to direct the prgram to add them. Canadian Squadrons were numbered 400-443 in World War II, and only a few are represented in IL2. Shame shame Oleg.
I am aware of the additional nations mod, but I want the Canadian Squadrons to have RAF codes, as they did throughout WWI - the maple leaf within the rondel occured after the war.
I hope someone reading this thread has some insight as to how to tackle our issues, as I believe they are interrelated, and the solution to one will lead to the solution of the other.
Sincerely,
Kopfdorfer
First, I don't have a solution to your dilemma, but I am very interested in it, as it reflects one of my own, which is :
"How does one manipulate the generation of aircraft ID?"
I suspect the earlier versions of IL2 MAt (the precursor to MAt Manager) would allow you to apply specific ID to your aircraft, though I do not know this for sure.
My suspicion is that IL2 Mat was simply a way to apply aircraft ID on a plane by plane basis ( anyone out there correct me if I am wrong please) and that the MAt MAnager part of the application is the random number application element for the artwork.
I would love to be able to :
1) Apply specific ID (by historical squadron/geschwader/wing/FG etc) to the appropriate groups.
2) Add to the historical squadron/regiment/wing etc etc list included in the IL2 game to represent more squadrons - after all this would simply be a data base, really, for artwork that is already done by artists superior to me.
3) Be able to have a consistent number of correctly id'ed planes in a given campaign, which would carry forth throughout that campaign., and at the best case, carry forth wear and tear of that campaign reflected in the aircraft's appearance AND performance to reflect historical abilities for various nations to affect field maintenance at various points and theatres in the war.
4) My own specific interest as a Canadian, is to add the Canadain WWII active squadron Id letters to the Commonwealth Numbering Set - I have all the correct lettering researched, and as all the numbers and letters exist it should simply be a matter of a few lines in a couple of files (?) to direct the prgram to add them. Canadian Squadrons were numbered 400-443 in World War II, and only a few are represented in IL2. Shame shame Oleg.
I am aware of the additional nations mod, but I want the Canadian Squadrons to have RAF codes, as they did throughout WWI - the maple leaf within the rondel occured after the war.
I hope someone reading this thread has some insight as to how to tackle our issues, as I believe they are interrelated, and the solution to one will lead to the solution of the other.
Sincerely,
Kopfdorfer