First Eagles by Thirdwire

This skin depicts the camo and markings on Albatros D.Va flown by Leutnant Walter Böning commanding Royal Bavarian Jasta 76b in October 1917. After scoring a total of 17 victories, while flying an Albatross with different markings on 31 May 1918, he collided with another member of his squadron and was then attacked and wounded by 70 Sq RAF. He managed to land safely but never flew in combat again.
 
There is some uncertainty regarding the details. The result you see is entirely my own, and my time machine is no longer operational. This is an interpretation, a well-grounded interpretation, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws.
 
There are no decals for this skin set.
 
Enjoy.
 
sinbad

This is a skin pack for the Bristol Scout models C1, C, D1, D.
 
Thanks to Capun1950 for permission to use the skin template. And thanks to the entire SFP1 A-Team for providing the Bristol Scout models models.
 
These skins and decals were created by quack74. Not for profit nor intent to sell. Only as a download for those who are registered at SFP1 A-Teams Skunkworks site,(http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/) and have downloaded the Bristol Scout models.
 
These Bristol Scouts are from early 1916 to early 1917.
 
The folder names pretty much explain the squadron names. I dont know any other info on Scout squadrons and their markings.

This is Pfalz DIII 4011/17 and D.IIIa 8009/17 of Jasta 21s, France 1917-1918.
 
The Pilot is Ltn. d R Fritz Hohn.
 
Hohn was an ace at balloon busting and aerial combat with a total of 21. These are
the color schemes of his first DIII with Jasta 21s and his later Pfalz D.IIIa.
Most of his kills were made in his D.IIIa and later his FokkerD.VII.
 
Enjoy, quack74

Updated June, 2010
 
This Pfalz D.IIIa 9-pack is from Jasta 16b late 1917 to 1918.
 
1. Vzfw. Max Holtzem - Star emblem on fuselage and upper wing
2. Oblt. Friedrich von Roth - Blk & wht diagonal sash on fuselage
3. Uffz. Eugen Fortig - Two vertical blk stripes on fuselage
4. Vzfw. Josef Schaefer - Rear fuselage in blk & wht stripes
5. Lt.d.R. August Handl - Horizontal blk stripe on fuselage
6. Red Heart - Pilot unknown - Red heart on fuselage
7. Full Stripes - Pilot unknown - Vertical blk & wht stripes on fuselage
8. Vfw Andreas Triebswetter - Horizontal black fuselage stripes
9. Generic Jasta 16b skin
 
 
Thanks to Capun1950 for permission to use the skin template.
And thanks to the entire SFP1 A-Team for providing the Pfalz.DIIIa model.
You can find the PfalzD3a model at http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/
A password is needed.
 
Enjoy, quack74
 
 

This is a Jasta 4 skin pack for the Pfalz D.III and D.IIIa.
there is one skin template for each model. All the custom markings(colors) are all created by decals.
There are very limited photos of Jasta4 Pfalz aircraft so I mixed some D.III and D.IIIa color schemes together.
The end result is a nice colorful Jasta. The colors and markings are based off of original photos. So they're close.
 
Now when you use (or fly against) these Jasta4 Pfalz D.III's and D.IIIa's you will see all these markings at random. All the time.
 
Thanks to the SFP1 Dev A-Team for the original Pfalz D.III and D.IIIa models. And thanks to Capu1950 for permission
to post new skin work.
 
Skin and decals by quack74.
 
 
Any problems please ONLY contact me not A-Team through PM or in the CombatAce forums.
 
Enjoy quack74

See the post on the FE forum for more detail...
 
To install these BETA summer season town tiles into Jan Tuma's existing install:
 
Unzip and back up your ...\terrain\seasonal\early summer folder
(the tiles may work in the spring season and others, I have not tried yet...)
 
Drag these .bmp and .tga files into the active sim folder and replace old tiles.
 
Fly in July!
 
If 1024 x 1024 size is too intensive for your system,
resize in a photoediting program to 512 x 512 such as Gimp (shareware that mimicks Photoshop).
 
