Maximum number of planes in DCG?

[Shakaali]

Hello.

 

Is there a maximum number of planes DCG can handle?

 

I use CUP and downloaded class file created by JG7_X_Man.  It has 964 lines.

 

I noticed that this section:

P_40SUKAISVOLOCH2A             Curtiss Tomahawk IIa, 1941          gb 1 1 1 194101 194512 None                           TomahawkMkIIa                       None                           5000 Meters 360.00 kph  Default     360.00 kph
P_40SUKAISVOLOCH2B             Curtiss Tomahawk IIb, 1941          gb 1 1 1 194101 194512 None                           TomahawkMkIIb                       None                           5000 Meters 360.00 kph  Default     360.00 kph
TyphoonMk1a                    Hawker Typhoon MkIA, 1941           gb 1 4 1 194101 194512 None                           TyphoonMk1a                         None                           3000 Meters 360.00 kph  Default     360.00 kph
TYPHOON1B                      Hawker Typhoon MkIB, 1942           gb 1 4 1 194201 194512 None                           TyphoonMkIB                         None                           3000 Meters 360.00 kph  Default     360.00 kph
TYPHOON1BLate                  Hawker Typhoon MkIB late, 1943      gb 1 4 1 194301 194512 None                           TyphoonMkIBLate                     None                           3000 Meters 420.00 kph  Default     420.00 kph
TYPHOON1BLate4Blade            Hawker Typhoon MkIB late4, 1944     gb 1 4 1 194401 194512 None                           TyphoonMkIBLate4                    None                           3000 Meters 430.00 kph  Default     430.00 kph
TEMPEST5                       Hawker Tempest V, 1944              gb 1 4 1 194401 194512 None                           TempestMkV                          None                           3000 Meters 440.00 kph  Default     440.00 kph
TEMPESTFB2                     Hawker Tempest MkII FB, 1943        gb 1 4 1 194301 194512 None                           TempestFBMkII                       None                           3000 Meters 440.00 kph  Default     440.00 kph
WhirlwindA                     Westland Whirlwind MkI/II, 1940/42  gb 1 4 1 194001 194512 None                           WhirlwindMkII                       None                           3000 Meters 420.00 kph  Default     420.00 kph

was missing from the Squadron editor. I created a new campaign with these planes, all the planes were replaced with other planes (Tomahawks with MS410's, all the rest with Hurricane IIb's)

 

Then I edited the class file, deleted everything but this section and restarted the campaign. All the planes were there.

 

EDIT: JG7_X_Man confirmed that these planes are present in his installation.

 

EDIT2: Historic Production Dates is off. DCG version 3.49 Beta. Windows 7 Ultimate running in Finnish - maybe that messes up text coding?

[Shakaali]

It's not the maximum number.

 

I completely uninstalled DCG - including campaigns - and reinstalled it from scratch using original dcg files . Started campaign Tobruk 41 for RAF - still missing Tomahawks that are present in aircraft settings panel.

 

I copied the skin folder names from air.ini to class.dcg to folder name and skins work in game.

 

[Shakaali]

Got it.  ;D

Renamed my old Skins folder and created a new one, works perfectly.

Still don't understand why it didn't work, as there are no differences in names. And it worked when only the missing section was present in class file.

My old Skins folder had 1142 folders as the new one has 963. Maybe that was the reason.
 

[Lowengrin]

Long long ago, IL-2 used to use the same name for the skin folder as the online dogfight ID of the plane, so I used the existence of the skin folder to confirm the availability of the plane in the version of the game a person was using.  Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the rules changed.   So now it's a bit of a mess.

[Lowengrin]

BTW, good to know the class file created by JG7_X_Man has 964 lines.  The current limit in DCG is 1028.  I will increase it in the next beta.

[Shakaali]

The current limit in DCG is 1028.  I will increase it in the next beta.

 

Is the number calculated by class file lines?

 

I experimented a bit, adding folders to my Skins folder made the planes disappear at around 1100 folders. No alterations to class file.

[Lowengrin]

The limit is hardcoded in DCG, but the number of planes is calculated by the lines in the class file.