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#4421651 - 05/19/18 09:14 PM Need help installing a campaign:  
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What else is new?

I am suddenly interesting in flying Me262s with JG-7; I found something called 'stormbirds' & downloaded it but the instructions ain't too clear where I'm s'posed to unzip the darned thing so 'any help is appreciated' as always.

And

Are there any more JG7/Me262 S/P campaigns available?

I am version 4.13.4

Thanks ahead of time

NM

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#4421664 - 05/19/18 10:45 PM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Missions, Campaign, DE

#4421690 - 05/20/18 05:11 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: Sunchaser]  
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Originally Posted by Sunchaser
Missions, Campaign, DE

Grazie, Signore!

#4421736 - 05/20/18 04:41 PM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Glad to see Sunchaser sorted it for you. thumbsup

Something else that helps me diagnose the problem is for you to post a link to the campaign, mission, or skin that is causing you the problem. That way anyone reading you post has the option to download it and diagnose it with the exact same files you have.


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#4421737 - 05/20/18 04:54 PM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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#4421837 - 05/21/18 03:28 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Thanks. thumbsup
Quite often there are several missions and campaigns with the same name so finding the correct one can be a challenge.


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#4422363 - 05/24/18 02:33 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Well guess what?! I tried unzipping the mission into the Missions/Campaigns/DE folder & 'no stormbirds' campaign.

Here we go again boys...what do I do now?

I got Win 10 just so you know

#4422364 - 05/24/18 03:06 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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This is going to take a little work to fix. The download uses the full file path for the sim.
If you open the DE folder you will probably find one of these two folders in the DE folder.
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 or The Storm Birds
It all depends on how you extracted the files.

DE\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds
DE\The Storm Birds\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds

Please confirm that one of those folders is in your DE folder and let me know which one. After that we can work through the problem.


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#4422716 - 05/26/18 01:52 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: wheelsup_cavu]  
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Originally Posted by wheelsup_cavu
This is going to take a little work to fix. The download uses the full file path for the sim.
If you open the DE folder you will probably find one of these two folders in the DE folder.
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 or The Storm Birds
It all depends on how you extracted the files.

DE\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds
DE\The Storm Birds\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds

Please confirm that one of those folders is in your DE folder and let me know which one. After that we can work through the problem.


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Well I download it into a folder & unzip it into the path featured on your first line--but...I don't create the 'stormbirds' folder beforehand.

#4422733 - 05/26/18 04:12 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Originally Posted by NickM
Originally Posted by wheelsup_cavu
This is going to take a little work to fix. The download uses the full file path for the sim.
If you open the DE folder you will probably find one of these two folders in the DE folder.
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 or The Storm Birds
It all depends on how you extracted the files.

DE\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds
DE\The Storm Birds\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds

Please confirm that one of those folders is in your DE folder and let me know which one. After that we can work through the problem.


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Well I download it into a folder & unzip it into the path featured on your first line--but...I don't create the 'stormbirds' folder beforehand.

If you unzipped the download into the DE folder it will not function properly.
Can you post a screenshot of your Campaign\DE folder? Notice how mine has TheStormBirds folded from the zip file in the DE folder.
http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/9465/filename/filepath_de_folder.jpg


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Attached Files filepath_de_folder.jpg

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#4423042 - 05/28/18 03:46 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Have had no success in creating the document and what I have tried seems not to work;

Oh well...so goes another fun thread.

#4423048 - 05/28/18 05:10 AM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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I can almost guarantee that the files are in your game it's just that you don't have them in the correct order for the campaign to work. When you unzipped the entire zip file into the DE folder is when things went wrong because the zip file has several "extra" folders in it since the zip file included the full file path for the game. That works fine when someone is using the default file path for the game but if you don't you need to know the file structure of the game to get the files in the correct folders.

For now let's forget about it and start over again. cool

  • Unzip the download into a folder on your desktop
  • Open the folder on your desktop and keep opening folders until you find the "TheStormBirds" folder.
    The Storm Birds\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds
  • Copy TheStormBirds folder into the DE folder in your game.


Once that is done you need to copy the files from the PaintSchemes folder in the download into your games PaintSchemes folder.
Installing Skins Drag 'n' Drop method: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=493


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#4423122 - 05/28/18 04:10 PM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: wheelsup_cavu]  
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Originally Posted by wheelsup_cavu
I can almost guarantee that the files are in your game it's just that you don't have them in the correct order for the campaign to work. When you unzipped the entire zip file into the DE folder is when things went wrong because the zip file has several "extra" folders in it since the zip file included the full file path for the game. That works fine when someone is using the default file path for the game but if you don't you need to know the file structure of the game to get the files in the correct folders.

For now let's forget about it and start over again. cool

  • Unzip the download into a folder on your desktop
  • Open the folder on your desktop and keep opening folders until you find the "TheStormBirds" folder.
    The Storm Birds\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Campaign\DE\TheStormBirds
  • Copy TheStormBirds folder into the DE folder in your game.


Once that is done you need to copy the files from the PaintSchemes folder in the download into your games PaintSchemes folder.
Installing Skins Drag 'n' Drop method: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=493


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OK I will try that...but I have to ask 'authentic skins' are kind of low in my list of prioritiies. Do the 'skins' need to be in the folder for the whole campaign to work?

Oh and lastly

Are there any other JG-7 campaigns I can sink my teeth into?


Thanks again!

NM

EDIT: AH IT WORKS!!


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#4423152 - 05/28/18 07:55 PM Re: Need help installing a campaign: [Re: FilthyApe1961]  
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Glad you got it to work.

The skins are strictly ancillary and if you don't install them the game will use the default skins for the aircraft.
The only reason to consider installing them is it will help you understand the file structure of the game a little better but again this is not necessary for the campaign to function.

Have fun flying the campaign. thumbsup


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