How to set up your own MP Game

[mcler002]

Before we start off, I just want to say that i am neither an expert nor sure that I am 100% correct. But after some trial and error i managed to make a MP map with enemy AI and managed to spawn myself, in any plane of my choice…

For the moment I’ll take personal messages as I’m still 'practicing' myself...

Regards

[mcler002]

To start with, load full mission builder in extra's...

Once this loads, cancel the 'open window'. Then press 'file' and hoover over 'Load Map'. Here you can choose between the 5 in-game built maps. Find one that suits you...
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Once you have done this, go back to the task bar, select 'Edit' and click on 'Armies'. To keep it simple, move 'United Kingdom' into RED and 'Germany' into BLUE (Move into 'IN USE').
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The next step i took was to add some 'fluff' into the 'briefings' box, found in the 'Edit' column. Just select new, select info and add some info about your 'mission'.
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Right, now time to add your spawn points. From the previous version of il2 (1946) this use to be done via Home Base... Now on COD you can have aircraft spawning at any point with easy... (If im wrong, please correct me - but from my exp you had to create a test runway {or fake runway as i like to think of it} and then you could place a Home Base on top...) I hope everyone understands that lol... Anyway as i havnt spent alot of time on this new FMB, ill just go with what i have so far... Go to the task bar, select 'View' and click on 'Object Browser'. Scroll and find 'Spawn Area', once you have done this find the place where you would like aircraft to spawn. Then simple hold down the Ctrl Key and click. This should place an icon on the map where your mouse icon has been. You can move it about if you are unhappy with your first choice. Inside the 'Object' window you should find two new tabs. Select 'Spawn area'. From here you can; edit the spawn point name, choose which army, select the nation etc etc. When you have finished the first 'Spawn Area' make sure you right click and press 'Un-Select' before continuing...
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Thats a start... Will carry on tomorrow! Save the mission in Multi under a name of your choice!

Cheers

Ross

[mcler002]

Re open the ‘object browser’ and select one of the ‘spawn areas’. Then select the ‘aircraft tab’. Here you can choose which aircraft can be available to the players. In this case, I have chosen British aircraft for the UK spawn point, and German aircraft for the German spawn point.
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Once you have done this for both spawn points, you should technically be able to create a multiplayer game (I still need to test this… need to purchase a copy for my father’s steam account).
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To add ‘Front lines’ to the game, reopen ‘Object browser’ and select ‘Front marker’. Make sure that you select the right colour army before placing and that you place at one red and one blue front line marker. Again, Ctrl and left click to place markers down on the map (don’t forget to deselect afterwards!!!). Refer to 9.FMB pic – This shows you an example of a front line I made.

I shall do more testing later...

Cheers

[mcler002]

Make sure you add the two files into the directory below

C:\Users\YOUR USER\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\missions\Multi\Dogfight

Very simple and it allows each user to choose any aircraft (within the maps limits) and any number of aircraft (which means AI planes or other users can join the formation/squad - which may be annoying if no one respects the hosts rules ie. no AI aircraft etc etc)

Any questions and please ask

Cheers

Extra note, all aircraft air spawn... havnt managed to get them to spawn park...

ADDED EXTRA AXIS BOMBER - PLAY AS RED TEAM AGAINST AI BLUE HE-111 x 18! SPAWN AT 'NORTH' FIRST, 'BASE' BETWEEN 12:05 - 07 AND 'SOUTH' BETWEEN 12:07 - 12:11 - happy hunting

[mcler002]

Done some updating to this mission...

- Added some AA guns on both the 'red' and 'blue' bases.
- Added some 'sitting ducks' on the 'red' base

Cheers

Update - changed attachment - forgot to take off test plane opps

[Fusek]

Thanks for writing all this down, much appreciated!