Mission Building

[highpockets]

I am going to ask a dumb question. Do you have to use the particular theater install M/B to do your mission building in for that theater?

Don't get excited yet. I am just trying to learn how you MB guys do it. I have Cody Coyote's manual, but I haven't located it yet since my move.

[Rami]

Highpockets,

Yes.

[highpockets]

Thanks.

[Captain Kurt]

Yup, it's critical.

[No Dice]

Mission
Tutorial
Cody Coyote's Mission Building Handbook for CFS2 in PDF format
by Jim Borowski ( this is a must have) ****


http://thefreeflightsite.com/Tutorials.htm

[highpockets]

NO Dice. I have it printed out in a notebook somewhere. A search party is out.

[highpockets]

My MTO theater is on F drive. Shortcut is on the desktop. Target "F:\CFS 2 MTO\cfs2.exe"
Start in: "F\CFS2 MTO"
How the heck do I get a mission builder shortcut? I am using a no cd shortcut.

[Rami]

Highpockets,

1) Go into the main folder of the installation you are trying to make a shortcut for.

2) Right click on the cfs2.exe file. When the pop-up menu shows up, click on "create shortcut."

3) Take this icon and place it on your desktop or whatever place you plan on using this shortcut.

4) Right-click on the shortcut, and click on "properties."

5) For the example you used, make sure your target line looks like this: "F:\CFS 2 MTO\cfs2.exe" /BUILDER

6) Click on Apply, then rename the shortcut icon to your liking.

7) Crack open a beer, then click on the icon and it will load mission builder for that specific sim.

Just don't get lost in there; those caves can run pretty deep.

[Rami]

No dice,

Interestingly, I never knew about Cody's handbook until years after he wrote it, when Talon ribbed me unmercifully for not knowing about it. I had already learned most of its content by examining the content of others and learning through observation, trial, and error on my own.

I can tell where I was in my development by how I constructed the Eastern Front missions versus how I do them now.

[Shadow Wolf 07]

No dice,

Interestingly, I never knew about Cody's handbook until years after he wrote it, when Talon ribbed me unmercifully for not knowing about it. I had already learned most of its content by examining the content of others and learning through observation, trial, and error on my own.

I can tell where I was in my development by how I constructed the Eastern Front missions versus how I do them now.

I too learned about MB from trial and error, then Cody's first and later the most recent handbook. A few years ago I took the handbook to Kinkos and had it printed and spiral bound in a handy size. It makes for a nice read on the beach

[highpockets]

I have tried numerous times the process above and continue to get message: "Problem with shortcut" box
The name"F:\CFS 2 MTO\cfs 2.exe"/builder specified in the target box is not a valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.
I obviously am doing something wrong.

[Rami]

I have tried numerous times the process above and continue to get message: "Problem with shortcut" box.

The name"F:\CFS 2 MTO\cfs 2.exe"/builder specified in the target box is not a valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

I obviously am doing something wrong.

Jim, there needs to be a space in that line between the quote after the .exe and the /BUILDER

When I posted that, it wasn't a typo.

[highpockets]

Missed the space.
That fixed it.

[Blood_Hawk23]

Something you'll want to add if you haven't already is the Ops area. When you run MB it will start you in the Solomons.

In the INFO folder look for the opareas.dat and open it with notepad. Here is a list I have...

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
Solomon Islands, S4 55, E154 30, S10 57, E162 30, 1
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
Caroline Islands, N18 31, E146 50, S1 45, E152 35
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
Korean Theater, N42 50, E119 12, N31 10, E144 15
Aleutian Islands, N44 06, E178 48, N64 23, W157 41
MTO-Crete, N37 15, E23 15, N34 31, E26 41
MTO-Greece, N41 47, E18 53, N36 23, E25 56
MTO-Rhodes, N36 32, E27 31, N35 51, E28 23
MTO-Bulgaria, N44 51, E22 02, N39 26, E29 30
MTO-Romania, N48 37, E21 52, N43 14, E29 44

Just copy and paste any or all of them in. The bold ones are those that I've added. Now you can start a new mission in one of these areas.

[highpockets]

How about missions out of N Africa Sicily and Italy?

[Rami]

Jim,

Using Blood_Hawk23's instructions, this is what I have for the Mediterranean...copy and paste it into your operas.dat file.

MTO-Libya-West-Tripoli, N32 52, E13 11, N32 51, E13 12
MTO-Libya-Cent-Benghazi, N36 06, E20 05, N36 05, E20 06
MTO-Libya-East-Tobruk, N32 04, E23 57, N32 03, E23 58
MTO-Egypt-West, N31 30, E27 30, N31 29, E27 31
MTO-Egypt-Matruh, N32 21, E27 14, N32 20, E27 15
MTO-Egypt-East, N31 30, E29 00, N28 30, E32 00
MTO-Tunisia-Tunis, N36 48, E10 10, N36 47, E10 11
MTO-Algeria-Oran, N35 42, W00 38, N35 41, W00 37
MTO-Algeria-Algiers, N36 47, E03 03, N36 46, E03 04
MTO-Italy-North, N49 00, E08 00, N46 00, E11 00
MTO-Italy-South, N39 00, E15 00, N42 00, E18 00
MTO-Italy-Central, N44 00, E11 00, N41 00, E14 00
MTO-Italy-Taranto, N40 31, E17 06, N40 23, E17 17
MTO-Palestine and Syria, E31 58,E33 28,N37 22,E40 10
MTO-Sicily, N39 00,E12 30,N36 00,E15 30
MTO-Sardinia, N41 30, E07 30, N38 30, E10 30
MTO-Crete, N37 15, E23 15, N34 31, E26 41
MTO-Greece, N41 47, E18 53, N36 23, E25 56
MTO-Rhodes, N36 32, E27 31, N35 51, E28 23
MTO-Bulgaria, N44 51, E22 02, N39 26, E29 30
MTO-Romania, N48 37, E21 52, N43 14, E29 44
MTO-Malta, N36 00, E14 00, N35 00, E15 00
MTO-Mallorca Islands, N39 37, E02 59, N39 36, E03 00
MTO-Strait of Gibraltar, N35 55, W05 28, N35 54, W05 29
MTO-Morocco-Casablanca, N33 35, W07 36, N33 34, W07 35
MTO-Senegal-Dakar, N14 24, W17 34, N15 05, W16 51

[highpockets]

Thanks Rami.