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[superbee426ci]

So I've tried everything I can think of and have searched High and Low but I seem to be the only one with this problem.  I've always been very careful with adding mods, testing the game after each install, but I never thought of testing the catapults.  I know that prior to installing the May 2nd update to the SAS Engine Mod 2.6 that the catapults did work.  However after testing the game with 2.6rc and having it run correctly I installed JW 1.3 which also works just fine.  I get zero errors and everything I can think of is working correctly except for the catapults.  I re-downloaded and installed the Engine Mod just to see if I had a bad download, and I've also removed JW 1.3 but nether of those have any effect.  Any help would be appreciated. 

[Bonez]

READ HERE specifically the part about AI, Engines, Hotkeys & Carriers Mod v2.5 Public Release.

[superbee426ci]

Ok I went back and re-read that and maybe its because I've read it so many times but I don't see anything I haven't already done/tried. So I did more testing on my second install the issue is unrelated to JW 1.3.  In my backup install I had the January version of Engine Mod 2.6RC, is that version all the catapults on all the ships I tested worked.  If I install the new May 2nd 2.6RC Final all my catapults stop working.

[352nd_Hoss]

You have the No Cockpits mod installed?  I know some planes need that mod for the catapults to work.  How many different aircraft have you tried, and on how many different carriers?

You need to check to see if the name of the Carrier is the same in the 2.6 mod as it is in the Stationary.ini file, if it's different the catapult mod wont see it.

[SAS~Malone]

Hoss, please be specific if offering alternative advice, mate - 'No Cockpits' mod is very misleading, and could send someone off on a merry chase looking for a mod that doesn't exist.
also, to everyone, please always try to provide a link if referring to another mod, it really makes life easier for everyone.

[brav6]

I'm already finding myself mislead. I've read the 2.6rc quite a few times, went through the forum a bit, still haven't found a solution to the catapult problem.

I've tried using various aircraft, checking if the 'no open canopy' would be a solution because of the jet aircraft, I tested various carriers both stock and new ones like the Oriskany 1970 but the catapults don't work on any of my ships with any type of aircraft. I'm right on @superbee426ci's trail, I reinstalled 2.5 and they work again.

I'm currently back with dbw 1.7 + 10.1m + 2.6rc + 1.3 jetwar

[BravoFxTrt]

hhmmm Im puzzled, all my carrier cat's working, only difference is mine is 4.11.1m

[brav6]

hhmmm Im puzzled, all my carrier cat's working, only difference is mine is 4.11.1m

Did you do any tweaking after installing it?

[BravoFxTrt]

The only Carriers I had to edit in the  Catapult.ini  was for Boxer and Valley Forge. all others worked right off the bat.

[brav6]

The only Carriers I had to edit in the  Catapult.ini  was for Boxer and Valley Forge. all others worked right off the bat.

I understand the stationary.ini in reference to the carrier must be the same in the catapults.ini, but it is.

Please paste what you edited.

[BravoFxTrt]

[com.maddox.il2.objects.ships.KoreaCarrier$USSValleyForgeCV45] <------just this line
dCatapultOffsetX 9
dCatapultOffsetY -130
dCatapultOffsetX2 27.6
dCatapultOffsetY2 -137.5
catapultPower     16
catapultPowerJets 22

[com.maddox.il2.objects.ships.KoreaCarrier$USSBoxerCV21] <----just this line
dCatapultOffsetX 9
dCatapultOffsetY -130
dCatapultOffsetX2 27.6
dCatapultOffsetY2 -137.5
catapultPower     16
catapultPowerJets 22

[Bonez]

And if I recall correctly, without searching for the original comment about this fix, you MUST pay STRICT attention to upper & lower case.