Dcs world mission editor
This is only a very early prototype / proof of concept, and I don't plan to put much effort in further development at least until we know what ED plans for the mission editor. Then press Ctrl+F11 to switch to the free-roam camera and position it as required (Mouse Wheel controls movement). Select a unit on the F10 map view and press F7 to attach the camera to that unit. Units in the Mission Editor should be mirrored in the mission that is running in the "viewer install". Run your "editor install" of DCS and use the Mission Editor like you normally would.Run your "viewer install" of DCS and open the me-3d-view.miz (for the Caucasus map) or me-3d-view-nevada.miz (for the NTTR map) mission.If dcs_variant.txt includes the string foo, DCS will use %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS.foo as the settings folder. Then create or edit the file dcs_variant.txt in the installation folder and change the content to something else (I used "secondcopy_D" because I installed it on my D drive). The installer should be smart enough to copy the files from your existing installation instead of downloading them again.
#Dcs world mission editor install#
#Dcs world mission editor how to#
How to set up two installations of DCS: Worldīy default, if you try to start DCS.exe a second time, it will complain about an existing instance and refuse to start. For convenience, you can copy me-3d-view.miz (and/or me-3d-view-nevada.miz) to the Missions folder of your "viewer install" ( %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS.secondcopy_D\Missions).Open C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\MissionEditor\a and append the following line to the end:ĭofile(lfs.Copy a to C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\MissionEditor\modules.
#Dcs world mission editor mod#
Set up the mission editor mod in your "editor install" second copy in D:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World_D, using %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS.secondcopy_D, called the "viewer install"Īdapt the paths according to your own situation.first copy in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World, using %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS, called the "editor install".This section assumes the following installation locations for your two copies of DCS: World: