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I saw a post today that shows another folder is missing from the Steam version of the sim. This missing folder causes problems with the mission briefing of a multiplayer game.
skinny @ battle-fields.com said:
mayo170 @ battle-fields.com said:
MP Mission Briefing not showing up..
Hi all,
I've just started playing this game again, for the third time, and regardless of which server I join, the mission briefing is not showing up. In single player mode, it works just fine, but online, I only see the blue field.
I've tried searching the site to find an answer, but have not been able to locate anything yet.
I'm not sure if it has anything to do with version 4.10.1m or not, but it wasn't an issue before. This is also the first time I've installed IL 2 on Win7.
Thanks,
mayo170
MP Mission Briefing not showing up.
Its a bug with the Steam version. I assume you bought the game on steam?
Fortunately the fix is easy, you just have to create a folder. If I remember correctly, its
\path to your\ il2 installation folder\Missions\Net\cache\
That would be all.
Welcome to the forums and to IL2
So there are at least three folders that have to be added to the Steam version of the sim.
Steam does not have the
Quicks,
NetCache, and
cache folders which are on the DVD.
Create a new folder for each of them and insert them in the Steam directories that are similar to the standard install.
(There is nothing in the folder it's just an empty folder with the names I highlighted in blue put in the correct location.)
Standard DVD Install:
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\
Quicks
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\PaintSchemes\
NetCache
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\Missions\Net\
cache
You will need to put them in the correct Steam directory for them to work.
The Quicks folder is where the sim keeps the Quick Missions that you save. If you don't have the folder there is no place for you to save the QMB missions. If you don't use the QMB save feature you won't miss it until you want to use it.
The NetCache folder is where the sim initially keeps the skins that are used for an .ntrk video or the skin someone uses during online play. If you don't have the folder there is no place to save the skin and any .ntrk made without having that folder will not use the correct skin during playback. IIRC, It uses the default skin.
The cache folder is where the sim keeps the multiplayer Missions. If you don't have this folder you can't read the briefings for a multiplayer game.
If I find more I will add them.
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