Operation Leader released!

[stuart277]

Hi All
I have been working on four missions relating to Operation Leader, a joint USN - RN attack on the German held bases in Norway in October 1943.
They are attached as a zip file.

The file has some background information and an installation readme.

I would appreciate any feedback as I am concerned that the installation readme may be missing some important add-ons.

Any feedback on the structure of the missions would also be appreciated.

This is my second set of missions.

Cheers,

Stuart

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[Rami]

Stuart,

I've toyed with the notion of doing this in the past...it's really nice to see someone else taking a crack at missions! I scanned the readme and noticed a couple of issues, but nothing major leaps out at me. I'll offer more feedback tomorrow, but sleep is calling my name loudly.

[Rami]

Stuart,

I'm still working on this. If you don't mind, how would you feel about a GSL harbor at Bodoe? (I'm kind of building it now...)

[Talon]

Stuart,

I'm still working on this. If you don't mind, how would you feel about a GSL harbor at Bodoe? (I'm kind of building it now...)

Guess your break time is over. :icon_lol:

[Rami]

Guess your break time is over. :icon_lol:

Talon,

No, I am helping out a friend. Part of that whole passing on our knowledge thing that we've been discussing. We need to support members who are making endeavors instead of griping that nobody seems to want to do anything.

[oldwheat]

I truly appreciate the art of good rationalizing Rami. (I'm rather good at it myself :icon_lol:)

[Rami]

Stuart277,

I turned the harbor at Bodoe into GSL, and included the gob for the Bodoe land airfield in it. I also adjusted the layout to fit the scenery modifications to assist you in that regard.

The biggest change was in the readme, I added hyperlinks for you, as well as a couple new items needed from the GSL modification.

Please note: I did not change the missions at all; you will need to go through them and eliminate the infrastructure objects in those missions, and use or modify my layout as you please. The GSL file does not contain any vehicles, ships, or AA guns, those must always be separate from the GSL file.

The reason for this is that ships will not sink, guns will not fire, and vehicles will not fire weapons if they are in the GSL layer.

[stuart277]

Hi Rami
Regarding the PM, I have checked out the Bodo Airfield and it has trees and buildings on both ends of the runway. I have attached a picture it.
Again, thanks for your efforts.
:salute:
I will have a look at Martins Program, Robert's magazine will be a good help.
Cheers
Stuart

[Rami]

Stuart,

Aha! This answers my head-scratcher. It would appear that you installed these airfields prior to June of last year, or have the version from the archive. Bodoe and a few other airfields were moved so that they do not conflict with Rhumbaflappy's newer Watermasks. I put a description of what was moved in the new library...

"NOTE: This package was modified on 05/17/2011 to include the revised airfields at Banak and Lake Lesjaskog. - SOH Librarian.

NOTE: This package was modified again on 06/11/2011 to include the revised airfields at Bodoe, Bodoe seaplane, and Trondheim Sea. - SOH Librarian."

Here is a link to the package: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=45&id=3348

If you look at this pic, the revised location for this airfield eliminates the part of the bitmap that is over water.

[stuart277]

That got rid of 'em.

Well spotted Rami.:salute:

Thanks again,

Stuart

[Rami]

Stuart,

No problem! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. :mixedsmi:

[kdriver]

Hi Stuart,

I flew the four missions and everything worked well. Bodø harbour and the surrounding mountainous coastal scenery look spectacular (thanks Rami).

The one very minor error I could find is "Langley" should read "Ranger" in mission 4.

Thanks a lot,

Kevin

[stuart277]

Hi Stuart,

I flew the four missions and everything worked well. Bodø harbour and the surrounding mountainous coastal scenery look spectacular (thanks Rami).

The one very minor error I could find is "Langley" should read "Ranger" in mission 4.

Thanks a lot,

Kevin

Thanks Kevin.
Well spotted!:jump:
So far, I will just change the positioning of some of the AA in the Layout to suit the GSL and move a couple of the ships.

as well as renaming the Langley

[Talon]

Stuart,

Here's pics of s skin for the Freeware FDG SBD5 in the Grey scheme used at that time.

If interested let me know.


Talon

[stuart277]

Hi Talon
The FDG SBD5 in the Grey scheme would be a handy edition. The one I have used is from the Pacific Theatre, but it looks pretty good on the deck of the Ranger.
I have only just found a TBF from a set of missions for the Ranger by Stavros "Steve" Andreou. It looks really good but I can't get the bombdoors to open.
Thanks
Stuart

[Ian Astill]

Any you could upload the skin on its own?

[Talon]

Any you could upload the skin on its own?


Stuart has it now and can release it with his Campaign

[stuart277]

Hi All
I have been checking Rami's excellent Bodo GSL but I have a couple of odd showings.
There are some ships and a dock on land near the Radar station.
There are also a couple of gun emplacements in the middle of the harbour and another, in the water near the radar tower.
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I think I have followed Rami's instructions correctly. But maybe not!
I have missed something somewhere.
Cheers
Stuart

[kdriver]

Hi Stuart,
Do you have Rhumbaflappy's watermasks installed?

