How do you make bases usable in Missions?

[moonbutter2]

I can't take off from any of the cool bases when I am in the missions program. I don't drink so I did not spill any beer on it. ;-)

I know some one has the answer out there (rami) so "thanks" in andvance!

ry

[OBIO]

The information for the bases needs to be added to the airbases.dat file in the INFO folder.

OBIO

[moonbutter2]

Obio, I can see the base but when I tell the mission program to take off from there I end up flying over it.

[Corsair Freak]

Adding all that info to the airbases.dat file can be a real pain. Especially if you're adding XavierB's EA WWII scenery. Theres some 360 airfield entries, enough to drive you to drink. :costumes:

[jimskifs]

I think cfs2 will allow you to take off anywhere in Mission Builder provided there is an entry for that place in the airbases.dat file. That file is located in the INFO folder. You can bring the file up with a word processor like wordpad and edit it and save it like any text file.

You will need the name, lat and lon and elevation and heading that you will start from. When I do one of these I usually copy the last airbase entry in the list and then paste it in as another entry. Then change the runway and id numbers so it doesn't duplicate another base. Then substitute your bases info to complete the new entry. Doesn't take too long.

Finding the base's info like lat, long, elevation may be a bother but I think you might get what you need by bringing up the base's area in the mission builder map view, then zooming way in so you can see exactly where you want to be placed for take off, then note in the dialog box the lat and lon and elevation of your cursor.

JImski

[miamieagle]

How to add airbases to you airbase list.

Here is How!

You need to go to My Computer/Local Disk C/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Combat Flight Simulator 2/INFO Folder/Look for a file call airbases.

Open it with notepad by clicking your mouse on the left side.

A window will show up with the word open with.

Two options will show up. Select the option thats says "Select a program from the List".

Click the one that says notepad.

A list of Airbases will showup.

This example is from my three last airbases listed on my TEST CSF2 copy airbase file. The last two entries
are two Italian entries that I want to add to my list of airbses.


[runway.597]
id=9397
name=PNG Gurney Strip taxi
base_lat=S10 18.44
base_lon=E150 20.08
base_alt=110
heading=210
allegiance=0
units_across=0
takeoff_start_pos=0,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0

[runway.598]
id=9398
name=QLD Horne Is
base_lat=S10* 35.03'
base_lon=E142* 17.98'
base_alt=1.00
heading=80
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=-400,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-50,0

[runway.599]
id=9399
name=NT Batchelor 26
base_lat=S13 02.46
base_lon=E131 01.42
base_alt=555
heading=264
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=-400,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0

ITALY South

[runway.xx]
id=8168
name=IT Foggia
base_lat=N41 26.20
base_lon=E15 34.46
base_alt=241
heading=160
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=100,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=550,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0
; NDB 722


[runway.xx]
id=8169
name=IT Gioia Del Colle
base_lat=N40 45.75
base_lon=E16 55.59
base_alt=1090
heading=170
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=100,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=550,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0
; NDB 718

What you need to do is to add them by following the sequence numbers in the runway and the id numbers from the previous airbase entry in your list.

[runway.597]
id=9397
name=PNG Gurney Strip taxi
base_lat=S10 18.44
base_lon=E150 20.08
base_alt=110
heading=210
allegiance=0
units_across=0
takeoff_start_pos=0,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0

[runway.598]
id=9398
name=QLD Horne Is
base_lat=S10* 35.03'
base_lon=E142* 17.98'
base_alt=1.00
heading=80
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=-400,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-50,0

[runway.599]
id=9399
name=NT Batchelor 26
base_lat=S13 02.46
base_lon=E131 01.42
base_alt=555
heading=264
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=-400,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=500,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0

[runway.600] HERE
id=9400 HERE
name=IT Foggia
base_lat=N41 26.20
base_lon=E15 34.46
base_alt=241
heading=160
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=100,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=550,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0
; NDB 722


[runway.601] HERE
id=9401 HERE
name=IT Gioia Del Colle
base_lat=N40 45.75
base_lon=E16 55.59
base_alt=1090
heading=170
allegiance=0
units_across=2
takeoff_start_pos=100,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=550,0
landing_stop_pos=-250,0
; NDB 718



Thats it!

PS Remember to follow the sequence exactly as in the previous airbase listing other wise it will not work. Also to place the little square box at the End of of you airbase list.

I hope I have been helpful

PS Remember you do need the sceneries that this bases come with for this Bases to show up properly

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Enjoy

[miamieagle]

The best List of Operations Areas for the Mission Builder so far. This list was made by many Arthurs but I put the collection together. I hope you enjoy it!

How to use them you might ask?

Go to click on my computer/Local Disk/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Combat Flight Simulator 2/INFO/look for the file call opareas.Open it with the notepad.Erase all the information with in it.Copy this information and place inside this file. Its that easy!


