Simviation Forum - Ai Carriers problem

Reply #30 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:00am

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Nike619 wrote on Jun 26^th, 2010 at 4:49am:

Well Javier's Carriers have a CFG file that is placed in the conf.d folder, Is this not necessary Shocked

The readme says it is, but I didn't do it.
I apparently added the info from the Nimitz cfg to the cvn_id.cfg file, and adjusted the formation numbers. (I don't remember doing this, but the text is there, so I must have.)

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Reply #31 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:02am

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Twilight theme, Go. Grin

Anyways, I will have to try that. Today..Yesterday I made the most progress. It worked for two straight reboots of the Sim. I just need to figure out the rest.

What are the advantages of V2 over V1?

ShaneG wrote on Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:00am:

Nike619 wrote on Jun 26^th, 2010 at 4:49am:

Well Javier's Carriers have a CFG file that is placed in the conf.d folder, Is this not necessary Shocked

The readme says it is, but I didn't do it.
I apparently added the info from the Nimitz cfg to the cvn_id.cfg file, and adjusted the formation numbers. (I don't remember doing this, but the text is there, so I must have.)

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Reply #32 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:05am

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With V2, you control where they are, and when.

With V1, they are at set locations around the world.

V2 is the preferred version since you can call them up anywhere, anytime. (when it's working) Wink

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Reply #33 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:08am

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I am almost resorting to completely reinstalling FSX just to see if that will help, The only thing thats stopping me is the fact that its 30Gb. And I just added a bunch of scenery. Cry

ShaneG wrote on Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:05am:

With V2, you control where they are, and when.

With V1, they are at set locations around the world.

V2 is the preferred version since you can call them up anywhere, anytime. (when it's working) Wink

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Reply #34 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:13am

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Nike619 wrote on Jun 26^th, 2010 at 5:08am:

I am almost resorting to completely reinstalling FSX just to see if that will help, The only thing thats stopping me is the fact that its 30Gb. And I just added a bunch of scenery. Cry

If I have to reinstall FSX again.... I'm not. Wink

My system hates it as it is, and I can just barely run it at a
level that is comparable to my FS9, so I rarely fly it.
I mainly keep it installed for problem solving, and screen shots. Wink

I'm saving my copy for the future,
when they finally release a flight sim that doesn't require NSA level hardware to run,
and then I'm going to use my FSX dvd for a coffee coaster. Grin

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Reply #35 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 10:31am

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Completly new Install of it, Edited the Cvn_id. To add Javier's Carriers. No avail.

I may resort to using default carriers here Shocked

..Or punching kittens Cheesy

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Reply #36 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 6:02pm

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Have you ever felt like a total idiot ?

Turns out everytime I edited my Cvn_id. It reset to old values, Causing Aicarriers to not recognize anything.

Everything is fine and working, Just change the properties to Read only and Im good to go..

Now where is that facepalm smiley ?

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Reply #37 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 6:25pm

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Awesome!!

That's two of us, just one person left to get it fixed in this thread, and it'll be a total success. Smiley

Now we need to use it everyday to make it worth it. Grin

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Reply #38 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 6:31pm

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Agreed!

I will PM him and see if he got it sorted out. Ive been landing my Prowler all day in pure joy Grin

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Reply #39 - Jun 26^th, 2010 at 9:39pm

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Case Re-Opened.

Was gone from the Addons menu again. Just doest feel like working randomly. This has to be the single most single minded Addon ever Angry

EDIT: Here is my Cvn_id File. Every thing is how it should be.

[formation.0]
title=CVN 68 USS Nimitz (Single)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn68, 0, 0

[formation.1]
title=CVN 71 USS Teddy Roosevelt (Single)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn71, 0, 0

[formation.2]
title=CVN 72 USS Abe Lincoln (Single)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn72, 0, 0

[formation.3]
title=CVN 73 USS George Washington (Single)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn73, 0, 0

[formation.4]
title=CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan (Single)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn76, 0, 0

[formation.5]
title=CVN 68 USS Nimitz (Group)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn68, 0, 0
unit.1=veh_cruiser01,-500, -300
unit.2=veh_destroyer01,-700, 500
unit.3=veh_cruiser01,600, -400

[formation.6]
title=CVN 71 USS Teddy Roosevelt (Group)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn71, 0, 0
unit.1=veh_cruiser01,-500, -300
unit.2=veh_destroyer01,-700, 500
unit.3=veh_cruiser01,600, -400

[formation.7]
title=CVN 72 USS Abe Lincoln (Group)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn72, 0, 0
unit.1=veh_cruiser01,-500, -300
unit.2=veh_destroyer01,-700, 500
unit.3=veh_cruiser01,600, -400

