Ships in FSX - a couple of questions..

[highfive66]

I've recently returned to flight sims after a few year absence and currently running FSX through Steam. I've used a number of Microsoft Flight Sims in the past (FS98, FS2000, FS9 & CFS 1-3) and I'm comfortable loading 3rd party add-on's (namely aircraft, but also panels, engine sounds, etc.). Recently I've started volunteering at the WWII Aviation Museum in Colorado Springs and wanted to begin making FSX movies utilizing vintage add-on's for educational purposes down the road. I've downloaded ai-carriers and it seems to be working as advertised but I've still have a couple of issues/questions regarding adding ships (a new process for me though I've added a lot of ai ship traffic recently without issue). One of the ships I've added is the (HD) Nimitz. Though it appears when summoned via ai carriers the Nimitz does not appear on my aircraft list as does other ships I've downloaded. My first question is there a way to add the Nimitz to my aircraft list? My second question, once in freeflight & I summon a ship via ai carriers how do I switch to that (steerable) ship? The third question, I was wondering if there was a way to spawn in a steerable ship from the aircraft list in a location other than an airport (would feel silly driving a ship down a runway to get to a body of water.. gangway! )..! Though I've loaded a 3rd party program today to manage AI ship traffic (AIBTC - AI Boat Traffic Compiler) I've yet to use it and was wondering if there was another way? Last question concerns the difficulty I've had adding a ship from downloads with multiple types of ships in a sub-directory into additional formations in ai carriers. For example the recent upload of the Bismarck & Tripitz from Simviation http://simviation.com/1/download-file?file=Package_GermanBattleships.zip&fileId=48286. For example if I wanted to amend the ai carriers .cfg to a new formation containing just the Bismarck.
Example:
[formation.x] - whatever # is next in the list, for me it's 8..
title=Bismarck - name I gave the formation..
unit.0=??????, 0, 0 - what do I put for the unit.. so FSX can find the ship to install?

Though I've been a contributor to this forum in the past it's been a while and Simviation had forgotten me, hence I needed to make a new account. As I remember all the stuff I've forgotten in FS(now X) I'll try to return the favor ! Best wishes all & thanks for any help others can provide..!

[Dave T]

If the boat or aircraft is ai it will not have a panel and will not show up in the aircraft selection page drop the ai Bismarck and Tirpitz folder in Sim objects/Boats and add the text below to ai carriers cfg, you might need to make alterations to cfg by moving it to desktop and using notepad.
[formation.8]
title=SS Bismarck
unit.0=ai_SS_Bismarck, 0, 0

[formation.9]
title=SS Tirpitz
unit.0=ai_SS_Tirpitz, 0, 0

It looks like your aircraft carrier will be the default fsx one you will need to add this to ai carriers cfg if you downloaded this one http://simviation.com/1/download-file?f ... leId=35178

[formation.10]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) (Empty)
unit.0=CVN68_1, 0, 0

[formation.11]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_2, 0, 0

[formation.12]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_2, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.13]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 1 (Darken Ship)
unit.0=CVN68_12, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000


[formation.14]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_3, 0, 0

[formation.15]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Configuration 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_3, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.16]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_4, 0, 0

[formation.17]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_4, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.18]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_5, 0, 0

[formation.19]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Crowded deck 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_5, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.20]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Launch Configuration (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_6, 0, 0

[formation.21]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Launch Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_6, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, -350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.22]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Recovery Configuration(single carrier)
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0

[formation.23]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Recovery Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.24]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) T-45 Carrier Qualifications
unit.0=CVN68_8, 0, 0

[formation.25]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN68_11, 0, 0

[formation.26]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Port visit "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN68_9, 0, 0

[formation.27]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Port visit
unit.0=CVN68_10, 0, 0

[formation.28]
title=USS Nimitz (CVN68) Underway Replenishment (UNREP)
unit.0=CVN68_7, 0, 0
unit.1=USNS_PATUXENT_UNREP, 102, -50
unit.2=SH-60_guard, 350, -220
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 150, -80

[formation.29]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) (Empty)
unit.0=CVN69_1, 0, 0

[formation.30]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_2, 0, 0

[formation.31]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_2, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.32]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 1 (Darken Ship)
unit.0=CVN69_12, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.33]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_3, 0, 0

[formation.34]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Configuration 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_3, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.35]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 1 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_4, 0, 0

[formation.36]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 1 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_4, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.37]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 2 (single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_5, 0, 0

[formation.38]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Crowded deck 2 & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_5, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.39]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Launch Configuration(single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_6, 0, 0

[formation.40]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Launch Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_6, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, -350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.41]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Recovery Configuration (Single carrier)
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0

[formation.42]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Recovery Configuration & Fleet
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0
unit.1=VEH_cruiser01, -3000, -1000
unit.2=VEH_destroyer01, 3000, -1000
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 350, -120
unit.4=VEH_destroyer01, 200, -8000
unit.5=VEH_destroyer01, 900, 7000

[formation.43]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) T-45 Carrier Qualifications
unit.0=CVN69_8, 0, 0

[formation.44]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN69_11, 0, 0

[formation.45]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Port visit "Man the Rails"
unit.0=CVN69_9, 0, 0

[formation.46]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Port visit
unit.0=CVN69_10, 0, 0

[formation.47]
title=USS Eisenhower (CVN69) Underway Replenishment (UNREP)
unit.0=CVN69_7, 0, 0
unit.1=USNS_PATUXENT_UNREP, 102, -50
unit.2=SH-60_guard, 350, -220
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 150, -80

[formation.48]
title=USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201)
unit.0=USNS_PATUXENT, 0, 0

pilotable Nimitz http://simviation.com/1/download-file?f ... ileId=6228
Older aircraft carriers have a look at http://www.flyingstations.com/ under ships free downloads of Victorious various years and Ark Royal also free Swordfish and Wyvern, once you have your ship selected click on forward or direction change for moving carriers.

[highfive66]

Dave thanks for your response but not the answers I was looking for.. With the Bismarck/Tripitz pk. it comes with an ai version and a steerable version & I've downloaded both to my /boat subdirectory. I'm trying to get the steerable version working in ai carriers. As far as the Nimitz, as I wrote in my post I have downloaded the (HD) version & have all the different formations showing up already in ai carriers, that's not the problem or the answer to any my questions..

[highfive66]

Not letting me edit my last response but should add to Dave thanks for the flyingstations.com link.. One of the fsx movies I'd like make is the sinking of the Bismarck & I'll be using the 'Stringbag' from flystations in my efforts..

[Dave T]

I tried to get the Bismarck to work with ai carriers but only got the Tirpitz to work steerable version.
[formation.xx]
title=Bismarck single
unit.0=Schlachtschiff Bismarck, 0, 0

[formation.xx]
title=Tirpitz single
unit.0=Schlachtschiff Tirpitz, 0, 0

you can use ai carriers to spawn over water or select your ship Welkers Bismark from aircraft selection screen on a runway near the coast go to map and drag to the water and then save flight. If you want to save flight on a carrier save flight and go to my documents, flight simulator X files go to the .FLT file and change in simvars.0 SimOnGround=TRUE to FALSE.

[highfive66]

Thanks a lot Dave..! I'll try that later.. I knew it was a matter of syntax & I had tried a couple of different things.. With coming back to fs everything is difficult before it is easy.. tc..!