AIRCRAFT NOT COMPATIBLE WITH UNIT ICON

[Camstick]

I am developing a modern scenario but have started with the Scenario for Call to Arms (primarily for the map). Even though I have changed say an infantry unit icon to a fighter unit, it will not accept me adding aircraft to that unit. I get the equipment is not compatible with the receiving unit warning. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[rhinobones]

I am developing a modern scenario but have started with the Scenario for Call to Arms (primarily for the map). Even though I have changed say an infantry unit icon to a fighter unit, it will not accept me adding aircraft to that unit. I get the equipment is not compatible with the receiving unit warning. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Aircraft will only be accepted into the original aircraft type icons. Even though you changed the counter's icon picture, the game engine still thinks the counter is an aircraft unit.

See the table in the User Manual paragraph 16.1 page 96. Aso see paragraph 16.1.1 for an explanation of the individual unit counter attributes.

Regards, RhinoBones

[Curtis Lemay]

You can't put aircraft and ground equipment together in the same unit - and the original unit will still have ground equipment in it after the icon is changed.

You would have to first delete all the ground equipment in the unit - and that would clear out everything in the unit, evaporating it. So...you can never get there. Just make a new unit from scratch.

[sPzAbt653]

I have changed say an infantry unit icon to a fighter unit, it will not accept me adding aircraft to that unit.

We can't tell by this description exactly what you have done nor exactly what you are doing, but next time you are at the pub having a few, pull up TOAW on the laptop and get into that scenario in the Editor > go to the Force Editor and scroll to the last unit > select that last unit > then advance past that unit by clicking the 'next unit' arrow. Now you are at a 'cadre'. You can add any equipment first, then change the icon to what you want. Maybe this procedure will get you what you want.

[sPzAbt653]

You can create a unit in the Force Editor with a mismatched equipment/icon - For example, create an air unit that contains planes and create an infantry unit that contains infantry, then copy the plane equipment [hit 'G' with the unit selected] and paste it into the infantry unit [hit 'A' with the unit selected].

[Camstick]

Guys

Ok now I know how to make a unit from scratch (must have know how to do that at some time in the past lol!) and also how to add land elements to air elements in a single icon.

Much appreciated!

Camstick