DG-XR1: Can't change crew

[rocketman768]

I tried editing the \Config\DeltaGLiderXR1Prefs.cfg file to change my crew, but I can't seem to get it to work. The crew always stays the same. The relevant portion of the config file is shown below. What am I doing wrong?

[PASSENGER0]
Name=Jimmy
Age=22
Pulse=70
Mass=56
Rank=Commander
Mesh=dg-xr1\EVAM1

[PASSENGER1]
Name=Jane
Age=22
Pulse=72
Mass=56
Rank=Mission Specialist One
Mesh=dg-xr1\EVAF1

 

[dbeachy1]

Notice the first part of the comment block for crew settings in the config file (relevant part marked in bold below):

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the default name, age, pulse, mass, rank, and mesh of all five crew members.
# If a scenario does not contain UMmu data for passengers, the values below are used.
#

In other words, the scenario file determines what crew members are actually on board the ship. The values in the config file are only used if there is no UMMu data already stored in the scenario file.

If you want to "reset" a scenario to use the default crew members that are defined in the config file instead of the ones stored with the scenario file, just delete the following line (if it exists) in the desired scenario file:

XR1UMMU_CREW_DATA_VALID 1

Or you can set its value to zero instead of deleting it if you prefer. That will cause the ship to use the default crew instead of the crew onboard the ship when the scenario was saved.

The reason for all this is because crew members may add or leave the ship at any time, and so when a scenario is saved any crew members onboard the ship are saved in the scenario file.