Changing aircraft name, weight, etc
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Hi.
I noticed that in falcon 4.34 theres an executable editor wich allow us to edit units, so I edited a mirage 2000 5F (weight, name, hmd avaiable) but when i selec this aicraft the cockpit disapears and instead there´s the default f16 cockpit.
Any way to edit this values in a safe mode?
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It used to be that the pit disappeared because you changed the name of the a/c: the pit file is associated based on a/c name and is thus defaulting to the F-16 pit. You have to change the pit folder to match, but off the top of my head I can’t recall if that’s by changing a name of a folder or by the code in the 3dckpit.dat file in BMS.
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can’t recall if that’s by changing a name of a folder or by the code in the 3dckpit.dat file in BMS
1st solution should work best :
- create another .fm file in Acdata(with the new name of your plane : for example : Mirage 2K5 NG.fm) by doing a little copy/paste of the original .fm, then put this new name in the ACD that goes with the new .fm (Terrdata-Object-F4 ACD) . Once done ,in FE just point your ACD number on the new ACD number created ; Don’t forget also to write the new a/c name in Actype.dat (if not, you won’t be able to call and subsquently modify its number in FE); should be ok .
If you are satisfied enough , and if you know what you are doing , you can even erase the old original .fm files ,; this can help you to prevent your BMS going heavier and heavier …
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Sounds good and nice to my so unexperienced ears. :lol:
With best regards.
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Sounds good and nice to my so unexperienced ears. :lol:
With best regards.
Bin there……backup first.
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Bin there
What does it means ?
backup first
ALWAYS !!!
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What does it means ?
ALWAYS !!!
Editing Falcon is a new hobby for me, its addictive. Falcon is a complex program, sometimes you change things with ctd as result……so backup. But it is fun to do.
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its addictive
No way to stop once you got it !
Backup is mandatory if you are not used to it(unless you like fresh reinstall… ) , and even if you are … better know where to find a replacement file , just in case …
All the plane I fly have been “retrofitted” ; so I begin to know what to do : In my BMS you could find a “MiG-29A NG”, a “SU-24 NG” … and many , many more . That’s why I proposed this solution .
I probably forgot to describe 1 step . If so , just tell me and I’ll provide a little step by step (it’s really easy and short to do once you get it )
Basically , the thing is just to create a new “variant” of a known plane(as soon as you change the name, it become de facto a new variant) . That’s why, as Parislord said above :
you changed the name of the a/c: the pit file is associated based on a/c name and is thus defaulting to the F-16 pit
You have first to make the new variant recognizable by BMS and FE to pick it .
And if you don’t need/want to change your plane name(but just change some parameters, for example put an IRST, adjust the weight if needed) , it’s even more simple : no need to create a new fm.dat or to tweak the ACD or adjust ACD numbers in BMS or FE . Just change the parameters, and done . That’s what I did with my MiG-29 ; now I just mount an IRST(LOD editing) and some other feature( a little bit more fuel for the MiG-29S for example) , and I keep the old name “MiG-29"x”.dat" . The retrofit become the standard plane .
Gl !
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Well dude, I have managed to copy and create a new m2000CAC_afm.dat and M2000CAC.dat in the ACdata folder but dindt find anything related to the ACD number…in just dont know what to do know…can you give more detailes instructions because in falcon4ACD there are only id´s and dont know where to put that in my new .dat files
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1st solution should work best :
- create another .fm file in Acdata(with the new name of your plane : for example : Mirage 2K5 NG.fm) by doing a little copy/paste of the original .fm, then put this new name in the ACD that goes with the new .fm (Terrdata-Object-F4 ACD) . Once done ,in FE just point your ACD number on the new ACD number created ; Don’t forget also to write the new a/c name in Actype.dat (if not, you won’t be able to call and subsquently modify its number in FE); should be ok .
If you are satisfied enough , and if you know what you are doing , you can even erase the old original .fm files ,; this can help you to prevent your BMS going heavier and heavier …
Well dude, I have managed to copy and create a new m2000CAC_afm.dat and M2000CAC.dat in the ACdata folder but dindt find anything related to the ACD number…in just dont know what to do know…can you give more detailes instructions because in falcon4ACD there are only id´s and dont know where to put that in my new .dat files
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No way to stop once you got it !
Backup is mandatory if you are not used to it(unless you like fresh reinstall… ) , and even if you are … better know where to find a replacement file , just in case …
All the plane I fly have been “retrofitted” ; so I begin to know what to do : In my BMS you could find a “MiG-29A NG”, a “SU-24 NG” … and many , many more . That’s why I proposed this solution .
I probably forgot to describe 1 step . If so , just tell me and I’ll provide a little step by step (it’s really easy and short to do once you get it )
Basically , the thing is just to create a new “variant” of a known plane(as soon as you change the name, it become de facto a new variant) . That’s why, as Parislord said above :
You have first to make the new variant recognizable by BMS and FE to pick it .And if you don’t need/want to change your plane name(but just change some parameters, for example put an IRST, adjust the weight if needed) , it’s even more simple : no need to create a new fm.dat or to tweak the ACD or adjust ACD numbers in BMS or FE . Just change the parameters, and done . That’s what I did with my MiG-29 ; now I just mount an IRST(LOD editing) and some other feature( a little bit more fuel for the MiG-29S for example) , and I keep the old name “MiG-29"x”.dat" . The retrofit become the standard plane .
