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Editing the # of Bombs A Plane Carries (Read 1098 times)
Apr 20th, 2004 at 9:42pm

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This is one of my serious disagreements w/  CFS. The fact that planes that carry bombs (P-51, etc.) don't have any. Even worse, i used DPED to change that and now it carries FIVE. Any one know how to fix this?
 
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Reply #1 - Apr 21st, 2004 at 9:06am

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I would try and edit the root dp file. I haven't got my CFS installed, so post the *.dp file here in notepad form.
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Reply #2 - Apr 21st, 2004 at 9:41am

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Open any default DP file to see how it's done. I copied this from the instructions with one of Martin Wright's CFS2 weapons packages. I'm sure the principle is the same for CFS1.

Quote:
Payloads will only function correctly if the Aircraft Dp file contains appropriate "dummy" gunstations and guns for the given weapon type

gunstation.4=2,-1,4,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0  ;Rockets
gunstation.5=
3
,21,8,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0  ;
Bombs


Each gunstation will have a corresponding gun.x entry further down the dp.
The values in this entry set the maximum of a particular weapon type that can be carried.
Often the "Bomb" gunstation will have a gun setting like:

[Guns.5]
gun.0=
3
,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

and this means that the aircraft will not carry more than
3
bombs. This number can safely be altered to a number greater than the maximum number of bombs you will ever put in a payload.
 

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Reply #3 - Aug 3rd, 2004 at 1:25am

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I recently controlled the loading of aircraft by editing the dp file to maximum values and then using the mission to control the load, Lancaster with 7500lbs. 9000lbs or  12000lbs of bombs for example.  Based on 500lb bombs as default size.  Maybe wrong.  They also carried a lot more ammo than default values as well.

OTHER CHANGES:

Another thing that always annoys me is fuel load and the running out of it long before the specification.  So  editing the airfile to suit is the option with an added aircraft sim name  to call it up with the added load in a mission.  eg Lancaster with 7 tons of fuel for Tirpitz raid.  Not sure CFS1 switches tanks correctly and that can be fixed in the airfile as well.  Standard Spitfire is a good example of that sort of problem.

Interesting subject in general
 
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