[Rami]

Stuart,

Yeah...that area of the world does not run on "Sander's" files, because it's too far north. If you don't have Rhumba's watermask files installed, (or you are missing some) that might be part of the problem.

[stuart277]

Thanks Guys
I had Rhumba's watermasks installed directly in the scenedb/world/scenery folder.
Installing it with the scenery library changed it to as it should look.:jump:

I should have read the instructions on the pack more carefully.
(I did do it a while ago, when I just started using CFS2.)
Cheers
Stuart

[Rami]

Stuart,

No problem, we're always here to help. :salute:

[stuart277]

Hi All
Hate to be a pain but I am still missing something or have a texture in the wrong place.
After I used Rhumba's watermasks, the problem with the scenery at Bodoe was fixed, however, the change brought about a new problem.
There are lots of 'blueish' patches in the water.


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I am pretty sure I have Stiz's water textures.

I have a copy of my scenery layer below:


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Title=CFS2 World
Description=CFS 2 Scenery data
Cache_Size=64M
Clean_on_Exit=TRUE
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Texture_ID=1
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Required=TRUE
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[Area.03]
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Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
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[Area.004]
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[Area.005]
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Required=TRUE
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[Area.006]
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Active=TRUE
Layer=6
Remote=
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[Area.007]
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[Area.013]
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[Area.014]
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Local=..\SCENEDB\DEM Mesh LOD 8
Remote=
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Required=TRUE
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[Area.015]
Title=Global_Exclude
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[Area.016]
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[Area.017]
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Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
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[Area.018]
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Remote=
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
Layer=18

[Area.019]
Title=JHS_East_Prussia
Local=..\SCENEDB\JHS_East_Prussia
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Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
Layer=19

[Area.020]
Title=JHS_Poland
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Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
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[Area.021]
Title=JHS_Romania
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Remote=
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
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[Area.022]
Title=JHS_England
Local=..\SCENEDB\JHS_England
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[Area.024]
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Local=..\SCENEDB\JHS_France_South
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Active=TRUE
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[Area.025]
Title=JHS_BENL
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[Area.026]
Title=JHS_Germany
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[Area.027]
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[Area.028]
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Local=scenedb\CFS2BoB
Remote=
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
Layer=28
　
[Area.029]
Title=City Fires
Local=..\SCENEDB\City Fires
Remote=
Active=TRUE
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[Area.030]
Title=Searchlights
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Remote=
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This is a copy of my scenedb/world/scenery folder (if you can read it)

Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Stuart


　

[kdriver]

Hi Stuart,

Move Layer 1 Default Scenery down to after Watermasks and before CFS Library and hopefully that should fix it.

Kevin

[stuart277]

Hi Kevin
Thanks for the input. No luck though.
I have tried the watermasks in a few spots, but no change.
PS the [Area.03] is actually [Area.003], just a typo.
Cheers
Stuart

[Rami]

Stuart,

I don't have anything to offer on the scenery issue, but I approved your package, added a picture, and I figured I could sticky the thread to give you some good press. Nice work on this, and keep plugging with these missions! Do you feel up to a campaign yet?

[stuart277]

Hi Rami
Thanking you and all the people involved for your help.
I am not ready for a campaign yet.
I am currently working on some missions around Ceylon 1942. I started these a while ago, before realising that 'jerm' and 'C Burgess' had already covered them. I will complete them with a gsl of Colombo.
I am also working on some missions around Midway 1942, mostly relating to those not covered by AF=Midway, Enrico and Marc Czygan. I will try to do a gsl of midway using the scenery by otis and the flattens that I was given.
PS I have AF=Midway missions 5-9 USN and IJN missions 5-8 and 10-11. I wonder if there were any more?
Cheers
Stuart:jump:

[Talon]

Stuart,

I want to Thank you for your efforts even though I don't fly in the ETO very often ( I only fly the CFS3 addon ETO ). Most people in this forum have forgotten how to say thanks the last few years which is a shame. Maybe when people stop doing things for them to download they will learn the importance of a simple Thank You.

I'm waiting for your Midway missions.

Rami,

He's just getting his feet wet in mission building.I think when he's ready the campaign will be done.

[tobob]

Hi All
Hate to be a pain but I am still missing something or have a texture in the wrong place.
After I used Rhumba's watermasks, the problem with the scenery at Bodoe was fixed, however, the change brought about a new problem.
There are lots of 'blueish' patches in the water.

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Reread Rhumba's watermask readme, I think it states something about deleting the pac* files?

[Talon]

Stuart,

I already have a gsl of Colombo whic I haven't released. Xavier also has scenery for the area.

[CrisGer]

Great subject for missions, and nice scenery too, well done :) and thank you.:medals: