Carrier Ops Help Please?

[teeps]

Hi All,

I've asked this over on Avsim but I think Bill is a little busy, so I wondered if anyone here would be able to help.

Using MAAM's excellent Avenger and the included Carrier Operations gauge I have a problem illustrated by the shot below:

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Instead of seeing USS Langley I have the words 'Zone Undefined' at the top of the gauge. Pushing the plus and minus buttons doesn't change anything, even though as far as I can tell the ini files are in the right place with the right contents. Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Mark

[dogknot]

I just did a test with the ini files, dsd_arrester_zones.ini and dsd_catapult_zones.ini, to try and replicate what you have. After deleting the contents of the ini's I got the same output as your screenie..."Zone Undefined".

Two things come to mind that could be the cause. Either the content of the ini's are non-existent or the format is wrong/corrupt. Even a small unnoticed space in the wrong place will cause the info to be inactive.

I'd try a reinstall of the ini files and see if that helps.

Here are mine if you would like. They work. Just right-click and save, then rename: dsd_arrester_zones.ini and dsd_catapult_zones.ini

[teeps]

Hi Dogknot,

I really appreciate the help, but that didn't change it unfortunately. I am right in thinking the ini files go in the main gauges folder aren't I?

[dogknot]

Yes.
You should have in the FS main Gauges folder, a folder named "rcb-miljet" and its contents, dsd_arrester.gau, dsd_arrester_zones.ini, dsd_carrier_zones.gau, dsd_catapult.gau, and dsd_catapult_zones.ini......
also should be MAAM_TBM.gau, MAAM_TBMVC.gau (these previous two might be in the panel folder), COP_config.gau, COP_Sound.gau

The only other thing I can think of would be a typo in the panel.cfg


*I just got off of a private email conversation with a fellow that had basically the same problems (no carrier selections)......I sent as much info as possible regarding his problem, but he reloaded the entire MAAM pkg before I responded, and he was "fixed".

[teeps]

Again, thanks for your help Dogknot :)

I'll give a reinstall a try tomorrow and see if that sorts it.

[teeps]

Still no joy here :(

I reinstalled the Avenger package - no change.
I downloaded and installed a fresh zip file of the COP package by itself - no change.

I can't figure out what might be going wrong here at all.

[dhasdell]

This might be foolish question, but doesn't Carrier Ops use ArrCab rather than rcb? The cable zones will be the same (I think) but ArrCab won't catapult taildraggers.

[teeps]

I might be confusing my terminology. The Avenger comes with Carrier Operation Package v2.0 preconfigured, I'm not sure what ArrCab is?

[dhasdell]

No - it's me. I was confusing the Abacus Carrier Operations, which uses ArrCab as an alternative to Rcbcop and includes an Avenger, with the MAAM Avenger package.

[teeps]

I think I have it sorted. If I reload the aircraft once the mission starts it seems to initialise the gauge properly. Now I just need to learn to trap!

Thanks for the help and suggestions :)