Help Installing HMS Fearless for AiCarriers2

[RafAce123]

I recentley downloaded, the HMS Fearless / HMS Intrepid addon, which is to be used with AiCarriers2

However, the problem is, I have no idea on how to install it so that It works with Aicarriers

I've currently put the items in the respective folders : effects in "Effects" and HMS Fearless in "Boats"

However I have no idea on how to get it to work with aicarriers

Could someone please provide me with a detailed explanation on how to get it to work, as I have found some very poor explanations around the internet which haven't got me any closers

Thanks in Advance

[J0hn]

Hi

although I have never used them, I do have the carriers and ship packages downloaded for future fun.

I just read through the instructions for using aicarriers2 and how to insert ships and it all seems pretty clear to me.

Maybe if you explain the steps you have taken.

Did you read the entire readme.txt file?

**** Installation components ****

- Main program :
used to interface with Flight Simulator through simconnect (No separate installation needed as this program does not use the Microsoft implementation of the simconnect library).
This component is also available to manual installation in the manual_install.zip archive

- Hard deck ship models :
Hard pad versions of the standard cruiser and destroyer models included with FSX. Note that this option is useless and thus disabled if you have the Acceleration XPack since it already contains hardened models.

- CVN Texture variations :
Five texture variations included ID marking on the Island. Not so realistic.

- FSX Acceleration ships config :
Sample config file that allows you to insert the USCG cutter included in the acceleration XPack. Note that the Expansion pack is NEEDED, only configuration for it is included.

**** Usage ****
After installation, a menu item should appear in under "Add-ons" in FS titlebar. If it doesn't appear, please
contact the author.

The main control panel for inserting an AI fleet or controlling it can be displayed by this menu item. Alternatively,
a keyboard shortcut (shift + j by default) can be used too.

First select a fleet formation to use. Some of them contains only one ship, other may be large (take care if you are low on fps). Then select the location of insertion, either the current user plane location, or a specified FS waypoint.
Note that waypoints are not available if you did not displayed the FS map first.
After the fleet has been created, the menu allows multiple movements. Try to avoid sharp turns as FSX can be very rough with ships.


Manual exe.xml installation: if the installer cannot edit the exe.xml for you (this can be reported with Vista configurations), it's necessary
to add the AICarriers entry to this file manually.


**** Customatisation ****
The config file aicarriers.cfg is located in the installation dir. Some items can be configured in it, just
follow the syntax.
You can also add independant formation files in the conf.d directory. If you modeled a landable ship for FSX, you can
provide a config file to be put in this directory.

Seems to me you just put the config file provided with the ship into the installation directory for it to be included.

- found this in the Ark Royal rm, too:

Users can create custom nav tracks from Google Earth path files by using the AI boat tool located here http://lc0277.nerim.net/boat/

JD

ps - if you still keep having problems, I'm willing to give it a go to see if it works for me

[RafAce123]

Thanks for the sppedy reply.

I have read everything.... which I why I'm confused

Currently:

"HMS Fearless" (folder) is in "/Simobjects/Boats/"
"sim.cfg" (file) is in "/Simojects/Boats/HMS Fearless" and a copy in "AICarriers/conf.d/"
"fx_smoke..." (file) is in "/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Effects/"


I have been using AiCarriers for a while - it is a brilliant program - so I know everything wit hthat works.

Once I go into Aicarriers at the moment, there is a large list of ships, however HMS Fearless / HMS Invincible is not one of them

[RafAce123]

Thanks for the speedy reply

"HMS Fearless" is in "/Simojects/Boats/"
"fx_smoke..." is in "/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Effects"
"sim.cfg" is in "/Simojects/Boats/HMS Fearless/" and there is a copy in "/AICarriers/conf.d/"

I have been using AICarriers for a bit and I'm running Microsfot Flight Simulator X with Accelleration

[DaveG]

If you look in the AIcarriers folder, you should see a "aicarriers.cfg" file.

Open that with notepad.

You will see lots of [formation.x] sections, which are the various ship formations selectable in AI carriers.

To add Fearless to the list, put this at the bottom, (changing the .x to the next number in sequence)

[formation.x]
title=HMS Fearless
unit.0=HMS Fearless, 0, 0

Alternatively, you can make a new .cfg file with just the info above and put that in the conf.d folder

Hope that helps

[RafAce123]

Thanks

I've now it appears in the list of boats avaliable for me to spawn

However, once I click to spawn it I get this error message

"Error inserting object 'HMS Fearless' : create object failed

[DaveG]

Double check the the HMS Fearless folder in simobjects/boats to make sure the model and the sim.cfg are there.
You don't need a copy of the sim.cfg in the conf.d folder.

[RafAce123]

Thank You soo much, your help has been invaluable

Everything now works like a dream, hopefully I'll be able to upload some screenshots a bit later on today

[DaveG]

No problem, glad you've got it working

[DaveB]

Hope you don't mind me blowing the dust of this thread. I was looking for an answer to my question online and found this

Can anyone explain the relationship between the conf.d file and aicarriers.cfg? I've been happily lobbing things into conf.d but thought I'd be adventurous.. crib one of the current files and use it for my own purposes. I found a nice looking formation in AIC then went to conf.d to nick it but it wasn't there. I found it in aicarriers.cfg which I hadn't realised existed up to that point

Question is.. what goes in what file and why are there 2 files.. 3 if you include xpak? If I want to use one of the formations in aicarriers.cfg.. do I copy and amend it then add it to the bottom of the aic.cfg file or does it have to go in conf.d. I can't quite get my head around why there are 2 lots of files

ATB
DaveB