Pilot Management Screen

[dodram]

My first post, so please be gentle[:)]

I am playing my first GC as the allies

I am struggling with pilot management as I don't seem to have any buttons on my pilot management screen. I have seen a screen shot on the forums with buttons at the bottom of the page. I don't have those buttons and clicking on the pilots seems to have no associated action

Where/how do I get the buttons to move pilots around

[Uncivil Engineer]

ORIGINAL: dodram

My first post, so please be gentle[:)]

I am playing my first GC as the allies

I am struggling with pilot management as I don't seem to have any buttons on my pilot management screen. I have seen a screen shot on the forums with buttons at the bottom of the page. I don't have those buttons and clicking on the pilots seems to have no associated action

Where/how do I get the buttons to move pilots around

Just a guess here, since I've never encountered your problem. Are your squadrons set for automatic pilot replacement or manual. I have all mine set for manual replacement and can select the type of pilot I want, including veterans from TRACOM or any from reserve by name. Change to manual and see if that resolves the problem. If not, hopefully someone else can help.

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: dodram

My first post, so please be gentle[:)]

I am playing my first GC as the allies

I am struggling with pilot management as I don't seem to have any buttons on my pilot management screen. I have seen a screen shot on the forums with buttons at the bottom of the page. I don't have those buttons and clicking on the pilots seems to have no associated action

Where/how do I get the buttons to move pilots around

How about a screen shot?

[dodram]

Here is a slightly fuzzy screen shot

[Disco Duck]

I can't duplicate your screen shot. Generally questions like this are posted in the War Room first. Try it there and see if you get better responses. Don't forget the screen shot.

[witpqs]

dodram: Maybe you are using an old version before much of the current pilot handling facilities were introduced. Upper left hand corner of the main screen shows the game version. What is it?

[dodram]

Thanks for the replies

I am running version one zero zero ten seventy nine (forum wont let me post the number because I have less than 10 posts)

What version should I be running? Can I update mid game and continue?

[witpqs]

I understand. Sadly they (and everybody else on the Internet) have problems with spammers and need to take counter-measures.

If I am reading that correctly you are running a fairly old version although I don't know how old. Get into the downloads area with your account that you used to purchase & download the game (might not be the same as your forum account) and download the latest release.

You 'should' be able to upgrade mid-game and continue. Do you have a human (PBM) opponent or are you playing the AI? Both can be upgraded, obviously little to coordinate if you are the only player. In case you need them, below are instructions that someone made up a long time ago to smoothly upgrade a PBM game in progress.

For those of you running PBEM games, here is a recommended update procedure*:

(Note: v1079 refers to the game Release version and v1095 refers to the Update version. Your current version may vary.)

1) Japanese player resolves latest turn using current version v1079.
2) Japanese player saves game.
3) Japanese player exits game.
4) Japanese player sends combat replay to Allied player.
5) Japanese player upgrades to new version v1095.
6) Japanese player issues orders and advances turn.
7) Japanese player sends turn to Allied player.

8) Allied player plays combat replay under old version v1079.
9) Allied player upgrades to new version v1095.
10) Allied player issues orders and advances turn.
11) Allied player send turn file back to Japanese player.

The key is that orders must be entered using the same version and then the turn resolved with that version i.e.:
-J Orders v1079, A Orders v1079, J Resolve v1079, A Replay v1079;
-Both update to v1095, J Orders v1095, A Orders v1095, etc.


For Japanese players playing multiple PBEM games, what this means is that you will need to collect all of your opponents' turns and run them before updating.

After you run each turn, send off the replay file to the Allied player, and ask him to play the replay under the old version. Once you have resolved all of your PBEM opponents' turns, you can now upgrade.

[dodram]

Thanks. Found a patch 7 that is v1124
Just playing AI so I guess shouldnt be a problem to update after I run this days orders