As mentioned on forum, I plan to tweak colours for each season as time permits,
but am willing to share the Photoshop files should someone be willing to help.
 
Cheers!

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First Eagles 2 May 2010-B
Readme File
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Table of Contents
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1. Update Notes
2. Troubleshooting
3. Contacting Customer Support
 
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1. Update Notes
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If you have installed any mods to the game, please check the
ChangeList.txt for a list of updated files. If any data files
you've extracted have been changed, you must manually delete
and/or updated these files, or the patched game may not run
correctly.
 
Previous campaign saved data may not load after an upgrade.
 
List of changes in this Update include:
 
May 2010-B
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* Alt-N sometimes causing bombers to not show up on time is fixed.
 
* Messages not displaying even on Normal or Easy HUD mode is fixed.
 
* Some campaign crash bugs have been fixed.
 
 
Mar 2010
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* German medal not showing the image correctly is fixed.
 
* Terrain objects cast shadows correctly.
 
* Default Zoom level for in-flight map has changed.
 
* Target friendly keys not working is fixed.
 
* Aircraft were made eaiser to spin on Hard Flight Model option.
 
* Aldis sight has been added to RAF S.E.5a.
 
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2. Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Tips
 
Before installing the game, please try the following:
 
- Close all other applications.
- Verify that your system meets the minimum system requirements.
 
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting the game to run,
please try the following solutions:
 
- Obtain the latest drivers for your video and sound card.
 
- Obtain the latest version of Direct X from:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3
 
- Install the latest update for your game from:
 
http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_sf2.htm
 
- Run scandisk and defragment your drive.
 
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3. Contacting Customer Support
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To obtain further technical assistance regarding this product, please
send an e-mail to:
 
support@thirdwire.com.
 
Please be sure to include the following information in your e-mail:
 
? Processor type and speed
? Operating System version
? Memory (RAM)
? DirectX Version
? Video Card type
? Error messages encountered and where/when you saw them.
 
Or visit our forums at http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB/ and leave us a message.
 
 
 
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It was a hard winter and the mud was covering everything on the airfield.
 
The war was hard and dirty.
 
Only a few of my wingmen survived the last mission.
 
OK.
 
Those bastards will pay for that.
 

This is a mod from Stary's excellent Ejecting Pilots Beta mod.
This mod was made by my brother(ezmonee),who is a huge FE2 fan.
Be sure to read the Readme for install instructions.
I haven't tested it yet,but it might also work with WW2 and Korea non-ejection seat aircraft.

This is a mod of Starys excellent Ejecting Pilots Beta mod.
This mod was made by my brother(ezmonee),who is a huge FE2 fan.
Make sure to read the Readme for install instructions.

This is a mix of D.IIIOAW, D.V, and D.Va albatros skins. All with fairly accurate Jasta markings. Some models will share the same Jasta markings. This is so different planes can be used at the same time. Also they will match some of the Pfalz D.IIIa's done by me as well.
 
There are 17 skins in this download. Too many to list here. But it's all in the readme file inside.
 
Enjoy, quack74

This is an 8 pack of Albatros DIII's from Jasta Boelcke 1917.
 
1. Ltn. Werner Voss.
2. Gerhard Bassenge.
3. Ltn. Hermann Frommherz.
4. Ltn. Franz Pernet.
5. Ltn. Georg Noth.
6. Ltn. Otto Hunzinger.
7. Ltn. Johannes Wintrath.
8. Ltn. Wilhelm Prien.
 
Pics are inside each skin folder of the planes and pilots.
 
Edit:
 
Added Ltn. von Tutschek --- Black band with white borders
Lightened up the blue on Frommherz's D.III
and added a stock Jasta 2 D.III.

Here are accurate serial numbers for the Albatros models. They will appear on the vertical tail fin.
 
Numbers are for:
 
Alb D.III
Alb D.IIIOAW
Alb D.V
Alb D.Va
 
Included with the serial numbers are the placement coordinates that go into the skins' Decal.ini file.
 
It's all in the readme file. The install instructions are for FEG. For FE2 installs check in the Combatace forums for help.
 
I'm not using FE2 just yet.

