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JG7_X_Man

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DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« on: April 20, 2016, 08:19:41 AM »

I just ran across is this issue I have heard for a while: Aircraft that do not have weapons.properties file entries in IL-2 are rendered useless to DCG as AI aircraft if anything other than the "default" armament is to be used in a campaign. It is standard that at the start of the mission the "user's" units aircraft will explode and all other aircraft on the ground. In cycling through the remaining units (SHFT - F1/F2), a "pink" aircraft will be found crashed. This has been well documented as a case where the weapons selected in DCG (payloads.dcg or allpayloads.dcg file) is not in the game for that particular aircraft or multiple aircraft.

This case involves the Typhoon Mk.Ia, 1941. This is an issue where the entry in the payload.dcg has a "default" weapon of 12x.303 but in the game it's "Default" - yes it's case sensitive. o_O

So if anyone that is using my CUP payload.dcg file and notices this issue when a "default" weapon load-out is being used - let me know. Thanks
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2016, 09:14:32 AM »

The same applies to

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BlenheimMkIVF
Bu_181
Bv_141
Bv_237, Bv_237_B1
B-25BRaider
Fw-190D-14
HellcatMkI, HellcatMkIb, HellcatMkII, HellcatMkIII
HE-280
Ki-177, Ki-177-Ko
Ta-152C0
TyphoonMkIa
Z26

All these have Default instead of default.
Unfortunately, there are many such anomalies in the class files, e.g. None , or Empty, or empty instead of none, etc. The 'none' option is sometimes completely missing, and there are loadout designations which are not even usable in weapons.properties.

If in doubt, use my full weapons.properties for reference.

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,51104.0.html

'In two weeks' (for sure)  ;) I'll upload a utility which will automate this checking process.
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 07:28:16 AM »

It's exhausting! Frankly if modders are going to continue to use short cuts - DCG will be harder and harder to update.
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2016, 09:06:01 AM »

No, if I finish this thingy I'm working on, DCG will be quite easy to update. DCG will import crucial game data such as plane and loadout designations. No more fuss with underscores and dashes.

The real problem is that some modders haven't followed the established naming conventions. There are some 50 problematic planes out of the 1000 total. That's only 5%, and the problem could be comfortably fixed if someone took the pain to revise those 50 files. I can tell him what exactly to look for. There would be one backdrop, however: FMB missions for/with those planes, created before the patch, would be broken as they use None, or Empty, or empty instead of none, etc, etc.
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2016, 09:49:32 PM »

Well let me know if you needed some help. Been working on a Channel Front campaign that spans Winter '40 to Summer '43. I can take some time to help as I am in the testing and tweaking stage.
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 04:49:05 AM »

Here's a full list of naming irregularities in WAW #20. Be careful with these planes/loadouts. Some planes do not have default or none configurations (marked +), others have unconventional ones (marked ~). It's better to avoid them for the moment.

Moezilla and me are working on a DCG compatibility mod for WAW, which would hopefully settle all these issues (Default > default, Empty > none, etc). It would be great if you could beta-test it before release. 

