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Have you ever wanted to play your Task Editor missions in Cooperative mode? Now you can!

With this system, you can create missions directly in the Task Editor and convert them into fully playable cooperative missions with just a few clicks. No need to open the editor or even close the game.

The simulator generates a _gen mission file every time you create a mission, automatically overwriting the previous one. This makes the process incredibly simple:

• Create a mission in the Task Editor.
• Open the application and select the generated mission.
• Select the aircraft available to players (currently, only one player aircraft type is supported).
• Give your mission a name.
• Click Accept.

And that's it! Your mission is automatically converted into a cooperative mission, ready to be played with your friends — without having to manually edit anything in the Task Editor.

Create as many missions as you want and enjoy virtually unlimited cooperative content!

What it does

- Forces `MissionType = 1` so the sim treats it as a cooperative mission.
- Sets (or adds, if it's missing) the `MultiplayerPlaneConfig` line to the flyable aircraft you picked, so the sim knows what plane is available.
- Finds every aircraft flagged `PLAYERSQUAD` and forces `CoopStart = 1` on all of them — whether the line was already there with a different value, or missing entirely.
- Saves everything as a **new** `.mission` file with a proper name (no leading underscore, no `_gen`), so the sim actually loads it. Your original `_gen` file is never touched.

How to use it

1. Open the app, click **Browse...** and select your `..._gen.mission` file ( in `data/missions`).
2. Pick the flyable plane you chose for the mission from the dropdown.
3. Click **Save as...** and choose a name/location — it defaults to `data/multiplayer/cooperative` with the `_gen` stripped from the filename.
4. Click **Convert to cooperative**. That's it — the new mission is ready to fly.

https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/4902-il-2-series-task-editor-coop-converter-play-with-your-friends/#comment-33815

 

Hello everyone!

A few weeks ago I started a project to have an external graphics options manager for the IL-2 series. Here is the result: https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/4859-il-2-series-external-graphics-configurator/

This program reads the startup file and lets you modify it before launching the game.

Additionally, it allows you to create up to 3 presets. This will come handy for VR users!

Wanna share your findings and help others to set up the game? you can also import/export your current settings to share with friends and community members! And then save them as a preset!

 

For now, it reads the "raw" options without translation. In the future, I'll add the same text used in-game, along with other features.

Fore example in Virtual Reality mode
0 : Off
1 : OpenVR
2 : Open XR

I take no responsibility for crashes or any issues! Only tweak what you know!

There are two types of json files here:

Presets are saved in the same location as this exectuable in a json format. You can see them if you open them with notepad or another text editor.

Imported / Exported files can be saved/loaded into any location. Again as json format. Share these ones!

 

Hope this helps with more "tuning" :)

Kudos,