Mission that works

[Hawk55]

You're welcome Happy and Capt Carnage.  Happy to share as that's what this community is all about, and that's helping each other.  Though I did scan it with ESET to be sure it was clean, as one who works in computer software security, I always recommend you scan any .exe file with your AV & spyware/malware programs before installing.  Capt, if you're going to design a mission, I don't know if the current M.E. will work with this version, though I'd ask Ranger (though I know he's dealing with a family issue right now) or one of the other mission creators.  Have fun gentlemen!  

[bbosen]

I happen to have a copy of version 2.13.1 saved on an external HD.  I uploaded on Oron to share with you guys if you want it.  There are NO viruses in it.  Be aware that the .mis & .res files must go into the 'offmis' folder instead of the 'missres' folder in this version.  All of my missions work with this version, and there are no warp point issues.
http://oron.com/5s38u7g9ikqk/ah2131.exe.html

Thanks Hawk  .

These links come and go, but I try to track them. I've added a link to your posting to my page that tracks them. I can't always keep these up-to-date, but I work at it! Here ya go:


http://techvideoreview.com/FlightSimMovies/AcesHigh/Ah2Installation/AcesHighInstallationFullPage.htm




-Peabody-

[bbosen]

Hahah here ya go.

This was the 2.12.4 version. I had to take the .mis files that the current version (2.20.3) of the game wrote. There is no missres folder in the 2.12.4 version. That being said the only bug with this mission on this version is the F6's are not there. You also can't fly the F6 flight because the game loads P-51's instead. If you try to select the F6 flight the game crashes. Oh well, you can still fly the P-38's. Every flight on the Japanese side works great!

Anyways, since it is a more even match up. I decided to fly against the P-51's with the Ki-84. Man o man you can get some GREAT fights going. In a dog fight a P-38 has very little chance against the Ki-84, unless the 38 pilot flies like a bat out of hell! So I chose to go with more Mustang battles in this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PCY4VhDZKU
DON'T FORGET TO WATCH IN HD!!!

Roger that, Captain Carnage! Thanks for making that video clip of your flight in my mission. I've published a link to it at the bottom of the mission page here:

http://techvideoreview.com/FlightSimMovies/AcesHigh/Ah2Missions/SolomonMelee/Ah2MissionSolomonMeleeFullPage.htm

You've captured some sweet camera angles there. I've published a lot of movies of my Aces High missions and exploits, but that's the first time anybody's ever heard a hardrock soundtrack with any of them LOL!

Now as to you observations about flying the mission under Ah2.12.4:

You are correct that Version 2.12.4 (like other older versions) requires the ".mis" file, which I don't even publish. Others reading this thread may be wondering "How then do I get the required .mis file?". Well, thanks for posting the method you used. For review, He:

1- Downloaded the *.res file from my page http://techvideoreview.com/FlightSimMovies/AcesHigh/Ah2Missions/SolomonMelee/Ah2MissionSolomonMeleeFullPage.htm

2- He copied that *.res file into the "offres" folder of his newer Aces High installation (For example, V2.20.3).

3- He flew the mission with that new Aces High Version.

4- Aces High V2.20.3 automagically generated a corresponding *.mis file (I think it shows up in the "misstemp" folder).

5- He copied that new *.mis file into the "offmiss" folder of his old Ah2.12.4 installation (no need to copy any *.res files in this case).

6- He could then fly the mission as described with Ah2.12.4. The only weakness of this approach is that the new Aces High seems to reference a few plane types differently, so the AH2131 references to F6Fs equate to P51s under AH2124.

These little quirks and differences between missions and versions can be irksome to sort out. I'm trying to keep track of them all, and as I learn things, I'm publishing them in the Aces High pages of my main website (see reference in my .sig below).


Regards,


-Peabody-

[Hawk55]

Thanks Hawk  .

These links come and go, but I try to track them. I've added a link to your posting to my page that tracks them. I can't always keep these up-to-date, but I work at it! Here ya go:


http://techvideoreview.com/FlightSimMovies/AcesHigh/Ah2Installation/AcesHighInstallationFullPage.htm




-Peabody-

Good job Bos!  I always enjoy your site and appreciate your work.   

[CaptCarnage]

First off thankyou very much Hawk! 

Second, you will have to use the same method to get the .mis file for 2.13.1 as mentioned above. Once you get the .mis file generated from the current version (found in misstemp) you can use that in the offmiss folder in 2.13.1.

I don't know what it is with the boys in the P-51 drones. But they are very aggressive! I am sure that Peabody or bbosen wanted the dogfighting to start on the back leg of the mission, after you attack the enemies base. However, the mustang pilots LUV to jump the Japanese flights as they are leaving their base. Just keep that in mind if you want to fly a slower attack or bomber plane on the Japanese side!

Also on a side note. I can't get any other maps to show up other than this mission. The joust maps I have or any other for that matter will not load up? Is there a difference between the map files in newer versions of the game?

[Hawk55]

I loaded all my missions & terrains from ver. 2131 and stuck them into folders.  Just put them into the appropriate AH folder and they should work fine.

http://oron.com/folder/m62igrf132

http://oron.com/folder/gb2tncnty2