Tried to install and use it once before.

I read up on everything I could find at Lowengrin's site. Read the articles and all.

I get a "Message File Not Found" message when I start up DCG. I click OK, and it launches fine. I pointed the prog to the right places for dcg.exe and il2fb.exe.

I am trying to generate a campaign, and I am instructed to select a campaign that has either a * or DCG next to it. That is only present when I am in the Co-op Campaign screen. Why not in the Single player screens?

I have read so much of this prog, and everyone seems to love it (after admitting what a PITA it is to get set up), I would like to love it too.

Any "DCG for Dummies" out there anywhere?

Thanks

Your best bet is right here:

http://www.lowengrin.com/content.php?article.cat.8

and if all else fails, you can post a question here and get a first-rate, quick answer:

http://forums.jg1.org/index.php?c=4

Depends on which DCG mode you are using. If you use the DCG DGen Replacement mode for single player, DCG adds them and you will then see those items in the single player screens. When you uncheck DGen replacement mode, DGC removes them.

Check out the 'DCG mode' article at the link HerrBaron posted.

Tailspin,

OK, I see them in single mode, but when I try and click on them, I get a "beeeeep" and nothing happens.

Agaim, I have read all the articles, but it is still not clear to me.

*sigh* I miss the days when I had lots and lots of time to pore over this stuf...

I appreciate the help; thanks.

If you're getting a "beep", it means you are trying to generate a DCG "Full-Automatic" campaign using the DGen program that comes with the standard game. Before you can start such a campaign, you must replace DGen with DCG. To do that, you follow the instructions here under Full Auto-Generation Mode (Replacing In-Game Generator [DGen] with DCG):

http://www.lowengrin.com/content.php?article.11

Actually, I followed your instructions to the letter. Just tried again.

1. Opened DCG (still got the "No Message File Found" message, whatever that is...)

2. Went to Mode Menu, selected "Auto Generation - Single Player Career"

3. Also selected "Replace In Game Generator (DGen)" in Mode Menu

4. Ran IL2/FB

5. Selected "Pilot Career"

6. Selected USAAF, pilot rank (1st Lt) and set my difficulty preferences.

7. Selected "*USAAF Pilot On The Western Front (DCG)"

8. Hit Start

9. Went to "Normandy 1944" and selected a P-51D-5 and hit "Generate" got the beeeep. Tried all of the other types listed in that drop-down. Got the beeep for all of them.

Any ideas?

In fact, it will launch the "Berlin 44" Campaign with whatever aircraft I choose, but no other USAAF Western Front campaign will launch.

OK, for S&G, did a complete uninstall and re-install...

So far looks good.

OK, I started a campaign, flew one mission.

I went back to DCG to edit some of the campaign parameters, but how do I open the campaign? I tried the "Open Campaign" menu choice, but there is no campaign to open.

I click File -> select DCG campaign folder and it opens a window. I navigate to my il2/FB folder to Missions to Campaign to US to the DCG folder... but there is no file in there.

What am I missing?

Which ever campaign you last used in FB/PF, DCG will automatically load when you run it. So you shouldn't have to select any campaign when you run it (unless it's a different one than the one you just flew).