Japan Mainland Islands, N45 0,E130 0,N30 0,E145 0
Milne Bay 42. Version 1.1
Pacific Theater,N29 0,E112 0,S23 0,W152 0
Ryukyu Islands, N29 21, E122 42, N23 45, E130 56
Bismarck Archipelago, S0 16, E145 23, S7 24, E154 45
Southern Solomon Islands, S12 39, E160 58, S22 49, E175 07
Hawaiian Islands, N22 55, W160 33, N18 14, W153 57
Wake Island, N20 25, E165 15, N18 32, E167 53
Midway Island, N28 38, W177 58, N27 46, W176 41
Northern Mariana Islands, N20 57, E139 08, N12 37, E150 35
Volcanic Islands, N28 01, E139 01, N24 29, E144 12
Marshall Islands, N14 17, E160 38, N5 33, E172 24
Gilbert Islands, N3 50, E169 45, S3 08, E178 54
Philippine Islands, N19 13, E112 41, N4 41, E132 25
Marcus Island, N24 39, E153 30, N23 56, E154 32
South Eastern New Guinea, S3 30, E143 13, S10 24, E152 27
European Theater, N47 26,W5 28,N53 59,E15 13
Nomonhan, N46 27, E115 21, N49 26, E120 43
Pacific Theater,N29 0,E112 0,S23 0,W152 0
Bismarck Archipelago, S0 16, E145 23, S7 24, E154 45
Solomon Islands, S4 55, E154 30, S10 57, E162 30, 1
Southern Solomon Islands, S12 39, E160 58, S22 49, E175 07
Midway Island, N28 38, W177 58, N27 46, W176 41
Gilbert Islands, N3 50, E169 45, S3 08, E178 54
Caroline Islands, N18 31, E146 50, S1 45, E152 35
Marcus Island, N24 39, E153 30, N23 56, E154 32
South Eastern New Guinea, S3 30, E143 13, S10 24, E152 27
United Kingdom, N50 50, W8 33, N58 29, E4 22
North Africa, N29 30, E20 30, N32 50, E27 55
Mediterranean, N30 10, E13 10, N36 30, E14 30
Balkans, N39 28, E20 31, N38 01, E20 10
Indochina, N25 90, E90 15, N5 20, E105 20
Dutch East Indies, N5 20, E95 50, S10 20, E115 20
Norway, N59 55, E10 37, N67 16, E14 20
Central Europe, N50 10, E14 26, N44 28, E26 07
Aluetian Islands, N50 29,E176 06,N57 09,W161 20
Dutch Harbor, N52 00,W168 00,N55 00,W165 00
Korean Theater, N40 37, E124 7, N35 13, E131 8
Spanish Civil War, N34 53,W7 48,N44 01,E4 39
Spanish Civil War-North, N43 00,W6 00,N43 40,W2 00
Libya,N30 00,E15 00,N32 30,E20 00
Finland, N62 12,E23 54,N58 54,E30 56
North Africa, N29 30, E20 30, N32 50, E27 55
Nord Africa, N33 0,E13 0,N28 0,E32 0
Central North Africa, N28 54,E14 33,N34 18,E21 4
Eastern North Africa, N29 17,E21 59,N34 44,E28 31
Crete, N34 53,E21 30,N40 20,E28 31
Palestine and Syria, E31 58,E33 28,N37 22,E40 10
Italy, N40 11,E10 4,N45 37, E17 38
Sicily and Malta, N33 26,E9 15,N38 52,E16 7
Norway, N59 55, E10 37, N67 16, E14 20
Poland, N54 13,E15 37,N49 35,E23 20
Normandie-Niemen, N57 05,E30 30,N52 36,E38 35
Finland, N62 11,E23 11,N58 31,E30 45
Crimea, N47 30,E32 36,N43 13,E38 45
Italy, N40 11,E10 4,N45 37, E17 38
Italy-Sur de Italia, N42 17, E14 52, N37 41, E20
Italy-Toranto, N40 31, E17 06, N40 23, E17 17
Sicily and Malta, N33 26,E9 15,N38 52,E16 7
Honolulu, N21 00, W157 30, N22 00, W157 00
Central North Africa, N28 54,E14 33,N34 18,E21 4
Eastern North Africa, N29 17,E21 59,N34 44,E28 31
Mediterranean, N30 10, E13 10, N36 30, E14 30
Ostfront, N57 05,E30 30,N52 36,E38 35
Balkans, N44 14, E15 15, N42 14, E17 15

[miamieagle]

I also recommend you read this post http://forums.netwings.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27
and this post http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1117604819 from page one top the last. It has many links and information on how to improve your enjoyment of this program to the Max. If you still have questions please come back here to this forum and we as a community will help you along.

By the way Welcome to our community!:ernae:

[Fibber]

Miami;
I believe that the "Jad" has put together a zip file called
msn_bldr_spt_pack
It has the descrip.dat and other add-ons pretty well laid out. Simple cut and paste into the folders concerned. My problem with the airfields is that I found one set that is really nice but I found a lot of duplicate airport id numbers. Hard to put together a comprehensive list of ALL bird nests when some are the same number. Hate to change identifiers in case missions are forthcoming for them and then have to go back and re-edit.

[bobhegf]

There is also another problem that I have.Planes like to takeoff and land into the wind. In CFS2 they takeoff into the wind and land down wind.Is there a correction for that?:d

[Jagdflieger]

Moonbutter2,

I saw in your post that you find yourself just flying over the base. Did you select "Take Off" and not the default "Turn" starting maneuver from the Route tab?

[moonbutter2]

That step by step by step on loading worked!