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No. There are several mistakes, first with the zip file itself, second with the config file you used and finally with your definition of "expert" settings.
I'll adress them one by one.
I hope I don't sound patronizing, I 'm just showing you how to create a correct challenge, that people will enjoy trying out.
It will also be the same for everyone without messing up the settings of other XR2 scenarios they might have.
Let's start with the zip file:
Example:
On your desktop, create a directory named Scenarios and place the scenario in there.
Again on the desktop, create a directory named Config and place the .xrcfg file in there.
Select both directories (Scenarios and Config) and zip them together.
That means click on one, press CTRL and click on the other. Now that they are both selected, right-click on either of them and add them to a zip file. Name the file whatever you want, (MyChallenge.zip, XR2Ariel2Miranda.zip, whatever.zip, etc.). In general it is better to give the zip file a unique name that makes it easy for the receivers to know what challenge they've downloaded.
Now about the config file:
What you posted was the
global configuration file for the XR2. If anyone uses that, it will change the settings for the Ravenstars in all their scenarios, not just your challenge.
Here is how you create a config file that only applies to a single scenario:
Open the scenario file and give the Ravenstar a unique name. For example in this challenge a good name would be
XR2_Ariel2Miranda. Make sure that you also change the names of the payloadbay and cargos, if you have any.
Don't forget to write a short description in the BEGIN_DESC - END_DESC section, explaining to people what they are supposed to do in this scenario.
Once that's done, go to your config directory and create a file named
XR2_Ariel2Miranda.xrcfg. Copy the contents of your XR2RavenstarPrefs.cfg and paste them in the XR2_Ariel2Miranda.xrcfg file. Save and exit.
If the name of the Ravenstar in a scenario, and the name of the .xrcfg file in the Config directory match exactly, the XR2 in that scenario will bypass the global configuration file and use the settings of the .xrcfg file.
Finally, about the "expert" settings you've supposedly used.
This of course is rather subjective, but I believe that "expert" settings should mean "the hardest possible setting in every option, without using the cheat codes".
In your config file you have:
RequirePayloadBayFuelTanks=0 --This should be set to "2" if you want "expert" settings.
MainFuelISP=0 --Correct
SCRAMFuelISP=1 --No scram used in this scenario, so it doesn't really matter, but it should be set to "0" for expert settings in other scenarios.
LOXLoadout=1 --"0" is the expert setting.
APUFuelBurnRate=3 -- "5" is the expert setting.
DoorStressDamageEnabled=0 --"1" is the expert setting.
EnableManualFlightControlsForAttitudeHold=0 --"1" is the expert setting.
CoolantHeatingRate=2 --You disabled the coolant temperature. "1" is the expert setting.
The ones I haven't mentioned were already set at their correct "expert" setting.
Again, this is rather subjective, after all one can use the cheatcodes to make the Ravenstar even harder -not easier- to fly, but as far as using the expert setting options, without touching the cheatcodes, I think that everyone would agree that those are "expert" settings.
I have attached a zip file below with all the corrections I've mentioned. The Ravenstar is fully fueled and has LOX for 7 days.
Anyone that downloads the file, only has to unzip it in their Orbiter root directory and he or she will fly the mission with exactly the same settings as anyone else, without messing up their global Ravenstar configuration file.
This also creates a level playing field, so any two Orbinauts can compare how they did against each other, by simply posting the fuel they had left when they finished the mission.
I hope this helped,
EDIT----
Correct .zip attached on post #1 of this thread.