Gl !
Actually that´s wat I want to do, create new variants, can you please give me detailed instructions?
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All right , so the step 1 is now theorically done .
Now , you should make your new variant recognizable by the game .
How to declare the variant ?
- In Sim< Acdata , you can see a little file named " actypes" . Go inside and at the very end of the list, down below , copy/paste the name of the new variant (for u , M2000CAC ) . Then add +1 at the number you see on the top of the list (I mean : if you see for example “193” , erase and put “194” instead . Add +1 at the number each time you have to add a new variant .
The number is the ACD number that you will call later in FE . It’s the “code” for your new plane .
- Once done , go to Terrdata<object and=“” look=“” for=“” the=“” <strong=“”>xml file named " Falcon4 ACD" and open it .
Find the ORIGINAL ACD number of the plane, meaning the ACD number of the planre that’s the basis of your new variant : you can do it with FE : select the original plane in “Vehicules” . In the upper right corner you’ll see the ACD number . Note it carefully , then go back to Falcon4 ACD .
For example , the M2k-5F ACD number in Korea 80’s is 93 .
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In Falcon4 ACD , go on the line of the original ACD number (in my example , if you create a variant of 2000-5 , go to the line “93” that we just found thanks to FE , and copy all the block .
As usual , paste it at the very end of the list . Now , you can declare your plane by replacing the old"93" by the last number possible (if the last number of the list is 185 , then replace 93 by 186 ) . -
It’s nearly done now , if you didn’t make mistake . Return in FE and declare formally the new plane :
If all went good , your variant should appears in the “Vehicle” list in FE . Go on it , click on “CT record” and now you can change its ACD number . click on open and make it scroll down until you see the new ACD number you created (186 in my example, you see …) . Click and change it . Be sure it’s saved and close FE .
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Very last step : Always in FE(re-open it ) , click on the “ACD button” right of the page after clicking in your “Vehicule” . On the new page , go on the line “Aircraft Data” , and select the name of the variant you created (if all went good , a M2000ACA should show up if you scroll down the list) . Select it , which will make it active . That how the ACD number , the plane , BMS and FE are tied together .
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Enjoy !</object>
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Dude I do everythin you just tell but the editor doesn´t open:
2.Opened editor and finded the av8 ACD number (168)
2.I added the new entry on actypes.list AV-8J, the default number at start was 178 so I erased it and changed to 179.
3.Opened the Falcon4ACD File, copy the block of the ACD number168 an droped on the end of the file (before the closing) now changing this 168 to 181 because of the previus block was 180.now when trying to reopen the editor nothing happens, dont know what to do at this point….by the way my falcon bms is 4.34.4
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when trying to reopen the editor nothing happens
Can you launch the game ?
If not , that’s could be :
1/ You haven’t close all well , which prevent FE to restart
2/ You have messed smg during the copy/paste “back and forth” operation .
You’d be surprised to see how easy it’s to make mistake during this kind of process . Be very careful3/ Also , be aware that what you are doing only work for the current theater ! You’ll have to do it in every theater you want to put your variants . So when you call FE, make sure it’s open on the good theater …
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Stays on logo…doesnt semms to go on
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Yup , you have messed smg …
Unfortunately , I can’t do much to help you on this , as I didn’t see what you have done .
I can only tell you that this issue is a synonym of a mistake made during the process(it happened to me quite often at start ) .
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Dude the thing is that when i set the number to default in actypes.list and erase the new block in flacon4ACD everything goes to normal, then I go to the repeat the first step about the entryes in the actype and then the editor wont launch…dont know if is some kind of protection of the game developers
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Maybe do I need to edit everything with notepad ++?
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Good !!! You are lucky : You know where you made something wrong !
dont know if is some kind of protection of the game developers
No , I don’t think …. In my experience it’s a 100% mistake . You are doing/copying smg wrong , for sure .
<acd num=“184”><combatclass>3</combatclass>
<airframedatidx>155</airframedatidx>
<irsignatureidx>0</irsignatureidx>
<sensortype_0>3</sensortype_0>
<sensortype_1>1</sensortype_1>
<sensortype_2>2</sensortype_2>
<sensortype_3>0</sensortype_3>
<sensortype_4>-1</sensortype_4>
<sensoridx_0>8</sensoridx_0>
<sensoridx_1>92</sensoridx_1>
<sensoridx_2>22</sensoridx_2>
<sensoridx_3>4</sensoridx_3>
<sensoridx_4>0</sensoridx_4></acd>This is one “block” . ALL of this should be copied . don’t forget anything
Maybe do I need to edit everything with notepad ++?
You can , but I don’t use it . It’s not your issue here .
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Dude I have done everything as you told in previus instructions…maybe Im going to need to reinstall and try again but there´s no way that I made a mistake with this simple process