These are all Pfalz D.IIIa's.
 
25 Jastas with generalized accurate markings.
 
All info in the readme file inside.
 
These are highly detailed D.IIIa's. As real looking as the model will allow.
 
Thanks to the Skunkworks team for the original model and to Capun for allowing me top repost my skin work.
 
If anyone notices any incorrect markings or mistakes please let me know. After doing 25 skins it's hard to catch everything.
There are some glitchy things on the model when painted or placing decals. I cant fix those things. They are minor.
 
enjoy, quack74
 
Edit: Jasta 77b now has a more "Bavarian Blue".

These skins are as accurate as I know how to make them.
 
They are generic skins with a general Jasta marking.
 
I've only come up with 9 skins. I know Jasta 5 also had some D.XII's but I've not yet found a photo or rendering of the type.
If anyone has any info on a D.XII of Jasta 5 please fill me in.
 
 
1. Pfalz Camo 1 - Brown, light green, and green fuselage.
 
2. Pfalz Camo 2 - Purple, Green, light green, and grey fuselage.
 
3. Jasta17 - Blue-grey nose, wheels and tail with white cowling.
 
4. Jasta23b - Purple, green, light green, and grey fuselage with black and white tail section.
 
5. Jasta32b - Purple, green, light green and grey fuselage with black
stabilizers.
 
6. Jasta35b - Brown, green, light green fuselage with a white chevron on upper wings.
 
7. Jasta43 - Grey fuselage with white tail and nose.
 
8. Jasta49 - Grey fuselage with red stabilizers and wheels.
 
9. Jasta77b - Grey fuselage with blue nose, tail, and wheels.
 
 
All wing surfaces are covered in 4-color printed fabric.
 
 
 
Enjoy, quack74
 
Edit: Jasta77b is now a more Bavarian Blue.

This Pfalz D.III pack contains 5 accurate generic skins.
 
 
1. Silver-Grey - All Silver-Grey (Stock)
 
2. Jasta 4 - Silver-Grey with black spiral band around fuselage.
 
3. Jasta 10 - Silver-Grey fuselage with yellow nose, struts, wheels and tail section.
 
4 Jasta 16b - Silver-Grey fuselage with a black tail section and spinner.
 
5. Jasta 21 - Silver-Grey fuselage with a black and white vertical band aft of the cockpit.
 
Included in this dowload is the DATA.ini for the D.III. Install it into your Pfalz D.III aircraft folder and overwrite the original one. It contains Peter01's flight model and removed guns by Christian59. I lowered the gun muzzle and flash to fit into the painted on gun ports to simulate a real D.III. versions of these have all been posted before. But I recommend using these instead. They are higher in detail and more accurate renditions of real D.III's.
 
Enjoy, quack74

This is a generic skin of Kest8w Albatros D.V fighters.
 
Kest8 was a Home Defense unit. Good for attacking incoming bombers.
 
Could be used with Pfalz D.IIIa kest8w fighters also done by quack74.
 
 
Enjoy
 
 

Gotha Revised Cockpit and Bomb sight
 
This cockpit is derived from a mod by Ravenclaw_007 10 May 2008 and from the FokkerDVII Cockpit by Third Wire. This mod is NOT intended to depict an authentic GIV cockpit, but to improve functionality (primarily adding back the compass) and the appearance. The bombsight is derived from one originally developed by Dfang in 2008 for the Staaken.
 
The Gotha bomb sight in this mod mimics a Goerz “telescope type” sight, one of several sights used by the Gothas.
 
There are no records I can find which depict the actual sight picture, so the cross hairs and reference marks are speculative. We do know the real sight was illuminated for night use; the mod attempts to depict that function. None of the sights used by the Gothas were especially effective (one was actually called a "non-precision" sight). Sights were only one reason bombing was less than accurate. The Gotha approach altitudes in England were usually at or above 3000 meters to avoid defending aircraft, balloon cables, and AAA. The real Gotha bombardier was the aircraft commander, operating in the forward observer station.
 
