Qn about convoys or large formations in MB

[Superdad]

Hi,

I'm sure I've seen the answer to this somewhere before .... but is it possible to create large ship formations in MB and assign them their route and waypoints as a single entity ?

I ask because I was attempting to create a representative North Atlantic convoy with about 20 merchantmen and five escorts grinding along at 11kts, and, not surprisingly, 25 routes and waypoints get a bit tricky to edit effectively.

I know you can group scenery objects and move 'em around using shift-left-button, but can you do something similar with ships formations and have move as one ?

And why do I ask ? Well because I visited HMS Wellington to see their Battle of the Atlantic exhibition (http://www.thewellingtontrust.com/heritage/boa-exhibition) and thought, hmmm, I'd like to fly over that.

regards,
SD

[bobhegf]

Yes you can. First hit shift and drag your mouse over the ships you want in the convoy then hit ALT+CTL+F and you are done. NOTE: All ships must have a gunstation or they will go north only. Another thing to watch is to never use evade or the ships will not stay on station when attacked.

[Superdad]

Yes you can. First hit shift and drag your mouse over the ships you want in the convoy then hit ALT+CTL+F and you are done. NOTE: All ships must have a gunstation or they will go north only. Another thing to watch is to never use evade or the ships will not stay on station when attacked.

Ah ha!. Excellent that works perfectly. (I wonder what other hidden ALT+CTL+x I should know about!).

Thanks very much.

I'm off to patrol the grey Atlantic now.

SD

[Rami]

Superdad,

While it may be tedious, sometimes you will find that having the ships use their own individual waypoints can be beneficial, especially for evasive action movements. This paid benefits during the Pedestal missions, and convoy missions in the Beaus in the Sand campaign.

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Don't set a ship you are going to attack as the convoy leader.

Download Cody Coyote's Mission Builder Tutorial to learn all about convoys and other goodies.

[Superdad]

Don't set a ship you are going to attack as the convoy leader.

Download Cody Coyote's Mission Builder Tutorial to learn all about convoys and other goodies.


Ah, I thought I had, but now I find I've been looking at a copy from way way back, whereas the 2011 version has all the convoy stuff in it, and I could have, should have found it there ... ooops. Sorry.

SD