Doh!! I knew I was missing something.

Thanks.

New version of Acer program by Ansirial at RoF (post #144). This version adds the Entente aces.

Linky = http://riseofflight.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=279&t=5920&start=140

Update - worked like a charm - but you do have to be very careful about what you edit. I am now quite expert at manipulating the Squadron, Ace and Acer files to get specific pilots/skins by squad/jasta. If anyone has any questions I would be happy to answer them.

Not sure if I read somewhere you have to do something other than just put the AI mod in the luascripts folder to get the AI mod to work with the generator. Is this correct or am I imagining it.

With the Ansirals new tool you don't have to edit any mission files or RoF campaign files.
Just add the nam of your squadron mates name in ACES.ini with a corresponding skins and it'll appear in the mission.

Works best with "mods on" of course, more skins to choose from

For example if you have a pilot in your campaign roster called Oscar Richter and you are in J5 DVA's
Just add to Aces.ini
[AlbatrosD5]
Oscar Richter = AD5_generic.dds (made up skin name, just put in here what skin you want)

You can also add your own pilot name in there and it'll work

Handy little tool. Ansiral has added much value to Pat's campaign in the past and looks like he's done it again

Good catch and yes it's a good tool.

That's right, you're good to go...

Does Pat's campaign in standard form assign skins to the official aces? Or would that also require this specific tool?

It is but the skin must be named after the pilot to be recognised by PoF Campaign...so to save yourself from renaming all your aces skins it is easier to use this little tool that has already encoded the game's default skin names and uses them properly in Campaign Generated Missions.

Yep, and as Brigstock pointed out, you can copy over all of the non-ace names in your squad and assign skins to them as well. Works like a charm.