Installation- First back up everything. Then to install for and FE1 and FE2:
 
In The Objects/Aircraft/GothaGIV folder
 
GothaGIV_Cockpit.INI
 
GOTHA_sight.tga
 
GOTHA V24 HiRes_gunsight Full center 5 nums.tga
 
GOTHA V24 HiRes_gunsight Open center 5 nums.tga
 
DVII_DASH_AMMO.bmp
 
D_VII_FLOOR_FRONT_BACK_WALL.bmp
 
D_VII_LABLES.tga
 
In the FE or FE2/FLIGHT folder
 
VIEWLIST.INI
 
MISSIONCONTROL.INI
 
The Beta testers and I all used variations of the June 2009 FM by Peter01, who did some of the original FM work on this project back in 2008. The calibration of the sight relies on it, so it is strongly suggested. There are two versions of the sight. One has a open cross hair and the other has a full cross hair. The default (with the open cross hair) will install unless you substitute the other. To install the alternate, save GOTHA_sight.tga as GOTHA_sightBAK.tag, then copy the GOTHA V24 HiRes_gunsight Full center 5 nums.tga, and rename that copy GOTHA_sight.tga. That way you’ll still have a full set of the sights if you want to reverse the process. Keep all versions in the Objects/Aircraft/GothaGIV folder.
 
Operation- When the aircraft loads, the sight will appear at eye level. Hit the \ key [immediately below the BACKSPACE KEY] twice. The sight will drop to the floor. When approaching the target, engage the wing leveler or autopilot and hit the .DEL key, to go to invisible cockpit. Use the mouse and the NUM PAD + key to position the sight. In FE1, you can then use the \ key to select the bombs from the various choices in the loadout, if you have selected multiple weps in the load out screen. In FE2 the game will not display these choices, but the ordinance will be selected. Drop the weps in the usual manner with the ENTER key.
 
The default altitude for missions is set at 3000 meters, or approximately 10,000 feet, the most common approach altitude for attacks on London and the coastal areas. The sight is calibrated to operate at 110 kph for 3000 - 4000 meters, and 90 kph at 1000 meters. The calibration speeds are very important to accuracy. Targets should be attacked with a "stick" of several bombs some toggled a bit ahead, and some a bit behind the apparent aim point.
 
If you prefer a different approach altitude, you will find alternatives in the folder. Simply copy the one you want, delete the old file and then save the copy as missioncontrol.ini. Do not simply delete the MISSIONCONTROL.INI without using one of the enclosed files as other operational settings are also adjusted for the Gotha GIV in that file.
 
Known issues- the Gothas carried a very diverse load of stores. In configurations with heavy bombs loaded under the nose, the bomb sight may be temporarily blocked by the bomb on the forward port side. One way to deal with this is to manually toggle only that bomb at initial approach; another is to select a loadout that does not place a bomb in the forward port rack. The typical load for the attacks on England was 6 50kg bombs, so it is relatively easy to set up an authentic loadout which avoids the "bomb block" bug.
 
Thanks to Southside Bucky and OlPaint01 for exhaustive Beta testing. This was a challenging mod to develop and the comments and advice they provided was extremely helpful. Thanks also to the original developers whose work is incorporated here -- Dfang, Ravenclaw_007, Peter01 , and of course Capun and the team at the Skunk Works for the Gotha.
 
 
sinbad 20 April 2010

This is my "Formation.ini" file for First Eagles Gold install. For FE2
look in the CombatAce.com First Eagles forums for help
 
It has three altered formation versions.
 
1. "Fighter" -- Used for German fighter and attack aircraft.
"Vee" flight formation with "Vee" Squadron formation.
 
2. "Fighter2" - Used for Allied fighters and attack aircraft.
"Echelon Left" flight formation with box like Squadron formation.
 
3. "Bomber" - I changed the spread of each flight of three. More space between.
Each flight is in a "Vee" formation with a slight altitude difference with each aircraft.
 
I included pics of each formation so you can see what I have described above.
A Readme file is also inside.
 
Enjoy, quack74
 
 

4-Pack of Gotha G.IV of Kagohl 3
 
They are flight leader aircraft.
 