[formation.8]
title=CVN 73 USS George Washington (Group)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn73, 0, 0
unit.1=veh_cruiser01,-500, -300
unit.2=veh_destroyer01,-700, 500
unit.3=veh_cruiser01,600, -400

[formation.9]
title=CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan (Group)
unit.0=veh_carrier01_hd_cvn76, 0, 0
unit.1=veh_cruiser01,-500, -300
unit.2=veh_destroyer01,-700, 500
unit.3=veh_cruiser01,600, -400

[formation.10]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) (Empty)
unit.0=CVN68_1, 0, 0

[formation.11]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_2, 0, 0

[formation.12]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_2, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.13]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 (Darken Ship)
unit.0=CVN68_12, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.14]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_3, 0, 0

[formation.15]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_3, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.16]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_4, 0, 0

[formation.17]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_4, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.18]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_5, 0, 0

[formation.19]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_5, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.20]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Launch Configuration (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_6, 0, 0

[formation.21]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Launch Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_6, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, -350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.22]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Recovery Configuration(single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0

[formation.23]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Recovery Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.24]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) T-45 Carrier Qualifications
unit.0=CVN68_8, 0, 0

[formation.25]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN68_11, 0, 0

[formation.26]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Port visit "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN68_9, 0, 0

[formation.27]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Port visit
unit.0=CVN68_10, 0, 0

[formation.28]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Underway Replenishment (UNREP)
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0
unit.1=USNS_PATUXENT_UNREP, 102, -50
unit.2=SH-60_guard, 350, -220
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 150, -80

[formation.29]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) (Empty)
unit.0=CVN69_1, 0, 0

[formation.30]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_2, 0, 0

[formation.31]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_2, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.32]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 (Darken Ship)
unit.0=CVN69_12, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.33]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_3, 0, 0

[formation.34]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_3, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.35]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_4, 0, 0

[formation.36]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_4, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.37]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_5, 0, 0

[formation.38]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_5, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.39]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Launch Configuration(single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_6, 0, 0

[formation.40]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Launch Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_6, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, -350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.41]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Recovery Configuration (Single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0

[formation.42]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Recovery Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.43]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) T-45 Carrier Qualifications
unit.0=CVN69_8, 0, 0

[formation.44]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN69_11, 0, 0

[formation.45]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Port visit "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN69_9, 0, 0

[formation.46]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Port visit
unit.0=CVN69_10, 0, 0

[formation.47]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Underway Replenishment (UNREP)
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0
unit.1=USNS_PATUXENT_UNREP, 102, -50
unit.2=SH-60_guard, 350, -220
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 150, -80

[formation.48]
title=USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201)
unit.0=USNS_PATUXENT, 0, 0

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Reply #40 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 6:09am

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Is this entry the very first one in that file:

[base]
throttle=60
menu_shortcut=shift+j
confdir=conf.d

If it is, or if you put it there, and it doesn't work, then try
making a desktop shortcut to the aicarriers.exe, and when it doesn't appear in the addon menu, go to windowed mode in FSX, and try using the shortcut to activate it and see if that helps.

What operating system do you use? Huh

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Reply #41 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 2:26pm

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It's there.

And I use vista, and UAC was disabled the first day I installed Vista on this Computer.

And I will try that right now

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Reply #42 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 2:37pm

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Starting it with the game windowed is fine, I just have to keep the actual Aicarrier Minimized.

Its like it's refusing to start otherwise.

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Reply #43 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 7:30pm

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I'm running Win7 64bit so your address may be different, ensure that all files are made visible, under

Computer/localdisk(c)/users/yourname/Appdata/Roaming/Microsoft/FSX

you should have a XML file called exe.xml make a copy of this and rename it exebak.xml as a backup.

now open the original with notebook (not wordpad) and have a look if you have the following lines

<Path>C:\Program Files\Frosty Software\Texture Max Load Editor\tml.exe</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Ai carriers</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>D:\Program Files (x86)\aicarriers\aicarriers.exe</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Autothumbnail</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>

this being where you have installed Aicarriers <Path>D:\Program Files (x86)\aicarriers\aicarriers.exe</Path>

if not add them, then save, hopefully this will help the exe.xml tells the simconnect.dll which programs to run on FSX startup.

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Reply #44 - Jun 27^th, 2010 at 7:42pm

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We covered that on the first two pages. Grin

Both of us had the exact same problem, and finally had to resort to a manual loading each time.

Our EXE.xml files were correct, and just like yours, but refused to load on startup.

Changing them to manual load at least got the program working again. Wink

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