Adding aircraft to campaign

[Ruusan]

Me again, with another stupid question: Is there a way to add add-on aircraft to campaign?

(Also, any more news on njg?)

[ndicki]

Easy - open up the campaign xml with notepad, and scroll down till you find this:

<TechTree>
<Aircraft Type="BF_109G_6">
<Date Month="2" Year="1943"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="BF_109G_10">
<Date Month="4" Year="1944"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="DO_335A_1">
<Date Month="2" Year="1945"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="DO_335B_2">
<Date Month="3" Year="1945"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="FW_190A_5">
<Date Month="2" Year="1943"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="FW_190A_8">
<Date Month="11" Year="1943"/>


Simply add in the aircraft you want, taking care to respect the architecture of the file...

<TechTree>
<Aircraft Type="My_Spitfire_MkIXc">
<Date Month="6" Year="1944"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="BF_109G_6">
<Date Month="2" Year="1943"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="BF_109G_10">
<Date Month="4" Year="1944"/>
</Aircraft>
<Aircraft Type="DO_335A_1">
<Date Month="2" Year="1945"/>
</Aircraft>

Save and you're off. (Colour for illustration purposes only!)

The aircraft name to use is the xdp file name minus the .xdp tag, NOT the folder name.

[Daiwilletti]

Me again, with another stupid question: Is there a way to add add-on aircraft to campaign?

(Also, any more news on njg?)

Hi Ruusan, read the .xdp file for the aircraft you wish to add to the campaign. Make sure the start date matches between campaign.xml and aircraft's xdp. Make sure that the nationality of the aircraft is represented in the campaign (otherwise an easy fix is to edit the natinality in the xdp file to match one of the nations in the campaign).

If you have a campaign starting in March '43 and your addon aircraft enters service in June 1944 you are going to have to wait a while before you fly it. There are addon campaigns for later periods of the war (and currently of course lots of choice in the ETO addon) if your desired plane comes in 1944 or 45.

Happy tweaking - there is lots in the campaign.xml file
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