Brandanburg's is the all red tail.
 
They are said to be possibly red in color as opposed to the popular green.
 
If you have already downloaded my "Green " versions, then just back them up and install the "Red" ones in their place.
 
The red one without lettering also has two extra skin templates in the skin folder for the Green version. Just rename the "Green" templates to the stock names.
 
 

Here it is a "new" fokker with custom sound and cockpit side panels.
 
Just unzip the folder FokkerD7OAW in your Objects/Aircraft folder and copy BMW.wav to your Sounds folder.
 
Cockpit graphics by Stephen Honey
 
It was a dirty war over the front...
 
Have a good time !!!
 
P.S. I have included a Fokker Dr.1 skin with the tail fixed.
 

 
 

The install prosses is for First Eagles Gold. For First Eagle 2 install look in CombatAce.com FE forums or Thirdwire.com.
 
This is a 3-Pack of Gotha G.IV with Night Camouflage.
 
1. Gotha G.IV - "Lori2"
2. Gotha G.IV - "MOROTAZ"
3. Gotha G.IV - Generic with random serial numbers.
 
The base Gotha skin I worked from was created by SH71 in '07 from CombatAce.com
 
 
Thanks to Capun1950 and the Skunkworks A-Team for this G.IV model and permission to repost my skin work.
 
You can find the Gotha G.IV model at (http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/).
A password is needed to download.
 
 

This is a rendering of Gotha G.IV's used by Austria-Hungary.
 
The colors might not be 100% accurate. But it looks good to me.
 
Thanks to Capun1950 and the Skunkworks A-Team for the original G.IV model and the permission to repost my skin work.
 
You can find the Gotha G.IV model at: http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/
A password is needed.
 
 
Enjoy, quack74

This download is set up for an install to First Eagles Gold.
for FE2 install check First Eagles forums at Combatace.com
 
This pack contains 8 Gotha G.IV's of Kagohl 3.
 
1. Gotha G.IV 600 - Hauptman Ernst Brandenburg - Red Tail and Serial # not sure.
2. Gotha G.IV 604 - Green sides marked with "K" - Possible flight leader.
3. Gotha G.IV 603 - Green sides marked with "MS" - Possible flight leader.
4. Gotha G.IV 405 - Yellow and white sash on fuselage sides.
5. Gotha G.IV 602 - Green snake on fuselage sides.
6. Gotha G.IV 409 - Black band around mid fuselage.
7. Gotha G.IV 410 - Black and white sash on fuselage sides.
8. Gotha G.IV skin- Random personal lettering and serial #'s on fuselage sides
 
These are all accurate renderings of the Day Light bombing color schemes of Kagohl 3.
 
I only tweeked the original skin work and lettering decals made by SH71 in '07.
 
The Original Gotha G.IV model can be found at www.cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/
A password is needed but easy to obtain. Thanks to Capun1950 and the Skunkworks A-Team for the Gotha model.
 
Enjoy, quack74

These install instruction are for First Eagles Gold. For First Eagles 2 install instruction look in the
Combatace First Eagles Forums for assistance.
 
This download contains a new skin for the DH-2 created by John 'Aladar' Dawson for First Eagles.
 
I would like to thank John 'Aladar' Dawson for this great model.
 
And I would like to thank Southside Bucky for sharing his expansive knowledge of the DH-2 colors
and markings.
 
 
This new skin for the DH-2 is that of No.32 Squadron from early 1916 to early 1917.
 
Colors:
 
"A" Flight - Black wheel discs with white ring around hub with letter "A" on upper wing.
 
"B" Flight - White wheel discs with black ring around hub and letter"B" on the upper wing.
 
"C" Flight - Black wheel discs with a white center hub with letter"C" on upper wing.
 
The flight leader to all three flights will have a number "1" to the right of the flight letter.
ex. The first aircraft in "A" Flight will have a " A 1" then "A 2" "A 3" etc, etc.
 
 
This is all done with decals to create the appearance of multiple skins of No.32 Sqn DH-2's
There is only one main skin included.
 
 
Enjoy, quack74