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~2 x RX-4 Defensive
~None
# 49 #AR_234B3.java
----------------------- #1
~Central Tank+10xHVAR5A
~2xM26 Incendiary Clusters+10xHVAR-AT
~154DTK+1xM26 Incendiary Cluster+10xHVAR-AT
~2xTinyTim+2x250lbs+8x100lbsGP Bombs
~2x500lbs+2x250lbs+8x100lbs GP Bombs
# 55 #AU_1.java
----------------------- #2
+no "default" (or such)
# 74 #B25A.java
----------------------- #3
~default (NT)
~3cmJazz (NT)
~2cmJazz_Tanks (NT)
~3cmJazz_Tanks (NT)
~2cmJazz_Nag (NT)
~3cmJazz_Nag (NT)
~2cmJazz_Tanks_Nag (NT)
~3cmJazz_Tanks_Nag (NT)
~2cm_Full (NT)
~3cm_Full (NT)
~2cm_Full_Tanks (NT)
~3cm_Full_Tanks (NT)
~Stand in 110H4
# 160 #BF_110G4NJ.java
----------------------- #4
~default (NT)
~3cmJazz (NT)
+no "none" (or such)
# 161 #BF_110H4.java
----------------------- #5
~Skydiver + Hispano404
~Skydiver + 8x2.75in
# 163 #BirdDog.java
----------------------- #6
~Default
# 170 #BLENHEIM4F.java
----------------------- #7
~Default
+no "none" (or such)
# 176 #Bu_181.java
----------------------- #8
~Default
~2 x Sc70 Bombs
# 177 #Bv_141.java
----------------------- #9
~Default
~2 x Drop Tanks
~2 x Sc70 Bombs
~2 x Sc250 Bombs
~1 x Sc500 Bomb
~2 x Sc500 Bombs
~1 x Sc1000 Bomb
~1 x Sc1000 + 2 x Sc250
~1 x Sc1800 Bomb
~2 x RX-4 AAM
~2 x RX-7 ATGM
~1 x Bv-246 Glide Bomb
~2 x Mk-103 Pods
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x DT
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Sc70
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Sc250
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Rx-4
# 178 #Bv_237.java
----------------------- #10
~Default
~2 x Drop Tanks
~2 x Sc70 Bombs
~2 x Sc250 Bombs
~2 x Sc500 Bombs
~2 x RX-4 AAM
~2 x RX-7 ATGM
~2 x Mk-103 Pods
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x DT
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Sc70
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Sc250
~2 x Mk-103 + 2 x Rx-4
~50mm Cannon
# 180 #Bv_237_B1.java
----------------------- #11
~Default
# 191 #B_25BRaider.java
----------------------- #12
~None
# 204 #B_29SP.java
----------------------- #13
~BREDA 20mm
# 216 #Ca_309.java
----------------------- #14
~2x250lbs
~8x90lbsRP
# 244 #DAPBEAU.java
----------------------- #15
~None
# 245 #DC_3B.java
----------------------- #16
+no "default" (or such)
# 274 #Dragonfly46.java
----------------------- #17
+no "default" (or such)
# 275 #Dragonfly46N.java
----------------------- #18
~defualt (Field Mod)
~2x60kg (Field Mod)
# 294 #F1M.java
----------------------- #19
~4x.50cal.M2 Brownings Default
+no "default" (or such)
# 303 #F4FS_3.java
----------------------- #20
~2 x 154 gal Tank
~1 x 154 gal Central Tank + 2 x 500lbs Bombs + 8 x 100lbs Bombs
~1 x 154 gal Tank + 1x 1000lbs Bomb + 8 x HVAR5N
~1 x 154 gal Tank + 1 x Napalm Bomb + 8 x HVAR
~1 x 154 gal Tank + 1x 1000lbs Bomb + 8 x HVAR
~1x 154 gal Central Tank + 2 x 260 Lbs Frag Bombs + 4 x HVARAT + 4 x HVAR
# 314 #F4U_4.java
----------------------- #21
~1 x 154 gal Central Tank
~2 x Tiny Tim + 8 x 100lbs GP Bombs
~2 x Tiny Tim + 8 x HVAR
~2 x M26 Incendiary Clusters +8 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal Tank + 1 x M26 Incendiary Cluster + 8 x HVAR-AT
~2x 260lbs Frag Bombs+ 8 x HVAR
~154 gal Tank + 1x 260 Frag Bomb + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal tank + 75 gal Napalm Bomb + 8 x 100lbs GP Bomb
~154 gal central tank + 8 x HVAR
# 315 #F4U_4B.java
----------------------- #22
~1 x 154 gal Central Tank
~Central Tank + 8 x HVAR Rockets
~2 x 154gal Tank + 8 x HVAR
~1 x 154gal +8xHVAR5N
~2 x 154gal Tank + 8 x HVAR5N
~2 x 154gal + 1 x 2000lbs
~154 gal tank + 75 gal Napalm Bomb + 8 x 100lbs GP Bombs
~2x 500lbs Bombs + 2 x 250lbs Bombs + 6 x 100lbs GP Bombs
~154 gal Tank + 1x 500lbs + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal Tank + 1x 260 Frag Bomb + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal Tank + 1x 1000lbs Bomb + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR5N
~2 x 154 gal tank + 8 x Flares
# 316 #F4U_5.java
----------------------- #23
~1 x 154 gal Central Tank
~Central Tank + 8 x HVAR Rockets
~2 x 154gal Tank + 8 x HVAR
~1 x 154gal +8xHVAR5N
~2 x 154gal Tank + 8 x HVAR5N
~2 x 154gal + 1 x 2000lbs
~154 gal tank + 75 gal Napalm Bomb + 8 x 100lbs GP Bombs
~2x 500lbs Bombs + 2 x 250lbs Bombs + 6 x 100lbs GP Bombs
~154 gal Tank + 1x 500lbs + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal Tank + 1x 260 Frag Bomb + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR-AT
~154 gal Tank + 1x 1000lbs Bomb + 4 x Flares + 4 x HVAR5N
~2 x 154 gal tank + 8 x Flares
# 317 #F4U_5N.java
----------------------- #24
+no "none" (or such)
# 338 #FI_103_V1.java
----------------------- #25
+no "default" (or such)
# 341 #FL282.java
----------------------- #26
~None
# 357 #FW_190A3SANI.java
----------------------- #27
~None
# 358 #FW_190A3SANI1.java
----------------------- #28
~None
# 363 #FW_190A5142ATA.java
----------------------- #29
~None
# 364 #FW_190A5158ATA.java
----------------------- #30
~None
# 369 #FW_190A6RLP.java
----------------------- #31
~None
+no "default" (or such)
# 375 #FW_190A8R11.java
----------------------- #32
~Default
# 381 #FW_190D14.java
----------------------- #33
~Default
# 382 #FW_190D14Proto.java
----------------------- #34
+no "none" (or such)
# 411 #FW_190V13.java
----------------------- #35
+no "none" (or such)
# 412 #FW_190V18.java
----------------------- #36
~full guns axialMK108
~full guns MG151
~full guns outerMK108
~3xMG151+LT.F5b torpedo
~3xMG151+LT.1B4 Pfau torpedo
# 414 #FW_190_SeaDora.java
----------------------- #37
~None
# 415 #Fw_190_SeaFg.java
----------------------- #38
~1xsc2000_no guns
~LT.F5b torpedo
~LT.1B4 Pfau torpedo
~LT.1B4 Pfau torpedo+2xdt
~2xsb1000 no guns
~2xPC1000RS no guns
# 417 #FW_190_SeaJab.java
----------------------- #39
~empty
# 440 #GO_229A2.java
----------------------- #40
~empty
+no "default" (or such)
# 441 #GO_229A3.java
----------------------- #41
~empty
+no "default" (or such)
# 442 #GO_229A3NJ.java
----------------------- #42
~1xBritisth 18MkVII Torpedo
# 460 #HAMP_MkI_HP52.java
----------------------- #43
~2MG17s + 4x50Kg HE Bombs
~2MG17s + 6x10Kg HE Bombs
~2MG17s + Fuel Tank + 6x10Kg HE Bombs
~2MG17s + Teufelsei Incendiary Bomb
# 464 #He51C.java
----------------------- #44
~Default
~1x150dt & 6x60rock
~2x250 & 1x150dt
~2x250 & 6x60rock
~1x500 & 6x60rock
~2x500 & 1x150dt
~None
# 465 #HellcatMkI.java
----------------------- #45
~Default
~2x250 & 1x150dt
~2x500 & 1x150dt
~None
# 466 #HellcatMkIb.java
----------------------- #46
~Default
~1x150dt & 6x60rock
~2x250 & 1x150dt
~2x250 & 6x60rock
~1x500 & 6x60rock
~2x500 & 1x150dt
~None
# 467 #HellcatMkII.java
----------------------- #47
~Default
~1x150dt & 6x60rock
~2x250 & 1x150dt
~2x250 & 6x60rock
~1x500 & 6x60rock
~2x500 & 1x150dt
~None
# 468 #HellcatMkIII.java
----------------------- #48
~Default
~Drop Tank
~None
~PC 1000 Rs
~PC 1600
# 495 #HE_280.java
----------------------- #50
~Gunner /w Ammo
~Empty
+no "default" (or such)
# 496 #HE_60.java
----------------------- #51
+no "none" (or such)
# 522 #IAR_80B.java
----------------------- #52
~2xspecial _forces
# 589 #J2F_Duck_Super.java
----------------------- #53
~LongRange Tanks
~None
# 600 #Ju88G1d.java
----------------------- #54
~None
# 601 #Ju88G1_Stechmucke.java
----------------------- #55
~Empty
# 604 #JU_388K.java
----------------------- #56
~empty
# 609 #JU_52_TRANS.java
----------------------- #57
+no "default" (or such)
# 636 #JU_88C6b.java
----------------------- #58
~None
# 639 #JU_88G6.java
----------------------- #59
+no "default" (or such)
# 642 #JU_88R2.java
----------------------- #60
