copy up here your 2 .bat files mentioned, Global layer and masterstartup
copy up here your 2 .bat files mentioned, Global layer and masterstartup
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
Here's global layer
I mean the 2 batch files MASTERETOSTARTUP and global_layer\ETOGLSwapper.
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
They come up as invalid files when I try to upload them to forum attachment link!
Open by edit with notepad, copy as text (*.txt) and then upload or copy here. For this you may have to untick 'read only"
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
LS
REM THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO CHANGE MULTIPLE ERAS IN THE CFS3 ETO EXPANSION.
REM IT WILL INSTALL AND REMOVE THE NECESSARY GLOBAL LAYER FILES, MISSION FILES, AND OTHER FILES
REM REQUIRED TO REFLECT THE WAY THE THEATER WAS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO W E L C O M E T O C F S 3 E T O E X P A N S I O N
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO 1. 1936 - SPRING 1940 SPAIN AND WEST'40
ECHO.
ECHO 2. SUMMER 1940 - YEAR END 1942 BATTLE OF BRITAIN
ECHO.
ECHO 3. EARLY 1943 - SPRING 1944 YANKS OVER GERMANY
ECHO.
ECHO 4. SPRING 1944 - LATE 1944 NORMANDY TO THE RHINE
ECHO.
ECHO 5. LATE 1944 - SUMMER 1945 BATTLE OF THE BULGE TO V-E DAY
ECHO.
SET CHOICE=
ECHO.
SET /p choice=PLEASE SELECT YOUR THEATER ERA BY TYPING THE NUMBER AND THEN ENTER
ECHO.
ECHO.
IF NOT '%choice%'=='' SET CHOICE=%choice:~0,1%
IF '%choice%'=='1' GOTO :1936_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='2' GOTO :BOB_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='3' GOTO :1943_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='4' GOTO :1944_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='5' GOTO :1945_ERA
ECHO.
ECHO "%choice%" IS NOT VALID CHOICE PLEASE TRY AGAIN
ECHO.
:1936_ERA
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_BOB
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1943
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1944
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1945
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:BOB_1936
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1936
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1936
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1936
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_BOB
REN missions 1936_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_BOB
REN missions 1943_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_BOB
REN missions 1944_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_BOB
REN missions 1945_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1943
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1943
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1943
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1943
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1944
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1944
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1944
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1944
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1945
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1945
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1945
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1945
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:SUCCESS
@ECHO OFF
CLS
CALL ETOEraSwapper.bat
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\global_layer"
CALL ETOGLSwapper.bat
START cfs3.exe
@ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO WELCOME TO THE CFS3 ETO EXPANSION GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER
ECHO.
ECHO THE CFS3 ETO GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER WILL NOW CHANGE OUT THE GLOBAL LAYER FILES
ECHO.
PAUSE
ECHO.
:PRESENT
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1945_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1944_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1943_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\bob_qclocations.xml" GOTO :BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1936_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1936_ERA
:1936_ERA
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:QUIT_MENU
GOTO :END
:BOB_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
:END
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion"
Had a look and all these look good, I had renamed my application 'cfs3.exe', but I think that's for MP in Win7.
When you ran the ORIF's
did you do the saves and deletes?
We'll have to see what Mongoose can find.
Worst case...may have to
reload the 5 installs.
I'm pretty sure this stems from me downloading the Folk Stone missions and having unrecognized aircraft issues. I've deleted the missions but..........same result
Sorry mate but you are incorrect, the missions didn't cause any CTD's during testing and the few that downloaded reported no issues.
I would go through all the bat files involved in the exchanging of era's, and make sure its calling for the correct folder names in all of them, I can remember when ETO first came out that some users had issues with the naming of folders in some installs. If I remember correctly you could end up with a miss mash of locations and global layers.
The instructions for the complete ETO install also had to be followed to the letter without missing anything or else troubles like yours happened.
Wish I could help more but without a computer thats all I can say.
Mick
I wasn't implying that there's something wrong with the Folkstone missions 65, I think that the fact they occur early in the war and me not having all of the neccesary files, caused a glitch in my Era Swapper that I can't correct . Could be wrong, may have to do a complete re-install.....
OK, just another quick check to see if there is some corruption in the file sets. The global_layer folder looks all good for Era 5. (But you are trying to run the Folkestone missions. Are they Era 5?)
Take a quick look in the files in the root of your install. There should be no 1945 missions folder, no 1945 uires, and no 1945 qclocations files. All these should have been renamed by the bat file to the default missions, uires and qclocations folders, to match the global layer configuration.
Well, I do have a 1945 Missions folder and a 1945 uries file in my ETO Expansion files.......should I delete them?
Been away and will check more but
You should have 5 missions folders and 5 uires folders. ONE, the one that is active, will just be labelled 'Missions' (or should be) and also the matching uires folder should be labeled just 'uires'. The non active eras should be labeled '1936_missions' and '1936_uires', and so on.
Now if you have a mission with a date matching a non 'active' era in the 'active' era, I am not sure what that would do.
I will upload my bat files and you can examine any difference with yours. Note my ETO is in my 'D" drive. (Use notepadd ++ or any 'examine difference' app)
bats as text files.zip
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
Thanks to all for your help, it's really appreciated! Mongoose, I think I'll have to wait till the weekend to examine all the bat. files, but thanks so much for sending me yours. I will keep y'all posted!
No, don't delete them. But clearly there is a bit of an era mismatch going on. If you have the 1945 Missions and uires files, these should be renamed to the default missions and uires, to match the global layer settings. However that leaves the question of what to name the current missions and uires folders? The answer is whatever other era is missing of the five Mongoose talks about. Also, what is the story with the QClocations.xml? Which era is being represented by the default name? Again, look to see which named era qclocations files there are.
One Question. Do you save your installs on another drive ? I have a external SSD and save all my installs and update them before any changes, so i can re-install if i screw things up in the install. If you don't, it would be good thing to start doing. Just a little piece of advice from someone who had to learn the hard way. Sorry for your troubles ,bro. Hope you find a fix. PM me if you need anything. Regards,Scott
If I'm understanding this correctly, being that I'm stuck in Attack in the West Era, I shouldn't see files named 1936 in the Global Layer folder and QC Locations? They appear in both despite 1936 being "active" So, for laughs I removed the 1936 files and now I can switch between Era's.....although the AITW splash screen appears briefly before going to the appropriate screen. The problem of not being able to change air fields, time of day, weather remains!
I hope you checked that you still had 5 eras, otherwise you deleted one of the others! What you describe does happen. Basically the batch file did not correctly change the global era, so another was sill there (as 'global_layer') instead of the 1936 one. Same with the uires and missions if you have a similar issue.
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
Well I checked my files against what you sent me Mongoose and everything checks out........there must be a file glitch in QC Locations somewhere I'm thinking
Well if you wanted era 1 and still found 1936_global_layer.csv/1936_gsl.lib in your folder, then that is usually a batch file misread. same WRT mission/uires files
Cato said "Carthaginem esse delendam"
I say "Carthago iam diu deleta,sed enim Bellum Alium adhuc aedificandum est"
I've swapped to Era 5 and I don't have 1945 in my Global Layer folder, so that's a good thing. In the Uisel.xml file QC Airbase ID is Fowe66 which must be Fowlmere, Cambridge. Is that supposed to be the default base?
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