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Author	Topic: How to fix the "Sweep" missions
Nat Pilot	posted 04-24- 07:01 PM well, with all the work I've been doing recently, I stubbled across this.. no-ones very happy that when a/c are on a Sweep mission they don't attack other aircraft, which by rights they should... well, having had a quick look into the Classes.ppf, it's very obvious that they never will! Ok, below is the current Classes.ppf file, and under that I have pasted what I believe to be a better Classes.ppf, which will allow a/c on a sweep mission to engage enemy aircraft. CURRENT Parsoft Property File ( obData 'airplane_set ( 'fighter 'bomber 'fighterbomber ) obData 'boat_set ( 'ptboat 'cargoboat 'passengerboat ) obData 'truck_set ( 'poltruck 'aaatruck 'cargotruck ) obData 'aaa_set ( 'aaafixed 'aaatruck 'aaatarget ) obData 'tower_set ( 'radiotower 'controltower 'radartower 'observationtower ) obData 'building_set ( 'factory 'church 'barracks 'hangar 'adminbld 'hq 'farm 'house 'tower_set ) obData 'critter_set ( 'cow ) obData 'misc_set ( 'dock 'bridge 'poltank 'powerstation 'runway 'ammodump ) obData 'landcraft_set ( 'truck_set 'bus_set 'car 'tank 'train ) obData 'seacraft_set ( 'boat_set 'sub ) obData 'surfacecraft_set ( 'seacraft_set 'landcraft_set ) obData 'aircraft_set ( 'airplane_set 'airship 'helicopter ) obData 'sweep_set ( 'landcraft_set 'seacraft_set 'aaa_set 'misc_set 'critter_set 'tower_set ) obData 'cap_set ( 'aircraft_set 'landcraft_set 'seacraft_set ) obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'sweep_set ) obData 'targeting_set ( 'building_set 'misc_set 'critter_set 'landcraft_set 'aaatarget ) ) ALTERED Parsoft Property File ( obData 'airplane_set ( 'fighter 'bomber 'fighterbomber ) obData 'boat_set ( 'ptboat 'cargoboat 'passengerboat ) obData 'truck_set ( 'poltruck 'aaatruck 'cargotruck ) obData 'aaa_set ( 'aaafixed 'aaatruck 'aaatarget ) obData 'tower_set ( 'radiotower 'controltower 'radartower 'observationtower ) obData 'building_set ( 'factory 'church 'barracks 'hangar 'adminbld 'hq 'farm 'house 'tower_set ) obData 'critter_set ( 'cow ) obData 'misc_set ( 'dock 'bridge 'poltank 'powerstation 'runway 'ammodump ) obData 'landcraft_set ( 'truck_set 'bus_set 'car 'tank 'train ) obData 'seacraft_set ( 'boat_set 'sub ) obData 'surfacecraft_set ( 'seacraft_set 'landcraft_set ) obData 'aircraft_set ( 'airplane_set 'airship 'helicopter ) obData 'sweep_set ( 'landcraft_set 'seacraft_set 'aaa_set 'aircraft_set 'misc_set 'critter_set 'tower_set ) obData 'cap_set ( 'aircraft_set 'landcraft_set 'seacraft_set ) obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'sweep_set ) obData 'targeting_set ( 'building_set 'misc_set 'critter_set 'landcraft_set 'aaatarget ) ) Just by adding the 'aircraft_set to the obData Sweep_set now allows Sweep missions to include enemy aircraft (I believe that the order I have placed the aircraft_set in means they are a lower priority than thos targets listed before it, maybe someone can confirm or deny this) ------------------ JV~44 "Naturlich" If you can't beat em.... out run em! there again, you could go buy a shiny new F4U, and kick some butt!!! Nats FS-SDOE Site [This message has been edited by Nat (edited 04-24-2000).] IP: Logged
charmstar Pilot	posted 04-24- 07:14 PM good call Nat! Should the bomb_set still have sweep_set as a subset though? I wonder if it will make the bombers try to dogfight enemy planes? Also, can we define other sets, and then get them to show up in the mission editor? I don't know if it would be useful, but it might. charm IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 04-24- 07:25 PM Sweep _set will have to be in the bomb_set, but you're right, we might end up with B17's all guns blazing after our 190's hehehe.. I'll mess some more, but I think you are right and there's no reason we couldn't add our own sets withing the guides set out in the first part of the ppf, so... to stop bombers trying to chase fighters... change this line: obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'sweep_set ) to this obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'surfacecraft_set 'aaa_set 'misc_set 'critter_set 'tower_set ) and that should do it IP: Logged
Spanky the Mad Dog Pilot	posted 04-24- 10:32 PM Spanky here.. Great idea Nat. I think we should fine tune this sucker. K looking at it, its pretty much making sense but its wacky obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'sweep_set ) Where is the bombtarget? shouldn't it be obData 'bomb_set ( 'bombtarget 'building_set 'tower_set 'misc_set 'sweep_set ) IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 04-24- 11:34 PM no Spanky, if you look at most of the sm files for structures and sirfields, they have bombtargets listed in them, thats basically what it's looking for then, targets that are defined in the SM file as bombtargets IP: Logged
Nat Pilot	posted 04-24- 11:38 PM infact Charmster, it could come in very handy making our own set's, you would then actually be able to create missions where a squadron is sent purely on a AAA Clearing mission, with a squadron flying cover, to soften an area before a bomber strike, etc etc etc Will make the options for creating missions much much more diverse IP: Logged
Spanky the Mad Dog Pilot	posted 04-25- 12:07 AM Spanky here.. AH ok now i get it. Great stuff. I wish other people would pipe up a bit. I don't think we should get into crazy stuff for individual missions cause it won't work for online Making a better one with more pull downs would be cool though. Like instead of bomb, sweep and cap we could have more of those right? Like Sweep for flak? could we do that? That woudl do the same thing and keep it easy to get everyone set up right IP: Logged
Spanky the Mad Dog Pilot	posted 04-25- 12:13 AM Spanky here... Yo Nat. Get ICQ I'm really interested in this as it could be great for the mission builders to tweek out a better one. IP: Logged
BULLET Pilot	posted 04-25- 06:27 AM O.K. I'm all about this, but are you sure it works. I haven't had problems with sweep missions, but if you can set a squadron to become target specific that would be great. IP: Logged
Spanky the Mad Dog Pilot	posted 04-25- 08:34 AM Spanky here.. HEHE bullet i'm having trouble getting those typoons to attack some flak in sweep right now. SO yeah target specific would ROCK. IP: Logged

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