Mission loading error (can't load).

[Rostic]

I'm playing PiperKiev campaigns from time to time. Today this error happened to me.
I can't load missions 9, 10, 11 from campaign "KG53 Legion Condor".
When it loading I got message box with error. After pressing OK I can skip mission and load next one.

This is campaign with progress set to bad mission:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ELo...ew?usp=sharing
Just extract to folder "...\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover"

Interesing that I can open this mission without issues in FMB, but can't play (even after resaving).
log.txt gives me this exceptions:

Spoiler: 

------------ BEGIN log session [2022-04-03 11:49:39] -------------
[11:50:10] Loading mission $user/mission/campaign/custom/campaign_KG.53.Legion_Kondor/KG53_09.mis ...
[11:50:11] Load landscape...
[11:50:14] Load bridges
[11:50:14] LongBridge: wrong width. (BRIDGE_RAIL_SMALL)
[11:50:14] Load static objects...
[11:50:20]
[11:50:20] =================================================
[11:50:20] System.NullReferenceException: Ссылка на объект не указывает на экземпляр объекта.
[11:50:20] в v9sPTemCuIRhZu0VWvQfo8arawVXWoLOFdjJ64z4sJK3YRJGSo IA4iog8tt$KoQaJA.dLomabiMod11wOg1XsF6BytGMWj0uhZnj blzQQLd$KgM(pCn3E0NxMhcejxQqfbuzLEgCaAtSMKMRLdhAkZ l6sfXI , List`1 , String , String )
[11:50:20] в EjMrfyQhsxWU_H4NmP_CAYIXeUK46d7iqDrl8IJF4Eg3.EHd7s FTUc5qbWST9gF5Exmk(2yhUs7Ji9WT2d3DPfIfLVhIpNR2ma3D EaLyYUf1aZubE )
[11:50:20] в 4aYlmFjtPDh0xhaOo0oCHYfrEqiv0RaPINSHcAN7hwIh.4f4N0 HcpWh9lAis3cAGZVe0(LRH7_65UV7hEzFHWbEPg3ygGrcrdXwA jZ7$f9O9vBhF8 )
[11:50:20] =================================================
[11:50:20]
[11:50:20] =================================================
[11:50:20] System.NullReferenceException: Ссылка на объект не указывает на экземпляр объекта.
[11:50:20] в 4aYlmFjtPDh0xhaOo0oCHYfrEqiv0RaPINSHcAN7hwIh.4f4N0 HcpWh9lAis3cAGZVe0(LRH7_65UV7hEzFHWbEPg3ygGrcrdXwA jZ7$f9O9vBhF8 )
[11:50:20] в 4aYlmFjtPDh0xhaOo0oCHYfrEqiv0RaPINSHcAN7hwIh.0rHKj t7Y3E9kSMKE6PmcO0w(String )
[11:50:20] в 5g98zU24D6k5j_LmEgRZ03sQE774qx6u2HyZrDqhXLDpiQKsk4 MOuGzdDI4yu4mbvA.UrPT2hEIbC$sAh9FhZyv$r8(String )
[11:50:20] =================================================

[Bonditaria]

Hello Rostic,

I get the same error loading the mission. I solved the problem. Here's how.

It appears by process of elimination that the Static Ship "ShipUnit.HMS_LCA " will cause this error in any mission.

So I used a 'find and replace' text editor to replace "HMS_LCA" with "MotorBoat2" in the mission file text. (Not in FMB!!!).
Now it loads OK with the MotorBoats instead of landing crafts.

It is just some static scenery in Dover Harbour and probably doesn't ruin the mission too much.

original with HMS_LCA static ships:


replaced landing craft with motor boats:

[Rostic]

Thank you!
But how you found out what object exactly causing error???

[Bonditaria]

Thank you!
But how you found out what object exactly causing error???

Welcome. " by process of elimination " means I deleted stuff from the text-file for the mission and try to load the mission. Eventually you can find which object is causing the problem because suddenly the mission will load, meaning that whatever caused the error was deleted. If you delete, all the aircraft, all the moving vehicles, buildings, front markers, animals etc etc but still get the error - it must be in Stationary objects... So start deleting stationary objects until you have a mission that will load - then the bad object is the most recent thing you eliminated... etc.

[Bonditaria]

https://www.tfbt.nuvturais.de/issues/1370 has a comment from TF_Oskar that "This problem is caused by the LCA static ship. It cannot be loaded into any mission." so TFS already know about it... I just tested all the static ships, and they all load in the game OK except the HMS_LCA object.

[Rostic]

https://www.tfbt.nuvturais.de/issues/1370 has a comment from TF_Oskar that "This problem is caused by the LCA static ship. It cannot be loaded into any mission." so TFS already know about it... I just tested all the static ships, and they all load in the game OK except the HMS_LCA object.

Yep, found that report too after your message. It is 1 year old already, so I also upvoted it.

[ATAG_Snapper]

This is a good thread.

Upvoted!