I have been trying to make a mission for multiplyer in FMB. I played it in Multiplayer mode and I can spawn in but the AI bogies that I set up with waypoints do not appear, visually or by Ctrl F2. HELP....drivin me nuts, I am sure its something simple!!! Thanks....tlj

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Originally posted by tlj825:
I have been trying to make a mission for multiplyer in FMB. I played it in Multiplayer mode and I can spawn in but the AI bogies that I set up with waypoints do not appear, visually or by Ctrl F2. HELP....drivin me nuts, I am sure its something simple!!! Thanks....tlj

The AI waypoints appear in the FMB editor, but not when played in dogfight or coop in multiplayer mode.

There's no reason they would not spawn in a coop mission unless you delayed their start time.

PS-This may be the first time I've ever seen someone quote THEMSELF...

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My mistake. when I try and play the mission in Multiplayer, coop, the brief map shows no Homebases and under arming, only A20 although in FMB under Homebase I have selected all available aircraft. Under dogfight mode I can select any plane but no AI show up and are not visable with Ctrl f2. It acts as if that no longer functions.

There are no homebases in coop mode. They show up with the selected color, but they have no purpose in coop.

No AI aircraft in dgfights. No moving ships, vehicles, etc. in dofight mode either.

Thanks for the link. The Farm pick I have done and it got me started.I wanted to beable to host with buddies and have AI bogies flying around as well, with buddies on same side. Havent been able to do that, maybe not possible. Thanks......

Like cat said, HomeBases are for DF maps. They don't do anything in a coop mission. AI is not possible on a DF map.

Sounds like you're trying to combine a DF map with a coop mission and that's just not possible. You need to decide which you want and go with that.

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What I want to do is to create a map, that I can use when I Host, that will allow myself and a few friends to spawn in at a base and go up and have AI bogies patroling the area. So we can fight them as a team. I know AI aircraft will not work in DF, but how do you start a coop map from the beginning??

I think you're having a problem understanding the difference between a 'map' and a 'mission'.

Basically, what you see on a DF server, we call a 'map'. There are no AI planes....no waypoints, etc.

As far as coop's, we don't call them , as you put it, 'coop maps'. There is no such thing. Coop's are missions, plain and simple.

A coop is basically a single-player mission that is played online with a number of human players and can include AI planes. This sounds like what you want.

So, you need to make an actual coop MISSION if you want to play it with your friends and fly against AI planes.

Here is a link to a site that will help you get acquainted with mission-building:

http://www.il2-fullmissionbuilder.com/index.php

In fact, on the bottom of that page, you'll see a link to 'Your 1st IL-2 Co-op'. That looks like something you may want to try...

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