[Akalabeth Angel]

I downloaded the TBP DVD.
Is it necessary to create new pilots for each campaign??? Or can the same one be used for all????

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Best to create on for each campaign. 

[Vidmaster]

that's the SUPER save route. Never had a corrupted pilot on TBP however.

[Akalabeth Angel]

Well with FS2 people are always saying "make new pilots, make new pilots".
But all the campaigns on the DVDs effectively use the same information and tables (I assume), I don't think there'd be any of the usual problems. Whatever those problems are . . .

[Vidmaster]

exactly, the FS2 mods all have radically different tables and stuff.

What those problems are? Missing ships, weapons, missions not loading => crashycrashy

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Even something as simple as switching campaigns at a red alert mission can cause corruption.  I'm bad at using only one pilot myself but I do tend to corrupt them from time to time. 

[Thaeris]

The only notable effect from keeping one pilot file active I've identified is switching from normal FSO to FSP. That erased about all the data on my pilot. The pilot was still very playable, however. As long as I don't have to sit down for a few minutes reprogramming keystrokes, I'll be happy. Between mods on normal FSO you usually encounter miscouted/erased ship-type kills. The total number of kills usually stays accurate, though.

-Thaeris

[-Norbert-]

You can go by this rule of thumb:
If you use the mod switcher, make a new pilot.
If you don't use the mod switcher it's safe to use the same pilot.

A possible exception is playing campaigns that use the inferno build instead of standard FSO build. I don't really know if that might cause any problems.

[Thaeris]

You're not refering to the Launcher when you say, "mod switcher," are you?

-Thaeris

[Akalabeth Angel]

You're not refering to the Launcher when you say, "mod switcher," are you?

I think what's he's referring to is that if the mod in question requires it's own directory and requires you to in the launcher, specify a new mod to be played then you should use a new pilot.

However in the case of the TBP, or at least the DVD specifically, all you need to do is launch the game and select a campaign from the campaign room.

[Thaeris]

In truth, I often run a new mod on the same pilot. RARELY do I get a problem; when I do, it usually just erases previous data. Since I just play single player for my own entertainment, I've never really had a problem.

-Thaeris

[Akalabeth Angel]

Regarding Inferno vs Standard builds. From the campaign pack readme:

The Pilot files saved by one build are not compatible with the other build.

So pilots will have to be different at least for inferno campaigns vs standard build campaigns.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Actually you can just use inferno builds for everything.  3.6.10 & Zathras are Inferno only . 

[Akalabeth Angel]

Actually you can just use inferno builds for everything.  3.6.10 & Zathras are Inferno only . 

Oh I haven't downloaded that Zathras thing yet since I haven't played multi.
Though, I realised last week that your play time on thursday's multi is 1pm time here so maybe one week I'll join in (though not this week as I'm crazy busy). See how bad I can get my ass kicked.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Zathras while meant for multi was kept compatible with single as well. 

[Akalabeth Angel]

I got another question and don't want to make a new thread.

Is it possible to change the glide controls to something else? More specifically the vertical thrusters? I don't know why it's default that the Accel, Decel, Afterburner, Lateral thrusters, and Glide are on one side of the keyboard, and the vertical thrusters are on the complete opposite side (Shift-+ and Shift-Enter). I'd rather they were Shift 2 and 4 or something.

Not that Gliding has helped me survive getting my butt kicked in the current FH mission anyway. Though at least I can wildly fire at the Sentris before I get slaughtered.

[den5]

Try to use keys 4, 6, 8, 2 and 5 on the right side of the keyboard because TBP ships don't have shields.

[-Norbert-]

You can change the keys as you like them, just like any other key in FS2.
They are in the options under the "ship" tab.

Oh and a big thanks to whoever (and whenever - Zathras would be my guess) added the "glide while pushed" there too. It really is a lot better to have both the toggle and the pushed version for glide than just the toggle like it was before.

[Vidmaster]

nah, it's 3.6.10 not Zathras. But I prefer it too, it makes this a whole lot quicker.

[-Norbert-]

Are you sure?
Because I just tried to load the very same exe I used for TBP+Zathras (fred2_open_3_6_10_INF.exe) file for normal FS2 and there was only the toggle glide option available in it.