~Default
~2 x 250Kg Bombs
~2 x 500Kg Bombs
~2 x RX-4 AAM
~1 x Bv-246 Glide Bomb
~1 x Ki-147 Rocket Bomb
# 652 #KI_177.java
----------------------- #61
~Default
~2 x 250Kg Bombs
~2 x 500Kg Bombs
~2 x RX-4 AAM
~1 x Bv-246 Glide Bomb
~1 x Ki-147 Rocket Bomb
# 653 #KI_177_Ko.java
----------------------- #62
~2x Ho155 2x 250kg
~2xHo5 20mm
# 654 #KI_201.java
----------------------- #63
~Skydiver + 8x2.75in
# 708 #L18B.java
----------------------- #64
~Skydiver + 8x2.75in
# 709 #L21B.java
----------------------- #65
~Hispanos + Rockets + homing Torps
~Rockets + 12x250 lbs
~Rockets + 10x250 lbs + Radar
~Hispanos + 12x250 lbs
~2x Mk34 torpedoes +6x Mk53 charges + Radar
~8x250lb + 8xRP + 4xHispano
~2x Mk34 torpedoes + 7x Mk53 charges
+no "default" (or such)
# 735 #Liberator_GR_V.java
----------------------- #66
~20 x 75mm Fires (Battalion)
~15 x 105mm Fires (Division)
~10 x 410mm Fires (Battleship)
# 743 #L_5A.java
----------------------- #67
~Default
+no "none" (or such)
# 819 #Mk6.java
----------------------- #68
~None
# 823 #MOSQUITO16.java
----------------------- #69
~None
# 829 #MOSQUITONF12.java
----------------------- #70
~None
# 830 #MOSQUITONF17.java
----------------------- #71
~None
# 831 #MOSQUITONF17AI8.java
----------------------- #72
~None
# 832 #MOSQUITONF19.java
----------------------- #73
~None
# 833 #MOSQUITONF19AI8.java
----------------------- #74
~empty
# 835 #MOSQUITO_TR33.java
----------------------- #75
~default(Field Mod)
~6x50kg (Field Mod)
~2x250lbsE (Field Mod)
~2x250lbs US (Field Mod)
+no "default" (or such)
# 863 #OS2U.java
----------------------- #76
+no "default" (or such)
# 909 #P_11CPL.java
----------------------- #77
+no "none" (or such)
# 926 #P_38DroopSnoot.java
----------------------- #78
+no "none" (or such)
# 935 #P_38J15LO.java
----------------------- #79
+no "none" (or such)
# 936 #P_38J25LO.java
----------------------- #80
+no "none" (or such)
# 938 #P_38L5LO.java
----------------------- #81
~None
# 940 #P_38M.java
----------------------- #82
~2x250lbsEe 1xSlipper Ctr
# 1045 #SEAFIRE250AK.java
----------------------- #83
~2 x 45gal tanks
~2 x 90gal tanks
~2 x 250lb bomb
~2 x 500lb bomb
~2 x 1000lb USbomb
~2 x 500lb MCbomb
~2 x 1000lb bomb
~12 x 60lb rock
~12 x 60lb rock_salvo
~2 x 45gal tanks + 2 x 250lb bomb
~2 x 45gal tanks + 2 x 500lb bomb
# 1054 #SeaFury_MkX.java
----------------------- #84
+no "none" (or such)
# 1080 #SPITFIRE11.java
----------------------- #85
+no "none" (or such)
# 1154 #Stranraer.java
----------------------- #86
~50 ao 10
~12 fab50
~12 fab100
~2 fab250
~2 fab500
~2 x 250 + 12 x fab100
+no "none" (or such)
# 1159 #SU_2N.java
----------------------- #87
~Default
~Empty
# 1171 #TA_152C0.java
----------------------- #88
~(late43)_2x500E_MC_no cannons
# 1218 #TYPHOON1B.java
----------------------- #89
~Default
~Empty
# 1221 #TyphoonMk1a.java
----------------------- #90
~4 x 100FAB
# 1228 #U_2T.java
----------------------- #91
~None
# 1232 #VG_33.java
----------------------- #92
~4x100lbsAS+8xMarkers MKII
# 1234 #VildebeestLIII.java
----------------------- #93
~Depth Charges
# 1247 #XC_47X.java
----------------------- #94
~Default
~None
# 1280 #Z26.java
----------------------- #95
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2018, 06:44:27 AM »

Sniperton, did anything ever come of this? Just thought I would ask as I have just done a complete install of BAT and have what you describe, Pink Aircraft, Missing cockpits and some skins wrapped round aircraft instead of being layed on them....Im  trying to correct these things one at a time, and a pink aircraft was top of the list.
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Re: DCG and Pink Aircraft issues
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2018, 08:06:37 AM »

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