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[paganretired]

need to customize icons for off line play - not the keystroke thing - used to be a good tutorial on it but i lost it. only want to see color at about 80m - thanks

[DKoor]

Fast help, I think you'll manage from here:

Open rcu file under main directory and paste this in (you can save your default rcu if you want):
__________________________________________________ _______________________________
@set fast off
@set echo on
@set alias on
@set history 20


@alias a alias
@a h history
@a s show


#@file il2stab.rcu




#DEFAULT ikone
@a df mp_dotrange FRIENDLY DOT 14.000 COLOR 6.000 RANGE 6.000 TYPE 6.000 ID 6.000 NAME 6.000
@a de mp_dotrange FOE DOT 14.000 COLOR 6.000 RANGE 6.000 TYPE 6.000 ID 6.000 NAME 0.005


#moje ikone
@a f mp_dotrange FRIENDLY DOT 14.000 COLOR 0.005 RANGE 0.005 TYPE 2.000 ID 0.300 NAME 0.300
@a e mp_dotrange FOE DOT 14.000 COLOR 0.005 RANGE 0.005 TYPE 1.500 ID 0.005 NAME 0.005


#WC ikone
@a wf mp_dotrange FOE COLOR 0.01 DOT 25 RANGE 0.01 TYPE 0.5 ID 0.15 NAME 0.01
@a we mp_dotrange FRIENDLY COLOR 0.01 DOT 25 RANGE 0.01 TYPE 0.01 ID 0.01 NAME 2

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________

DEFAULT - well, default icons, who could tell?
moje ikone - my pref icons
WC Ikone - icon set from WarClouds server

Oh, yes as soon as you load mission bring console down and type appropriate command, says if you want WarClouds icons type wf and we (for both friendly and enemy custom icons).
Enjoy.

[DKoor]

You bring console down by pressing SHIFT + TAB after mission starts.

[paganretired]

thanks, could not get it to work - i dont have stab if that means anything

[Aviar]

You don't need Stab. Just use the rcu file in your IL-2 folder.

Here is one tutorial:

http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...op=show&kid=76

Aviar

[Tully__]

However if you're in an online server, the host has control. All that's available to clients is the "Toggle Icons" keyboard command (you may have to assign it) which allows you to turn off icons if the host has them on.

[DKoor]

thanks, could not get it to work - i dont have stab if that means anything

You just probably forgot to turn icons on...

In such case, put your difficulty settings on easy, i.e. turn everything off except vulnerability and start the mission.

When it loads press Esc go to your CONTROLS and scroll down find TOGGLE ICON TYPES under MISC section.

Map it say to ALT+I (I have it this way) hit APPLY then back to your mission... if icons don't show up press ALT+I untill they do. If they still don't show up then exit mission because you haven't turned on icons in the first place (i.e. failed to do so under DIFFICULTY SETTINGS before mission started).

But if they show up as expected, then press SHIFT+TAB and bring down the console and type i (and hit ENTER) and e (hit ENTER) (assuming you arranged rcu file they way I posted above).
Custom icons will show up.

You can't really go wrong with this if you follow every step of the way.

il2stab line is some residue from an old prog I used to run in the past... I just left it there in spite of not using it for years now. Wont mess up anything anyway.
BTW # char at the start of line means that IL-2 will skip that line.