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Title: Using online missions offline
Post by: Blaubaer on February 19, 2019, 10:23:15 AM

I saved the running mission (LCtrl+R) of this server (http://metal-war.steelskies.net/de/) and loaded it locally afterwards to practice a bit. Everything went well online, locally the targets had disappeared even though they were displayed in the ingame map. Does anyone have an explanation?
Regards, Michael

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: Kopfdorfer on February 19, 2019, 10:44:22 AM

I'm no expert , but it sounds as if only part of the .mis file was grabbed.
Open the .mis file in notepad and have a look.

I expect what you'll find is no or null entries after a certain point.

I have never tried to do this , so I don't know what is and is not possible.

I am going to try to do this tonight and see what happens.

Perhaps a grown up can chime in.

Kopfdorfer

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: Kopfdorfer on February 19, 2019, 10:45:20 AM

Oh shoot , this is for BOS.
Strike everything I said.
Me and steam don't have anything going.

Sorry to mislead.

Kopfdorfer

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: sniperton on February 19, 2019, 12:29:09 PM

Blaubaer, if you're on a server and a mission is running, record a short track, then go to the folder of the recorded track (typically "..\data\Tracks\[mission folder]"), then copy the content of it (one *.mission file and several language files) to the Missions folder, than rename all files so that you can remember it. Hope it helps.

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: Blaubaer on February 19, 2019, 01:57:28 PM

I'm afraid not.
If I take a mission from the FAC server, everything works as planned. With the mission from the other server, the targets remain disappeared.

Best regards, Michael

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: sniperton on February 19, 2019, 04:06:17 PM

Once the online mission files are loaded, you should find them in the [Game]\data\Multiplayer\Dogfight\[mission files] folder.

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: SAS~Storebror on February 20, 2019, 12:51:11 AM

It should be noted that the "Checkzone" Trigger doesn't work correctly when you run a Multiplayer (DServer) mission as a player-hosted game (i.e. you open up a new Multiplayer Game in your game client).
This has been logged as a bug here: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/13160-multiplayer/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-597361

As a result, when you host missions from your own game client which ran fine on a DServer, they might or might not run well on your player-hosted game, depending on how much (and in which way) Checkzone Triggers have been used on that mission.

Workaround: Get yourself a DServer License and host the mission on your PC locally with your own DServer instance.

]cheers[
Mike

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: Blaubaer on February 20, 2019, 10:08:29 AM

Thanks for your clues. I'll give it a try sometime soon.

Regards, Michael

P.S.: Woher weißt du das alles?

Title: Re: Using online missions offline
Post by: SAS~Storebror on February 20, 2019, 10:29:22 AM

Quote from: Blaubaer on February 20, 2019, 10:08:29 AM

Woher weißt du das alles?

Ist mir selbst schon passiert 8)